Opening Statements Heard In Murder Trial Of Ex-Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez
Hernandez, 25, is charged in the 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semiprofessional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee.
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Hernandez, 25, is charged in the 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semiprofessional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee.
By the time the typical player signs an NFL contract, around 100 scouts, coaches and general managers have pored over his history.
The former Patriots star, who was already accused of murder in a man's shooting death last year, "ambushed and executed" two other men a year earlier, prosecutors said Thursday.
A Massachusetts sheriff says jail staff are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance video to determine whether charges are warranted.
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez can't watch football on TV for his own safety, the sheriff in charge of the prison said on Saturday.
Boston police have been investigating whether jailed former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez may have been the gunman in a 2012 double slaying, according to a search-warrant request released Thursday.
It's New Year's resolution time. Here's what prominent sports figures are (or should be) saying.
The 2013 season might be the best performance of Bill Belichick's coaching career.
This year was so packed with gigantic stories that we had to add a whopping 13 honorable mentions. And believe us, those had to be narrowed down, too.
Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is set to be arraigned on a first-degree murder charge. The arraignment is scheduled for Friday afternoon in Fall River Superior Court.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Monday declined to rule out bringing back the popular but underperforming quarterback some time this season, noting that it's not uncommon for him to re-sign a player he's already cut.
The Patriots knew the kind of person they were getting when they drafted Aaron Hernandez.
The author of a bombshell Aaron Hernandez profile in Rolling Stone believes the former New England Patriots tight end, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of semi-pro player Odin Lloyd, will be back in the NFL "within three or four years."
A Massachusetts grand jury indicts ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez on murder charge in friend's killing.
In a letter obtained by TMZ, Aaron Hernandez maintains his innocence, claims that God put him in his current situation and asserts that he'll "prove the haters wrong."
"Well, it was heartbreaking and sad and we've been advised not to comment on an ongoing legal investigation," Tebow said. "So I'm not going to comment further. But it's just heartbreaking and sad..."
The photos, taken from Hernandez's home surveillance system, are the public's first look at images that appear to show Hernandez holding a gun both before and after the killing.
Belichick says the Patriots will learn from "this terrible experience," and that it's time for New England to "move forward."
Thanks to an influx of inked-up stars, tattoos are becoming commonplace in the NFL. But teams may want to take a closer look at what exactly is branded on their prospects' bodies.
"I look at Tebow, and he gets bashed because of his faith," Strawberry said. "Let 'em laugh. Let 'em talk. He's a greater man than anyone who might be greater than him as an athlete."
Out of nowhere, the Patriots are instantly and eternally regal because they released Hernandez. When did the suddenly pious Patriots become the beacon of justice?
An associate of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez said he was told Hernandez fired the shots that resulted in the death of a semi-pro football player, according to documents filed in Florida.
Aaron Hernandez is apparently no stranger to violence. And one incident report even listed Tebow as a witness.
It's sad that it had to come in such a macabre manner, but it's a fact. Just like it's a fact that people are drawn to the possessions of the infamous.
A Massachusetts prosecutor has asked for the public's help in finding a car mirror that may be connected to the murder case against Aaron Hernandez.
