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The former 49ers quarterback shared the difficult situations he experienced as a child.
Colin Kaepernick is not throwing touchdown passes on the football field these days. Instead, the former 49ers quarterback is embracing fatherhood with his son, running his nonprofit, The Colin Kaepernick Foundation, and promoting his latest book, Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game.
Kaepernick, a former second-round selection by San Francisco in the 2011 NFL draft, has not played a game in the NFL since the end of the 2016 season.

Just when it looked like Tiger Woods was healthy, playing good golf and scandal-free, the 15-time major champ is right back in the spotlight.
And he reportedly ain’t happy about it. Can’t imagine why!
In case you missed it, Woods’ months-long legal battle with ex-girlfriend Erica Herman became public this week after Herman requested that he NDA with Tiger be nixed.

The legendary coach has generated notable interest in recent months as he wraps up his third season at Iona.
As Texas Tech begin its search for a new head coach following the resignation of Mark Adams, an intriguing candidate has generated significant interest from the program in recent days, according to multiple reports.
Texas Tech has reportedly expressed “serious interest” in Iona coach Rick Pitino over the last 36 hours to replace Adams, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

No one expected Michigan State basketball’s hot-shooting, high-scoring finish to the regular season to carry over. And it didn’t vs. Ohio State.

NASHVILLE — Alabama handled Mississippi State on Friday afternoon at the SEC Tournament, but the most pressure the Tide faced all afternoon happened off the court. In what felt like a tense White House briefing, Nate Oats and Brandon Miller had to face multiple questions after Oats started the presser with a four-minute filibuster.
I’ve been in a lot of press conferences during my time covering college athletics and this one was intense from the start.

Smith made the comment on a podcast with Mike Missanelli.
Stephen A. Smith is now the executive producer of First Take, which has been a pillar of ESPN midday programming for well over a decade.
Smith has long credited his former co-host Skip Bayless for his success and for making First Take what it is today. But Smith has never shied away from talking candidly about Bayless, who he says remains one of his closest friends even after Bayless left the show and the network.

The star quarterback will have the opportunity to speak with other teams during free agency after the Ravens gave him a non-exclusive franchise tag earlier this week.
The Falcons made headlines earlier this week after being listed among several quarterback-needy teams who immediately declined to pursue Lamar Jackson following the Ravens’ decision to give him the non-exclusive franchise tag. On Friday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport shed more light on the reason behind Atlanta’s approach.

St. John’s fired head coach Mike Anderson on Friday after four seasons, and the Red Storm are expected to make Iona’s Rick Pitino their top target, sources told ESPN.

Jordan Spieth is expected to make the cut at the Players after a ‘lucky break’ in which his errant tee shot on No. 9 hit a fan in the knee and remained in play, allowing him to chip in for eagle.

The former Crimson Tide wing was formally indicted on capital murder charges Friday in connection with a January shooting.
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Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was formally indicted on capital murder charges by a Tuscaloosa County Grand Jury on Friday in connection with a Jan.