LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The Bengals have cut Antonio Bryant after signing him to a four-year, $28 million deal just this March. Antonio Bryant was cut Sunday after only one practice in camp this season. Bryant had been battling a left knee injury since last season. The Bengals have already paid Bryant $7.85 in bonuses.

Bryant was reportedly not eligible for the Physically Unable to Perform list. Bengals reports say the team was unwilling to wait for Bryant’s condition to improve. In 2008, he delivered for Tampa Bay 83 catches with 1,248 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2009 Bryant only produced 39 receptions and 600 yards.

Meantime, in other league news, the Jets also released Laveranues Coles one month after he was signed. But Coach Rex Ryan says it’s “a real possibility” that Coles could be resigned after the season’s first week.

Also, Ben Roethlisberger will meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in and attempt to reduce his suspension from six to four games.  And Mike Shanahan tells local news that Donovan McNabb’s spained left ankle leaves him questionable for the team’s season opener.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Melanie Brown (Mel B) and Stephen Belafonte are set to divorce. Belafonte speaks of his pending divorce to Dean Piper of the London Daily Mirror today saying his marriage to the former Spice Girl is over. Mel B has yet to comment about the matter, remaining tight lip about the Belafonte interview on her twitter account.

Stephen Belafonte and Mel B have been married three years. The couple married shortly after Brown’s own legal fight with Eddie Murphy. At the time, a News of the World source told the publication “Mel might have been in love with Eddie but he was certainly NOT in love with her.” In February of 2009, the Daily Mail claimed Murphy agreed to pay Mel B $50,000 a month in child support until Angel Murphy’s 18th birthday.

Today, a source tells Piper that Mel B and her husband have “not been happy for a long time”. Belafonte himself says “Dude, it’s over. Mel’s coming back to the UK soon – but I won’t be coming with her.” Piper claims Mel B’s mother was not happy when the couple married.

The news comes as Mel B’s own reality show “The Mel B Project” is set to premiere on the Style Network. Brown has an 11 year old daughter Phoenix from her first marriage to dancer Jimmy Gulzar.

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (LALATE) – A Slovakia shooting in Bratislava has killed 7, injured 14. The Bratislava rampage was reportedly started by a 15 year old who eventually took his own life in Devinska Nova Ves, a northern section of town. The Slovakia shooting started on a busy street in the capital on Monday with the 15 year old randomly attacking persons near a kindergarten. He eventually went after a family living in an apartment above the school.

Police so far have no motive.

Local reports say the Slovakia shooting started at 10 AM local time with as many as 20 injured, 14 wounded, and 6 to 7 persons killed. The dead include two women and four men. Emergency services spokeswoman Dominika Sulkova and a local alert website are still unsure about the death toll, with some reports suggesting as many 9 persons could be dead.

Despite a scheduled early morning news press conference, few details about the shooting including the name of the attacker have been released to local media. Police spokeswoman Petra Kraskova said local authorities were not prepared to release any details, as of 5:30 AM PST today.

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INDIANAPOLIS (LALATE) – Peter Lenz is dead at 13, Lenz’s death confirmed by a local Coroner’s office moments ago. Peter Lenz died during a Indianapolis Motor Speedway crash today with Xavier Zayat.

Initial reports of Lenz’s injuries were said to be “traumatic”. Lenz fell from his bike. The crash occurred during a warm up for Sunday’s MD250H. Reports at the scene initially indicate that Lenz may have fallen from his bike and then was driven over by Zayat. Emergency response personnel were on scene and immediately tried to stabilize Lenz into a neck brace. Witnesses suggest that Lenz did not pass until after his transport to Methodist Hospital.

Lenz was from Vancouver. Online reports say Lenz is a six year veteran with nine national titles and nine regional wins. Ultimate Motorcycling reported on August 26 that Lenz was of that date the SGPRU Moriwaki MD250H powered by Honda national championship points leader. Lenz had said this month “I have been working all year to win the national championship. The races are going to be good ones. I can’t wait to get out there and race at the Brickyard.” The report cites Ed Sorbo as Lenz’s crew chief at Indy.

Multiple competitors are said to have fallen since practiced started Friday including Valentino Rossi.

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NEW YORK (LALATE) – Carmelo Anthony’s Twitter account sent Kim Sacks threats last night, prompting news sites to report the tweets as truly those of Anthony; in some cases sites even ran “exclusive” news reports about the Twitter drama. Unfortunately, the tweets weren’t made by Anthony. By Sunday morning, Anthony confirmed the Twitter drama was the result of a security breach.

One tweet had previously read “I got 5K”, including even an image of a believed cluster of $5,000 cash. While tweet security breaches are not new, some news sites last night took the events as true, including even an analysis of the “trouble”.

Instead, at roughly 10 AM PST, Anthony confirmed the security breach. “I’m back on! My account was hacked.Thanks twitter for getting me str8. Just finished my first movie in China now I’m headed back to the States.”

Meantime, could Anthony be coming to the Clippers? Carmelo Anthony has had a Nuggets three year $65 million contract extension offer on the table all summer long. On Thursday, Yahoo Sports reported that the Anthony “has given the Nuggets a list of teams he would like to be traded to, sending him and the team to a “point of no return. Sources insist it’s no longer a matter of if the Nuggets trade Anthony, but when, where and for whom he’s traded for.”

Knicks, Thunder, 76ers, Hawks, and Rockets are among the teams heating up trade speculation news reports two weeks ago with the Clippers joining the mix this week. Anthony has previously said of the extension offer “I have to do what’s best for me and my family. I’m just taking my time, figuring out if I want to take that extension or not.”

Carmelo Anthony recently married LaLa Vasquez in July 2010; the night featured LeBron James in attendance.

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