New surveillance video shows Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman directing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) away from rioters.
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Boxer and former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dead at 67
Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67.
Spinks won the light heavyweight division at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, beating Sixto Soria of Cuba in an upset to become one of five U.S. fighters to win gold. His brother, Michael, who would later become heavyweight champion himself, won the middleweight gold, and Sugar Ray Leonard took the welterweight title.
On Feb. 15, 1978, in Las Vegas Spinks won a 15 round split decision to become the heavyweight champion, becoming the only fighter to take a title from Ali in the ring.
Spinks, who lived his later years in Las Vegas, died Friday night, according to a release from a public relations firm. He had been battling prostate and other cancers.
His wife, Brenda Glur Spinks, and a few close friends and other family members were by his side when he passed away.
Chadwick Boseman Makes History With Four SAG Award Nominations
The late Chadwick Boseman scored four 2021 SAG Award nominations on Thursday, becoming the first person to earn four Screen Actors Guild film nods in a single year.
Boseman earned a nomination in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role category for his performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and a nod for male actor in a supporting role for his part in “Da 5 Bloods.”
He also scored two ensemble nominations for both films in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category.
The 27th annual ceremony for the Screen Actors Guild Awards is set to air on TNT and TBS on Sunday, April 4, at 9 p.m. EST.
Los Angeles Rams Aaron Donald named the NFL's defensive player of the year.
Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald were named the NFL's offensive and defensive players of the year.
Donald received 27 votes, edging out the Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt, who picked up 20 votes.
Donald won defensive player of the year for the third time in four years, also taking home the award following the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He joined Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt as the only players to earn the honor three times since it was first presented in 1971.
Donald led all players with 54 pressures this season, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. He also led the league for the third straight season in pass rush win rate as an interior defensive lineman (24.2%), despite being double-teamed on 65.7% of his pass rushes (third-highest rate in league).
Tennessee Titans Derrick Henry named NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry was named the NFL's offensive player of the year.
Henry won his award with 32 out of the 50 votes, easily eclipsing Rodgers and Mahomes, who each garnered five votes.
Henry turned in the NFL's fifth-highest single-season rushing total with 2,027 yards. He also rushed for 17 touchdowns, becoming the sixth player in NFL history to lead the league outright in rushing yards and touchdowns in back-to-back seasons.
Henry is just the fourth running back to win offensive player of the year since 2010 and the first since Todd Gurley in 2017.
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