The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of 5,000 retirees from 1969 onward. The plaintiffs include offensive linemen Jeremy Newberry and Ron Stone, who said that when they played for the San Francisco 49ers in the early 2000s, they were among as many as 15 players who lined up before each game, pants down, for a buttocks injection of the powerful painkiller Toradol. … [Read more...] about NFL hit with suit by ex-players over painkillers
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Tennessee man accused of smoking crack in front of cops, ramming police vehicle
When officers approached Braden, they found him holding what officers identified as a glass pipe with two white rocks, believed to be crack. He allegedly began to smoke the pipe, saying, “If I smoke all of this, you can’t charge me with it.” … [Read more...] about Tennessee man accused of smoking crack in front of cops, ramming police vehicle
For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertainty
Job uncertainty is new for Flint, 53, the travel agent. She's never been unemployed, and it's “doubly scary,” she says, because she's single. Every week, she sends out fresh resumes from her home in Galveston, Texas. “I've had anxiety that I’ve never had before. I’ve even had panic attacks. I’ve had crazy dreams of zombies,” she says. "It has worn on me.” … [Read more...] about For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertainty
Jaguars lose 2 more defensive linemen, agree to sign 2 vets
Reid had four tackles in three games last season in Arizona. The journeyman also has spent time with Detroit, San Diego, Indianapolis and Dallas. Brock, a veteran who has played for San Francisco, Minnesota, Denver and most recently Tennessee, has 248 tackles and 11 interceptions in 10 NFL seasons. … [Read more...] about Jaguars lose 2 more defensive linemen, agree to sign 2 vets
Dan Rather anchors his own highly theatrical story
Rather, who has written memoirs about the news business and regaled interviewers for decades, had amassed a mountain of stories. The idea was to give them dramatic shape. "I started by asking, 'What's the end of the play? What are we sending the audience out into the world with?' " Senior said. "For Dan, it was the moment of crisis we are in, in America. America is in mourning, in turmoil. The sum total of his experience is attempting to reach people and say, 'You can do something.' " … [Read more...] about Dan Rather anchors his own highly theatrical story
