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Now that Aaron Hernandez may have his conviction posthumously vacated — under an obscure Massachusetts legal doctrine — the Patriots could owe him money, a lawyer said Thursday. The Pats may actually be contractually obligated to pay Hernandez’s estate a $3.5 million bonus that was stopped hours after his murder arrest in 2013, attorney William Kennedy told the CBS affiliate in Boston. Kennedy represents the families of Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu. Hernandez was acquitted in their shooting murders last week — only to commit suicide Wednesday in the Massachusetts prison cell where he was serving life without parole...

These photos lack context. Facts: In 2015, over 40 football staff were on the stairs. In 2017, they were seated on the South Lawn. https://twitter.com/NYTSports/status/854793140125020160

Jeter has said his "ultimate goal" is to own a baseball teamHe's a New York icon, but Derek Jeter has apparently set his sights on a baseball future in Florida. The Yankees great and former presidential candidate Jeb Bush have teamed up to bid for the Miami Marlins, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday. Citing people familiar with the sale, the paper reported that the future Hall of Famer and the former Florida governor had combined their once-competing bids for the club. There are a number of other potential bidders and no guarantee the team will be sold. Jeter has made...

More details are emerging regarding the death of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, and they’re troubling. Via WBZ-TV, the phrase “John 3:16” was written on Hernandez’s forehead, and red marker was on his hands and feet. “John 3:16” is a popular Biblical verse, the 16th verse of the third chapter of the Gospel According to John: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction is expected to be dismissed posthumously because of a legal rule called “abatement.” That would mean, legally speaking, Aaron Hernandez died an innocent man. Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell and was found dead early Wednesday morning, the Massachusetts Department of Correction said. Hernandez had been serving a sentence of life in prison without parole after being convicted of the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.

46-year-old Rory McLeod just pulled off one of the great upsets in Crucible history when he knocked off world #4 and tournament favorite Judd Trump in the first round of the World Snooker Championship. Mcleod, who converted to Islam in 2000, refused to shake the female referee's hand at the start and end of his match. Snooker has a host of traditions and is very big on sportsmanship but the politically correct announcers completely ignored McLeod's slight.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams revealed she’s pregnant in a Snapchat post sent Wednesday morning. In it, the all-time Grand Slam champion poses for a selfie in a revealing yellow bikini with the suggestive caption: “20 weeks.” If the logical assumption of a pregnancy holds true (and we’ll only be convinced when she actually, definitively declares that she is), it means Serena won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant.(snip) Williams, 35, announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in December (about 16 weeks ago if you’re trying to do the math).

Tom Brady NOT Visiting Trump at White House with Patriots, Cites 'Family Matters' Tom Brady Bails On White House Visit ... 'Family Matters' 4/19/2017 6:41 AM PDT Breaking News Tom Brady says he will NOT join his New England Patriots teammates at the White House on Wednesday ... citing "personal family matters." Brady just issued a statement, saying, "In light of some recent developments, I am unable to attend today's ceremony, as I am attending to some personal family matters." He explained, "I am so happy and excited that our team is being honored at the White House today. Our...

Thhe late Mikhail Kalashnikov, the legendary engineer who designed the instantly recognizable AK-47, once quipped that he wished he’d made an equally popular lawnmower. Today, the company that now bears his name has stuck with guns and hopes its Lebedev PL-15 pistol will be as successful as the iconic assault rifle. Unfortunately, it has to contend with a shrinking Russian defense budget, political wrangling, international sanctions, and more first. In 2015, the Kalashnikov Concern, previously known as the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant, or just Izhevsk, formally announced the Lebedev PL-14 at the annual Army International Military-Technical Forum in Moscow. The next...

FULL TITLE: Disgraced Patriots star and convicted killer Aaron Hernandez, 27, hangs himself in prison on the day his former teammates are due at the White House to celebrate their historic Super Bowl win Disgraced NFL star Aaron Hernandez has committed suicide just days after he was acquitted of a 2012 double murder, and on the same day that his former teammates are scheduled to be honored at the White House for their recent Super Bowl win. The convicted killer's death is a final slap to the team that gave him so much, making him a millionaire and one of...

Running may take time but a new study claims that it can also add time to your life. According to a new research study published in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, for every hour you spend running, you add 7 hours to your life. It’s 7 hours for every hour until you hit about the 3 years mark, then it caps off. “You can break that up into two or three fifteen minute bouts of activity a day so it doesn’t have to be all at once,” said Dr. Bob Morrow, a board member with the American Heart Association in Houston....

Beautiful rendition of our national anthem.

There’s no tying. There’s no tying in baseball. The most famous tie in major league history — the 2002 All-Star Game — was so infuriating and embarrassing to then-commissioner Bud Selig that it led to the Mid-Summer Classic determining home-field advantage. We like resolution. We like tradition. I get it. Yet, I think the major leagues should allow ties if a game remains deadlocked after 12 innings. I know that will anger folks who don’t want major alterations made to a game that they find close to ideal as is. But the reality is we have a pro-active commissioner, and...

Shelly Chartier is a soft-spoken Canadian woman who seems so childlike at first that she looks more like a teenager than someone in their 30s. The 33-year-old lived an isolated life for years caring for her invalid mother inside their small home in the tiny town of Easterville, located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. She only has a 6th grade education and had no contact with the outside world except for a computer and an internet connection. Given her seemingly simple and very quiet life, it’s hard to imagine that Chartier was the mastermind behind a massive “catfishing” scheme...

Thought it well past time to get a 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs discussion thread going, now just 2 games into the 2017 Playoffs.

Prelims and Main Card on Fox Broadcast Network, Prelims begin at 6 eastern, Main Card at 8. Flyweight Champ and Pound for Pound King Demetrius "Might Mouse" Johnson faces challenger Wilson Reis in the Main Event. Also, a chick fight between Rose Namajunas and Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson, Jacare Souza vs Robert Whittaker, Jeremy "Little Heathen" Stephens vs. Renato Moicano and headlining the prelims, Alexander Volkov vs. Roy "Big Country" Nelson.

BOSTON (WHDH) - After six days of deliberations, the jury in the double-murder trial of Aaron Hernandez found him not guilty for the 2012 murders of two men in Boston’s South End. The former New England Patriots tight end was on trial for the killings of Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu after one of them accidentally spilled a drink on him at the Cure Lounge. Throughout the trial, his lawyers argued that it was Hernandez’s friend, Alexander Bradley, who shot the men in a drug deal while parked at a stop light.

It's that time of year again! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for THE GREAT DOG EASTER EGG HUNT! We'll be filling pastel colored, plastic Easter eggs with dog treats and hiding them in the living room for the furry fools to find! It's kind of like a cross between a Black Friday department store opening and a shark feeding frenzy. Actually, that's the same description I would use for when the keg gets tapped at the family reunion. I guess the difference here is that the dogs don't pull knives on each other. The Little Dog would if he...

Bahrain International Circuit First Grand Prix 2004 Number of Laps 57 Circuit Length 5.412KM Race Distance 308.238KM Lap Record 1:31.447 by Pedro de la Rosa (2005)

FULL TITLE: ‘Please listen to the following safety announcement’: Jiu-jitsu masters’ hilarious tutorial for United Airlines passengers who fear being dragged off the plane Two Jiu-jitsu masters have taken aim at the United Airlines fiasco with a tongue-in-cheek tutorial to help prevent passengers from being dragged off their flight. The airline caused a social media storm on Sunday after Vietnamese grandfather Dr David Dao was violently dragged off Flight 3411 by security due to overbooking. A comical clip shows Californian brothers Ryrion and Rener Gracie demonstrating six 'very effective drag defence methods' to help passengers get free if they are...