Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the fatal shooting of his limo driver in 2002. Williams tearfully apologized to the family of Costas "Gus" Christofi during his sentencing hearing Tuesday morning. "There's not a day I wake up and I don't feel sorry for what I did to Mr. Christofi," Williams said. He pleaded guilty last month to aggravated assault in the 2002 shooting death of Christofi, a limo driver he had hired. Under the plea … [Read more...]
Woods makes his case as millions pause to watch
NEW YORK – Across the media landscape, time stopped for 13 1/2 minutes as Tiger Woods emerged from the shadows with a much-awaited, tightly packaged video apology for his sexual escapades. Dozens of broadcast networks, cable news outlets and online streams carried his scripted statement live on Friday, allowing a global audience to see and hear from Woods for the first time since his public image went into free fall nearly three months ago. Viewers by the millions paused to watch and listen … [Read more...]
Mark McGwire finally admits using steroids
NEW YORK – Finally willing to talk about the past, Mark McGwire sobbed and sniffled, giving the missing — and unsurprising — answer to the steroids question. Ending more than a decade of denials and evasion, McGwire admitted Monday that steroids and human growth hormone helped make him a home run king. "The toughest thing is my wife, my parents, close friends have had no idea that I hid it from them all this time," he told The Associated Press in an emotional, 20-minute … [Read more...]
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