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Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders announce they're 'ready' for historic Rio trip, Sapp update & Mr T sighting
Welcome to the final Thursday Screencaps of September and an edition where we visit with my old friend Warren Sapp who threatened to have me fired a few years back. Warren moved on from that confrontation. What's he up to now? He's been getting into confrontations at city halls and at police stations. More on that later.
Let's start with the Dallas Cowboys' cheerleaders preparing for one of the most important moments in DCC team history. The Cowboys face the Ravens Sunday in what will be the first game to ever be played in Rio. Yes, the world-famous cheerleaders will be there. "Rio ready," the team announced Wednesday in a post featuring Australian cheerleader Faith Ward, who wore Carnival costumes while appearing in cruise ship shows.
According to DCC insiders, the entire team will make the trip. "See ya in RIO COWBOYS NATION!!" cheerleader Marissa Leschber announced on Instagram.
Any worries about weather can be put to rest. It's supposed to be 76 and sunny for Sunday's game.
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Screencaps readers who have been around for a few years will remember when I wrote about Sapp having a confrontation with an airline passenger that ended up on video. I eventually ended up on the phone with Warren, who was mad over the report. While on the phone, Warren threatened to have me fired and badgered me for 45 minutes, I believe.
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There was a sweet moment during our conversation where I told Warren that I had to cut him off because I had to get my kids from school. He immediately understood and agreed to continue badgering me until after I got my kids.
Fast-forward to this month in Tampa. Warren is now in a confrontation with Tampa City Council that has turned into a First Amendment lawsuit. This follows a spring showdown with the Hollywood, Florida police department where he has been badgering cops since at least May of 2025.
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Warren fashions himself as a justice warrior. Here he is a year ago getting kicked out of a 2025 county meeting. The South Florida Kaepernick who has now moved his operation to Tampa.
If you go back to 2023, Sapp couldn't stay out of confrontations on airplanes. It's weird how this just keeps happening to Sapp.
â Dave in NE Ohio goes all Sapp on me with some legal jargon: Ignore if an FCC social media flunkie answered your X post plea.
Satellite and cable content, billing, pricing, format, etc., fall largely outside FCC purview. Â Broadcasters use a part of the public transmission spectrum, which gives the FCC large regulatory sway. Â Satellite and cable do not, so the FCCâs ability to regulate there is far less: Â https://www.justia.com/communications-internet/cable-carriage-of-broadcast-stations/.
Streaming platforms like YTT have glommed on to the satellite/cable advantages. Just because Google puts "TV" in the name doesnât mean its product is subject to the same regulatory framework as offerings delivered directly from CBS or Fox.
Paying for NFL Sunday Ticket package gets you a license that is governed by the Google T&C almost everyone skips over during the initial login process. Google assuredly spelled out its reservation of rights to advertise, at a minimum, its own and its affiliates products or services.
If you're a Gen Z reading this column in Dayton, OH, I'm begging you to watch this case very closely and realize that Alleigha Botner could end up on a singles site looking for a relationship. RUN! Her testimony on Wednesday in the case of the American Idol contestant accused of murdering his wife was absolutely unreal.
Botner is the mistress. Based on the text messages she read in court, she was pretty much begging the husband to shoot his wife. It turns out Botner and the husband were banging in a Vandalia, OH Chipotle parking lot. They were song leaders at a church along I-70 that I've passed thousands of times in my life.
This case might end up being one of the highest profile in Dayton history by the time Botner finishes reading the text messages she and Caleb Flynn shared with each other. Buckle up. There are 34 books of text messages. 100,700 in total.
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â Brandon in NW Houston responds to Carmen Electra signing an NIL deal with BWW: Man...that little part about Carmen Electra, sports bars, and Buffalo Wild Wings really smacked me upside the head with some nostalgia. It took me back to the late 90's/early 2000's when the future Mrs. and I would go to BW-3 in the Rice Village in Houston. I believe it was the only one in Houston at the time, though I could be wrong, and it was before the place became "Buffalo Wild Wings," and it was 1000% better than any BWW today. Waiting in line to order wings, finding a table, and watching college football was peak living. Â
The only negative about that place was, assuming because BW-3 started in Columbus, it was the meeting place for Houston Buckeye fans to meet up and watch OSU..I kid, I kid. I really miss those days.
It turns to fall and Diesel is asking questions that your wife might find interesting. How many blankets should someone have in their house? Diesel says he and Mrs. Diesel have 10 blankets in their living room for just two people. To be fair, Diesel is a massive human.
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Right now, I count four blankets in our living room for four people. However, that will go up during winter.
Ladies, is there such a thing as too many blankets?
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And with that, let's close up shop for this Thursday. Now I wait for Sapp to start blowing up my phone.
As for the rest of you, go have a great day. If you don't see or hear from me again, Warren had me fired.
'She-Hulk' star slams Tom Selleck, Michael Jordan as 'cowardly' for avoiding political talk
"She-Hulk" star Tatiana Maslany accused celebrities like Tom Selleck and Michael Jordan on Monday of behaving "cowardly" for not using their fame to push politics.
Joining Mehdi Hasan on his podcast "We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends," the Marvel TV actress was praised for her past support for the "Free Palestine" movement and accusing Israel of committing a "genocide" in Gaza. Maslany said that she believed it was her job as an artist to address political issues.
"To me, artists are like mirrors to the world, to society," Maslany said. "We have to name things, whether it's emotional mirroring to people the human experience or it's speaking out or it's naming something. It's like such an important, intrinsic part of our job."
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Hasan then asked what she thought about other celebrities staying silent on political issues, referencing a recent CNN interview with "Blue Bloods" and "Magnum P.I." actor Tom Selleck where he declined to discuss politics or NBA star Michael Jordan's famous "Republicans buy sneakers too" statement.
"But all of it is political. Everything is political," Maslany responded. "All entertainment is political because it has a viewpoint and it has a perspective. It has visual representation of the world we live in or the kinds of things that are funny or acceptable or the ways that people relate to each other. It's all about inter-person, like there's no disconnect in my mind and to me, those are two very rich men who stand to lose a lot if they stand up for something."Â
Hasan agreed with Maslany that celebrities were more concerned about "fewer opportunities to make money" by dabbling in political discussion, a sentiment Maslany called "bizarre" and "cowardly."
"Art should destabilize people, too. I'm not thinking, like Tom Selleck's going like âMagnum P.I. should really disturb people on a core level.' But like, art moves people, whether that's in like a shock way, a laughter way, all of it. It's a communication with the world ... It's such a bizarre mentality. It's so cowardly," Maslany said.
In a comment to Fox News Digital, Media Research Center Video senior director Eric Scheiner called out Maslany for having the "typical leftist viewpoint that permeates Hollywood" and "the need to bully people into spouting forth a political opinion even when they choose not to."
"Maslany and her irate ilk could learn from entertainment figures like Dolly Parton, whose recent passing was marked by loving tributes from everyone across the political and media spectrum," Scheiner said. "Parton quietly supported causes she believed in through private, personal actions. She never aired her politics on the public stage, because she wanted to entertain as many people as possible, not alienate a portion of her audience or encourage the âcancellationâ of those who disagreed with her."
"Maslany should just leave Selleck and Jordan alone, but much like any neighborhood Karen, she just canât mind her own business," he added.
Maslany has been one of several celebrities who have been outspoken about political issues like Gaza, going so far as to condemn the Berlin Film Festival for its "silence" on the matter earlier this year.
Fox News Digital reached out to Jordan and Selleck's representatives for comment but did not immediately hear back.
âRocky IVâ star Dolph Lundgren says he planned his own funeral during brutal cancer battle
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Dolph Lundgren was preparing to die.
The Swedish actor, who famously played Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in "Rocky IV," has written a new memoir, "Fights Worth Fighting: Finding Strength in Struggle." In it, the 68-year-old details his grueling journey with cancer.
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The star was diagnosed in 2015 after doctors found a cancerous tumor in his kidney. Lundgren had surgery to remove the tumor and continued appearing in movies like "Creed II" and "Aquaman."
After remaining cancer-free for five years, doctors discovered more tumors in 2020. He later learned the cancer had spread to his liver, both lungs, spine and in and around his left kidney.
"I had a lot of difficult conversations with myself," Lundgren told Fox News Digital. "I definitely had a few tough ones. Of course, as most older men do, you do estate planning. You plan your will and who's going to get what. But in this case, it was around the corner. It was something I had to plan a little more in detail, like funerals and trying to figure out where I would be, what would be better for my family. Planning your own funeral is kind of a saying, but I literally was doing that. That was tough."
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During that time, Lundgren said he considered ending his life.
"At some point, which was even harder, I started thinking, 'Do I really want to be in bed weighing 60 pounds and having people come and see me like that? Or should I just end it myself?'" Lundgren said. "I started considering that. I spoke to my brother. We made a deal, and he would help me out if it came to that, if I made that decision. But it was a tough conversation."
In the book, Lundgren wrote, "When I was deep into the cancer treatments and thinking about the possibility of killing myself, my brother, Johan, was going to help me, because I didnât know what kind of condition I might be in once I made that decision. I could be in really bad shape by then and not capable of completing the suicide on my own."
"There are countries in Europe, like Switzerland, that permit legal suicide for people who are terminally ill, but I still might have needed someone there to help me," he continued. "Johan and I talked about it, but once I met Dr. Drakaki and began feeling a little better, it never went any further than that."
Lundgrenâs longtime friend Johan Pramell also said in the memoir that the star "wanted to go out in glory like a Viking because he didn't want people to have to watch him suffer or fade away."
Medical aid in dying is not synonymous with euthanasia, according to the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. The journal states that laws allowing medical aid in dying permit eligible adults with terminal illnesses to self-administer medication when certain criteria are met.
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Euthanasia, which is not legal in the United States, occurs when someone other than the patient administers medication with the intent of hastening the patientâs death, the journal states.
According to Dignity in Dying, a U.K.-based advocacy organization, 10 countries in Europe have laws that allow people experiencing "unbearable suffering" to access assisted dying.
But one thing was certain â Lundgren wasn't ready to die.
"I have a certain discipline, a fighter's heart, since I was a kid," he told Fox News Digital. "I think that was helpful. I may have had these thoughts, but the other side of me wants to go another round to see what happens. Maybe the other guy will drop. You never know. I think that's a part of it."
"But also, I believe being in good physical shape helped me, and continuing to work out through the whole thing," he said. "As much as I could, I would stay physically active. And then I was lucky to have my wife, who was very supportive, and my daughters."
"They're the ones that kept me going by just their sheer presence," he added.
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At one point, a doctor in the U.K. told Lundgren he likely had two or three years left to live. Lundgren wrote in his memoir that he believed, based on the doctor's tone, his prognosis could have been closer to one or two years.
After returning to Los Angeles, Lundgren sought a second opinion from Dr. Alexandra Drakaki, an oncologist at UCLA Health, whom he credited with saving his life. "At this point, I was depressed and had almost given up all hope," he wrote.
According to the memoir, Drakaki determined that his cancer had been misdiagnosed, leading to a different treatment approach.Â
"What she found was that my 'kidney cancer' cells had a mutation that is fairly common in lung cancer," he wrote. "That's why the medications I had been given for the past two years weren't working."
After Lundgren went public with his cancer battle, one heavyweight stood in his corner: Sylvester Stallone.
"Stallone and I have a long history, a good, long relationship together," he said. "We've known each other for 40 years. We've made six films together over that period. He went from being a mentor, a boss on set, director, producer. I was just a new kid on the block. And then slowly, we moved together and became more equals, I would say, two older guys who've been in the business a long time. And he has three daughters, I have two, and we share that as well."
"When I got sick, he reached out to me," Lundgren said. "It was unexpected because he was the first one, actually, who reached out of everybody, even before some of my family, when it came out. And he was very emotional about it. It touched me. And that was another side of him that I'd never seen. Since then, we've been very close friends, even closer than before."
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In November 2024, Lundgren announced he was cancer-free. In his memoir, he reflects on whether performance-enhancing drugs may have played a role in his cancer battle.
Lundgren wrote that he used anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs on and off from 1986 to 1996 while preparing for physically demanding movie roles. While he stressed that there is "no conclusive evidence" the drugs caused his cancer, he acknowledged they "might have helped cause" it, adding that he could not say for certain.
"I wanted to be candid about my past and what I've been through," Lundgren explained. "And I think nobody knows what steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs do to us. The data is not conclusive. And I always thought it could not help me in my medical situation. I wanted to express a caution to people, to other young men, who may decide to try it, that it's not without risk."
"I try to forgive and let go of everything from my past," he said. "That's very important to me. So, I don't blame myself. I was younger. I wasn't as smart as I am now. And I had pressures from the business. Is it really good for you? I doubt it. I really do."
Now, Lundgren said he still has plenty of fight in him.
"I've obviously touched a lot of people as an actor in my business, and that's good," he said. "I've brightened up people's lives. I think that's great. That makes me feel good. I now hope to offer a little inspiration to others. I know I have so much more I want to do."
Trump administration uncovers $1.2B in suspected COVID contract fraud tied to Biden-era spending
FIRST ON FOX: The Vance-led anti-fraud task force and the General Services Administration uncovered more than $1.2 billion in suspected COVID-era contract fraud as the White House anti-fraud task force continues its crackdown across the country.
The General Services Administration, along with the Department of Health and Human Services, found that COVID emergency contracting continued after the pandemic emergency officially ended. The agencies also revealed that millions of vaccine contracts were awarded even after the pandemic ended under the Biden administration.
"The COVID emergency ended over three years ago, yet fraudsters continue to weaponize outdated emergency contracts to abuse taxpayer dollars," GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst told Fox News Digital in a statement. "Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and Vice President Vanceâs Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, GSA uncovered $1.22 billion in suspected fraud across five HHS COVID-era contracts."
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"GSA will continue to work with the Vice Presidentâs task force to stop improper payments, refer suspected fraud to law enforcement, and fight to recover every dollar," he added.
While the funding uncovered is not currently tied to criminal charges for contractors, the agencies have pinpointed a significant amount of taxpayer dollars that may have otherwise been distributed for COVID vaccines and other pandemic-related services long after the national emergency ended.
GSA estimates that an estimated 93% of the funding for the contracts has not yet been distributed to vendors, while roughly 6.78% has already been expended. The agency has since suspended payments to contractors as part of the initiative.
"The COVID emergency ended in 2023. The emergency contract advantage didn't â until now."
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White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Executive Director Scott Brady told Fox News Digital in a statement. "GSA's review uncovered $1.22 billion in suspected fraud and stopped $41 million more across five HHS COVID-era contracts that kept the emergency label alive long after the emergency was gone."
Brady said that allocated emergency funding "is a privilege, not a blank check," while describing contractors who received funding to combat the pandemic at the time as "honest." He characterized any funding that was distributed beyond the emergency as a "free pass."
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The announcement comes after the General Services Administration found more than $13 billion in suspected contractor fraud in late August, and the Trump administration has declared a total of more than $245.7 billion has been uncovered since the president took office and that it has prevented an annualized $62.9 billion in fraudulent payments.
The White House anti-fraud task force also says that more than $59.1 billion in indictments and settlements are being enforced.
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The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid, has uncovered the most significant amount of fraud at $96.4 billion.
As for the beneficiaries of fraudulent activity, the Trump administration has identified some foreign nationals who have infiltrated the federal contracting system and acquired funds while still residing in their home countries.
Earlier this month the FBI released a "Most Wanted" list highlighting alleged fraud suspects as the administration continues its broader crackdown on fraud. Officials say the involvement of foreign nationals in multiple schemes has heightened concerns about overseas actors exploiting U.S. government programs.
Among those named is Onur Simsek, a Turkish national whom the FBI believes is living in Turkey. Prosecutors accuse Simsek of leading a defense procurement fraud scheme that secured U.S. military contracts by falsely certifying Turkish-made parts as tested and qualified, potentially rendering critical military equipment inoperable.
Federal authorities allege Simsek is one of a number of foreign nationals who have infiltrated and exploited U.S. federal funds to obtain taxpayer funds.
In an interview with Fox News Digital last month, Vice President JD Vance said authorities have observed what he described as a "clear pattern" in some fraud cases involving immigrant communities.
"You definitely see patterns in certain communities," Vance said. "It'll start as maybe one Somali person takes advantage of the system, or realizes you don't even have to have children to get money from these programs. You could just claim that you have children, there's no verification. Then, word spreads like wildfire, and that program gets tapped into by the same members of that community."
Americans lost over $20 billion to one type of crime. Hereâs how we can fight it
Almost all kinds of crime, from homicide to car theft, are down, according to the latest FBI data. Thatâs great news, but one type of less-reported crime is up â way up.
Americans reported losing $20.9 billion to internet-enabled crime in 2025, 26% higher than the year before and the highest figure ever recorded by the FBI. Folks over 60 reported $7.7 billion of it, averaging $38,500 apiece. The real toll is even higher, since the Federal Trade Commission notes that most victims never make a report. Itâs clear more needs to be done to protect Americans from these crimes.
But many of the losses arenât hacks where a firewall was breached or a password stolen. Theyâre scams where victims are persuaded to voluntarily send money to overseas bad actors. Thatâs an important distinction because a transfer that the customer has been convinced to make looks to every automated system in the chain like a legitimate one.
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The fact that the money leaves the country should also inform governmentâs response. Treasury estimates Americans lost at least $10 billion in 2024 to scam operations in Southeast Asia, a 66% increase. These are sophisticated operations in Burma, Cambodia and Laos, many staffed by trafficked workers held in debt bondage or via violence.
Social media has shifted these scams into overdrive. The FTC reports scams originating on social platforms cost Americans $2.1 billion last year, eight times the 2020 figure, and more than any other contact method. Sadly, artificial intelligence (AI) is being utilized by these thieves so that they no longer need to have English proficiency or a real photograph.
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Washingtonâs reflex for years was to try to force domestic institutions to cover the costs. In December 2024, the outgoing Biden Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued the operator of the Zelle payment network and three of its largest participating banks over scam losses. The suit was dismissed with prejudice three months later, which was the right outcome.
American banks are already the most active force in the fight against both fraud and scams. Those institutions run real-time risk scoring on outbound payments, warn customers mid-transaction when money is headed to a new recipient and block transfers that trip their models â often while a customer insists the nice man from "the fraud department" is legitimate.
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Banks have, at great expense, already proven to be key partners with law enforcement. Juniper Research estimates financial institutions spent roughly $21 billion on fraud prevention in 2025. Because of banksâ coordinated efforts with law enforcement, the FBIâs Financial Fraud Kill Chain froze $679 million of $1.16 billion in attempted theft last year.
Further crackdowns on thieves cannot come from banks alone. Scams today begin long before the money transfer. Sophisticated scammers engage via social media, calls, texts and emails to establish rapport and manipulate victims. These criminals trick consumers, sometimes for an extended time and while impersonating a loved one, then banks only see the last step. A defense that begins at the payment screen is insufficient.
Meanwhile, reimbursement mandates would raise the cost of banking and payment services on which tens of millions of households depend while leaving foreign criminals with their stolen funds to carry out more illicit activities against Americans. The thieves only care if their online wallets are frozen and bosses are indicted, not if banks get stuck with the tab.
Fortunately, the source-focused approach has shown progress. In October, the U.S. and U.K. jointly sanctioned 146 individuals and entities tied to Cambodiaâs Prince Group, DOJ indicted its chairman, and prosecutors moved to seize 127,271 Bitcoin â billions of dollarsâ worth, the largest forfeiture in Justice Department history. The Scam Center Strike Force has seized over $401 million for return to victims, and the FBIâs Operation Level Up has warned more than 8,000 Americans mid-scam.
But todayâs temporary measures enacted by executive orders need to be made permanent via statute, and private-sector partnerships expanded. Collaboration requires intelligence sharing while protecting customer privacy.
Joint analytics between telecommunications, social media, technology and banking firms with Treasury and FBI data would provide a network map no institution can see alone. Additionally, safe harbor clarifications would mean flagging suspicious activity isnât itself a legal risk.
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Scam syndicates should also be designated as terrorist organizations where they qualify, exposing their financiers to material-support charges and any foreign bank touching the money to secondary sanctions. Meanwhile, the State Department should attach diplomatic costs to hosting scam compounds.
On the home front, telecom, tech and social media firms have a civic responsibility to American citizens to work more with Treasury, FTC and FCC in stopping criminals from preying on consumers. A basic first step for these companies is taking down fraudulent ads, instead of earning revenue from them at the expense of innocent consumers.
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Congress, which has been conspicuously absent from this fight and derelict in duty, should raise penalties for cross-border scams, streamline extradition and give statutory footing to current executive orders so the crackdown on scammers survives beyond one administration.
The best results will come from stopping criminals before theyâre able to communicate with innocent Americans, alongside a source-focused strategy that attacks where the money goes. The thief is not in Charlotte or San Francisco but in a compound on another continent. Until that thief is punished, thereâs no incentive for the scams to stop, and Americans will keep paying, one grandmotherâs savings at a time.
Texas triple murderer uses last words before execution to send message to death row inmates
A man convicted of murdering three people in their apartment while searching for drugs to steal was executed in Texas on Wednesday evening, a week after his accomplice was put to death for the same killings.
Ker'Sean Ramey, 41, died by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. CDT, The Associated Press reported.
In the execution chamber, a prison chaplain rested his hand on Ramey's shoulder before leading him in a brief prayer. The warden then asked Ramey if he had any last words, the AP reported.
Ramey praised God and thanked his friends, family and fellow death row inmates, whom he called his brothers.
"To the brothers on Texas death row that grew up with me, that poured into me and showed what it means to be a man, because I came in young, and didnât understand what manhood was... to you brothers... I greatly appreciate you," Ramey said moments before the injection was prepared.
As the pentobarbital took effect, Ramey took a deep breath, sputtered and began snoring. After 10 loud snores and two that were barely audible, he went still.
He was pronounced dead 14 minutes after the injection was first administered.
Ramey became the sixth inmate executed in Texas this year, with the state set to carry out three more lethal injections over the next two months.
In January 2007, Ramey was convicted and sentenced to death for the August 2005 shootings of Samuel Roberts, 24, Tiffani Peacock, 18, and Celso Lopez, 38, at a home they shared in Edna, a small rural city about 100 miles southwest of Houston.
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LeJames Norman, Ramey's accomplice, lived across the street from the house and the two came to believe there was cocaine there, according to court records.
On Aug. 24, 2005, the men walked over to the home while wearing masks and knocked on the door. After Lopez answered the door, they forced their way inside, records show.
After finding no drugs, the two men fatally shot Lopez, then killed Peacock and Roberts when they arrived at the home. Before fleeing for good, Ramey returned and shot the victims again to ensure they were dead, according to court documents.
Norman was executed on Sept. 16 at the Huntsville prison, where all executions are carried out in Texas.
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Hours before Ramey was put to death, the Supreme Court rejected his final appeal. Ramey's attorneys argued jurors never heard mitigating evidence about his upbringing, including that he endured physical abuse as a child and grew up in poverty.
State prosecutors urged the Supreme Court to reject the appeal, calling it "meritless" and arguing the record showed Ramey had exhibited an escalating pattern of criminal behavior.
Norman was arrested about five months after the killings while attempting to re-enter the United States from Mexico, where he had fled. During Ramey's January 2007 trial, Norman testified that both men took part in the shootings, while Ramey's attorneys argued Norman was solely responsible.
Ramey's former girlfriend testified that she was with him when he threw two handguns into a lake after the killings and that he later gave her a detailed account of his role in the crime.
Norman pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to death in December 2008.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Lane Kiffin suggests Ole Miss broke rules with in-stadium music during LSU's loss to Rebels
Lane Kiffin seems to believe that his LSU team was put in an unfair situation during the Tigers' loss at Ole Miss, and it had nothing to do with anything taking place inside the white lines, but instead, it involved someone pressing a button at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
During Wednesday's SEC coaches' teleconference call, Kiffin made a subtle yet pointed remark accusing Ole Miss' game operations of playing music for too long of a time when LSU's offense was on the field.
"Those games happen, and a lot of factors go into that," Kiffin said, referring to the atmosphere at Ole Miss on Saturday night. "We didn't protect really well around him [quarterback Sam Leavitt]; the crowd noise and music being played all the way through the snap when the center's hand is on the ball. Again and again."
SEC rules require stadium music to stop once the center touches the ball.
While Kiffin may have a case to be made that Ole Miss played music over its stadium speakers a bit too long, it's hard not to interpret his comments as an excuse.
Kiffin laid out the accusation when asked about Leavitt's struggles during the contest, and making a comment about music being played inside the stadium three days after the game ended seems unnecessary. By no means did he pin his team's loss on the fact that music was being played when his team possessed the football, but Kiffin bringing the topic up opens himself up to criticism.
Kiffin's return to Ole Miss in Week 3 made for one of the most emotionally charged atmospheres college football has ever seen after the head coach left Oxford for LSU just days before the Rebels played in their first-ever College Football Playoff game.
Ole Miss announced during the contest that it set a new all-time attendance record at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with 70,033 fans in the stands.
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The Rebels fed off the energy early and jumped out to a commanding 17-0 lead early in the second quarter before taking a 24-7 lead into halftime. Kiffin's Tigers clawed their way back into the contest, scoring 17 unanswered points, but Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss stepped into his all-too-familiar role of game-changer late in the game and led the Rebels to a 32-24 victory.
Chambliss threw for 363 yards in the game, while Leavitt threw for 158 yards and picked up another 63 yards on the ground.
Gregg Popovich shocks NBA world with marriage to former assistant Mike Budenholzer's ex-wife
Love is in the air for Pop.
Former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, 77, is officially a married man again, tying the knot with Mary Barth Budenholzer, according to marriage records filed in Bexar County, Texas, on Sept. 16, 2026.
Mary was previously married to former Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer for two decades, raising four kids together while he served as Popovich's top assistant during the Spurs dynasty.
Bud spent 17 seasons on Popâs staff in San Antonio (1996-2013), working his way up from video coordinator to lead assistant before departing. Along the way, he helped Popovich secure four NBA titles.
Mike and Mary quietly divorced in 2016, and Popovich suffered his own tragedy two years later when his wife of 42 years, Erin, passed away following a long illness.
Popovich's unexpected wedding also comes a little over a year after he officially stepped away from the NBA sidelines.
In November 2024, Popovich suffered a mild stroke at the arena right before a home game. Further medical complications ultimately forced him to step off the bench, handing the reins to Mitch Johnson as he shifted into a front-office advisory role as the Spurs' president of basketball operations.
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Popovich walked away as the NBA's all-time winningest coach with 1,391 regular-season victories, five championship rings, three Coach of the Year awards and an Olympic gold medal.
In the final stretch of his coaching run, Pop became almost as famous for his preachy political lectures at the press podium.
Popovich already has a vault stacked with NBA championship hardware from his legendary run in San Antonio.
This newest ring might just be the sweetest one of all.
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NASCAR Hall of Famer diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration, possible CTE from racing
NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip has been diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), complicated by possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a statement his family put out Wednesday.
Waltrip, now 79, won 84 races over a nearly 30-year NASCAR Cup Series career, including three championships. His family said the possible CTE stems from "injuries incurred during his racing career."
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"While this disease will inevitably progress, thankfully it is currently limited to some minor noticeable symptoms," the statement, put out by Darrell and his wife, Stevie, said. "As a result, he will be stepping further away from the public limelight. Be assured, Darrell is happy and otherwise healthy â spending his time with his wife, Stevie, two daughters and his three young grandchildren. We are all grateful for your continued prayer, love and support!
"Boogity! Boogity! Boogity!"
Stunning news out of the NASCAR world. You won't find a more universally loved racer in the series than Darrell Waltrip. He's a three-time champ, a Daytona 500 winner, and his 84 wins are fifth-most in NASCAR Cup Series history.
Of course, to a large portion of the fanbase, he's better known as the NASCAR on FOX analyst who coined the term "Boogity Boogity Boogity" at the start of every race.
Waltrip spent 19 years in the FOX booth before retiring in 2019. His first race was the infamous 2001 Daytona 500, where Dale Earnhardt died on the final lap, and Waltrip's brother, Michael, won his first race.
"I sure hope Dale's OK," Waltrip famously said from the booth while Michael was doing his victory lap.
NASCAR fans haven't seen nearly as much of Waltrip since he retired in 2019, but he has occasionally rejoined the broadcast booth for brief cameos. His most recent surprise visit came earlier this year, when he gave another "Boogity Boogity Boogity" from the booth at Darlington in March.
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According to the American Brain Foundation, frontotemporal degeneration (also known as frontotemporal dementia), is a group of neurodegenerative disorders associated with changes in the brainâs frontal and temporal lobes. These areas of the brain control functions related to personality, behavior, and language.
The Mayo Clinic says this could impact the way one acts and could make someone impulsive or show less response to other people's feelings. Others lose the ability to use or understand language.
As for the possible CTE ...
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Waltrip obviously got into hundreds of wrecks over his nearly 30-year racing career. That's just the nature of the beast. He also raced during a much different era in NASCAR.
The cars were not nearly as safe back then as they are now. Frankly, it's not even close. Drivers got seriously injured during Waltrip's racing career. Some died. Earnhardt's crash in 2001 changed things for good, but even his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., famously dealt with concussions toward the end of his racing career.
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Earlier this year, Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman missed several races because of vertigo. He missed five races in 2022 due to a concussion.
Bowman said last month he plans to retire after next season.
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Penix Jr. is taking the ball, and he will look for a wide variety of options. The Falcons are led in receptions, targets, and yards by their running back Bijan Robinson, instead of a wide receiver. For more traditional receivers, Drake London is looking for his first touchdown of the season, but he has hauled in six of his 10 targets for a total of 80 yards. Kyle Pitts only has one reception this season, and just four targets. He needs to be more involved in the offense. Perhaps that will happen now that Penix Jr. is playing instead of Cooper Rush. Â
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