Lawsuits
Michigan State's Mark Dantonio talks about his retirement from as the NCAA college football team's coach, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Judge recommends dismissing suit against former MSU coach

By Noah Trister Mar. 20, 2020 08:44 PM EDT

Michigan State's Mark Dantonio talks about his retirement from as the NCAA college football team's coach, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Ex-Spartans staffer files new lawsuit with more allegations

Mar. 11, 2020 06:56 PM EDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan shows Dr. Robert E. Anderson. A University of Michigan hotline has received more than 100 “unique complaints” about Dr. Anderson, a late physician accused of sexual abuse by former patients, including athletes who encountered him as a team doctor, the school announced Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. He died in 2008. (Robert Kalmbach/Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan via AP)
Ex-Michigan football player suing school over alleged abuse

By Larry Lage Mar. 09, 2020 06:18 PM EDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan shows Dr. Robert E. Anderson. A University of Michigan hotline has received more than 100 “unique complaints” about Dr. Anderson, a late physician accused of sexual abuse by former patients, including athletes who encountered him as a team doctor, the school announced Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. He died in 2008. (Robert Kalmbach/Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan via AP)
Ex-football, hockey players sue University of Michigan

By Larry Lage And Kathleen Foody Mar. 05, 2020 12:14 PM EST

Report: Mich St investigating allegations of NCAA violations

Feb. 18, 2020 10:07 PM EST
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State is reportedly investigating allegations of NCAA violations made by a former football staffer in a lawsuit. ...

FILE - This file photo from Oct. 26, 2019 shows Penn State coach James Franklin as he watches the team warm before an NCAA college football game against Michigan State, in East Lansing, Mich. A football player who transferred from Penn State claims in a lawsuit filed Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, against the university, and head coach James Franklin, that other Nittany Lions players hazed him and other younger teammates, including allegations they imitated sexual acts in the shower and invoked Jerry Sandusky's name. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Ex-player sues Penn State over football hazing allegations

By Mark Scolforo Jan. 14, 2020 04:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2019, file photo, Georgia offensive lineman Cade Mays (77) runs a drill during an NCAA football practice in Athens, Ga. Georgia sophomore Cade Mays' attorney says the versatile offensive lineman plans to transfer and will have a strong case to be granted immediate eligibility in 2020. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
Mays transfers to Tennessee after his father sues Georgia

By Charles Odum Jan. 09, 2020 06:41 PM EST

St. Cloud State to end football, golf programs in 2020

Dec. 10, 2019 04:57 PM EST
ST. CLOUD, Minn., (AP) — St. Cloud State University in Minnesota plans to end its football and golf programs to comply with a Title IX court order and manage...

Latest: Lawyer threatens lawsuit after student death report

Nov. 14, 2019 05:18 PM EST
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on an independent investigation into the heatstroke death of a 19-year-old football player after training at a Kansas community...

FILE - In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson enters his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino, alleging unnamed employees defamed him by telling celebrity news site TMZ he was ordered off the property in 2017 for being drunk, disruptive and unruly. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
OJ Simpson sues Las Vegas casino, contends he was defamed

By Ken Ritter Nov. 08, 2019 03:31 PM EST

Judge: Dantonio's deposition can wait until after season

Oct. 09, 2019 03:21 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio can wait until after the football season to give a deposition in a...

Ousted Penn State team doctor sues Franklin, Barbour, school

By The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2019 03:07 PM EDT
A former Penn State team doctor is suing the school, football coach James Franklin and athletic director Sandy Barbour, claiming he was ousted after complaining to...

Judge approves settlement in concussion lawsuit against NCAA

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2019 09:24 PM EDT
A federal judge has approved an amended settlement in a class-action concussion lawsuit against the NCAA that will establish a 50-year medical-monitoring program for...

Ex-Memphis player sues school over handling of rape claim

Aug. 07, 2019 03:18 AM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former University of Memphis football player is suing the school over its handling of a rape allegation. The federal lawsuit...

More ex-athletes sue Ohio State over sex abuse by doctor

Jul. 24, 2019 10:29 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — More former football players and other ex-athletes are suing Ohio State over allegations that they were sexual assaulted by a university doctor...

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept 30, 2000, file photo, Mississippi State football coach Jackie Sherrill waves after Mississippi State upset third-ranked Florida 47-35, in Starkville, Miss. The NCAA and former Mississippi State University football coach Sherrill have settled a lawsuit in which Sherrill accused the college sports governing body of damaging his reputation. The agreement was reached Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Mississippi’s Madison County Circuit Court. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle, File)
Mississippi State ex-coach Sherrill and NCAA settle lawsuit

Jul. 18, 2019 12:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, file photo, UCLA head coach Jim Mora looks toward the field against Washington in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Seattle. Three former UCLA football players are suing the school, alleging they suffered concussions and other injuries that worsened because they were forced to play instead of receiving proper treatment. The Los Angeles Times says former offensive linemen John Lopez, Poasi Moala and Zach Bateman are seeking more than $15 million each in suits naming UCLA regents, former coach Jim Mora, other staff and the NCAA. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
3 ex-UCLA football players sue school over injuries

May. 30, 2019 11:32 PM EDT

FILE – This undated file photo shows a photo of Dr. Richard Strauss, an Ohio State University team doctor employed by the school from 1978 until his 1998 retirement. Investigators say over 100 male students were sexually abused by Strauss who died in 2005. The university released findings Friday, May 17, 2019, from a law firm that investigated claims about Richard Strauss for the school. (Ohio State University via AP, File)
Football players sue Ohio State over team doctor sex abuse

May. 29, 2019 06:08 PM EDT

Brian Garrett stands for a portrait at his home, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Powell. Ohio. Former nursing student Brian Garrett said he worked for a short time at an off-campus clinic Dr. Richard Strauss opened after he was ousted at Ohio State in the late 1990s. But Garrett quit after witnessing abuse by Strauss and then experiencing it himself. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Attorney: Ex-Ohio State football players among those abused

By Mark Gillispie May. 18, 2019 01:49 PM EDT

This 1992 image made from video provided by WBNS-TV, shows Dr. Richard Strauss. A report released on Friday, May 17, 2017, found that the now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students from the 1970s through the 1990s, and numerous university officials got wind of what was going on over the years but did little or nothing to stop him. (WBNS-TV via AP)
The Latest: Football players say Ohio State doc abused them

May. 18, 2019 12:36 PM EDT