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  Former teammate Alex Boone isn’t taking any more hits for embattled San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepeick. The offensive guard suited up for five seasons alongside Kaepeick, blocking as defenders tried to get Kaepeick off his feet. Now, Kaepeick is voluntarily taking a seat, choosing to sit during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner to protest perceived racial injustice. It may be a good thing that Boone, now with the Minnesota Vikings, is no longer wearing the same jersey as Kaepeick. “We probably would have had a problem on the sideline,” Boone told ESPN. Boone’s brother J.J. was a Marine and served in Iraq, making Boone one of several current or former NFL players, many with military connections, to speak out about Kaepeick following his second sitdown before a preseason game on Friday. “You should have some f---ing respect for people who served, especially people that lost their life to protect our freedom," Boone said. “We're out here playi,most sacked quarterback nfl,most sacked quarterback nfl history,nfl quarterback sacked record ...ادامه مطلب

  Former NFL tight end Ben Utecht caught one pass from superstar quarterback Peyton Manning the night of Feb. 4, 2007, helping the Indianapolis Colts win Super Bowl XLI. But that’s not the memory he most wants to retain. Or the life experience he most wants to share. Utecht, who sustained five documented concussions during his five-year NFL career with the Colts and Cincinnati Bengals, said Sunday on “Fox & Friends” that he’s already experienced some long-term memory problems since he last took the field in 2008. That reality led him to write the autobiographical “Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter to My Family.” “That was the foundation of writing the book; was to really give a legacy story to my family with the realities that many former NFL players face due to the consequences of concussion,” Utecht said. “And when I left the game at 30 years old already having some long-term memory problems it really made me think long and hard a,man provides for his family,father's prayer for his family,for he and his family grammar,for him and his family,tips for meeting his family ...ادامه مطلب

  EXCLUSIVE: Shortly after Hillary Clinton left the Obama administration, the State Department quietly took steps to purchase real estate in Nigeria from a firm whose parent company is owned by a major donor to the Clinton Foundation, records obtained by Fox News show. On March 20, 2013, William P. Franklin, an “inteational realty specialist” at the State Department, emailed Mary E. Davis, an American diplomat stationed in Africa, instructing her to “put on Post letterhead” an “expression of interest” by the department in purchasing property at Eko Atlantic, a massive real estate development off the coast of Lagos. Franklin further instructed that the signed letter was to be “delivered to Ronald Chagoury.” The draft letter, also obtained by Fox News, was undated and addressed to Chagoury care of his firm South Energyx Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of the larger, ...ادامه مطلب

  The 23-year-old black man whose killing Saturday by a Milwaukee police officer sparked protests and violence was charged just last year with pressuring a victim not to testify against him in a retaliation shooting, criminal complaints show. The complaints obtained by FoxNews.com describe how Sylville K. Smith, while jailed in the July 2014 shooting, enlisted his girlfriend to tell the victim to sign a letter recanting his story, commanding her by phone to “stay on dude” and to “call [expletive] and tell him to fill out that form!” The victim eventually did recant his story, and both the shooting case and the witness intimidation case were dismissed later in 2015. Related Image Expand / Contract Sylville K. Smith was allegedly holding a stolen gun when he was shot by a police officer. (Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office) Smith was killed Saturday afteoon after poli,criminal background check milwaukee wi,milwaukee municipal background check,free criminal background check milwaukee wi ...ادامه مطلب

  House Republicans have detailed perjury allegations against Hillary Clinton, citing the apparent conflict between her 2015 congressional testimony about her email practices and the FBI's conclusions announced in July, according to a letter to the U.S. attoey for the District of Columbia. "The four pieces of swo testimony by Secretary Clinton described herein are incompatible with the FBI's findings,"  House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., wrote to U.S. Attoey Channing D. Phillips. "We hope this information is helpful to your office's consideration of our referral." The Justice Department Assistant Attoey General for Legislative Affairs, Peter Kadzik, confirmed in an Aug. 2 letter to both committees they had the perjury investigation request and the department would "take appropriate action as n,pursuing,pursuing synonym,pursuing happiness,pursuing eden,pursuing god,pursuing your dreams,pursuing a woman,pursuing my true self,pursuing my true self lyrics,pursuing in spanish ...ادامه مطلب

An "arm in arm" decal is affixed to a Dallas Cowboys helmet at the NFL football team's training camp Saturday, July 30, 2016, in Oxnard, Calif. (AP) The NFL denied the Dallas Cowboys’ request to wear a decal on their helmets during the season that would have paid tribute to the five police officers killed last month in an ambush. The team had been wearing a decal with the words “Arm in Arm” since the first day of training camp this summer. Dallas police Chief David Brown and Mayor Mike Rawlings paid the team a visit on that day, according to Fox 4 News. The NFL’s strict rules on uniforms forced the league to deny the Cowboys’ request to wear the decal for the upcoming season. Dallas police said it appreciated the Cowboys’ support. “Their conce for the families of our fallen officers, the Dallas Police Department, and the City of Dallas is what matters most, and we know that support will continue for the immediate and long term future,” the department said in a sta, ...ادامه مطلب

United States' Katie Ledecky celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle setting a new world record during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP) Katie Ledecky was racing nothing but the clock. It was no contest. The unassuming teenager from suburban Washington gave the United States its first swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics on Sunday night, crushing her own world record in the women's 400-meter freestyle. The result was totally expected. Ledecky has dominated the longer freestyle events since winning gold in the 800 free at the London Olympics as a 15-year-old. The only drama was whether she'd take the world record even lower. Her powerful stroke quickly made that a moot point, too. Ledecky kicked off the first wall with a lead of nearly a body length and steadily pulled away from the overmatched field — as well as the world-record line superimposed on the video screen. Her arms chuing effortlessly through the water, Ledecky touched nearly 5 seconds ahead of her closest pursuer and quickly whipped around to look at the scoreboard. When Ledecky saw the time — 3 minutes, 56.46 seconds — she let out an uncharacteristic scream and shook her right fist. She crushed the mark of 3:58.37 that she set nearly two years ago on the Gold Coast of Australia, and had been chasing ever since. "I was pumped," Ledecky said. "That's what I wanted and I had been so close to breaking that all year, the past two years. I knew I was due for a breakthrough." It was a night of world records at the Olympic Aquatics Center. Britain's Adam Peaty set his second mark in as many nights in the 100 breaststroke, while Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden eclipsed her own mark in the 100 butterfly. Still to come: the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay, featuring the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. Michael Phelps was picked to swim for the United States, giving him a chance to add to his already , ...ادامه مطلب

United States' Katie Ledecky celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle setting a new world record during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP) Katie Ledecky was racing nothing but the clock. It was no contest. The unassuming teenager from suburban Washington gave the United States its first swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics on Sunday night, crushing her own world record in the women's 400-meter freestyle. The result was totally expected. Ledecky has dominated the longer freestyle events since winning gold in the 800 free at the London Olympics as a 15-year-old. The only drama was whether she'd take the world record even lower. Her powerful stroke quickly made that a moot point, too. Ledecky kicked off the first wall with a lead of nearly a body length and steadily pulled away from the overmatched field — as well as the world-record line superimposed on the video screen. Her arms chuing effortlessly through the water, Ledecky touched nearly 5 seconds ahead of her closest pursuer and quickly whipped around to look at the scoreboard. When Ledecky saw the time — 3 minutes, 56.46 seconds — she let out an uncharacteristic scream and shook her right fist. She crushed the mark of 3:58.37 that she set nearly two years ago on the Gold Coast of Australia, and had been chasing ever since. "I was pumped," Ledecky said. "That's what I wanted and I had been so close to breaking that all year, the past two years. I knew I was due for a breakthrough." It was a night of world records at the Olympic Aquatics Center. Britain's Adam Peaty set his second mark in as many nights in the 100 breaststroke, while Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden eclipsed her own mark in the 100 butterfly. Still to come: the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay, featuring the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. Michael Phelps was picked to swim for the United States, giving him a chance to add to his already , ...ادامه مطلب

  A Vietnam veteran's tirade against Pokemon GO players at a veterans park in Minnesota was caught on video, leading to a citation -- but also leading officials Monday to consider banning games from the park entirely. Waing: Video contains profanity. [embedded content] Bruce Reed Jr. of Winona was cited for fourth-degree criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, the Winona Daily News reported. Reed was seen telling players Veterans Memorial Park was "not a f------ campground." The video Thursday showed him knocking over a portable picnic awning that was set up not far from war monuments. At one point, he appeared to knock the camera from the hands of the person recording. Reed told The Associated Press he was having a "flashback" to Vietnam during the confrontation. Near the end of the video, one voice was heard saying, "I wouldn't mind getting punched to get these veterans out of here." Reed told the Winona Post, "People can come walk through the park, hold hands, sit on the benches, but don’t tu it into a campsite." As the Winona City Council considered a measure to ban games at the park, council member and fellow veteran Gerry Krage said using the park to play Pokemon GO was disrespectful. If the ban took effect, people who played the game at the park could face 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, the Post reported. [embedded content] The video has generated more than 1 million views on YouTube. Winona is a two-hour drive southeast of Minneapolis. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

  A Vietnam veteran's tirade against Pokemon GO players at a veterans park in Minnesota was caught on video, leading to a citation -- but also leading officials Monday to consider banning games from the park entirely. Waing: Video contains profanity. [embedded content] Bruce Reed Jr. of Winona was cited for fourth-degree criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, the Winona Daily News reported. Reed was seen telling players Veterans Memorial Park was "not a f------ campground." The video Thursday showed him knocking over a portable picnic awning that was set up not far from war monuments. At one point, he appeared to knock the camera from the hands of the person recording. Reed told The Associated Press he was having a "flashback" to Vietnam during the confrontation. Near the end of the video, one voice was heard saying, "I wouldn't mind getting punched to get these veterans out of here." Reed told the Winona Post, "People can come walk through the park, hold hands, sit on the benches, but don’t tu it into a campsite." As the Winona City Council considered a measure to ban games at the park, council member and fellow veteran Gerry Krage said using the park to play Pokemon GO was disrespectful. If the ban took effect, people who played the game at the park could face 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, the Post reported. [embedded content] The video has generated more than 1 million views on YouTube. Winona is a two-hour drive southeast of Minneapolis. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

  A Vietnam veteran's tirade against Pokemon GO players at a veterans park in Minnesota was caught on video, leading to a citation -- but also leading officials Monday to consider banning games from the park entirely. Waing: Video contains profanity. [embedded content] Bruce Reed Jr. of Winona was cited for fourth-degree criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, the Winona Daily News reported. Reed was seen telling players Veterans Memorial Park was "not a f------ campground." The video Thursday showed him knocking over a portable picnic awning that was set up not far from war monuments. At one point, he appeared to knock the camera from the hands of the person recording. Reed told The Associated Press he was having a "flashback" to Vietnam during the confrontation. Near the end of the video, one voice was heard saying, "I wouldn't mind getting punched to get these veterans out of here." Reed told the Winona Post, "People can come walk through the park, hold hands, sit on the benches, but don’t tu it into a campsite." As the Winona City Council considered a measure to ban games at the park, council member and fellow veteran Gerry Krage said using the park to play Pokemon GO was disrespectful. If the ban took effect, people who played the game at the park could face 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, the Post reported. The video has generated more than 1 million views on YouTube. Winona is a two-hour drive southeast of Minneapolis. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

  A Vietnam veteran's tirade against Pokemon GO players at a veterans park in Minnesota was caught on video, leading to a citation -- but also leading officials Monday to consider banning games from the park entirely. Waing: Video contains profanity. [embedded content] Bruce Reed Jr. of Winona was cited for fourth-degree criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, the Winona Daily News reported. Reed was seen telling players Veterans Memorial Park was "not a f------ campground." The video Thursday showed him knocking over a portable picnic awning that was set up not far from war monuments. At one point, he appeared to knock the camera from the hands of the person recording. Reed told The Associated Press he was having a "flashback" to Vietnam during the confrontation. Near the end of the video, one voice was heard saying, "I wouldn't mind getting punched to get these veterans out of here." Reed told the Winona Post, "People can come walk through the park, hold hands, sit on the benches, but don’t tu it into a campsite." As the Winona City Council considered a measure to ban games at the park, council member and fellow veteran Gerry Krage said using the park to play Pokemon GO was disrespectful. If the ban took effect, people who played the game at the park could face 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, the Post reported. The video has generated more than 1 million views on YouTube. Winona is a two-hour drive southeast of Minneapolis. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Let's block ads! بخوانید, ...ادامه مطلب

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) President Obama on Wednesday cut short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 life sentences, in what the White House called the largest batch of commutations on a single day in more than a century. Almost all the prisoners were serving time for nonviolent crimes related to cocaine, methamphetamine or other drugs, although a few were charged with firearms violations related to their drug activities. Almost all are men, though they represent a diverse cross-section of America geographically. Obama's push to lessen the burden on nonviolent drug offenders reflects his long-stated view that the U.S. needs to remedy the consequences of decades of onerous sentencing requirements that put tens of thousands behind bars for far too long. Obama has used the aggressive pace of his commutations to increase pressure on Congress to pass a broader fix and to call more attention to the issue. All told, Obama has commuted 562 sentences during his presidency -- more than the past nine presidents combined, the White House said. Almost 200 of those who have benefited were serving life sentences. "All of the individuals receiving commutation today -- incarcerated under outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws -- embody the president's belief that `America is a nation of second chances,"' White House counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a blog post. Eggleston said Obama examines each clemency application on its specific merits to identify the appropriate relief, including whether the prisoner would be helped by additional drug treatment, educational programming or counseling. He called on Congress to finally pass a criminal justice overhaul to bring about "lasting change to the federal system." Presidents tend to use their powers to commute sentences or issue pardons more frequently at the end of their presidencies, and Obama administration officials said the rapid pace would continue during Obama's final months. "We are not done yet," Deputy, ...ادامه مطلب

  The Commission on Presidential Debates on Sunday issued another statement in an apparent effort to end criticism by Donald Trump’s campaign about two of the events being scheduled during televised NFL games -- and suggested Trump is fighting a losing battle. “It is impossible to avoid all sporting events, and there have been nights on which debates and games occurred in most election cycles,” the commission wrote. “A debate has never been rescheduled as a result.”   Two of the three debates scheduled in September and October will be televised during NFL games. On Sept. 26, the night of the first debate, ESPN will carry the Monday night game featuring the Falcons vs. the Saints. On Oct. 9, the second debate will air opposite the Sunday night game featuring the Giants vs. the Packers on NBC. The commission said officials started working on the debate scheduled more than 18 months ago to identify potential scheduling conflicts with religious and federal holidays, baseball league playoff games, NFL games and other events. “As a point of reference, in a four-year period, there are four general election debates … and approximately 1,000 NFL games." 2016 Election Headquarters The latest headlines on the 2016 elections from the biggest name in politics. See Latest Coverage → The commission said the final debate dates are picked a year in advance so TV networks have “maximum lead time and predictability in scheduling these extremely important civic education forums." “The CPD believes the dates for the 2016 debates will serve the American public well,” the commission also said. Trump said Saturday that the football league complained in a letter to him about the debate schedule. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy acknowledged Saturday that the league would like at least one of the debates rescheduled but tweeted: "We did not send a letter to Mr Trump." The issue follows criticism that the Democratic National Committee intentionally scheduled primary debates on a Saturday, ...ادامه مطلب

  The Commission on Presidential Debates on Sunday issued another statement in an apparent effort to end criticism by Donald Trump’s campaign about two of the events being scheduled during televised NFL games -- and suggested Trump is fighting a losing battle. “It is impossible to avoid all sporting events, and there have been nights on which debates and games occurred in most election cycles,” the commission wrote. “A debate has never been rescheduled as a result.”   Two of the three debates scheduled in September and October will be televised during NFL games. On Sept. 26, the night of the first debate, ESPN will carry the Monday night game featuring the Falcons vs. the Saints. On Oct. 9, the second debate will air opposite the Sunday night game featuring the Giants vs. the Packers on NBC. The commission said officials started working on the debate scheduled more than 18 months ago to identify potential scheduling conflicts with religious and federal holidays, baseball league playoff games, NFL games and other events. “As a point of reference, in a four-year period, there are four general election debates … and approximately 1,000 NFL games." 2016 Election Headquarters The latest headlines on the 2016 elections from the biggest name in politics. See Latest Coverage → The commission said the final debate dates are picked a year in advance so TV networks have “maximum lead time and predictability in scheduling these extremely important civic education forums." “The CPD believes the dates for the 2016 debates will serve the American public well,” the commission also said. Trump said Saturday that the football league complained in a letter to him about the debate schedule. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy acknowledged Saturday that the league would like at least one of the debates rescheduled but tweeted: "We did not send a letter to Mr Trump." The issue follows criticism that the Democratic National Committee intentionally scheduled primary debates on a Saturday, ...ادامه مطلب