Bears' Benson charged with failing sobriety test

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AUSTIN, Texas -- Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was charged with failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisting arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers. Benson faces charges of boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest after the incident Saturday night on Lake Travis, Travis County Sheriff's Department spokesman Roger Wade ... [link]

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Don't Do The Crime If Something Something - Marvin Harrison, Michael Boley, Cedric Benson
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Published 5/10/2008 by Apryl DeLancey (noreply@blogger.com) at Women Like Sports
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