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USA Today
15 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Today in Boston Celtics history: Will Bynum signs; Roy Rogers born; Munroe passes
Today in Boston Celtics history, guard Will Bynum signed a training camp deal with the team after going unselected in the 2005 NBA Draft. Bynum, a native of Chicago, Illinois, played his NCAA basketball at Arizona and then later transferred to Georgia Tech. Bynum led Georgia Tech to an NCAA title with a late basket vs. the Oklahoma State Cowboys before electing to try his luck in the draft that year. He would then sign with Boston later that summer when no teams took a chance on him. He would not end up making the team, however — Bynum would find himself cut by Boston a little more than two months later, on October 25. The Chicagoan would become a Celtic again briefly many years later, after stints with the Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons, but somehow Bynum would never play a game with the team. Birthdays It is the birthday of former Boston forward Roy Rogers, born this day in 1973 in Linden, Alabama. Rogers went to Alabama to play NCAA basketball and was drafted with the 22nd overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft by the (then) Vancouver (now, Memphis) Grizzlies before being dealt to the Celtics at the end of his rookie season. He played just nine games for Boston before being dealt yet again. Rogers averaged 0.8 points and 0.6 boards per game in his brief tenure with the team, and would later return to the club as an assistant coach. Bubble history It is also the date of the Celtics defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 128 – 101 to take a 2 – 0 series lead in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, held in the Disney bubble due to the pandemic. 'I'm playing confident,' Tatum said after the game (via the AP) in which he scored 33 points to lead all Celtics. 'Just trying to be aggressive and trying to make the right play. I say that a lot, but that's as easy as I can break it down.' Rest In Peace Finally, it is also the date of the passing of former Boston guard George Munroe, who played just 21 games for the Celtics in 1947-48. The Dartmouth alum logged 3.4 points per game over that stretch.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Yahoo
Man convicted of fatally shooting New Jersey pastor is sentenced to life in prison
Councilwoman Fatally Shot NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Virginia man convicted of shooting a New Jersey pastor to death outside her home in 2023 was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Rashid Ali Bynum, 31, of Portsmouth, Virginia, appeared in a county courtroom in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that was filled with relatives and friends of the victim, Eunice Dwumfour. His lawyer, Michael Ashley, has said an appeal of the murder and weapons convictions is planned. Dwumfour, 30, was ambushed in her vehicle on Feb. 1, 2023, as she arrived home at an apartment complex in Sayreville, a central New Jersey town where she also served as a council member. She was deeply involved in a Nigerian church, Champions Royal Assembly, and married a fellow church pastor in Abuja weeks before her death. Prosecutors said Bynum had lived with Dwumfour and her child for a time before returning to the Sayreville home and shooting her 14 times. The motive has not been made clear. Dwumfour had recruited Bynum into the church and a Bible study organization she had started, Fire Congress Fellowship, when they both lived in Virginia, prosecutors said. He then moved to Sayreville, where she frequently lived with other church members, authorities said. Bynum returned to Virginia after his relationship with the church soured, prosecutors said. A jury convicted Bynum in June after a month-long trial. Ashley, Bynum's attorney, did not immediately return phone and email messages Monday afternoon. He has said there was no direct evidence linking him to the shooting, the Courier News reported.
New York Post
a day ago
- New York Post
Virginia man sentenced for 2023 murder of NJ Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A Virginia man convicted of shooting a New Jersey pastor to death outside her home in 2023 was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Rashid Ali Bynum, 31, of Portsmouth, Virginia, appeared in a county courtroom in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that was filled with relatives and friends of the victim, Eunice Dwumfour. His lawyer, Michael Ashley, has said an appeal of the murder and weapons convictions is planned. Dwumfour, 30, was ambushed in her vehicle on Feb. 1, 2023, as she arrived home at an apartment complex in Sayreville, a central New Jersey town where she also served as a council member. She was deeply involved in a Nigerian church, Champions Royal Assembly, and married a fellow church pastor in Abuja weeks before her death. Advertisement Rashid Ali Bynum was sentenced to life in prison for murdering New Jersey pastor and Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office via AP, File) Dwumfour was shot and killed outside of her home in Sayreville in February 2023. Sayreville Borough Council via AP, File Prosecutors said Bynum had lived with Dwumfour and her child for a time before returning to the Sayreville home and shooting her 14 times. The motive has not been made clear. Advertisement Dwumfour had recruited Bynum into the church and a Bible study organization she had started, Fire Congress Fellowship, when they both lived in Virginia, prosecutors said. He then moved to Sayreville, where she frequently lived with other church members, authorities said. Bynum returned to Virginia after his relationship with the church soured, prosecutors said. A jury convicted Bynum in June after a month-long trial. Ashley, Bynum's attorney, did not immediately return phone and email messages Monday afternoon. He has said there was no direct evidence linking him to the shooting, the Courier News reported.
a day ago
Man convicted of fatally shooting New Jersey pastor is sentenced to life in prison
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A Virginia man convicted of shooting a New Jersey pastor to death outside her home in 2023 was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Rashid Ali Bynum, 31, of Portsmouth, Virginia, appeared in a county courtroom in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that was filled with relatives and friends of the victim, Eunice Dwumfour. His lawyer, Michael Ashley, has said an appeal of the murder and weapons convictions is planned. Dwumfour, 30, was ambushed in her vehicle on Feb. 1, 2023, as she arrived home at an apartment complex in Sayreville, a central New Jersey town where she also served as a council member. She was deeply involved in a Nigerian church, Champions Royal Assembly, and married a fellow church pastor in Abuja weeks before her death. Prosecutors said Bynum had lived with Dwumfour and her child for a time before returning to the Sayreville home and shooting her 14 times. The motive has not been made clear. Dwumfour had recruited Bynum into the church and a Bible study organization she had started, Fire Congress Fellowship, when they both lived in Virginia, prosecutors said. He then moved to Sayreville, where she frequently lived with other church members, authorities said. Bynum returned to Virginia after his relationship with the church soured, prosecutors said. A jury convicted Bynum in June after a month-long trial.
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Man convicted of fatally shooting New Jersey pastor is sentenced to life in prison
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Virginia man convicted of shooting a New Jersey pastor to death outside her home in 2023 was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Rashid Ali Bynum, 31, of Portsmouth, Virginia, appeared in a county courtroom in New Brunswick, New Jersey, that was filled with relatives and friends of the victim, Eunice Dwumfour. His lawyer, Michael Ashley, has said an appeal of the murder and weapons convictions is planned. Dwumfour, 30, was ambushed in her vehicle on Feb. 1, 2023, as she arrived home at an apartment complex in Sayreville, a central New Jersey town where she also served as a council member. She was deeply involved in a Nigerian church, Champions Royal Assembly, and married a fellow church pastor in Abuja weeks before her death. Prosecutors said Bynum had lived with Dwumfour and her child for a time before returning to the Sayreville home and shooting her 14 times. The motive has not been made clear. Dwumfour had recruited Bynum into the church and a Bible study organization she had started, Fire Congress Fellowship, when they both lived in Virginia, prosecutors said. He then moved to Sayreville, where she frequently lived with other church members, authorities said. Bynum returned to Virginia after his relationship with the church soured, prosecutors said. A jury convicted Bynum in June after a month-long trial. Ashley, Bynum's attorney, did not immediately return phone and email messages Monday afternoon. He has said there was no direct evidence linking him to the shooting, the Courier News reported.
