DALLAS — A Texas man has been charged with murder on suspicion of fatally shooting another man at a parking lot fight after a Dallas Cowboys game, police said on Thursday.
Arlington Police said Marvin Rodriguez, 28, is suspected of shooting Richard Sells, 43, in the neck on Sunday when Sells tried to break up a fight at a tailgate party in the AT&T Stadium lot after the Cowboys lost to the New England Patriots.
Rodriguez held a gun to the head of another man, but let him go, then got in another fight and fired at Sells, police said.
Sells died on Wednesday evening at a Fort Worth hospital, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.
A GoFundMe page set up by Sells’ family said he was recently engaged and expecting a daughter.
Rodriguez is charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and can face up to life in prison.
LeBron may sit remaining preseason games
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James might sit out the remainder of the preseason, coach David Blatt said Thursday.
James is not injured, but the Cavs want to restrict his minutes to save him for the regular season. He did not play for the second straight night on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers.
“We’re really happy with how LeBron came into camp. Came in great shape,” Blatt said. “We want to take good care of him for the start of the season. As you know in his great and storied career, he has amassed a lot of miles. We’re trying to keep those preseason miles to a minimum.”
The Cavs have two more exhibition games before the season opener on Oct. 27 against the Bulls in Chicago.
Seahawks’ Coleman arrested in hit-and-run
Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman was arrested for vehicular assault and hit-and-run according to multiple reports.
Coleman was arrested and booked at 1:20 a.m. by Bellevue police and held at King County Jail.
The Seahawks announced later Thursday that Coleman has been suspended indefinitely pending further information.
Coleman, 24, has played in 22 games with the Seahawks. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2012.
Coach Pete Carroll said before the Super Bowl in February that Coleman, who is hearing impaired, is one player who embodies his “No excuses” approach to coaching in the NFL.
Coleman uses hearing aid devices and reads lips for communication on the field and is the first legally deaf player in the NFL.
Coleman missed 11 games with a broken foot last season.
Gopher players accused of sexual assault, harassment
Several Minnesota players were accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment and retaliation during the past school year, according to a Star Tribune report in Minneapolis.
The university told the newspaper that no police reports were filed against any of the athletes, but there were concerns in the athletic department about player conduct in light of the accusations.
The Star Tribune reported the findings based on emails that it obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Former athletic director Norwood Teague resigned during the summer after sexual harassment allegations were made against him by university officials.
Kimberly Hewitt, the school’s director of equal opportunity and affirmative, said she emailed Teague in July recommending that the team seek behavior counseling.
Hewitt declined to tell the Star-Tribune how many players or alleged victims might be involved, citing student privacy issues, but said there are still concerns about the football team.
Magic Johnson statue defaced
With the battle between in-state rivals Michigan State and Michigan just days away, vandals struck the campus in East Lansing, Michigan, on Thursday.
Michigan State officials were working to remove a maize ‘M’ and a “Beat State” inscription that was painted on a status of former Spartans basketball great Magic Johnson outside the Breslin Center.
Two other areas on campus also were vandalized with graffiti overnight.
The seventh-ranked Spartans (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) and the No. 12 Wolverines (5-1, 2-0) meet Saturday at Michigan Stadium.