(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1. The NFL has suspended Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks indefinitely after he pleaded guilty last month to insider trading charges.
2. The Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in 13 innings in the NL Wild Card game.
3. The New York Yankees will host the Oakland A’s Wednesday at 5:08 p.m. PT in the AL Wild card game.
4. The Dodgers open the NLDS Thursday at 5:37 p.m. at Dodger Stadium.
5. The LA Chargers waived punter Drew Kaser and signed Donnie Jones. Kaser was also the holder for kicker Caleb Sturgis who has missed three extra points and two field goals through the first four games.
6. College Football AP Top Five: 1. Alabama 2. Georgia 3. Ohio State 4. Clemson 5. LSU.
7. Northview (6-0) has outscored its opponents 235-37 this year.
8. Covina’s Erik Cuellar leads the Valle Vista League in rushing with 892 yards and 15 touchdowns.
9. La Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic turns 37 today.
10. On this day in 1995 O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles.
OJ is now spending all his time and $$$$ trying to find the real killer of Nicole and Ron.
Yep, and I’m selling my ocean front property in Arizona.
As we reflect on the absurd verdict in the OJ Simpson case, we should also take a moment to remember the miscarriage of justice that occurred in the Rodney King case. Both were instances where a jury blatantly disregarded the facts of the case, and let their feelings do the talking. This is perfectly legal; it’s called jury nullification, where the panel of twelve decides that even though a defendant broke a law, they disagree with that law—or its application to a particular individual. Thus, the OJ jurists essentially said “if you’re going to let those white policeman go free after beating Rodney King, we’re going to let an iconic black man off the hook for double murder.”
#1 – In a league where Jimmy Haslem is allowed to own a team, that punishment is disgusting.