Former University of Michigan basketball player Dommanic Ingerson jumped in Oakland’s Lake Merritt to swim away from police only to be arrested when he got to the other side. Police were chasing Ingerson because he reportedly robbed two women in downtown Oakland. He went into the water wearing black shorts but he was naked when he left the lake 35 minutes later. Read the full story

• Former NFL running back getting into the fast food business

(Jackie Ricciardi/Augusta Chronicle)

Former NFL running back Tim Biakabutuka would come of as an idiot if I told you he traded diamonds for chickens, but that’s exactly what he’s done. Biakabutuka sold his two Charlotte, NC jewelry stores and is now opening Bojangles’ franchises in Georgia.

Tim B. opened his first Bojangles’ on Nov 1 and wants to have a total of 10 chicken joints. If Rick Pitino and some former Kentucky Wildcats can open a bunch of Dunkin’ Donuts I don’t see any reason why Biakabutuka can’t live out his dream. And to let him tell it he had a sound reason for making the business move. Read the full story