Longest Suspensions In Sports History
With the recent season-long suspension of Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington making news, let's take a look at other hefty player suspensions throughout the NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB.
With the recent season-long suspension of Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington making news, let's take a look at other hefty player suspensions throughout the NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have put wide receiver Plaxico Burress on the injured reserve list, likely ending his season.
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After spending nearly two years in prison on a weapon possession charge, former New York Giant Plaxico Burress will work with the National Urban League and Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Plaxico Burress wants another chance to play in the NFL. The former New York Giants wide receiver told The Wall Street Journal in a story posted Friday that spending nearly two years in prison on a gun charge took "an emotional toll."
Former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress spent nearly two years in prison before being released on Monday. While he may no longer be what he was before he was sent to jail, the Bears are still in need of a big receiver, so pursuing Burress would make sense.
Former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was locked up for 20 months for illegally carrying and firing a gun at a Manhattan nightclub.
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She found in Dekalb County, Georgia, and was extradited back to Chicago, police said.
Since Sunday, there have been at least three different break-ins in Forest Glen, Norwood Park, and Edison Park. Two of those break-ins are believed to have happened overnight.
No injuries were reported, and no arrests were made.
Police Sgt. Benjamin McFalls said a 10-year-old was taken to a local hospital and later died.
Trump will deliver remarks at 2 p.m. central time at the Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road.
Activist groups planning protests for the convention filing for an injunction Tuesday, on top of the lawsuit they've filed in federal court against the city's blocking of their protest plans.
The proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some other drugs.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's office announced the city will spend $32 million on $500 monthly payments for low-income families.
Judge Juan Merchan said Trump violated the order nine times in recent weeks and fined him $1,000 for each violation.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The family didn't get their cut of the estate sale, not hearing back from the salesman until CBS 2 got involved.
The Better Business Bureau warns that anyone buying an event ticket should watch out for fake ticket scams.
Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Officials said there was no known link between this case and the recent outbreak of measles at a migrant shelter in Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
Dozens of typewriters clutter the shelves of the 24-year-old business owner's workshop inside his parents' home in Downers Grove.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
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The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Police were at Columbia University after officers were asked to come in and remove pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
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According to police, a dark-colored SUV pulled up to a parked car, where the suspect then broke the window and took whatever was inside the passenger compartment and trunk.
Chicago police said that just after 11:30 p.m., a man working the rideshare was inside a gas station in the 100 block of West North Avenue in Old Town when a woman drove away in his car.
With demonstrations happening on campuses across the city, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was asked Tuesday to weigh in on how they are responding.
The NYPD took dozens of protesters at Columbia University into custody Tuesday night. This comes after demonstrators forced their way into a university building and locked themselves inside.
Caschaus Tate, 20, is accused of tossing Officer Huesca's stolen gun into a neighbor's yard when police showed up at his house looking for the officer's accused killer.
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She found in Dekalb County, Georgia, and was extradited back to Chicago, police said.
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Police arrived at the scene sooner than if they had waited for the first 911 call.
Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
The Sox' Andrew Benintendi homered leading off the eighth to tie it at 5 after Minnesota scored twice in the top half. But the Twins pulled it out in the ninth.
The teams were hitless in six plate appearances with runners in scoring position against the starters.
The Chicago Fire have a handful of homegrown players on the roster, including Brian Gutierrez, who led the team in assists and was named Team MVP last season.
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Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer off Edwin Díaz to snap a ninth-inning tie and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-1 after being held hitless by Luis Severino into the eighth.
Monica Davis turned herself in to Schaumburg police last week after learning investigators received complaints about her suburban dental practice.
Caschaus Tate, 20, is accused of tossing Officer Huesca's stolen gun into a neighbor's yard when police showed up at his house looking for the officer's accused killer.
They were shot near the sidewalk in the 1200 block of North Keeler Avenue around 1 p.m., according to Chicago police.
Prosecutors asked the judge to prohibit the defense from mentioning words, including "cult or ritualistic killing" and the religion known as "Odinism."
A U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force was attempting to serve a warrant in Charlotte when the shooting started, the police said.