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“A piece of rope tied to what appears to be a crude knot” was found last week in the fire station locker at a fire station in Bloomington, Minnesota, but the incident was not reported to department leaders until Thursday. Bloomington Mayor Tim Busse said in a statement released Saturday. …

KEY WEST, Fla. – Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was in jail earlier this week, accused of trespassing. Toles, 28, was detained this week at the Key West, Florida airport by an aide to the Monroe County Sheriff. The Miami Herald reported that Toles was found sleeping behind a …

Back at the beginning of the year, Hank Azaria decided to abandon the role of the owner of an Apu convenience store in The Simpsons after the character became embroiled in controversy for not only encouraging stereotypes of Indian characters, but for being voiced by an actor who was white. …

Rookie contracts are the name of the game in the NFL. If you can get serious talent under an extremely affordable rookie deal, it allows the general manager to go nuts with the rest of his money spent, creating great depth across the entire roster. The Detroit Lions haven’t been …