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Vikings fullback Felton charged with DWI
PITTSBURGH, May 6 (UPI) -- A sports apparel company has canceled its contract with Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall because of his comments on Osama bin Laden.
Champion, a division of Hanesbrand Inc., released a statement Thursday announcing the decision, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. Mendenhall recently signed a new four-year endorsement deal with the company and had been with Champion since 2008.
"While we respect Mr. Mendenhall's right to express sincere thoughts regarding potentially controversial topics, we no longer belief that Mr. Mendenhall can appropriately represent Champion," the company said.
Mendenhall, in his Twitter feed, both objected to the jubilation over bin Laden's death and asked whether the World Trade Center towers had been destroyed "demolition style." He later apologized for offending anyone and tried to clarify his remarks.
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DETROIT, June 3 (UPI) --
Phil Hughes logged his second career complete game Sunday, holding Detroit to one run in the New York Yankees' 5-1 victory.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
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The Internet could someday look very different and be less open and free if a proposal for the International Telecommunications Union, an arm of the United Nations, to take over management of the Internet comes to pass, critics of the proposal say.
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UPI Almanac for Monday, June 4, 2012.
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