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WILD CLAIMS IN HARRISON CASE
We were alerted last night to some eye-popping claims regarding the Marvin Harrison case made by Philly sports anchor Keith Russell during a Monday afternoon radio spot in Miami. And so we tracked down the audio, and we have given it a listen. Appearing with Jason Jackson on WQAM, Russell said that his sources tell him [...]
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Philly Anchor Claims “Hit” Out on Marvin Harrison
SPORTSbyBROOKS — WPVI sports anchor Keith Russell either has already made room for his local news Emmy on his mantle next to his co-rec flag football trophy or the man has flat gone off the reservation. Russell went on WQAM radio in Miami and made the less-than-compelling case that Marvin Harrison ...

Marvin Harrison Was On Someone's Hit List?
FanIQ Blog — ... it does seem a little fishy that Harrison's lawyer previously said Harrison was not present at all during the shooting incident and that his gun was not involved. On of those two claims has now been proven to be false. Naturally, Harrison's lawyer declined to comment about the new revelations. Also interesting is that Harrison apparently admitted that he did get involved in a fistfight the night of the shooting. But now let's get to the really weird stuff. Pro Football Talk (via SPORTSbyBROOKS) found out that Philly sports ...

Rumor: Marvin Harrison was target of a “hit”
MVN Outsider — ... Profootballtalk.com reports that Philadelphia sports anchor Keith Russell quipped the story on a Miami radio spot citing sources who claimed the supposed hit was in retaliation for something Harrison’s father did. However, Russell has not reported that story on air and other media sources in Philadelphia say the story isn’t true. ...

About Marvin Harrison and his hand cannon
Shutdown Corner — ... And Pro Football Talk heard a crazy report that the guy who was allegedly shot in the hand was there to carry out a "hit" on Harrison for something Harrison's father had done. This is the one I think we can feel free to disregard. ...

Did Someone Want to Whack Marvin?
Three Idiots on Sports — ... According to the report, a Philly sports anchor named Keith Russell claims there may have been a hit out on Harrison. The item goes on to say that other sources refute the claim as being not true - but a week ago if someone told you that people would be discussing a hit being placed on an NFL player - would Marvin Harrison's name have come to mind? ...

Philly Sports Anchor: There Was a Hit on Harrison
The Big Lead — ... File this one under, Save it for your anonymous bog, dude: A Philadelphia TV sports anchor went on a Florida radio station last night and made some wild, unsourced claims about the ...

Giving Them The Business!
Sports Business Digest — “Giving Them The Business” is the “sort of” daily link dump for Sports Business Digest. Read and Enjoy. Uh…this Marvin Harrison shooting incident? What is going on? Former Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery is a pimp. No, really! The King of Boxing Cyber-Media…Don King. Yes that one, with the crazy hair. From the “interesting lawsuits” category, a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the players in the All-American Football ...

Fantasy Football Mock Draft, Round 8: The lesser Gonzalez, Jones, Moss and Manning are finally taken
Roto Arcade — ... , Indianapolis WR, Pick 1 -- Could be a morbidly opportunistic pick, but could there be some extra looks to spread around in Indy this year? ...

'Godfather' Style Hit Ordered on Marvin Harrison
Sports Page Network - The Fan's Sports Blog Network — ... According to ProFootballTalk.com Philadelphia sports anchor, Keith Russell states that a man came to Harrison's bar on order to carry out a 'hit' on Marvin Harrison. In a Sonny Corleone moment, this man came to Harrison's bar to take-him-out but instead ended up driving away with a gun shot woud to his hand. According to the Philadelphia anchor, Russel says that his sources led him to believe that this act was in retaliation to something Harrison's father had done while incarcerated. Russell also ...

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