Chargers RB Melvin Gordon Serious Smack Talk from Uber Driver ... No Idea Who He Is!!!

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Chargers RB Melvin Gordon Serious Smack Talk from Uber Driver ... No Idea Who He Is!!!

Melvin Gordon Apologizes To Fantasy Owners "I Couldn"t Come Thru!!"

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If Melvin Gordon cost ya money last night … the L.A. Chargers running back says he’s truly sorry.
“To my fantasy owners … who lost without my help I’m sorry,” M.G. wrote on social media.
Gordon was a monster this year — averaging 25.15 fantasy p...
Melvin Gordon Apologizes To Fantasy Owners "I Couldn"t Come Thru!!"

Melvin Gordon Apologizes To Fantasy Owners "I Couldn"t Come Thru!!"

Breaking News
If Melvin Gordon cost ya money last night … the L.A. Chargers running back says he’s truly sorry.
“To my fantasy owners … who lost without my help I’m sorry,” M.G. wrote on social media.
Gordon was a monster this year — averaging 25.15 fantasy p...
Melvin Gordon Apologizes To Fantasy Owners "I Couldn"t Come Thru!!"

Ex-UFC Fighter Melvin Guillard KO"s Man In Bar Attack, Wanted By Cops

Ex-UFC fighter Melvin Guillard – who fought the likes of Nate Diaz and Justin Gaethje — brutally attacked and KO’d a man in a Colorado bar … and now cops are on the hunt.  TMZ Sports has obtained surveillance footage which shows…

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Philip Rivers Can Play Just As Long As Tom Brady, Says Melvin Gordon

Forget the Tom Brady-playing-until-45 debate … Melvin Gordon says there’s a GRIP of NFL QBs who can play to that age — including his teammate, Philip Rivers!! The Chargers superstar told us it’s really not that hard for dudes like Brady,…

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Melvin Gordon Says Philip Rivers Is Staying with Chargers, Will Play 3 More Years

Melvin Gordon is shutting down all the crap about the Chargers dumping Philip Rivers … telling TMZ Sports the franchise QB will absolutely be back in L.A. next season.  We talked shop with Melvin out in Minny … and the stud RB was…

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Chargers" Melvin Ingram: My Pregame Playlist? Melvin Ingram!

How does Chargers star Melvin Ingram get in beast mode before games? By bumpin’ “SupaMel” … AKA Melvin Ingram!! We got the stud DE (and emcee) heading into a listening party in L.A. for his new mixtape “Reap What You Sow” with…

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Chargers" Melvin Ingram: I"m Different From Other Rappin" Athletes ... "I Make Good Music" (VIDEO)

Chargers linebacker Melvin Ingram says rap ain’t a silly hobby to him — telling TMZ Sports, “I do music and I do it well.” Ingram raps under the name “SuperMel” — and just released a new mixtape called, “Franchise Tag” … fitting, considering he…

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Melvin Ingram Takes His Talents To South Beach ... Drops $25k a Month on Offseason Pad (PHOTO GALLERY)

L.A. Chargers star Melvin Ingram is doin’ the offseason the right way … renting out a HUGE house right in the heart of Miami Beach. The 27-year-old linebacker is training in FL for next season … and decided to kick it at a 4 bedroom crib just…

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Melvin Gordon on L.A. Rivalry with Todd Gurley -- "We"ll Let the Work Do the Talk" (VIDEO)

Only ONE running back can be the true king of L.A. … and Chargers’ Melvin Gordon says he’s ready to do battle with Rams star Todd Gurley.  The L.A. Chargers running back says he’s got nothing but respect for Gurley — but it’s clear in the…

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Melvin Williams Dies; The Wire Actor Was 73

In his youth, Melvin Williams was a West Baltimore drug lord who served many years in prison after being arrested by a police officer named Ed Burns in 1984.

Decades later, when Burns was co-creating the acclaimed HBO series The Wire, he used Williams as the inspiration for the ruthless Avon Barksdale – and he showed his gratitude to Williams by casting him as one of the show’s most sympathetic characters:

Williams appeared as The Deacon on several episodes of The Wire during the series’ third and fourth seasons. Though he’d never acted before, his genuine, compassionate performance drew raves from critics.

Interestingly, Williams crossed paths with both of the show’s creators in his days as a dealer-turned-convict. 

Former journalist and The Wire executive producer David Simon wrote a revealing profile of Williams during his time with The Baltimore Sun:

“He was West Baltimore’s man child,” Simon wrote, “quick witted and calculating, a prodigy from Pennsylvania Avenue’s pool halls and juke joints, where the hustler’s game was played night after night.”

At the peak of his power, Williams was such a feared and respected figure that city officials called upon him to help quell the riots that followed the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Of course, ironically, Williams greatest legacy will always be his role in the wiretap investigation that led to his arrest  – and inspired a cop and a newspaperman to create one of TV’s greatest dramas.

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