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8:45 PM We always hear about Cuban baseball players defecting to the U.S., but Cuban umpires? The AP reports that Nelson Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday with his wife & two daughters. He was to work the 2009 WBC, but Cuban officials said they "didn't trust him".

8:30 PM La Salle University has reached a settlement to pay the family of former football player Preston Plevretes $7.5 million for medical care. Plevretes suffered a serious brain injury during a 2005 game. La Salle dropped its football program in 2007.

8:15 PM Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard demonstrates his disgust at allowing an Atlanta Thrashers goal by swinging his stick at the goalpost - only to take out goalie teammate Tomas Voukon. Voukon had to leave the ice on a stretcher. (H/T Litter Box Cats)

7:57 PM In the aftermath of Charlie Weis' firing, SB Nation discovers a tweet from "FightingIrishND" saying that Norte Dame's players have voted against going to a bowl game.

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Major Movie Chronicles Heisman Hero’s Short Life

Posted by jason on Jun. 11, 2008, 6:46pm

A new football flick is hitting theaters this fall - a film based on the life story of college all-star Ernie Davis.

“The Express” tells the story of the Syracuse running back & 1961 Heisman Trophy winner - becoming the first African-American to win the award - who sadly never saw his dreams of playing in the NFL come true after dying from leukemia in 1963. Read more…