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Over the holiday weekend, CNN aired a pretty hard-hitting investigation of Shawn Parcells, the man who has become something of a cable news celebrity after assisting in an autopsy on Michael Brown. Parcells became an overnight media star in August when he assisted in an autopsy commissioned by Brown’s family. He appeared time and again on major media outlets as a forensic pathology expert. He said over the years he’s testified in court dozens of times in several states. But an investigation by CNN that included interviews with attorneys, law enforcement and physicians suggests Parcells isn’t the expert he seems...

(CNN) -- The last thing an attorney might expect to receive at a deposition is a brain, but that's what the man said he was handing over. A brain. In a bucket. Sliding the bucket across the table and opening the lid, the man urged the lawyer, Michael Hodges, to take it. Hodges declined. The deposition continued. This might have gone down as just on odd moment in Kansas legal history were it not for the fact that about a year later the defendant, Shawn Parcells, ended up playing an instrumental role in the case of Michael Brown, who was...

Professor Shawn Parcells is a forensic pathologist assistant and medical investigator from Kansas City. He explained to the world how 18 year old Michael Brown died. Parcells was hired by the Brown family’s attorneys. But, he says he motivated by a quest for the truth for loved ones who have been left with only the revolting image of a bullet-riddled body left lying in the street. “The Brown family has been left out in the dark. At the end of the day, they’ve been left out in the dark.” said Shawn Parcells. He says that officer shot Brown from a...

Shawn Parcells bills himself as a medical investigator, an expert in forensic medicine and a consultant on child abuse. He has testified at murder trials, taught at universities and conducted lectures for lawyers and police officers. Parcells, 33, runs Kansas Forensics, a company based in Leawood, Kan., that provides medical examiner services for county coroners in Missouri and Kansas, and private autopsies for families across the country. He says he has observed or helped with more than 1,000 autopsies, and he’s trained in gunshot wounds, strangulation and drug deaths. But some coroners and medical examiners in Missouri say Parcells has...

The Miami Dolphins today named Jeff Ireland as their new general manager, effective immediately. Ireland joins the Dolphins after a seven-year stint with the Dallas Cowboys, including the past three as the team’s Vice President of College and Pro Scouting. In fact, of the 53 players on the current Cowboys team, which went 13-3 and won the NFC East in 2007, 38 were acquired over the last three years, including 12 of the club’s 22 starters. “I am excited about joining the Dolphins as their general manager,” Ireland said. “I know the great tradition of the team, and in my...

Two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Parcells is returning to the NFL, but this time he won't be roaming the sidelines. Parcells signed a four-year contract on Thursday to become the Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins. Parcells, who will work for ESPN through Monday, Dec. 24, is expected to hold a news conference Dec. 27 at the Dolphins' facility. Parcells will oversee the club's football operations and report directly to owner Wayne Huizenga. The move becomes official one day after Parcells turned down essentially the same role with the Atlanta Falcons. "Bill's accomplishments put him...

Is that all there was? Did the entire Bill Parcells in Dallas era add up to nothing more than a ho-hum 34-32 record and a pair of playoff losses in four years? Talk about much ado about very little. So much hype. So much hoopla. But a bit light on the fulfilled promise.

The Giants have rebuffed an overture from Cowboys coach Bill Parcells about returning to the organization as general manager, according to a high-ranking NFL executive familiar with the team's thinking. Parcells had informed the Giants through an intermediary that he would be interested in returning to the organization to replace the retiring Ernie Accorsi, according to two NFL executives and a player. The sources requested anonymity because of the private nature of the search. The revelation came after the Giants were snubbed by Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli. As reported yesterday, the Giants planned to interview Pioli...

Romo realigns the stars Bob Frantz, The Examiner Nov 27, 2006 3:00 AM (9 hrs ago) SAN FRANCISCO - Damn you, Tony Romo! Damn you straight to hell! Do you have any idea what kind of damage you’ve done? Do you? Everything was going according to plan, you know. The implosion of the NFL’s version of the New York Yankees was imminent and Drew Bledsoe was seeing to it personally. Veins were popping on the three most despicable faces of America’s (Most Hated) Team with every interception, incompletion and immobilization. And the simultaneous eruption of egos in Texas Stadium was...

IRVING, Texas Sep 29, 2006 (AP)— Now that police have decided Terrell Owens was hospitalized because of an "accidental overdose," the next big decision involving the Dallas Cowboys receiver is up to his coach, Bill Parcells. Owens practiced Thursday for the first time since breaking his right hand Sept. 17, and spoke briefly with Parcells for the first time since being hospitalized Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Parcells came away pleased, but not ready to declare that T.O. will play Sunday in Tennessee. "We'll just see how it goes," Parcells said. "I'm not sure where we're going to be on...

IRVING, Texas - Drew Bledsoe and the Dallas Cowboys got a big lift from a receiver in their home opener. No, not by T.O. — it was from their other big-play guy, Terry Glenn. While Terrell Owens botched his home debut with drops and penalties, Glenn set up Dallas' first two touchdowns, then scored a third with a 40-yard catch, sending the Cowboys past the Washington Redskins 27-10 Sunday night. Bledsoe threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions, and would've had even better numbers had his receivers not missed so many passes that hit their hands. Owens...

IRVING -- Tony Romo was huddled with a few reporters when Drew Bledsoe walked into the locker room and put something inside his locker before turning around to face more reporters.Odd.Odd because it was Monday. Bledsoe doesn't talk to the media on Mondays. He's a Wednesday guy."I know," he said.But this particular Monday was a special Monday. For the wrong reasons."I felt it's important [to talk] after a game where things don't go well. I feel like I need to address some of these issues and admit that I made some mistakes in the game," Bledsoe said. "That's very important....

No one knows how much longer Bill Parcells plans to coach the Dallas Cowboys. However, outsiders believe that the addition of Terrell Owens will eventually lead to locker-room turmoil, like it did in Philadelphia and that such a distraction will push the legendary coach out the door. Nobody really knows. Nobody really can predict how T.O. will handle himself this season. But there is no doubt that Parcells, now 65, has made a sincere effort to make peace with some of his old coaches like Bill Belichick. Those two parted on ugly terms when Belichick refused to remain with the...

At age 64, the toll of another long season has Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells privately contemplating a final retirement -- even as team owner Jerry Jones is urging the coach to sign a contract extension. Sources tell ESPN's Chris Mortensen that the death of Parcells' brother at midseason is one of the events that has triggered the coach's thoughts of retirement. If Parcells stays in Dallas, it's because he truly likes the team he has assembled, even though his work is not complete.

Sorry Cowboys. You blew it at the very end. Shame on you! That's not how you celebrate the induction of Aikman, Smith, and Irvin into the Cowboys' Ring of Honor! </sarcasm> If you want a Google GMail account, FReepmail me.They're going fast!

"You win with good people, the right character, the right smarts, then the ability," Gibbs said. "I'll just share one little thing with you. . . . [One year] we got off to a horrible start. And I think were like 1-2. Before we go out we always have a team meeting. And for some reason, I just said this: 'If any of you guys got anything to give the Washington Redskins, you need to give it tonight. We're in trouble.' " When Gibbs looked up, there were "tears coming out of their eyes. And that's what it takes. You...

#1:Jeremy Shockey was right!#2:David Blaine's latest: 44 days in a giant condom.#3:Alright, David, now you're just being silly!

The Boys are Back!!! Even I never thought Parcells could pull this off.

What a clutch kick by Cundiff. Go Cowboys in OT !

Shockey calls Parcells 'homo' in magazine interview ESPN.com news services The season hasn't even started, yet Jeremy Shockey is getting a head start … off the field. The New York Giants tight end ripped into new Cowboys coach Bill Parcells, calling him a "homo" among other comments in an upcoming story for New York magazine, the New York Daily News reported Friday. "Let's see how much Parcells wins this year," Shockey is quoted as saying about the former Giants coach in the magazine issue that will be released Monday. "I'll make him pay when we play them. The homo." Shockey,...