Police and the coroner were called to his North Lexington house Thursday afternoon on a personal injury call. They found Turpin dead.

Coroner Gary Ginn says that Turpin had committed suicide, but would not say how. He also would not say whether Turpin left behind a suicide note.

Margaret Burrus, his sister, tearfully told reporters outside her home that her brother was diabetic and trying to keep it under control.

“I didn’t know he was depressed or anything,” she said. “I would have never said that he would have done this.”

Turpin was the youngest sibling among six, Burrus said. Just two are still living.

“We had a big family and it’s now whittling away,” she said.

Burrus said Turpin’s wife had a heart condition and authorities said she was not at home at the time of the death.

Neighbour Amanda McFadden said Turpin always seemed happy.

“He never looked upset. He kept a smile on his face, just a good person,” she said.

The six-foot-11 Turpin, dubbed “The Big Dipper,” was an All-Southeastern Conference player for the Wildcats from 1980-84. He led Kentucky to the SEC championship in 1984.

The center helped lead the Wildcats to three consecutive regular-season SEC titles. He averaged a career-high 15.2 points per game in 1983-84 and shot 74.5 percent from the field.

Turpin was the sixth player selected in the 1984 NBA draft that included Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley, but never had the NBA success of those future stars.

Turpin was picked by the Washington Bullets, then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. His best season was 1985-86 when he averaged 13.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, but he was out of the league four years later.

Special presidential adviser Ima Niboro told reporters the decision by Goodluck Jonathan will “enable Nigeria to reorganise its football”.

The Nigerian Football Federation is to be dissolved and an interim board appointed, the BBC understands.

Nigeria were knocked out in the group stages without winning a game.

Niboro said: “President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that Nigeria withdraws from international competition for two years to enable the country to put its house in order.

“This directive became necessary following Nigeria’s poor performance in the ongoing World Cup.”

The president also plans an audit of the country’s World Cup organising committee.

“If any financial misappropriation is discovered, all officials responsible will be held accountable,” Niboro added.

The NFF released a statement apologising to “all football-loving Nigerians” for the country’s early exit from South Africa.

“No previous board has qualified Nigeria for all major tournaments internationally,” the statement read, adding that officials wanted Swedish coach Lars Lagerbeck to remain at the helm.

Rotimi Amaechi, head of a special presidential task force on the World Cup campaign, said Nigeria would write to football’s world governing body Fifa to explain its decision.

“We went to the World Cup and found all sorts of problems and we felt we should sit back and look inward,” Amaechi told reporters.

Under Fifa rules, government interference with national teams is strictly forbidden.

“At the time of writing, we have no official information on this matter,” a Fifa statement read.

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90+2 min: Shittu penalised for clambering on a Korean as he tried to meet a long throw into the opposing box.

90 min: There will be three more minutes. And Nigeria’s best plan now might be to keep giving the ball to Obinna, because he has just smashed another rocket millimetreswide from 20 metres.

89 min: Jubilation in the stadium as Obinna whacks the ball from 20 yards into the net! But what those jumping up and down and sqealing with joy don’t realise is that it was into the sidenetting.

88 min: Scott Murray tells me that Martin Palermo has put Argentina 2-0 up. Greece look dead and buried. Whoever scores the next goal here will join Diego Maradona’s men in the next round. And if no one scores, South Korea will go through.

87 min: Odiah loops in a cross from the right, Martins tries to take it down after stealthily escaping his marker … but his touch is too heavy and the chance is killed.

85 min: South Korean substitution: Ke Sung-Yueng off, Kim Jae-Sung on.

83 min: South Korean pressure. The monopolise the ball around the Nigerian box before Obasi reacks back to concede a throw-in by the left-hand corner flag. But there will be a delay before it’s taken because a Korean has gone down with cramp. “You notice how the Koreans don’t seem to ever argue with the refs?” yelps Rob Buzz. “Even when they’re wrong? How do they expect to get picked by the big British teams if they don’t learn that manhood involves a whole lot of whingeing?”

81 min: Fine interplay by Nigeria at the edge of the box, but Obinna;s shot from 20 yards skims wide.

79 mins: That’s another dreadful miss by Nigeria! Not as bad as Yakubu’s but very definitely not good. One-on-one with the keeper, Martins dinked it over Jung Sung-ryong and watched in horror as the ball trickled wide.

77 min: South Korea have reacted to that equaliser in fine style, and again come close to a third goal, but Enyeama sprawled full-length to divert Lee Chung-yong’s shot out for a corner. Meanwhile, Argentina have gone 1-0 up against Greece, so, as things stand, South Korea will finish second in this group. But this game is far from over.

76 min: Park Ji-Sung wriggles past the left-back to create a shooting opportunity for himself but he drags his effort into the sidenetting.

74 min: Az pause in play as Obasi goes down with cramp. “Re. Emabes in North Carolina, Apollo Anton Ohno is a short track speed skater, not a figure skater,” quibbles Mark Zastrow. “As an American and South Korean adoptee myself who was in the streets of Seoul during the 2002 finals, I can attest to the vehement regard with which Korea holds Ohno, and how seriously they take short track. It’s not an understatement to say that the Ohno incident, which still resonates in Korean society today, combined with the 2002 acquittal of US soldiers who accidentally ran a tank over and killed a South Korean schoolgirl in the DMZ, contributed to a strong wave of anti-Americanism that continues to run its course.”

72 min: “Oh Shittu!” blurts Nigerians all over the world as the burly stopper nearly pokes the ball into his own goal! Luckily for him it went into the sidentting instead. The ensuring corner triggered chaos in the Nigerian box but eventually the Supe Eagles scramble the ball away. This match is a helter-skleter delight and no mistake. “Well now we know how Kim Nam-Il got his nickname,” drawls Gary Ford following the foul that lead to Yakubu’s penalty. “His tackling in the box sucks.”

70 min: A strange five minutes for Yakubu concludes with him being subbed off and repalced by Obinna.

PENALTY TO NIGERIA! Hoover goofs, chopping down Obasi in an act of ridiculous and blatant clumsiness. Guess who’s going to take it? Yakubu … and he calmly waits for the keeper to commit himself and then slots it in the other direction. Hats off to the striker for showing such composure moments after that absurd miss.

UNBELIEVABLE MISS! It was a beautiful move by Nigeria. Uche waited for Ayila to provide the overlap down the right and then knocked it through to him. Ayila’s cross was perfect, eliminating hte keeper and leaving Yakubu with nothing to do but tap the ball into an empty goal from three yards out …. and somehow he skewed his shot wide!

64 min: South Korean substitute: Yeom off, Kim Nami-il on. Apparently the new arrival is nickamed Hoover, so henceforth we will refer to him thusly. “Knut Hardt-Bakfra (32 mins) disclosed the contents of magic spray as ammonium nitrate and water,|” notes Robin Hazlelhurst. “Isn’t that just a fancy chemical way of saying wee? No wonder players get back to their feet sharpish and forget their pain when someone starts spraying wee all over them.” well, if Knut’s been using that, that would sure explain the social stigma.

62 min: Excellent counter-attack by South Korea! Lee Young-pyo raced down the left and curled a sumptuous cross to Park Chu-young, who slid to meet it and force a fine one-handed save from Enyeama.

61 min: That was sweet one-two twist Martins and Obasi but, after a weaving run, the latter was dispossessed by Cho. Meanwhile, Chris Ballard also wants to put Emabes in his place. “Not sure if American’s don’t know about Ohno (aha!)…during the Vancouver Olympics he was everywhere on TV,” carps Chris. “Breakfast cereal ads, car ads, I believe he even did a spot of skating. So actually, you could say that the zinging was quite good, especially since speed skating is pretty much the only winter sport that South Korea traditionally does anything of note in. Perhaps their celebration was designed to get their own fans worked up, rather than annoy Americans?”

59 min: Yakubu with another chance! He turned cleverly past Cho Young-hyung but then took a heavy touch, allowing Lee Young-pyo to nick in and knock the ball clear. Martins is aghast – he was awaiting a pass and open goal just four yards to Yakubu’s right.

58 min: Yakubu would have been in there, only his control let him down.

56 min: Nigerian substitution” Martins on, Kanu toddles off. “Eight years later and Emabes is still bitter about that celebration?” guffaws John Allen. “Sounds like Ahn Jung-hwan, the goal scorer and originator of said celebration, is the winner there.”

54 min: Park Chu-young has a pop from another freekick – but this one flies wide from 25 yards. “I am picturing you and Scott Murray sitting shoulder-to-shoulder in a cubicle in an office somewhere, trying to listen to your respective TVs and ignore the other’s, alternating between checking mail, the TV screen, and posting updates,” admits Art Delano. “Should I also imagine one of you is having a delicious snack and beer while the other isn’t?” Yes. I am helping myself to a delicious snack and beer that belongs to Scott, just to add to the tension.

52 min: “In South Korean newspaper, there are a couple of speculations as to the cause of the disastrous defeat of N Korea against Portugal,” discloses Cho Heejae. “One is that NK players ‘didn’t have proper shoes’. Their reporter noticed that the NK players were not wearing studs while all the Portuguese players were wearing them. Others are speculating that the coach would have played more defensive football, but Dear Leader ordered more risky offensive strategy. The mood in NK is described as funereal. That will also apply to my home country tomorrow should we lose to Nigeria.” There’ll be no mourning in the morning, I’ll wager. South Korea are well on top now. Nigeria looked deflated.

50 min: This is a reward for South Korean diligence and punishment for Nigeria slacking. They are the more talented team but they keep committing silly mistakes. “I’m American,” confesses Emabes in North Carolina. “But I have a younger sister who was adopted from South Korea, and I found it a wonderful place when we visited. I also love watching Park Ji-Sung. That said, I simply can’t stand their team for the sole reason of their lame goal celebration against the US in 2002, in which they mimicked a figure skater in response to Apollo Anton Ohno winning a controversial gold medal against Korea in the Olympics. It didn’t annoy me because it insulted the US; on the contrary, it irritated me because it was the worst attempt at “zinging” someone that I’ve ever seen. 99.9 percent of Americans (including our players on the field) had no idea what they were doing, can’t tell you who Ohno is, and certainly weren’t wounded by this vicious figure skating barb. I think we’ve provided the world with a few more ways to rip on us than that. It would be like Sweden sticking it to us by insulting our women’s curling team. Man, you got us.”

GOAL! Nigeria 1-2 South Korea (Park Chu-young 48) New half, same old story: freekick to South Korea just outside the box … and Park Chu-young curls it into the far corner! Enyeama should have dealt with it but he’d started to move in the opposite direction and couldn’t re-adjust, the galoot.

46 min: Nigeria have made a change: Echijile is on for Yobo, meaning Afolabi will go to centreback and the new arrival will slot in at left-back.

This: “You know it has gotten bad for Scott Murray over at the Greece-Argentina MBM,” taunts Tim Smith. They are telling Latin jokes over there. I swear.” Oh well, suum cuique, I suppose.

And this: “As an American who’s really taken a liking to soccer, I must admit that it’s hard for us to imagine advancement in such an important competition coming down to a draw from a hat,” yeehaas Matt Nelson. “Notwithstanding the 2000 presidential election, of course.”

Garth Crooks update: He has just revealed that he changed his trousers during that half because “my wife rang in to complain about the ones I was wearing at the start”, which really makes me wish I’d been paying more attention. Can any of you tell us what manner of stride he was wearing? Baggy velvet pantaloons with glitter? Nut-cracking blue denims leather patches? Transparent cordruy dungarees? Someone please ease this boggling mind. By do forewarn us if you’re going to attach a photo. “Garth Crooks appears to be slowly turning into a sphere,” is all that Terry Gallagher can offer by way of illumination.

Half-time: An entertaining first half sets the scene for a potentially dramatic second one. Both teams could still go through, and everything so far suggests there will be more goals.

42 min: South Korea are on top now, albeit partially because Nigeria seem to have decided to play on the counter. Not altogether sure why because they showed for most of the half that they can dominate their opponents.

40 min: Another freekick to South Korea on the edge of the area, and Ayila is booked. There’ll be no cross from this one: it’s very definitely within shooting range. Ki blems it over the wall, Enyeama gathers. “When even the South Koreans are diving, there’s something seriously wrong with football,” moans Scott Martin without any justification.

GOAL! Nigeria 1-1 South Korea (Lee Jung-soo 38) It seemed likely that incessantly giving away freekick around the box would prove costly to Nigeria. So it turned out. Ki Sung-young curled this one in from the left, and at the back post Lee Jung-soo met with his foot – although he was attempting to head it – and knocked it into the net with more than a hint of fluke.

36 min: Obasi booked for tripping Lee Young-Pyo wide on the right. He’ll miss the next match if Nigeria make it through.

34 min: So unlucky for Nigeria! Kanu was again to the fore, receiving the ball mid-way inside the Korean half and then rolling it to Uche, who took one touch and then fired it as if from a tank from 25 yards. It cannoned back out off the post.

32 min: Another freekick to South Korea in Nigerian territory, this time Etuhu being the transgressor. Park Chu-young’s low curler skids into the sidenetting. “Regarding your enquiry at 9 mins, the magical contents of that spray are ammonium nitrate and water,” discloses Knut Hardt-Bakfra. “Said mixture can cure everything apart from the social stigmata that comes with knowing stuff like that.”

30 min: Oh dear. Enyeama rushes out of his area to kick clear … and then decides to try to take the ball down and dribble past Park Ji-Sung. Bad idea! The forward disposses him and the keeper pulls him back, concdeding a freekick and a yellow card. It would have been red if not for the acute angle and the fact that there was a defender on the line. The keeper then atones for that by scrambling the freekick clear.

28 min: Kanu feints past his man and plays a canny pass to carve open the Korean defence. The move concludes with Obasi shooting weakly a the keeper from 20 yards. “Is this the first email you’ve received tonight?” taunts Rod Jones. No, but it is the best, which shows you the bar is so low as to be subterranean. Help!

26 min: There are no flies on Shittu tonight. He has just rumbled across the box to snuff out another Korean attack with yet another well-timed tackle.

25 min: Korea nearly strike on the counter, Park Ji-Sung serving Park Chu-Young with a nice through-ball but the striker’s finish was tame, not to say lame. No problem for Enyeama.

23 min: Lovely play by Yakubu, who twisted and jinked past two Koreans on the left wing before slipping the ball inside to Obasi. He took a touch to set himself up for the shot and then blazed it into the sidenetting from about 21,987 millemetres.

22 min: Uche floats a reasonable freekick over the bar from 20 yards.

20 min: Corner for South Korea after Etuhu nods a freekick behind. Shittu rises powerfully to nut it clear. Korea really should consider a more crafty ploy from their corners because Nigeria have significant height advantage.

18 min: South Korea wobbled a little after the concession of that goal but they’re getting back into their groove now and starting to apply serious pressure. But so far Nigeria have defended well and kept them at arms’ length.

16 min: Park Ji-Sung fails to control a long ball over the top from Lee Young-pyo, but turns around to salute the idea.

14 min: A Korean corner yields as much as an investment in a leading snake oil company.

GOAL! Nigeria 1-0 South Korea (Uche 12) A goal of delicious simplicity, aided by some crackpot Korea defending. Odiah did well down the right as Koreans waved him on and then fizzed an inviting cross into the centre where Cha Du-ri made like Sir Walter Raleigh, gallantly laying his cloak down for Uche to walk on and sidefoot the ball past the keeper from close range.

9 min: Yikes! Shittu is in serious pain after jarring his knee as he went to get up after heading the ball clear. That looks like ligament knack and no matter how persistent the aerosel that the physio is now spraying like a man determined to finish off the ozone layer, the burly centreback may not recover. Oh hold on, he’s getting up. What is in that spray?

8 min: Ki spots some pals in the crowd … and obligingly sends them a souvenir ball. Or was he attempting a shot?

7 min: Freekick to South Korea as Ayila is punished for being stronger than Ki Sung-young, who fell following a collision with the Nigeria’s shoulder.

6 min: Early indications are that Kanu is playing in a stationary role just behind Yakubu, which makes him a sort of misplaced corner flag.

4 min: After a rub-down with the magic sponge, Lee Chung-yong regains his feet, just in time to help his team-mates chase the ball, which is what they’ve been doing for the last two minutes as Nigeria circulate it snappily.

2 min: Almost the perfect start for South Korea. They tore down the right and slipped a ball through for Lee Chung-yong, who slid for it with Enyeama and got there first, but could only direct it into the sidenetting. The striker may regret his bravery because he’s down injured now.

1 min: Korea kick off.

Source: Guardian

Manute Bol — best known for being one of the tallest players to ever play in the NBA — died today, according to various reports.

Bol was hospitalized in Virgina back in May after suffering acute kidney failure.

Bol played in the NBA from 1985-1994 and was one of the best shot blockers in the league. Bol was extremely involved in charities in his native Sudan — donating an estimated $3.5 million aid Sudanese refugees.

The 7-foot-7 Sudanese giant who was a shot-blocking sensation with the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors and other teams in the National Basketball Association, has died at 47.

He died at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville of complications from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a rare skin condition contracted after a reaction to a medication he had taken in Africa. He had kidney failure, internal bleeding and other medical problems.

Mr. Bol, who, it can be safely said, was the only NBA player to have killed a lion with a spear, came to the United States in the early 1980s and joined the Washington Bullets after playing one year of college basketball. He was freakishly tall and thin, yet he had an amazing ability to block opponents’ shots and twice led the NBA in that category

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Zinedine Yazid Zidane is Upset, I mean really really upset about the South Africa’s horny Vuvuzela. The Image below shows exactly how upset the Retired French footballer is:

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Former England international Andy Ripley has died from prostate cancer at the age of 62.

Back row forward Ripley won 24 caps for England in the 1970s and was part of the successful British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 1974.

An all-round athlete, and a qualified yachtsman, he won the BBC’s Superstars television series in 1980.

Ripley recently received an OBE for services to sport in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

The award was announced on 12 June, but Ripley collected it last month because his illness was so advanced.

Remarkably Ripley did not start playing rugby until he was 19 years-old, spending his entire career at Rosslyn Park, before retiring at 41.

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Still, USA showed that they’re not just a sparring partner. Robbie Green made a huge mistake and got the ball into his goal. This got the USA on level terms, making it an amazing first half result for them. The goal scorer is Dempsey, but Green played quite a part.

So…. England 1 – USA 1…
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A matador cheated death by millimetres when the beast he was tormenting rammed its horn straight through his chin and out through his mouth.

It only took a split second for Julio Aparicio to became the bull’s bloody victim at a Madrid bullring.

The animal had already been pierced with several banderillas and was close to being killed when he seized his chance of revenge.

Aparicio stumbled and the angry beast charged at him, prompting the crowd at the Las Ventas bullring to gasp in horror – expecting the bull to rip off the fighter’s jaw or even his head.

Remarkably, the beast stepped back and his horn slipped out of the matador’s face as swiftly as it had entered.

Aparicio fell to the ground in shock, with blood pouring from his gaping wound.

Ringside medics rushed him to hospital where leading surgeon Dr Maximo Garcia Pedros performed two operations which saved his life.

The bull was not so fortunate – he was quickly dispatched by fellow matadors.

And, in despite the moment of madness they had witnessed, the stunned crowd settled down to watch two more bullfights as part of the city’s San Isidro festival.

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Memphis-bound Jelan Gardner and Georgia Southern signee Eric Ferguson are already such accomplished dunkers that YouTube is littered with footage of their best above-the-rim slams.

It’s safe to say, however, that this ridiculous clip is the most unique of any in their library.

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I mean this guy put does a flip and puts his clothes on at the same time (in the air).  I’ve seen stunts Showreels, but there’s nothing like that of this crazy free runner aka Damien Walters.

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Anyway, UFC President Dana White said late Saturday night that Kimbo Slice is unlikely to fight in the UFC again following his loss to Matt Mitrione at UFC 113.

“That’s probably Kimbo’s last fight in the UFC,” White said of the bout, in which the bigger, stronger Mitrione pounded Kimbo on the ground and beat him easily.

Kimbo, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, became an Internet sensation when his street fights were posted on YouTube, but he’s never been particularly good as an MMA fighter. White himself famously said that “Kimbo Slice sucks” when Kimbo was fighting with the now-defunct EliteXC organization, and overall Kimbo has managed to win just four fights in his MMA career. Against Mitrione he was overpowered by a strong man and appeared to be in bad shape and was breathing heavily.

But Kimbo had a certain allure to fans, which is why he drew solid ratings when fighting on CBS, and why he was a major asset to the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter reality show. As his MMA career continued, however, Kimbo has been exposed as a guy who just isn’t a very good MMA fighter. Fans are catching on that Kimbo’s MMA skill doesn’t match his mystique, and that means the UFC has no more use for him.

“He’s done,” White said. “We’re probably going to cut him.”

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Bieber Tweeted ‘Just arrived and I like Australia. I like the weather, the accents, the girls, the water, the excitement, the girls and - the girls.’

Seems like the teenager knows how to have fun. C’mon he’s only 16!

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The pair are said to have enjoyed a romantic dinner together during her a three-day visit to Madrid. ‘She and Ronaldo were kissing and very affectionate,’ a source tells The Sun.

‘They looked to be getting on really well, laughing the whole time.’

Another insider confirmed the sighting to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.

The newly single reality TV star is also believe to have visited the football player, who is worth an estimated £80million, at his luxury home in the Spanish capital.

She flew back Los Angeles yesterday for a scheduled photoshoot with her sisters Khloe and Kourteney.

Kim split from her on-again off-again NFL boyfriend Reggie Bush in March.

Khloe recently said she was praying she stayed single after the split because she had a ‘habit of going from man to man’.

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Earl Woods (Tiger’s Father) voiced….

“Tiger, I am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion. I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are. And did you learn anything.”

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Visiting defenders such as Thomas Vermaelen went through miseries, but everyone in Messi’s path was in danger of anguish. Messi did not even sink entirely into a tactful ineffectiveness in the second half. A fourth goal after 88 minutes came after he had run from the centre towards the left and when Manuel Almunia stopped the first effort the next went through the goalkeeper’s legs.

This had seemed an awkward situation for Barcelona, with the team not quite establishing its rhythm initially and then falling behind to a Nicklas Bendtner goal. With Arsenal in front there might have been panic in the ranks of the opposition but Pep Guardiola has in his already excellent team an unanswerable individual.

Messi had completed a hat-trick by half-time, showing a finesse that ensured there could be terrible consequences of any mistake or ill-luck for the visitors. The Argentinian levelled after the ball had broken back to him off Mikaël Silvestre in the 21st minute. Following a run by Eric Abidal, the ball broke from Vermaelen and Seydou Keita set him up to score once more. Three minutes from half-time, a Keita header put possession behind a suffering Vermaelen. The chip with which Messi took his third would have felt arrogant had it not been so exquisite.

The best that Arsenal could say of this match is that the interval sapped even Messi. It would have taken a sadist to go on inflicting such suffering after 15 minutes when he could have reflected that the assignment had already been completed. Substitutions played a part, too, in adding a touch of the mundane to proceedings.

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