Mere hours after being selected in the 6th round of this year’s NFL draft by the New York Giants, Washburn University’s Corey Ballentine was shot on the streets of Topeka, KS late Saturday night. Ballentine college team mate, junior Dwane Simmons was also shot.
Ballentine was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injury while Simmons died at the scene. More
Not the first like this to get shot and die. There’s more to replace him.
It was most likely those pesky Dodgers.
23 year old Junior……. I guess he had a late birthday, or got a late start or………
Wow, this one really was starting to “turn his life around”.
Lemme guess: The locals are in shock, saying nothing like that ever happened around here before.
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By : Riba
Damn……and he was headed to med school next fall.
It’s tragic to be sure, but when you go to places that have a high potential for violence don’t be surprised when dumb stuff happens to you.
Brian Stelter says it’s Trump’s fault…..[sarcasm intended]
“We’re not in Kansas anymore, Dwane.”
Global warming?
Could’ve been a Toomer…..
HungJumper April 29, 2019 at 11:56 am
Damn……and he was headed to med school next fall.
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He dindu nuffin.
PLAY STUPID GAMES, WIN STUPID PRIZES
Man, this is a tough room.
I no longer care about anything to do with the NFL. Didn’t watch one second of the superbowl, don’t know what teams played, or which won. Don’t care. Didn’t watch or read about the NFL draft last week.
Don’t know anything about WU or its athletic department, or the two young men in the story. But until I learn differently, I will assume WU AD wants to recruit young men who want to be student-athletes, and improve their situation in life. Presumed innocent, and not thugs unless I later learn otherwise.
Condolences to family and friends of J.D. Simmons. I hope Corey Ballentine makes full recovery and has a successful life. He may have had his Bill Whittle moment, as in Biil’s recently told story of crash landing a glider when earning his pilot’s license. A close call that resulted in full focus on the important things in the future. And what 23 y.o. didn’t go places late on a weekend that could have turned out bad? I have a 23 y.o. son and hope he avoids being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I luckily avoided it, but I think it was easier to avoid it 30 ~ 40 years ago.
otoh. If I later learn JDS and CB were shot while attempting to do some kind of crime, then they may well deserve the – but they were just turning their life around attitude.