Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock announced the decision to release Arnette during a conference call, saying that it was a “very painful decision.” “Today we waived Damon Arnette…We spent significant time, effort and resources trying to help him in all facets of his life,” Mayock said during the call. “There have been a series of bad decisions over the past year or so, but we can’t stand, we cannot stand for the video of Damon with a gun threatening to take a life....

Boyle watched from the stands as his Rangers exited the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday; a healthy scratch in Game 5 against the Penguins due to what we think was sheer ineffectiveness. A terrific defenseman for more than 15 years, now 39 and getting paid $4.5 million annually, lost it. MORE: Best active NHL player at each jersey number Boyle had been losing it since he signed with the Rangers in July of 2014, and everything reached its tipping point Tuesday when he cursed out New York Post columnist Larry Brooks for criticism of him over the past two seasons....

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski nearly became Raiders, not Buccaneers, following the end of their tenures with the Patriots. UFC president Dana White, appearing on the “GronkCast” of UFC 278 on Saturday, claimed that he was working on a deal to bring the tandem to Las Vegas in 2020, the year the duo ultimately won the Super Bowl with Tampa Bay. White claimed the move was “almost a done deal” before then-coach Jon Gruden decided to “blow the deal up....

Finanicial terms of the deal were not immediately known. Jones drew interest from other teams as a free agent and met with the New York Giants Wednesday. The 29-year old Jones was selected to the Pro Bowl as a return man in 2012 and started 12 games for Baltimore at wide receiver in 2013. He signed with the Ravens in 2012 after spending the first five seasons of his career with the Houston Texans....

MORE: Tempers flare between Kenseth and Keselowski | Bank of America 500 photos The retaliation on the cool-down lap probably occurred far enough from the area where the top finishers stopped on pit road that NASCAR will let it go, although the fact that Kenseth had his belts off certainly made it a more dangerous situation. Drivers, though, are instructed to keep their belts on until they get into the garage and Kenseth admitted as much....

‘Buffon can’t beat Ronaldo to Ballon d’Or’ The Brazil international, who was making his 100th appearance in the competition, was lined up with his team-mates as the familiar refrain rang out around the Millennium Stadium prior to kick-off. Alves, though, decided to play a cheeky prank on one of the mascots. In a nonchalant manner, he pulled the hair of the girl who was led out by Alex Sandro, standing just a little to his left....

Patrick had moved into the top 10 in the Geico 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega. Pitting among the leaders, Patrick was trying to cut across to her pit box early on pit road when she slid across the nose of Menard’s car. The two made contact and ended stopped near the entrance to pit road, with Patrick nose first toward the wall. MORE: Geico 500 photos | First test for lug nuts rule | Kyle Busch’s sweet cake...

The Senators honored their longtime captain (and future Hall of Famer, by the way) before their game against the Islanders. Alfredsson, who played last season with the Red Wings, took warmups with the team in full gear, then had a ceremonial faceoff with current captain Erik Karlsson. It was very, very cool. Here’s a fan-shot video of Alfredsson coming out for the skate: Here’s Alfredsson’s post-skate interview with TSN: “It makes me want to play,” he said....

Morocco lost out to a joint bid fronted by the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico, who will now host the global sporting showpiece in eight years’ time. Of the 211 Fifa member nations, 200 cast a vote at the 68th Fifa Congress in Moscow on Wednesday, with the winners needing a majority of 104. Eleven African countries among them South Africa, failed to vote for the Morocco bid....

When met by the press before conducting training on Monday, Malaysia head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee provided the latest update on his squad’s crock list, ahead of their 2018 AFC U23 Championship campaign in China, next January. On top of Pahang defender Matthew Davies who is currently undergoing recovery, according to Ong Kelantan midfielder Danial Ashraf Abdullah and Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) defender Adam Nor Azlin have also picked up injuries in the past few days....

Jacobs came in at 173.6 pounds, 3.6 pounds over the 170-pound rehydration limit. De La Hoya also confirmed that Alvarez weighed in at 169 pounds. Even though Jacobs didn’t come in at the contracted weight, the mega fight with Alvarez is still on for Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Weighing over 170 pounds is going to hurt Jacobs in the pocketbook. ESPN reported Jacobs would be fined $250,000 per pound plus a fraction of how much weight he was over....

Tosh turns his attention to the Patriots this time. Since this is the first Tosh.0 episode of the season, it was only fitting he discussed the Super Bowl and the controversy surrounding the Patriots. He talks about Spygate, Deflate-gate, Robert Kraft, Tom Brady and even his wife Gisele. No one was exempt. “(Brady’s) Trent Dilfer with hair plugs,” Tosh says. That has to hurt. At least Tosh admits that he’s a bitter Dolphins fan....

Those words marked the end of Daniel Pearl’s life and the start of a new one for his parents. Through the Daniel Pearl Foundation, which they run mostly out of Danny’s childhood bedroom in their home in Encino, Calif., the Pearls bring Muslim journalists from around the world to work as fellows in U.S. newsrooms and at Jewish papers. As a tribute to Danny’s musical talents—he was an accomplished violinist—they coordinate and sponsor hundreds of concerts each year as part of their World Music Days celebration, and their World Youth News project trains high-school students to be future journalists....

The legendary NBA bust, who was picked second after LeBron James in the 2003 draft, made his professional kickboxing debut Thursday in his native Serbia. MORE: Darko retiring to become fighter | Nicki Minaj raps on ‘Inside the NBA’ | Lance Stephenson safe … for now Despite whatever motivation his pre-fight hype video might have provided — Milicic is referred to as an “NBA champion” and a quick montage of basketball highlights is included — the 7-footer lost to fellow Serb Radovan Radojcic in the second round after sustaining a cut on his left leg, The Associated Press reports....

The Cardinals announced Dockett will miss the 2014 season. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound defensive tackle was injured in an 11-on-11 drill. He limped away, then had to be helped onto the cart. He lay on his back as the cart carried him off the field at University of Phoenix Stadium. An MRI was revealed the tear. “He’s a great player, a guy we count on day in and day out to be a leader and take us where we want to go,” defensive end Calais Campbell said....

Frazier was 17 when she filmed the video that challenged the initial police narrative of Floyd’s killing and triggered worldwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice. The video, which showed Chauvin pinning a handcuffed Floyd to the ground with a knee to his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds as he repeatedly gasped that he couldn’t breathe, was a crucial part of the prosecution’s case against Chauvin. Prosecutors played the footage for jurors at the earliest opportunity, and returned to it throughout the trial....

Bailey, a Republican, shared a Facebook Live video about 12p.m. CT (1.p.m. ET) on Monday, about two hours after the shootings began—shortly after 10a.m. CT (11a.m. ET)—in the city’s Highland Park suburb. At least six were killed and 30 injured in the latest mass shooting to stun the U.S., this time on the day Americans united to celebrate the nation’s founding. Police have taken 22-year-old “person of interest” Robert E....

Appearing via video conference from a Los Angeles courtroom, the former NFL safety pleaded guilty to sexual assault and attempted sexual assault charges in an Arizona case stemming from a 2013 incident. He also pleaded no contest to charges of raping two women he drugged in California. He will be sentenced in that case July 15. He will receive 20 years but will only have to serve nine because of state law and time served....