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Stephen A. Smith responds to Dr. Umar, who claimed Austin Metcalf fell on Karmelo Anthony’s knife

Sports personality Stephen A. Smith slammed commentators for not holding Karmelo Anthony accountable in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025. “Ultimately, we got to pick our battles. We got to be better than that,” Smith said on Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith o...

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What happened Stephen A. Smith responds to Dr. Umar, who claimed Austin Metcalf fell on Karmelo Anthony’s knife.
The headline split Washington Examiner - News frames it as "Stephen A. Smith responds to Dr. Umar, who claimed Austin Metcalf fell on Karmelo Anthony...". Fox News frames it as "Austin Metcalf's father haunted by Karmelo Anthony trial visuals released: ‘I had never s...".
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Washington Examiner - NewsNews report · Jun 23, 5:46 PM

Stephen A. Smith responds to Dr. Umar, who claimed Austin Metcalf fell on Karmelo Anthony’s knife

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Sports personality Stephen A. Smith slammed commentators for not holding Karmelo Anthony accountable in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025. “Ultimately, we g...

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Austin Metcalf's father haunted by Karmelo Anthony trial visuals released: ‘I had never seen those pictures’

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Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony is fighting to appeal his 35-year sentence for murdering Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet in 2025.

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