Super Bowl QB Accused of Sexual Assault
A Nevada woman is suing two-time Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, claiming he sexually assaulted her last year, The Associated Press reports. “This weekend Andrea McNulty served Ben Roethlisberger with a civil complaint accusing him of sexually assaulting her in July 2008” Roethlisberger’s Atlanta-based attorney, David Cornwell, said Monday. “Ben has never sexually assaulted anyone, especially Andrea McNulty. The timing of the lawsuit and the absence of a criminal complaint and a criminal investigation are the most compelling evidence of the absence of any criminal conduct. If an investigation is commenced, Ben will cooperate fully, and Ben will be fully exonerated.” Details of the suit were not available late Monday night. Roethlisberger was one of nine defendants listed in the online court docket report.

Ramirez passes Mantle on Homerun List
Manny Ramirez hit his 537th home run Monday to pass Mickey Mantle and move into 15th place on the all-time homer list. The feat helped Ramirez’s Los Angeles Dodgers to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5. ”I signed here so I could be on a winning team and have a chance to go to the playoffs and get a World Series ring,” said Ramirez’s teammate, pitcher Jason Schmidt, who made his first start in two seasons. In fact, it was only Schmidt’s seventh start since the Dodgers signed him to a three-year $47 million contract in 2006. “To get a pickup like Manny is going to put us right there,” Schmidt added. ”I was disappointed not to have that opportunity over the last few years to contribute, but hopefully I can help out a little bit. … ‘It was an emotional day. ‘It’s been a struggle. I didn’t want it to take this long, but unfortunately, it did. Before the game, driving here and getting all the phone calls and text messages from everybody, there was a lot of buildup. It was fun, and I’m glad we came out on the winning end of it.”

TAGS: Ben Roethlisberger, Manny Ramirez, Mickey Mantle, sexual assault

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