Director Tom Shadyac chronicles the true story of All-American football player Brian Banks who was falsely accused and convicted of rape and spent nearly six years in prison before being exonerated and finally reaching his goal of playing in the NFL. A former middle linebacker at Long Beach Poly High …

Do you remember the story of Brian Banks, the 17 year old high school football star who was falsely accused of rape in 2002 and ended up spending over 5 years in prison because of it? His 6 year conviction was only overturned after a secret recording was released of the …

Remember Brian Banks, the high school football star who spent over 5 years in prison for allegedly raping Wanetta Gibson, only to find out she was a liar and a crook? Shortly after Banks was released from jail, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons, and now just 2 years later …

Remember Brian Banks, the high school football star who was falsely accused of rape and ended up spending over 5 years in prison because of it. Well, not only has Banks been signed to the Atlanta Falcons but now his shady false accuser has to pay for the money she …

This is a heartwarming story! Once an NFL hopeful that spent 5 years of his life behind bars after falsely being accused of rape is now free and no longer a “hopeful”. The 27-year-old linebacker will be joining the Atlanta Falcons, finally getting that well deserved second chance. Via ESPN The …

Somehow this entire story had gotten away from me and I totally forgot about it.  Brian Banks was an NFL hopeful who was falsely accused of the kidnap and rape of former high school classmate Wanetta Gibson. He agreed to a plea deal, avoiding a maximum life sentence,  and spent …

Two Black-led banks are coming together to attack systemic racism in the Black economy and to help build up Black wealth. Los Angeles’ Broadway Federal Bank and Washington, D.C.s City First Bank are coming together to create the largest Black-led bank in the U.S. The issue with a lot of …

The Democratic National Convention is postponed, Georgia issues a shelter-in-place order, #SheaMoisture donates $1 million to Black-owned businesses and more. Baller Alert is back to give you all the updates on the coronavirus pandemic. There are currently 1,074,253 cases in the world, 56,987 coronavirus-related deaths, and 226,054 people have recovered …

It be your own bank.  Bank of America will pay up big time after the company did some sketchy bank business. BofA is forced to reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150 million in fines for “double-dipping” on overdraft fees, withholding reward bonuses on credit cards, and opening …

A funeral home owner allegedly shot two people, killing a pallbearer, during a child’s burial service. On Tuesday, a tragic incident unfolded at a cemetery in Suitland, Maryland. Wilson Chavis,48, reportedly confronted two unidentified individuals connected to another funeral company. It is stated that Chavis had a long-standing business dispute with …

Following the life sentencing of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh, South Carolina investigators are looking into the mysterious “slip and fall” death of the family’s housekeeper in 2018. Police said there had been some suspicion surrounding the death of the housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, 57,  after she allegedly slipped and fell over …

Department of Justice has brought up charges against ten former NFL players for allegedly defrauding an NFL-retiree health program of $4 million by filing fraudulent healthcare claims. The Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan was established in 2006 and is intended to provide tax-free reimbursement of out-of-pocket medical …

With the NFL regular season over, I guess it’s time for athletes to act a fool again in the offseason. Instead of kicking back and relaxing during his time off, Saints linebacker Junior Galette is busy getting arrested for domestic violence. On Monday morning, Galette was arrested by Louisiana police …

Two University of Texas football players were featured in a recent blog post amid sexual assault charges. The internet went wild of the common, yet unfortunate news brief or college athletes engaging in presumably non-consensual sexual activity, according to the news reports. The football players have already been suspended by the Longhorn’s …