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Texas man allegedly bought 77 head of cattle with bad checks totaling over $159K: sheriff
A 25-year-old Texas man faces charges after he allegedly bought dozens of cattle with bad checks.
Payton Dean Carroll was charged with felony second-degree cattle theft after purchasing 77 head of cattle from Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Inc., the Leon County Sheriff’s Department said in a release on Saturday.
The alleged theft totaled $159,604.03.
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The sheriff’s office’s Criminal Investigations Division began investigating Carroll on July 17 after receiving a report of the alleged crime.
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"Our office extends thanks to Buffalo Police Department, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and Navarro County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance throughout this investigation," the sheriff’s office said in the release.
Carroll is from Barry, Texas, according to the sheriff's department.
Chiefs rookie standout Cyrus Allen exits practice after scary collision with teammate Kaiir Elam
A scary training camp collision briefly threatened Cyrus Allen’s strong start with the Kansas City Chiefs, but the rookie wide receiver appeared to avoid a serious injury.
Initial tests showed Allen sustained only a shin bruise, with no tear or broken bone, ESPN reported, citing sources.
Allen was not the only Chiefs receiver to have an injury scare Saturday. Xavier Worthy went down during an 11-on-11 period after hauling in a deep pass near the end zone and landing on his shoulder.
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Worthy has already dealt with shoulder-related concerns early in his NFL career. He injured his right shoulder on the third snap of last season after colliding with tight end Travis Kelce on a crossing route during a game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Worthy later underwent an offseason procedure to address the injury.
Allen went down Saturday during a special teams period as the Chiefs practiced pooch punts. He and defensive back Kaiir Elam, both lined up as gunners, ran into each other near the goal line while attempting to track down the ball. Elam got up and walked off, but Allen stayed on the grass before two staffers helped him onto a cart.
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Allen appeared to shake his head before covering his face with his jersey.
Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub said Allen had been making a strong push for a role before the injury.
"I hate to see somebody get hurt, especially on a special teams drill," Toub said. "We'll see how he is. He's really doing well on offense, and he's doing well for me too. He's at gunner and returner, and he's doing a real good job, putting himself in a good position to be a guy that's going to help us this year."
Toub added that Chiefs rookies are always asked to put in work during special team drills.
"Anytime you have a rookie, everybody is on special teams until they aren't, until they establish themselves, whether it's a starter on offense or defense," he said.
The Chiefs took Allen in the fifth round of April’s draft, and he quickly emerged as one of Patrick Mahomes’ go-to targets early in camp. Allen has led Kansas City’s wide receivers in catches during 11-on-11 periods.
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Oba Femi shows the future of WWE is here as he takes down Brock Lesnar in Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam
The beast has been slayed. The next big thing is in the past. The future is now.
Oba Femi ruled the ring and defeated Brock Lesnar in an epic Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. It was a car crash from the start.
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The two major stars of WWE were locked inside the monstrous structure and nearly ripped the ring apart. Lesnar did as much as he could. He took Femi to Suplex City, but it didn’t have much effect on "The Ruler." Lesnar crushed Femi with the steel steps and hit him with multiple F5s but still couldn’t keep him down.
For his last act, Lesnar ripped the canvas to expose the wood blocks underneath. He hit Femi with a tombstone piledriver in an apparent nod to The Undertaker. He came within a millisecond of beating Femi.
But Femi kicked out and delivered a Fall from Grace. He finally was able to pin Lesnar and conquer someone who was deemed to be unconquerable. Femi celebrated the victory in the ring as Lesnar and Paul Heyman watched.
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Lesnar got the last word.
"This is the future, ladies and gentlemen," Lesnar said, referencing Femi. "This is the past. This is the future."
Lesnar seemingly retired after losing to Femi the first time at WrestleMania 42. He left his boots in the ring and waved goodbye to the crowd at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. While Lesnar looked teary-eyed, he raised Femi’s hand as the premium live event went off the air.
Femi is clearly the next person in line to get a title shot and his eyes will certainly be on the outcome of the World Heavyweight Championship match between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins on Night 2 of SummerSlam.
The Bellas' alliance with Paige crumbles after stunning SummerSlam loss to Fatal Influence
Fatal Influence may have picked up a huge win in a six-woman tag team match against Nikki Bella, Brie Bella and Page at SummerSlam on Saturday night, but the real stunning moment came moments after the match was finished.
Jacy Jayne hit Paige with a Rolling Encore and pinned her for the victory. Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid celebrated as they walked back up the ramp at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Paige, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella were back in the ring and taking in the applause of the crowd. Paige turned back around to find Nikki Bella hitting her with a clothesline. She laid the beatdown on Paige, taking out all of her frustrations on her. Brie Bella looked on, grabbing her shoulder and doing nothing to help her former tag team partner.
The Bellas walked up the ramp, leaving Paige in the dust.
"Oh you f----d up," Paige wrote on X after SummerSlam was finished.
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Paige made her return to WWE at WrestleMania 42 when she stepped in for an injured Nikki Bella to vie for the women’s tag team championship. Paige and Brie Bella won the match and held the tag titles for several weeks before losing them to Reid and Henley at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
The joyous moment of WrestleMania appeared to be a thing of the past.
For Fatal Influence, they have emerged as one of the top groups on SmackDown – let alone WWE itself. Reid and Henley already have gold and Jayne’s opportunities at a singles title has to be coming in the near future.
Randy Orton puts his fangs into Cody Rhodes, costs him WWE title against CM Punk at SummerSlam
Cody Rhodes’ past came back to haunt him on Saturday night at SummerSlam.
Rhodes was in the midst of challenging CM Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship in one of the final matches of the night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Rhodes and Punk were putting on an epic performance only those two could deliver.
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Punk and Rhodes went counter-for-counter, trying to get an advantage on one another as they looked to be the one holding the belt at the end of the match.
But neither could have prepared for a snake in the grass.
Rhodes took out the referee when he was trying to hit a Cody Cutter from the top rope. The crowd started to buzz as Randy Orton came through and got into the ring. "The Viper" hit Rhodes with an RKO out of nowhere.
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Punk took advantage and hit Rhodes with a Go to Sleep and pinned Rhodes for the win.
Orton had been out of action since he lost to Rhodes at WrestleMania 42. Orton left with the upper hand as he punted Rhodes in the head before he left the ring. Rhodes was left bruised and battered that night but was still the champion.
This time, Rhodes is leaving Minnesota stunned and without a championship.
Punk, on the other hand, called out almost everyone on the SmackDown roster who could possibly step up to him as a champion. Gunther could be a possibility after he defeated Nick Aldis during the night. Trick Williams was also mentioned as a potential contender.
However, a No. 1 contender will be decided on Night 2 of SummerSlam. Sami Zayn, who lost the title to Punk, will go up against Finn Balor.
'Sopranos' star sings national anthem at Mets game on same day that fellow castmember dies
Saturday was a bittersweet day for fans of "The Sopranos."
Fans of the legendary TV series were excited to see one of the show's stars belting out the National Anthem at a New York Mets game.
But, eerily, it happened on the same day that one of the series' most recognizable stars passed away.
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On Saturday, the Mets hosted the Miami Marlins at Citi Field, and before the game, they welcomed Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the series, to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner."
That was a solid rendition, and fans were excited to see Sigler out on the field handling anthem duties.
However, there was a bit of an eerie coincidence that fans started to notice as the day went on.
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Also on Saturday, it was announced that actor Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero, had passed away at the age of 80.
Fans certainly took notice of how the two things coincided.
Again, a total coincidence... but let's be honest about it, that's kind of odd.
It's not every day that a cast member from the show sings the anthem at a Major League Baseball game, so for it to happen and start making the rounds on social media on the same day that we learned that a beloved actor from the show had died?
Yeah, that's really wild.
But it also goes to show what an impact "The Sopranos" has had, considering it came to an end in 2007.
Which is just under 20 years ago.
Feel old?
Famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja, 43, among 10 climbers killed after avalanche in Pakistan
Famous mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who was the subject of a 2021 Netflix documentary, was among 10 climbers confirmed dead on Saturday on the world’s 12th-tallest mountain in Pakistan.
The climbers were killed when they were hit by an avalanche on the 26,414-foot-tall Broad Peak Thursday in the Karakoram mountain range.
"The world has lost one of mountaineering's greatest climbers," Elite Exped, the company involved in the expedition, said in a statement, adding, "we mourn not only Nims, but every life lost in this tragedy."
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The company added, "No words can ease the pain of this unimaginable loss."
Purja had been leading the group up Broad Peak.
A Pakistani rescue team recovered three bodies on Friday, including American Sarah Mallory Geis, but had to temporarily halt the operation in the "remote and difficult" area due to weather conditions.
The search resumed on Saturday and rescuers are attempting to recover the remaining seven bodies.
"The loss of these courageous climbers, who came from different nations united by their passion for the mountains, is an immeasurable loss to the global mountaineering fraternity," Irfan Arshad Khan, the president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, said.
"The mountains inspire us with their beauty, but they also remind us of the immense risks faced by those who venture into the high Himalaya and Karakoram," he added, thanking the military, Sherpas and civilians who took part in the rescue mission.
Along with Purja, who was British-Nepali, and Geis, the other climbers were from Pakistan, Nepal and China.
Purja was featured in the 2021 Netflix documentary "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible" in which he attempted to summit the world’s 14 tallest mountains in seven months.
British Defense Minister Wes Streeting called Purja an "inspirational man who served in our Armed Forces for many years — and whose incredible mountaineering adventures are known the world over."
The 43-year-old had served in the British army with the Gurkhas, Nepali soldiers recruited to serve with the U.K., and he later served in the British special forces.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
Liv Morgan proves herself as top women's star in WWE as she retains title at SummerSlam over Iyo Sky
Kicking off a major WWE premium live event like SummerSlam is no tough task. The competitors involved in the first match have to set the tone for how the rest of the next few hours will go.
Liv Morgan and Iyo Sky set the pace immediately at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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Morgan, the women’s world champion, hadn’t had a title defense in quite some time and already lost to Sky in the Queen of the Ring finals. But the lack of title defenses recently didn’t seem to affect Morgan immediately. As Sky tried to take the fight to the outside, Morgan flipped the script and the "Genius of the Sky." She threw Sky into the barricade and nailed her opponent in the ribs before delivering the Three Amigos.
Sky has the ability to turn the tables on a dime and she did just that. A kick to the head followed by a missile dropkick gave Sky the momentum. A Bullet Train Attack put Morgan right where Sky wanted her. Morgan was hanging on the middle rope and Sky nailed a sunset-flip powerbomb to the mat outside of the ring.
Just as Sky was going up for a moonsault, Morgan’s Judgment Day cronies got involved. Roxanne Perez distracted the referee while Raquel Rodriguez tossed Sky down from the top rope. Morgan, however, couldn’t get the pinfall.
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Sky ended up taking out Perez and Rodriguez with a moonsault to the ground. Morgan got out of the way and regain composure just for a moment. Morgan would get caught up on the top rope and Sky hit an incredible Spanish Fly.
Sky pulled out all the stops – a double underhook faceplant and backbreaker. She even hit Morgan’s Oblivion finisher. But the champ wouldn’t go down. Sky nailed Morgan with a German suplex on the apron followed by a Bullet Train Attack. Sky went for the Over the Moonsault, but Morgan got her knees up.
Morgan followed up with an incredible sequence. She hit one Oblivion, followed by a codebreaker and another Oblivion. She put Sky down for the three count.
Morgan proved that the sky has to fall sometimes. She put away one of her most formidable challengers on the Raw roster and retained the Women’s World Championship.
Stephanie White, let me 'educate' you on the science of why men don't belong in women's sports
Before the Indiana Fever won their fifth straight game, WNBA poster child Caitlin Clark secured her fourth career triple double and Sophie Cunningham shot lights out from three, Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White said pregame that she wasn’t "educated enough from a scientific standpoint" to answer whether males should compete in women’s sports.
Though I doubt this is truly the case, here’s a brief overview of what decades of biological and sports science have consistently shown, Coach White.
Following puberty, males develop physical advantages that are well-documented in medical and sports performance research. Those differences don’t disappear simply because someone decides to identify as a female.
Among the most significant biological differences are:
These biological differences are the reason men’s and women’s sports have separate competitive categories in the first place. They are why Title IX exists.
Across nearly every measurable athletic performance, from sprinting and jumping to throwing, lifting and endurance, elite male performances exceed elite female performances.
This isn’t about effort, dedication, or the talent of female athletes. Women have earned opportunities to compete on a level playing field against other women.
If the concern is fairness and safety in women’s sports, then biological sex matters.
Coach White, you said you weren’t sufficiently informed on the science. Now you are.
The conversation should be grounded in biology, physiology and competitive fairness. Admitting the fact that men in women’s sports is not safe, nor fair, is not "transphobia" or "hate." It’s actually one of the best ways to show you actually support the first letter of the WNBA acronym.
The science and biology behind this issue has been well established since the dawn of time.
Now is the time for women in the WNBA to stop politically pandering, gaslighting conservatives who have helped make the league notable, and potentially profitable, for the first time in its 30-year history.
Coach White, it’s time to join forces with your player, Sophie Cunningham. It’s time to proclaim common sense and stand up for the many women and girls affected by men in their sports.
Democratic socialist headed for $142K legislature salary begs for rent handout, deletes post after backlash
A Democratic Socialist expected to coast to victory in a deep-blue Queens state Assembly district is facing questions after briefly asking supporters to help cover his rent and grocery bills while waiting to take office.
Brian Romero, the Democratic nominee for New York's 34th Assembly District, removed a GoFundMe campaign Friday after the New York Post inquired about the fundraiser, which sought $2,000 to help with living expenses.
Romero said he left his job as a senior adviser to state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez earlier this year after receiving ethics guidance once he became a candidate for Assembly, according to the Post. While he handily won June's Democratic primary and faces no Republican challenger in November, Romero said he has exhausted his savings while searching for consulting work and has been unable to collect unemployment benefits.
"As many of you know, I had to leave my full time job in the legislature when I got on the ballot for our Assembly race," Romero wrote on the since-deleted fundraising page, according to the Post. "I'm excited that we won and I saved for months to get by but I've now depleted my savings as I'm close to closing down some consulting gigs."
The fundraiser said the money would help cover rent and groceries while he navigated the transition to elected office. According to the Post, the page had raised more than $1,000 from 13 donors before Romero removed it Friday.
The online appeal drew criticism because Romero is expected to easily win the heavily Democratic district, where he would earn the state Assembly's $142,000 annual salary once sworn into office, in addition to legislative per diem payments while the Legislature is in session.
Jordan Libowitz, vice president for communications at Citizens for Ethics in Washington, told the Post he could not recall another instance of a lawmaker-elect publicly asking for financial assistance while awaiting office.
Romero told the newspaper he removed the fundraiser after discussing it with friends and described creating it as "a mistake." He also said he did not keep any of the money that had been donated.
"I decided to take it down. It was kind of done pretty quickly in consultation with some friends," Romero told the Post.
Instead, Romero said friends offered to help him financially while he looked for work.
"I have friends I just reached out to directly who said, 'We'll take care of it.' They're just dear friends who know me, they know politics. They know sometimes these long breaks are really tough," he told the newspaper.
State payroll records cited by the Post show Romero earned $106,469 last year as a legislative aide. The newspaper also reported he lives with his partner in a Jackson Heights apartment that rents for about $2,600 a month.
Romero did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.