Sports Rewind: April 23
Mike Tyson’s jail house pregnancy tale, plus more.
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Brian Dawkins Retires - Broncos safety Brian Dawkins retires, Mike Tyson reveals impregnating a prison official while in jail, Metta World Peace shames his namesake, plus more. —Britt Middleton. NFL veteran Brian Dawkins took to Twitter on Monday to announce his retirement. The safety, who most recently played for the Denver Broncos and helped the Philadelphia Eagles reach Super Bowl XXXIX (a title lost to the New England Patriots), thanked fans, teammates and coaches in his sendoff. He finished 16 seasons in the NFL with 37 career interceptions and 1,131 tackles, and was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times.(Photo: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
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Man With a Big Heart - NFL free agent Braylon Edwards settled a slander lawsuit against a Detroit restaurant and some of its employees and used the money to create scholarships for 100 children, TMZ reported on Sunday. The wide receiver brought forth the $14 million lawsuit in 2011, saying workers spread rumors that he was involved in a bar fight. Edwards claimed those rumors cost him a $15 million NFL deal. (Photo: CSM/Landov)
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A House Divided - The ex-wife of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Chris Clemons says the player has booted her from the Georgia mansion he promised her in addition to $500,000 and a Land Rover stipulated in their divorce settlement last month. In recent court documents, Clemons’s ex, Veranetta Clemons, said she drained her life savings on other items thinking all was settled and is now seeking $82,687 in attorneys’ fees.(Photo: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
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The Black Mamba Returns - Kobe Bryant made his triumphant return after being sidelined in recent weeks for a shin injury, scoring 26 points for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 114-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. (Photo: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
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World Peace Throws a Bow - Lakers Forward Metta World Peace showed his ugly side when he threw an elbow to the head of Oklahoma City Thunder’s James Harden during the second quarter of the Lakers-Thunder matchup on Sunday. The incident was a cruel twist of irony for Peace, who legally changed his name from Ron Artest in 2011 to show he’d moved on from partying and his infamous on-court brawl in 2004, when Peace, then playing for the Indiana Pacers, fouled Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace as he prepared to shoot. In the latest incident, Harden suffered a concussion, and Peace was ejected from the game. (Photo: UPI/Lori Shepler/Landov)
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