OJ SIMPSON SENTENCED TODAY

Shamed former American football star O.J. Simpson has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping.

Simpson was found guilty in October of the September 2007 gunpoint robbery of a pair of sports memorabilia dealers in a casino hotel room.

The once respected sporting hero was convicted almost 13 years to the day after his acquittal of the killings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

Prior to his sentencing, a surprised Simpson made an apology for his role part in the armed altercation and maintained he was merely trying to regain stolen family property.