According to a family statement released by the Texas athletic department, Shipley was operating a machine on his ranch near his hometown of Burnet when it caught fire. He suffered "severe burns on his body," was driven to a local hospital by one of the workers at the ranch and then was "care-flighted" to Austin, where he remained hospitalized Tuesday night.
Jets cornerback Kris Boyd is in critical condition after a shooting in New York City early Sunday morning, according toa law enforcement source. Police responded to Manhattan restaurant and bar Sei Less at around 2:09 a.m. and found the 29-year-old with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, according to the New York Police Department. The athlete was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, police said.
University of San Francisco athletic director Larry Williams died Thursday morning while working out at the school's War Memorial Gym, the university announced. Williams, 62, took over the Dons' athletic department in August 2022. Our prayers go out to Larry's wife, Laura, their children Kristin, Sean, Scott, Eric, and Louis, their families, and his grandchildren, university president Salvador D. Aceves said in an open letter to the USF community.
Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez has been hospitalized after being stabbed in Indianapolis early Saturday morning. Fox Sports said in a statement that Sanchez is currently recovering in stable condition. "We are deeply grateful to the medical team for their exceptional care and support. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark, and we ask that everyone please respect his and his family's privacy during this time," Fox Sports said in the statement.
"Look! Over there! That was my first apartment when I moved here to play for the Broncos." My son could not have cared less about the "playing for the Broncos" part. "Were you on the top floor?" he asked. "Almost," I said, which was not really a lie. We drove on, along the same route I had driven every morning in the brand-new Denali I bought my first week on the practice squad, in September of 2003-in hindsight, a foolhardy purchase.
15 years ago, Rob Gronkowski arrived in the NFL seemingly straight out of central casting - almost the platonic ideal of a football player in the American psyche. He was all muscle and kinetic energy, a fearsome blocker and incredible receiver who was impossible to tackle, a selfless teammate on the field and the ultimate party animal off it. His touchdown celebrations - often a silly dance followed by a ferocious spiking of the football - summed up his spirit as well as anything.
