Cleveland Brown wide receiver Donte Stallworth was driving drunk when he struck a pedestrian with his car and killed him last weekend, according to a Miami television station and newspaper. Both WSVN-TV and the Miami Herald cited unnamed sources who say that Stallworth’s blood-alcohol level was .12 – .04 over the legal limit. Read the rest.

Muhammad Ali drops in on Ryder Cup. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was a surprise visitor at the Ryder Cup golf tournament in his native Louisville, Ky. on Thursday. European team captain Nick Faldo was overwhelmed to the point of tears by his first meeting with former heavyweight champion who many regard as the greatest boxer in history. “It was an incredible moment,” Faldo says. “I thought it was really special. I’m full of emotion and I have got to let it out somewhere.”

Baller’s visit to Africa inspires documentary. NBA star Tracy McGrady is gaining attention off the court following his recent travels in Africa, including Chad, where he met refugees from Darfur. The athlete’s encounters and experiences in the Motherland are the subject of the new documentary “3 Points.” Among McGrady’s experiences are observing children who play soccer without a field of grass. When McGrady offers to pay $1,000 for the creation of competition grounds, he’s told that the green is low on the children’s needs list. Despite his influence and wealth, McGrady often finds himself unclear on what to do about the overwhelming tragedy he sees. Producers of “3 Points” hope to find a distributor for the film.

Linebacker issued citations for alleged intoxication. Wisconsin linebacker Jonathan Casillas is due in court today to face accusations that he drove drunk on a motor scooter last month. Casillas, 21, was cited for first-offense drunken driving, driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration and driving with two persons on a moped. “We handled that the same way as any alcohol or drug (violation),” coach Bret Bielema says of the school’s response. The Wisconsin State Journal adds that Bielema didn’t elaborate on Casillas’ discipline. Wisconsin has a 3-0 record and will next play Michigan on Sept. 27.

Text-driving is more dangerous than drunk driving. Young drivers are putting themselves in more danger than if they were driving drunk when they text behind the wheel, says a new study. Texting while driving – either reading a text or writing one – caused problems for a small group of young drivers (ages 17 to 24) who were studied while behind simulators in London. Reaction times slowed to 35 percent when they were writing or reading texts messages on their phones or handheld devices, the researchers found. By comparison, reaction time deteriorated 21 percent for people who had smoked marijuana and 12 percent who were driving legally drunk. Steering control also dropped a surprising 91 percent for text drivers compared to 35 percent for drunk drivers, the Transportation Research Laboratory – which carried out the study for the RAC Foundation – discovered. The tests also showed that texters were less able to maintain safe distances from other cars and they tended to drift out of their lane more often. RAC Foundation director Stephen Glaister said the research “clearly shows that a motorist who is texting is significantly more impaired than a motorist at the legal limit for alcohol.”

Vital Signs: Your finances and job can affect your health. With all that’s going on on Wall Street, there’s new evidence that a poor financial outlook can lead to all sorts of health problems. Vital signs has the results of two new studies, and some solid solutions offered by the non-profit arm of financial services company ING.

TV ads featuring HIV-positive Latinos will air. The Kaiser Family Foundation and Univision Communications Inc., the nation’s leading Spanish-language media company, have unveiled “SOY…” (“I AM…”), a groundbreaking Spanish-language media campaign featuring the personal stories of a diverse group of Latinos living with HIV and the people who love them. The campaign was previewed today for about 3,000 members of the HIV/AIDS community during the opening session of the 2008 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday. SOY… will debut nationally on Univision network and radio in conjunction with National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) on Oct. 15 and continue throughout 2009. The campaign was developed as part of ¡Entérate del VIH y SIDA! (Get the Facts about HIV and AIDS!), a long-standing public information partnership established in 2001 between Univision and the Kaiser Family Foundation to provide culturally relevant Spanish-language information and resources about HIV/AIDS.

Rapper’s boo is allegedly busted driving under the influence

The wife of rapper Snoop Dogg has been charged with driving while intoxicated in California, cops say. A spokesman wouldn’t say why Shante’ Broadus’ vehicle was initially stopped. But the 32-year-old spouse of Snoop, who’s been prominently featured on the rappers E! cable network reality show, was booked with a not-so-cute mugs hot and issued a citation. She’ll appear in court next month.