Oklahoma high school football game shooting: 1 teen killed, 4 people injured, authorities say

CNN  —  A 16-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a high school football game in Choctaw, Oklahoma, authorities say. The teenager, whose name has not been released, was shot Friday night, according to a news release from the Choctaw Police Department. Authorities said he was not a student … Read more

Damar Hamlin discharged after spending more than a week hospitalized due to a cardiac arrest

CNN  —  Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin has been discharged from a Buffalo medical center, his club said Wednesday, after more than a week of hospitalization due to a cardiac arrest he suffered during a “Monday Night Football” game this month. The 24-year-old Bills safety had been showing signs of accelerated improvement in the days … Read more

Lovie Smith: NFL is again being criticised about its lack of diversity

CNN  —  When Lovie Smith was hired by the Houston Texans in February 2022 as the team’s new head coach, he said the NFL had “a problem” with hiring Black coaches and diversity. “I realize the amount of Black head coaches there are in the National Football League,” Smith told reporters just under a year … Read more