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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Dwyane Wade’s Girlfriend

Dwyane Wade’s actress girlfriend Gabrielle Union has been cleared of all charges that were filed by Dwyane’s ex-wife, Siohvaughn Wade.

The lawsuit filed a few months ago claimed Gabrielle and Dwyane participated in “sexual foreplay” in front of his kids and that it left them scarred.

Both Dwyane and Gabrielle denied the allegations and Gabrielle’s lawyer told TMZ “The allegations against Ms. Union are completely false and do not belong in the Illinois Court System.”

Siohvaughn could not be reached for comment regarding the cases dismissal.

We kinda feel a tinge of sympathy for Siohvaughn. It must be hard to stand by your man for years and then have him dump you for a beautiful, famous actress. Siohvaughn is proving that heartbreak can make people do crazy things!

UFC Fighter Shane Carwin Among Prosecutor’s List of Athletes Who Ordered Steroids

The Mobile Press-Register is reporting that the U.S. prosecutor’s office in Alabama has a list of 22 professional athletes who ordered steroids from an illegal operation in Mobile, Alabama that led to several arrests. Among them is Greely, Alabama resident and UFC veteran fighter Shane Carwin who just lost to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 last month. Shane Carwin has never failed a drug test in his professional career, which makes the news surprising. Carwin almost took the heavyweight title from Lesnar, but lost to a submission.

Other athletes on the list include WWE wrestler and former champion Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Brendan Kirby, and a hand full of professional bodybuilders and other wrestlers. Two professional baseball players were on the list, but were named only by initials in the court documents.

Manchester United Player In Car Crash After A Night Of Partying

Manchester United player Anderson was dragged from his burning $200,000 Audi after it crashed into a wall in a rural area of Portugal. Anderson, 22, had spent the night at a nightclub prior to the accident which occurred at 7 am. He is now in the midst of a police investigation due to the circumstances leading up to the crash. Anderson had 3 people in his 2-seater Audi, which could lead to charges in addition to possible drunk driving charges. He was with a friend and a young Brazilian woman, and it’s unclear who was driving. All three were taken to the hospital and released the next morning after being treated for minor injuries, despite the fact Anderson was said to have been unconscious when he was pulled from the car. Anderson has been gaining a reputation for partying a lot, and this event won’t be looked well upon by United coach Sir Alex Ferguson. Anderson is supposed to be recovering from a knee injury he sustained before the World Cup.

Memphis Mourns Loss of NBA’s Lorenzen Wright

Lorenzen Wright has passed away at the age of 34, after going missing and eventually found dead of gunshot wounds in a wooded area in Memphis. Lorenzen last played with the Cleveland Cavaliers but his NBA career goes all the way back to 1996, when he was drafted 7th overall and picked up by the Clippers. He also played for the Atlanta Hawks for several years, the Memphis Grizzlies for five years, and the Sacramento Kings in 2008. Wright lost his infant daughter in 2003 to natural causes, and started the Sierra Simone Wright Scholarship Fund in her name and honor. He left behind six children, and is remembered by his former coaches as being a positive, friendly, caring person. Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley said, “Lorenzen never backed down from any challenge given him, whether it was guarding Shaq or anyone else. He was a team player, a great locker room guy. There was never an instance that I talked to him when he wasn’t positive. I am heartbroken. I’m sure there are a lot of people in Memphis who are very, very sad. He was a good man who had his share of tough times, and I’ve got to believe he’s in a better place.”

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Kobayashi Can Still Compete In Eating Challenges

Major League Eating (MLE – the organization who puts on Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest) says that Takeru Kobayashi will not be banned from participating in future eating competitions despite his arrest this past weekend.

Kobayashi was detained after he stormed the stage at Nathan’s Famous 4th of Hot Dog Eating Contest after Joey Chestnut won the title.

MLE called Kobayashi’s actions “inappropriate and unfortunate” but according to the rep, “[Kobayashi] is a great champ. Nathan’s Famous actually tried to get him to come to the event originally.  There was a lot of back and forth negotiating but they couldn’t resolve it in time of the event.”

This whole story just makes us laugh. Too funny.

JaMarcus Russell Arrested

Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was arrested in Mobile, Alabama today for possession of a controlled substance.

According to the Mobile Press-Register, the substance in question was codeine syrup.

Russell was booked this afternoon and released.

The former number one pick in the draft was cut by the Raiders a few months ago.

Russell has taken quiet the fall, sounds like Russell is struggling. Hope he gets the help he needs.

World Cup Trophy Replica…Made of Cocaine

Found in, of course, an airport in Colombia, was a replica of the World Cup trophy made of 24 pounds of cocaine. It had been painted gold, with green stripes at the bottom that were in bad condition, arousing the suspicion of airport officials in the Colombian capital of Bogota. The statue was in a mail warehouse inside the airport, headed to Madrid. The 14-inch tall statue was likely made with a mixing agent such as gasoline in order to make the cocaine moldable, then painted with 18k gold. The suspect is currently unknown, but just lost about $1.5 million in cocaine.

Athlete Sighting: Vince Young

NFL quarterback Vince Young was spotted partying in Hollywood last night at MyStudio nightclub.

Just one day before the Tennessee Titan quarterback hit the Los Angeles club with friends, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hinted that he wouldn’t be suspending Vince for his altercation outside a strip club last month.

Vince was issued a citation for punching a guy in the face outside a Dallas area strip club.

Better be careful Vince!

Michael Vick May Be In Some Major Trouble…Again

It’s been in the news, and everyone’s heard the story. There was a shooting following a birthday party for Michael Vick in Mexico, and his buddy Quanis Philips was shot. Quanis Philips was a co-defendant in Vick’s dogfighting case, and the two have been ordered not to associate with one another, as they’re both felons. Michael Vick had been of “no interest” to the police last week when they believed Vick’s story that he left well before the shooting.

Now, video tape has been released which proves Vick actually left minutes before the shooting took place. Vick’s lawyer is standing by his initial statement that Vick “was long gone before the shooting, does not know who did the shooting and had nothing to do with the shooting.” Detective are still looking into the case, no suspects have been identified and no altercations were reported before the incident took place. The gunshot wound was not serious to Philips, but the two may be in major trouble for associating. The incident is being investigated by the NFL as well, and if they find reason to believe Vick was violating the agreement they have with him, he could be suspended.

Golden Tate Loves Maple Bars!

Seattle Seahawks star rookie, Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate was issued a warning for “trespassing” at 3am on Saturday morning.

Not many details are available, but what we do know is that he was found inside Top Pot donut shop in Bellevue, Washington, which was closed at the time. The donut store is located in the same building where Golden resides.

The rookie apologized through the media after today’s team workout and said he felt “very embarrassed” about the whole ordeal.

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll had this to say about the incident:

“I’m not disappointed in a guy being in a donut when they’ve got maple bars like Top Pot has. However, under the circumstances I think they were closed or they were trying to close or something like that. So that’s definitely one we talked about it, and he’s most remorseful about it and all that. I do understand the allure of the maple bars.”

Glad that Coach Carroll was able to see the humor in this story! We think it’s kinda funny too!