Jenni Rivera, a native of Long Beach, was 43. Mexico#39;s ministry of transportation did not confirm her death outright, but it said that she had been aboard the plane and that no one had survived the crash. Six others, including two pilots, also were on board. Mexico#39;s Secretary of Communications and Transports, confirm that the remains of the private jet carrying Jenni Rivera have been found, with no survivors. Rivera, 43, was one of seven passengers. “We are landing in Monterrey land,”
Shannen Doherty placed a 911 call from her home in Los Angeles to Westhampton, N.J., last month in the hopes of helping a possibly suicidal fan on Twitter. Doherty acknowledged right away the bizarre nature of her 911 call: Shannen Doherty 911 Call “This is going to sound incredibly strange,” Doherty said. “My name is Shannon Doherty, and I’m an actress and there is a girl who is threatening to shoot herself.” Doherty explained to the dispatcher that “sadly” she is on Twitter, where one of her fans, an unnamed 27-year-old woman, had sent her direct, suicidal messages. Shannen had to call her or she would die, the woman claimed. “I’m completely untrained to deal with somebody threatening suicide,” Doherty admits. “It’s been an undoing thing and my security guys told me to block her.” “She’s aggressive and does very erratic things … I felt bad for her to be honest.” After getting the full rundown on the increasingly common situation, the 911 dispatcher, naturally, couldn’t help but gush just a little over the famous caller. “All my coworkers can’t believe I’m on the phone with you!” the operator admitted.
In today’s sports media world, words like “greatest,” “legendary,” “epic,” or “all-time” are overused to say the least. This clip may be an appropriate cause for superlatives, however. When Appalachian State center Brian Okam stepped to the free throw line Saturday against Western Carolina, he put worth what was easily the worst attempt in history: Worst Free Throw Ever Words really can’t describe the greatness of that video. The free throw line is 15 feet from the plane of the backboard in NCAA play. Okam’s shot made it maybe five. Perhaps the ball slipped out of his hand? Or he was distracted by something? Amazingly, he was not asked about it after the game, but the Western Carolina TV analyst calling the game summed it up best: “I’m not sure what that was. Good lord.” SIDE NOTE: WCU won 70-64, adding injury to insult for Brian.
Seriously, something has got to give with these athletes. According to NBC Sports: Dallas Cowboys practice-squad linebacker Jerry Brown was killed in a one-car accident Saturday and teammate Josh Brent was charged with intoxication manslaughter. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. Saturday in the Dallas suburb. Brent was speeding when the vehicle hit a curb and flipped at least once, Argumaniz said. Argumaniz said the 25-year-old Brown – also Brent’s teammate at the University of Illinois for three seasons – was found unresponsive at the scene and pronounced dead at a hospital. The police spokesman said officers conducted a field sobriety test on Brent and arrested him. The charge was upgraded after Brown was pronounced dead. “We are deeply saddened by the news of this accident and the passing of Jerry Brown,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement. “At this time, our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of Jerry’s family and all of those who knew him and loved him.” The team said in a statement that Brent was not on the team flight to Cincinnati, where the Cowboys play the Bengals on Sunday. Argumaniz said Brent was being held without bond. Brent is named as Joshua Price-Brent in the police news release. Argumaniz also said Brent missed a 10 a.m. Saturday booking session with a judge because he was intoxicated. He did not know if Brent had an attorney. The Cowboys signed Brown to their practice squad Oct. 24, but he hasn’t been on the active roster. He was released from the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad Oct. 20. “On behalf of the entire Colts family, our sincerest condolences go out to Jerry’s family and friends, Colts general manager Ryan Grigson said in a statement. “He was a good teammate that was well liked by all. Today’s tragic news is just another reminder of how fragile life is and how everyday given is a gift.” Brown played for San Antonio in the Arena Football League this year. In 2011, he played for Jacksonville in the AFL and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League. Wow. Extremely sad. R.I.P.
It’s a day in celebrity athlete heaven! Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is reportedly engaged to ESPN reporter Samantha Steele! Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch confirmed the news on his twitter account. The couple met earlier this year on the set of ESPN’s College Gameday. We wish these two the best!
The Chiefs are stepping up to the plate… Kansas City Chiefs Cover Jovan Belcher Funeral Costs Via TMZ reports : The Kansas City Chiefs organization is paying for Jovan Belcher ‘s funeral arrangements … and has offered financial assistance to Kasandra Perkins’ family as well … TMZ has learned. Sources directly involved with the situation tell us … the Chiefs have made it clear they don’t want either family to be stuck with the massive bills stemming from the funerals or memorial services. We’re told members of Belcher’s family — which now has custody of the couple’s orphaned newborn baby — graciously accepted the offer … and the team will cover all of the costs of Belcher’s memorial in KC and funeral in NY. It’s unclear if Perkins’ family has accepted the offer as well. When called for comment, a rep for the Chiefs told us, “We are assisting both families with arrangements … We just prefer not to get into specifics of what we are doing or have done.” Calls to the Belcher and Perkins families have not been returned A very kind offer by the Chiefs to help out with the arrangements. Best wishes to both families, this was indeed a tragedy for all involved.
Avid Bengals supporter Nick Lachey admits he got into a heated exchange with a Chargers fan Sunday in San Diego, but denies trying to choke the guy. A report surfaced earlier this week alleging that the 39-year-old singer not only unleashed a profane tirade at the fan’s wife but got physical with him. Not the case, says Nick, whose rep put out the following statement to quell the rumors: “This was a verbal exchange between sports fans of opposing teams that went too far.” “While Nick isn’t proud of what happened, he did not choke anyone or use defamatory language to any women at the stadium – which the video tape clearly supports.” “Nick and his friends were interviewed by police outside the stadium and released with no charges filed. We categorically deny any accusations that say otherwise.” So what purportedly went down? Cincinnati native Lachey and his pals were sitting in between a bunch of Chargers fans in San Diego, exchanging “friendly trash talk here and there between fans.” Later, as the game heated up, one of the Chargers fans supposedly had “a little too much to drink” and “decided to make a scene,” according to a witness. The fan in question reportedly stood up and started pointing his finger at Lachey, which prompted some of the man’s companions to apologize on his behalf. The source says that at that point, Lachey and his group decided to leave. On they way out, they purportedly chatted with security and police about the incident, but at no point, we’re told, was Lachey or his group escorted out. Nevertheless, Nick himself did tweet on Sunday, “Just got kicked out of the chargers stadium and couldn’t be prouder! Go Cincy Bengals! #whodey!” He later added, “For the record, i was not kicked out of the chargers game for excessive trash talking. no, that honor belonged to the guy in front of me!” “I simply don’t appreciate someone turning around and putting their finger in my face.” However he happened to leave the facility, Lachey managed to find a silver lining Sunday afternoon: Cincinnati hung on for a 20-13 victory over host S.D.
As 2012 draws to a close, let’s take a nostalgic look back at the biggest, most overplayed pop music hits of the past year … all mashed into a single video! If you can’t belt out the lyrics to 10-20 of the 55 songs of the year compiled below … we don’t even have a conclusion to this sentence. You can, obviously. Approximately 40 of them are Katy Perry. Just kidding. Music of 2012: 55 Songs Mashed Up What was your favorite song of 2012? Tell us below!
