The city of Baltimore saw a bloody Memorial Day weekend, with a total of 29 people being shot, including nine who died, as the city scrambles to deal with its deadliest month since 1999.

The Baltimore Sun reported that one of those injured was a 9-year-old in West Baltimore who was shot in the leg Monday night. Another man nearby suffered a bullet graze to his head, police told the paper. Two victims in separate shootings suffered fatal gunshot wounds that pushed the number of homicides to 35 for May. A total of 108 have been killed in the city this year, The Sun reported.

WBAL-TV reports a man and woman were shot in a car around 12:30 a.m. Monday. Both were taken to the hospital where the man died. Officers responded to another report of a shooting around 1:43 a.m. Monday. A man died at the hospital. Another man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon. None of those shooting victims have been identified.

Dwight Howard backhands Andrew Bogut

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The Houston Rockets player slapped Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut after getting tangled up with him during Game 4, but wasn't ejected.

Bears release McDonald after arrest in California

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The Chicago Bears released defensive end Ray McDonald Monday following his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence and child endangerment.

Kevin Durant was politely answering some reporter's questions outside a Los Angeles club Friday night when he decided it was time to go. But when he opened the door of his car to leave, he could only stand helplessly and act aloof as what looked an awful lot like a plastic canister of marijuana fell out of his car.

The Houston Rockets bounced back from the blowout loss they suffered on Saturday and beat the Golden State Warriors at home, 128-115, to extend the series.

B.B. King was poisoned, his daughters claim

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(CNN)Two of B.B. King's daughters are alleging that the blues legend was poisoned to death by his closest associates. …

Chris Brown ain't loyal. But the R&B bad boy still wasn't happy to see his ex Karrueche Tran's selfie with supermodel Tyson Beckford.

"Saturday with @Karrueche #Vegas #Palms #Blasian," the sexy 44-year-old model captioned the pic on Instagram.

The pair was among several celebrities that spent the Memorial Day Weekend in Las Vegas, but Brown was not pleased to see his ex-girlfriend having so much fun without him.

J. Cole is giving back in a very personal way.

The 29-year-old rapper revealed plans to house single mothers rent-free in his childhood home

Stephen Curry missed the equivalent of a quarter after taking a hard fall on his head, neck and back area near the basket in Monday night's Game 4 against the Rockets. 

Adrien "The Problem" Broner is scheduled to fight former welterweight titlist Shawn Porter on June 20, while Amir Khan is scheduled to take on ex-junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri this Saturday, both under the Premier Boxing Champions banner. 

Meek Mill says he isn't engaged to Nicki Minaj

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The rapper dispelled rumors that the pair are engaged, telling Fader magazine, 'It's definitely real ... but it ain't really time to get married yet.'

In this Tuesday edition of Morning Links, the Dallas Cowboys have been stocking up on linebackers this offseason. We find out why. Plus, a quick preview of this week’s organized team practice activities at Valley Ranch. All that and much, much more as we dive into the best Cowboys news from around the web for this morning.