Casting a light where the sun don’t shine
Former Jacksonville Jaguar and five-time Pro Bowl selection Jimmy Smith faces multiple drug charges after a Florida Highway Patrolman who pulled Smith over in Jacksonville Wednesday afternoon found crack and marijuana in Smith’s 2009 Mercedes Benz. Smith was stopped for having excessive window tint, which prompts Dark Side to issue its monthly claim that excessive [...]
According to two Fox Sports sources NFL wide receiver prospects Percy Harvin and Brandon Tate tested positive for marijuana at the February NFL combine in Indianapolis. All combine attendants are required to submit to drug testing. In the video below, ESPN’s Todd McShay breaks down why Harvin and Tate are either 1) stupid, or 2) [...]
Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday. The guilty plea was a part of plea deal by which Kennedy avoided jail time in connection with his December arrest for allegedly punching cab driver Mohamed Moctar Ould Jiddou in the face and called him “bin Laden” and “Saddam [...]
An Indianapolis judge has ordered Purdue freshman point guard Lewis Jackson to complete community service and spend a year under court supervision after Lewis pleaded guilty to illegal alcohol consumption and possession of drug paraphernalia on Monday. Purdue coach Matt Painter has not yet announced any team discipline against him.
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A Columbus judge fined Ohio State offensive tackle Doug Worthington $350 and ordered him to attend an alcohol intervention class as a result of Worthington’s January guilty plea to drunken driving. Campus police stopped Worthington for speeding near Ohio Stadium on July 26 of last year. A breathalizer test revealed Worthington’s BAC to be over [...]
Penn State linebacker Navorro Bowman has been sentenced to one year of probation after admitting to smoking marijuana twice in the last four months. Bowman was already on probation for pleading guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct stemming from an on-campus fight in October 2007. The sentencing judge warned the 20-year-old Bowman that any violation of [...]
Ray Allen showed the kind of class only a nine-time all star can bring to the table when he and Anderson Varejao got tangled up while battling for position after a foul shot during the Cavaliers weekend drubbing of the Celtics. Varajao freed his entangled arm, which caused Allen to go tumbling to the floor. [...]
Michigan State running back Glenn Winston was sentenced to 180 days in jail Monday for his role in an off-campus fight that seriously injured a Michigan State hockey player. Winston pleaded guilty to aggravated assualt and battery and was suspended indefinitely from the Spartans football team in March.
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Nebraska wide receiver Niles Paul has been suspended for the remainder of spring practice after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Paul was stopped for speeding around 2 a.m. on Sunday in Lincoln. The 19-year-old Paul then failed a field sobriety test and was taken to a detoxification center. Paul was also cited for [...]
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Leon Hall was arrested shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday in southwest Ohio and charged with drunken driving. The arresting Ohio State trooper reported that the 24-year-old was polite and cooperative during the stop when Hall politely blew a 0.149, well above the legal Ohio blood-alcohol limit of 0.08. Hall is the [...]