(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Philadelphia 123, Detroit 111
Toronto 117, Portland 105
Indiana 116, Charlotte 111
Brooklyn 102, Miami 101
Memphis 123, Utah 118
Minnesota 104, Houston 96
Oklahoma City 120, Dallas 109
Cleveland 112, Phoenix 98
Atlanta 112, LA Clippers 108
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Winnipeg 7, Vancouver 4
Dallas 5, Florida 1
Washington 1, Columbus 0
Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 1
St. Louis 3, Minnesota 0
Toronto 6, Philadelphia 2
Chicago 4, Calgary 3 (OT)
Boston 7, Anaheim 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Atlanta 30, Tampa Bay 17
Buffalo 35, New England 23
Carolina 10, New Orleans 7
Cincinnati 27, Baltimore 16
Houston 32, Indianapolis 31
Miami 11, NY Jets 6
Minnesota 29, Chicago 13
Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 14
Denver 31 LA Chargers 28
Philadelphia 22, NY Giants 16
San Francisco 38, Arizona 13
Seattle 19 L.A. Rams 16 (OT)
Washington 26, Dallas 6
Detroit 20, Green Bay 16
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Purdue 76, Penn St. 63
Houston 72, Cincinnati 59
Northwestern 84, Indiana 83
Maryland 80, Ohio St. 73
(CINCINNATI, Ohio) — As the Buffalo Bills took to the gridiron Sunday wearing T-shirts bearing his number, Damar Hamlin, the 24-year-old player who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field after just seven days ago, posted a new photo online of himself from a hospital bed forming a heart with his hands.
Hamlin’s teammates and the New England Patriots players honored Hamlin at the Bills’ home game at Highmark Stadium in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park by wearing shirts with Hamlin’s No. 3 on them along with the words “Love for Damar” during their pregame warmups.
Fans packing the stadium also showed their support for Hamlin by holding signs wishing him a speedy recovery and red hearts encompassing the player’s number. During pregame ceremonies, the Bills also acknowledged the team’s medical staff members who saved Hamlin’s life after he collapsed on Jan. 2 on the turf at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium.
In addition to posting an photo of himself from his hospital bed, Hamlin took to Twitter Sunday, writing, “GameDay.. Nothing I Want More Than To Be Running Out That Tunnel With My Brothers. God Using Me In A Different Way Today. Tell Someone You Love Them Today!” The tweet was accompanied by a video of Hamlin taking the field with his teammates at a previous game.
When Hamlin’s face was projected on Highmark Stadium’s jumbotron, fans and players on both sidelines cheered loudly and gave the injured player a standing ovation. Buffalo players charged onto the field waving flags reading “Pray for Damar” and gathered at midfield collectively flashing No. 3 with their fingers.
Hamlin was also honored in pregame ceremonies at NFL stadiums across the country, with announcers calling for support and prayers for the injured defensive safety, who remains in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Bills players also wore patches with Hamlin’s number on their jerseys during the game, which began with an electrifying 96-yard kickoff return by Nyheim Hines.
Hamlin made his first public comments since his life-threatening injury on Saturday in an Instagram post.
“When you put real love out into the world it comes back to you 3x’s as much,” Hamlin wrote. “The Love has been overwhelming, but I’m thankful for every single person that prayed for me and reached out.”
“We brung the world back together behind this,” the post continued. “If you know me you know this (is) only (going to) make me stronger. On a long road keep praying for me!”
Hamlin shared another message on Twitter Saturday and expressed how much he felt the overwhelming support of the past week.
“The love is felt, & extremely real. No matter race or religion everybody coming together in prayer!” he tweeted.
Hamlin was hospitalized in critical condition after collapsing on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. After several days on a ventilator, the Buffalo Bills updated on Friday that Hamlin was now breathing on his own and talking to family and doctors.
The team said in an update on Twitter on Saturday that Hamlin is “making continued progress” but “remains in critical condition” at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
The team said Hamlin “continues to breathe on his own” and that “his neurological function is excellent.”
Hamlin was able to FaceTime with the Buffalo Bills’ players and team on Friday, saying, “Love you boys.”
“The thing that makes me laugh is — he did this to the guys right away — he flexed,” Bills head coach Sean McDermott told reporters Friday about the call. “He flexed on them, I guess. He’s just got some staple things that they know him for and that he does.”
McDermott told reporters Thursday that the Bills going forward with Sunday’s game is what “Damar would’ve wanted.”
After Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night, scores of concerned fans showed their support via an online fundraiser created by the young NFL star previously. The fundraiser, which is aimed at helping buy toys for kids in need, has now received more than $8 million in donations.
ABC News’ Victoria Arancio and Matt Foster contributed to this report.
(CINCINNATI, Ohio) — Damar Hamlin made his first public comments after suffering from cardiac arrest during an NFL game earlier this week.
“When you put real love out into the world it comes back to you 3x’s as much,” the Buffalo Bills safety said in an Instagram post on Saturday. “The Love has been overwhelming, but I’m thankful for every single person that prayed for me and reached out.”
“We brung the world back together behind this,” the post continued. “If you know me you know this only gone make me stronger. On a long road keep praying for me!”
Hamlin, 24, was hospitalized in critical condition after collapsing on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. After several days on a ventilator, the Buffalo Bills updated on Friday that Hamlin was now breathing on his own and talking to family and doctors.
The team said in an update on Twitter on Saturday that Hamlin is “making continued progress” but “remains in critical condition” at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
The team said Hamlin “continues to breathe on his own” and that “his neurological function is excellent.”
Hamlin was able to FaceTime with the Buffalo Bills’ players and team on Friday, saying, “Love you boys.”
“The thing that makes me laugh is — he did this to the guys right away — he flexed,” Bills head coach Sean McDermott told reporters Friday about the call. “He flexed on them, I guess. He’s just got some staple things that they know him for and that he does.”
The Bills are set to play their first game since Hamlin’s injury Sunday at 1 p.m. ET in Buffalo. McDermott told reporters Thursday that the Bills playing their next scheduled game this weekend is what “Damar would’ve wanted.”
All Bills players will wear “3” jersey patches — Hamlin’s number — in the game, the NFL said.
After Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night, scores of concerned fans showed their support via an online fundraiser created by the young NFL star previously. The fundraiser, which is aimed at helping buy toys for kids in need, has now received more than $8 million in donations.
ABC News’ Victoria Arancio and Matt Foster contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — The car world is beginning 2023 in mourning. Ken Block – renowned rally car driver, entrepreneur, and car enthusiast – died suddenly after a snowmobiling accident in Northern Utah Monday.
Block co-founded D/C Shoes in 1994, a company which makes footwear for professional skateboarders. Block sold the company years later to become a professional race car driver.
“He didn’t really have a love for American style racing – ovals, IndyCar, whatever. He was really into rally racing,” says Mike Guy, Editor-in-Chief of Road and Track.
Rallying is a type of off-road racing, with a focus on car control over loose surfaces.
“It’s timed segments through trees at ridiculous speeds, and coming with inches of crowds of people,” says Guy.
Block’s passing drew memorials from all corners of the racing world – with drivers from Formula 1, to LeMans, to the Indy 500 paying respects.
In shock at the passing of Ken Block.
Such a talent that did so much for our sport. He was a true visionary with his own unique style & infectious smile.
Our sport lost one of the best today but more importantly a great man.
But it also saw tributes from business leaders, like Ford CEO Jim Farley, and celebrities like rapper T-Pain. And that’s because Ken Block was more than an accomplished competitor – he was also an entertainer.
“Ken brought cars to video in the same way that MTV brought music to video,” says Guy.
Not long after his first professional race, Block co-founded an automotive clothing brand called Hoonigan.”
“Hooning a car is just got kind of going nuts,” says Guy. “You’re doing donuts. You’re misbehaving in a parking lot. You’re jumping over your great aunt’s house while she’s asleep. It’s basically sort of finding the adventurous limits of whatever you happen to be driving.”
That “hooning” ethos trickled down to the company’s YouTube channel, with Hoonigan videos becoming the online space for Block to explore those limits. This was most notable in his elaborate, tire-shredding “Gymkhana” series – a name which comes from 19th century Indian equestrian competitions.
“Ken brought it back… adapting [Gymkhana] to a tricked out Subaru WRX,” says Guy.
In that first Gymkhana video, Block hucks a black-and-green Subaru into long drifts around an empty airfield, kicking up walls of white tire smoke. But the signature move comes towards the end, when he pulls off a series of tight donuts around a man on a moving Segway.
Each subsequent Gymkhana video upped the ante. Gymkhana 2 sees Block drifting a newer Subaru under a tractor trailer, which explodes seconds later. Gymkhana 4 takes the series to the backlot of Universal Studios, with Block spinning donuts in the parking lot of Psycho’s Bates Motel. In Gymkhana 7, Block was behind the wheel of a 1965 Ford Mustang, modified beyond recognition, and dubbed “The Hoonicorn.” In one climactic moment, he drifts the car under a lowrider, bouncing on hydraulics.
“There are moments of beauty where he plays with speed, and slow motion, and the impossibility of angles,” says Guy. “It’s probably the best expression of driving a car and doing stunts as art as anything that’s been done before or since.”
All the while, the Hoonigan YouTube channel was raking in millions of subscribers – netting a billion total views across the first ten Gymkhana videos…
“You look at the numbers that he’s pulled, and it’s shocking,” says Guy. “He made business off of YouTube in ways that very few people did.”
More recently, the channel has added another face: Ken’s 16-year-old daughter, Lia Block. Recent videos show them restoring a 1985 Audi Ur-Quattro: Lia’s first car. In one Hoonigan clip, Ken Block notes that his daughter has “good taste,” laughing.
(CINCINNATI) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is now breathing on his own and talking to family and doctors after collapsing from cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the team said Friday.
Hamlin, who needed to have his heart restarted on the field Monday, had his breathing tube removed overnight and he “continues to progress remarkably in his recovery,” the Bills tweeted.
“His neurologic function remains intact and he has been able to talk to his family and care team,” the tweet added.
He was also able to FaceTime with the Buffalo Bills’ players and team, saying, “Love you boys.”
Doctors had said Thursday evening that Hamlin had shown “substantial improvement” in the past 24 hours and it appeared his neurological function was intact.
When Hamlin first woke up last night, he asked, “Did we win?” according to UC Health’s Dr. William Knight IV and Dr. Timothy Pritts, which they took as a good sign.
“So we know that it’s not only that the lights are on. We know that he’s home. And it appears that all the cylinders are firing within his brain, which is greatly gratifying for all of us,” Knight said.
On Thursday, doctors had said Hamlin couldn’t speak yet, since he was still intubated, but he was able to shake his head and write short notes on paper. His family and the Bills staff have discussed with him what happened and the support he’s received, according to the doctors.
Doctors noted he was heading in the right direction, and added his age, fitness level and the quick care he received on the field during Monday night’s game as contributing to his improvement.
The Bills also said Hamlin is showing “remarkable improvement” after the incident.
“Per the physicians caring for Damar Hamlin at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Damar has shown remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours,” the team said in a statement on Twitter Thursday morning. “While still critically ill, he has demonstrated that he appears to be neurologically intact. His lung continue to heal and he is making steady progress.”
Hamlin’s teammate, fellow defensive back Kaiir Elam, also tweeted Thursday morning that Hamlin was “doing better, awake and showing more signs of improvement.”
Hamlin woke up “much sooner than expected,” Dr. Thom Mayer, an NFL Players’ Association medical official, told reporters on a Zoom call Thursday.
“All signs are highly optimistic and point to what is likely to be a full neurological recovery,” Mayer said, though cautioned that “there is a long way to go.”
‘Something that we’ll never forget’
Bills head coach Sean McDermott teared up talking about Hamlin and his recovery.
“Glory to God for his keeping Damar and his family in the palm of his hand over the last couple of days,” McDermott said during a press briefing Thursday.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen told reporters the scene on the field has been playing “over and over” in his head.
“It’s something that we’ll never forget, but to know that Damar is doing okay … we heard that news this morning and there’s nothing that could have been told to us to bring our day down,” he said.
“We’re extremely happy for him and his family,” he continued. “We just want to love up on him, so the next chance we get.”
Hamlin, 24, remains hospitalized in critical condition in the intensive care unit at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The second-year safety from the University of Pittsburgh collapsed during the Monday Night Football game against the Bengals after making a tackle in the first quarter.
The game was halted and then suspended indefinitely after doctors provided CPR to resuscitate Hamlin on the field before taking him to the hospital. The NFL announced Thursday night that the Bills-Bengals game will not resume and has been canceled.
Doctors had told family members Wednesday morning that Hamlin’s condition was moving in a “positive direction,” according to Hamlin family spokesperson Jordon Rooney.
In an interview with ABC News, Rooney also clarified statements made by Hamlin’s uncle, Dorrian Glenn, who said Tuesday that Hamlin had to be resuscitated twice — on the field and at the hospital. Rooney said that was a misunderstanding and that Hamlin was not resuscitated more than once.
Responding to reports that the defibrillator used on Hamlin malfunctioned, Rooney said those reports were incorrect and that all of the medical equipment worked properly.
President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he spoke to Hamlin’s parents “at length,” though he did not elaborate on the conversation.
Hamlin’s family thanked the “dedicated first responders and healthcare professionals” at the hospital for their “exceptional care” in a statement released Tuesday.
Likely life-saving on-field response
Medical staff from both team teams responded at the scene, Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, said.
“It’s certainly not an exaggeration to say that the skilled and immediate response by all of these talented caregivers prevented a very tragic outcome at that moment,” Sills told reporters during a briefing by the NFL on Wednesday.
There has been some speculation in the medical community that Hamlin suffered from commotio cordis, a rare condition that occurs when the heart’s rhythm is disrupted due to a blow to the chest that lands at a very specific moment in the heartbeat.
Knight, from UC Health, said it’s too early to tell if that were the case, but that the condition is “on the list of considerations” while they work through testing.
Sills also said it “certainly is possible” that Hamlin had the condition, but that “there’s still a lot of investigation that needs to happen.”
Commotio cordis is “almost a diagnosis of exclusion,” meaning that no other cause has been found, Sills said. In some cases of cardiac arrest, the cause may go undiagnosed, Dr. Jim Ellis, the NFL’s director of emergency preparedness, said.
“The difficulty you have in this particular case, obviously a 24-year-old, very healthy, fit male, sometimes you just may not find the cause,” he told reporters during a press call. “There’s not always a pathway. You can’t get an MRI, a CT scan, there’s no blood test in particular that’s going to tell you exactly why they had that, certainly nothing for commotio cordis.”
Sills said the league will examine whether any changes need to be made to the players’ protective equipment, as is customary after someone is evacuated from the field. Shoulder pads typically cover the sternum, which is the “major area of interest for prevention” of commotio cordis, he said.
Both doctors commended the quick response on the field.
“I think the important lesson that we can all take away from this is really, for every sport at every level, for preparation for a sudden cardiac event,” including proper training and having automated external defibrillators available, Sills said.
“That is a very, very key message and something we can all learn from,” he added.
Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, got emotional talking about Hamlin and called the medical response “outstanding.”
“You gave our brother Damar another day to live, another chance to fight,” Vincent said, his voice shaking.
Bills return to practice
Buffalo Bills players returned to their practice facility on Wednesday.
The New England Patriots, who are still scheduled to face Buffalo in Sunday’s final game of the season, said in a statement both teams had been given an extra day before meeting with the media “due to these unique circumstances.”
McDermott told reporters Thursday that the Bills playing their next scheduled game this weekend is what “Damar would’ve wanted.”
Vincent told reporters Wednesday that he is letting the Bills take the lead on whether to postpone the game.
“It’s really important that we just keep the pulse of the coach and the players, and don’t get in front of that,” he said. “And we will allow [Bills head coach] Sean [McDermott] and his team and his staff and the players, which are the most important thing here, to guide us if we have to make that decision collectively with the club.”
The Pro Football Hall of Fame also announced Tuesday night it would be delaying its announcement of the 15 finalists for this year’s class out of respect to Hamlin.
ABC News’ Mark Osborne, Will McDuffie, Matt Foster and Alexandra Faul contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Memphis 123, Orlando 115
Boston 124, Dallas 95
Utah 131, Houston 114
Denver 122, LA Clippers 91
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
St. Louis 5, New Jersey 3
Philadelphia 6, Arizona 2
Seattle 5, Toronto 1
Washington 6, Columbus 2
NY Rangers 4, Montreal 1
Nashville 5, Carolina 3
Edmonton 4 NY Islanders 2
Vancouver 4 Colorado 2
Vegas 5 Pittsburgh 2
Boston 5 Los Angeles 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Purdue 71, Ohio St. 69
Houston 87, SMU 53
UCLA 60, Southern Cal 58
Iowa 91, Indiana 89
Arizona 70, Washington 67
Gonzaga 77, San Francisco 75
(CINCINNATI, Ohio) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is starting to wake up after collapsing from cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, physicians treating him at University of Cincinnati Medical Center said.
Hamlin has shown “substantial improvement” in the past 24 hours and it appears his neurological function is intact, UC Health’s Dr. William Knight IV and Dr. Timothy Pritts said during a press briefing Thursday.
When Hamlin first woke up last night, he asked, “Did we win?” according to the doctors, which they took as a good sign.
“So we know that it’s not only that the lights are on. We know that he’s home. And it appears that all the cylinders are firing within his brain, which is greatly gratifying for all of us,” Knight said.
Hamlin can’t speak yet, as he is still intubated, but is able to shake his head and write short notes on paper, they said. His family and the Bills staff have discussed with him what happened and the support he’s received, according to the doctors.
He continues to be critically ill and remains on a ventilator, but has good lung function, the doctors said. He is heading in the right direction, they said, and noted his age, fitness level and the quick care he received on the field during Monday night’s game as contributing to his improvement.
The Bills also said Hamlin is showing “remarkable improvement” after the incident.
“Per the physicians caring for Damar Hamlin at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Damar has shown remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours,” the team said in a statement on Twitter Thursday morning. “While still critically ill, he has demonstrated that he appears to be neurologically intact. His lung continue to heal and he is making steady progress.”
Hamlin’s teammate, fellow defensive back Kaiir Elam, also tweeted Thursday morning that Hamlin was “doing better, awake and showing more signs of improvement.”
Hamlin woke up “much sooner than expected,” Dr. Thom Mayer, an NFL Players’ Association medical official, told reporters on a Zoom call Thursday.
“All signs are highly optimistic and point to what is likely to be a full neurological recovery,” Mayer said, though cautioned that “there is a long way to go.”
‘Something that we’ll never forget’
Bills head coach Sean McDermott teared up talking about Hamlin and his recovery.
“Glory to God for his keeping Damar and his family in the palm of his hand over the last couple of days,” McDermott said during a press briefing Thursday.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen told reporters the scene on the field has been playing “over and over” in his head.
“It’s something that we’ll never forget, but to know that Damar is doing okay … we heard that news this morning and there’s nothing that could have been told to us to bring our day down,” he said.
“We’re extremely happy for him and his family,” he continued. “We just want to love up on him, so the next chance we get.”
Hamlin, 24, remains hospitalized in critical condition in the intensive care unit at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The second-year safety from the University of Pittsburgh collapsed during the Monday Night Football game against the Bengals after making a tackle in the first quarter.
The game was halted and then suspended indefinitely after doctors provided CPR to resuscitate Hamlin on the field before taking him to the hospital. The NFL announced Thursday night that the Bills-Bengals game will not resume and has been canceled.
Doctors had told family members Wednesday morning that Hamlin’s condition was moving in a “positive direction,” according to Hamlin family spokesperson Jordon Rooney.
In an interview with ABC News, Rooney also clarified statements made by Hamlin’s uncle, Dorrian Glenn, who said Tuesday that Hamlin had to be resuscitated twice — on the field and at the hospital. Rooney said that was a misunderstanding and that Hamlin was not resuscitated more than once.
Responding to reports that the defibrillator used on Hamlin malfunctioned, Rooney said those reports were incorrect and that all of the medical equipment worked properly.
President Joe Biden told reporters on Wednesday that he spoke to Hamlin’s parents “at length,” though he did not elaborate on the conversation.
Hamlin’s family thanked the “dedicated first responders and healthcare professionals” at the hospital for their “exceptional care” in a statement released Tuesday.
Likely life-saving on-field response
Medical staff from both team teams responded at the scene, Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, said.
“It’s certainly not an exaggeration to say that the skilled and immediate response by all of these talented caregivers prevented a very tragic outcome at that moment,” Sills told reporters during a briefing by the NFL on Wednesday.
There has been some speculation in the medical community that Hamlin suffered from commotio cordis, a rare condition that occurs when the heart’s rhythm is disrupted due to a blow to the chest that lands at a very specific moment in the heartbeat.
Knight, from UC Health, said it’s too early to tell if that were the case, but that the condition is “on the list of considerations” while they work through testing.
Sills also said it “certainly is possible” that Hamlin had the condition, but that “there’s still a lot of investigation that needs to happen.”
Commotio cordis is “almost a diagnosis of exclusion,” meaning that no other cause has been found, Sills said. In some cases of cardiac arrest, the cause may go undiagnosed, Dr. Jim Ellis, the NFL’s director of emergency preparedness, said.
“The difficulty you have in this particular case, obviously a 24-year-old, very healthy, fit male, sometimes you just may not find the cause,” he told reporters during a press call. “There’s not always a pathway. You can’t get an MRI, a CT scan, there’s no blood test in particular that’s going to tell you exactly why they had that, certainly nothing for commotio cordis.”
Sills said the league will examine whether any changes need to be made to the players’ protective equipment, as is customary after someone is evacuated from the field. Shoulder pads typically cover the sternum, which is the “major area of interest for prevention” of commotio cordis, he said.
Both doctors commended the quick response on the field.
“I think the important lesson that we can all take away from this is really, for every sport at every level, for preparation for a sudden cardiac event,” including proper training and having automated external defibrillators available, Sills said.
“That is a very, very key message and something we can all learn from,” he added.
Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, got emotional talking about Hamlin and called the medical response “outstanding.”
“You gave our brother Damar another day to live, another chance to fight,” Vincent said, his voice shaking.
Bills return to practice
Buffalo Bills players returned to their practice facility on Wednesday.
The New England Patriots, who are still scheduled to face Buffalo in Sunday’s final game of the season, said in a statement both teams had been given an extra day before meeting with the media “due to these unique circumstances.”
McDermott told reporters Thursday that the Bills playing their next scheduled game this weekend is what “Damar would’ve wanted.”
Vincent told reporters Wednesday that he is letting the Bills take the lead on whether to postpone the game.
“It’s really important that we just keep the pulse of the coach and the players, and don’t get in front of that,” he said. “And we will allow [Bills head coach] Sean [McDermott] and his team and his staff and the players, which are the most important thing here, to guide us if we have to make that decision collectively with the club.”
The Pro Football Hall of Fame also announced Tuesday night it would be delaying its announcement of the 15 finalists for this year’s class out of respect to Hamlin.
ABC News’ Mark Osborne, Will McDuffie, Matt Foster and Alexandra Faul contributed to this report.
(SAN FERNANDO, Mexico) — Former mixed martial arts fighter Phil Baroni was being held in a Mexican jail Thursday after he was arrested on suspicion of killing his girlfriend, whose body was discovered in a hotel room, authorities said.
Baroni, 46, was taken into custody Wednesday in the beachside town of San Fernando, near Puerto Vallarta, after he flagged down police and allegedly told them his girlfriend accidentally hit her head when he threw her into the shower, according to local media reports.
The Nayarit Attorney General’s Office said the suspect was charged with an “aggravated femicide” that occurred on New Year’s Day.
The attorney general’s office identified the suspect only as an American named Phillip B.
Baroni purportedly summoned police officers to his room at the Jardin San Pancho Hotel on Sunday and told them his girlfriend was unresponsive, the Tribuna de la Bahia newspaper in Porto Vallarta reported.
Police officers found the woman on a bed covered by a sheet, the newspaper reported citing local police. Baroni purportedly told police his girlfriend hit her head when he tossed her into a shower during an argument and that he helped her onto the bed and left the room, according to the newspaper.
He claimed he found her unresponsive when he returned to the room. Police said officers noticed bruises on the woman’s body, the newspaper reported.
It was unclear Thursday if Baronihas hired an attorney.
Originally from Long Island, New York, Baroni had a 16-19-0 record during a 19-year career as a welterweight and middleweight competitor on the MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship circuit, according to the UFC website. He last fought in September 2019 and has been declared ineligible for regional rankings in the sport due to inactivity, according to the website.
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(NEW YORK) — NBA stars and Los Angeles Clippers teammates Paul George and Reggie Jackson are mental health advocates off the court.
“People view us as superheroes and you know celebrities or whatnot, but you know, we all fight the same battles,” George told ABC News.
The seven-time All Star and six-time All-NBA Team player has used his platform alongside Jackson, a 12-year NBA veteran, to spark a dialogue in hopes of creating a positive shift to inspire more people to open up about their struggles.
Jackson told ABC News that the pair are incredibly close and have discussions together about mental health.
“A lot of our conversation is truly, ‘How are you feeling? What’s going on? What are you thinking?'” he explained.
George added, “It’s always just checking in to see, you know how the person is — everybody is expected to perform to the highest level — I tend to be in my head on most occasions when I’m having a lot of anxiety. I’m the person that reads the room and sits back, you know, analyze a lot of things and it could hurt me at times.”
He continued, “I think the more that we can just talk about it, the more that we can make it normal, normalize the situation I think people will start to be able to address it themselves.”
“We are mind, body and spirit, so you got to take care of all aspects and understand that without having them all in sync, you really can’t move and feel well,” Jackson added on his holistic view of mental health.
A recent Gallup poll revealed that around 1/3 of Americans feel their mental health is “excellent” and less than half, 44%, feel it’s “good,” both new lows. But nearly a quarter of those surveyed saw a mental health professional last year.
George feels strongly about therapy, which he said was influenced by his time playing in the NBA “COVID bubble” in 2020 while isolated from the outside world.
“I couldn’t sleep. It just was a downward spiral that I was going through,” George recalled. “Every moment I felt like I was out there to prove something. I was able to get help — figure out a way to cope with it. I wasn’t OK. I had a real difficult time.”
He said therapy “was a huge help hearing someone else’s perspective of my life.”
Experts have said that African American males face significantly more mental health challenges, yet are much less likely to get the help they need.
Jackson shared his thoughts as to why he felt that might be the case.
“Economically, demographically, historically — we already don’t have the resources and we already feel weaker than probably a lot of us are able to speak for,” he said. “A lot of times, we don’t even know what we’re feeling. But I think that’s why the numbers are tilted the way they are.”
Paul added, “It might be something that someone’s really dealing with that don’t want to express it because how the world may view it. And then that’s weighing on him as they’re doing their job.”
Jackson encouraged others to “[ask] for help in life,” even if what they need help with is a “small task.”
“You need help understanding that there’s only 24 hours in the day, nobody can do everything,” he said.
George, meanwhile, compared seeking help for mental health with working out muscles in the body.
“The brain is the strongest thing in our body,” he said. “You gotta do the same thing with the brain — you have to take care of your brain.”
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Memphis 131, Charlotte 107
Cleveland 90, Phoenix 88
Orlando 126, Oklahoma City 115
Philadelphia 129, Indiana 126 (OT)
New York 117, San Antonio 114
New Orleans 119, Houston 108
Chicago 121, Brooklyn 112
Milwaukee 104 Toronto 101 (OT)
Minnesota 113, Portland 106
Atlanta 120, Sacramento 117
Detroit 122, Golden State 119
LA Lakers 112, Miami 109
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
New Jersey 5, Detroit 1
Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 1
Anaheim 2, Dallas 0
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Providence 73, UConn 61
Georgia Tech 76, Miami 70
Arkansas 74, Missouri 68
NC State 84, Duke 60
Georgia 76, Auburn 64
Coll. of Charleston 92, NC A&T 79
Iowa St. 63, Oklahoma 60
TCU 88, Baylor 87
