Shawne Merriman apparently OK after hospitalization

Former Chargers and Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman is apparently OK after being rushed from a Hollywood club to a hospital with what authorities described as a “medical emergency.” Andrew Blankstein of the Los Angeles Times reports that Merriman was taken from The Colony to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center around 9:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Although Blankstein initially…