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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson throws a pass against Ohio State during an NCAA college football game in Columbus, Ohio. Magistrate Judge Norah McCann King moved a change of plea hearing from June 18 to July 1, 2020, for Daniel Rippy. Rippy is accused of making an "electronic communication" threat from California during this game between Ohio State and the University of Michigan threatening a shooting and vowing to hurt players on the football team. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
1-year sentence for angry fan who made football game threat

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Oct. 27, 2020 08:31 AM EDT

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff over Heinz Field before the start of an NCAA college football game between Pittsburgh and Syracuse , Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died late Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Syracuse at Pittsburgh 9/19/2020

Sep. 19, 2020 01:39 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)
Judge recommends dismissing suit against former MSU coach

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

FILE - In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington. The educational records of a star University of Montana quarterback accused of rape will remain confidential after the Supreme Court declined to get involved in the case brought by author Jon Krakauer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Supreme Court won't hear case brought by author Jon Krakauer

Feb. 24, 2020 10:32 AM EST

Hearing for suspect accused of making football game threat

Feb. 11, 2020 12:06 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled the first hearing in Ohio for a man accused of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and...

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, Luke Perry poses for a portrait during the 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. A publicist for Perry says the "Riverdale" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star has died. He was 52. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, rapper Nipsey Hussle watches an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland, Calif. Hussle has been shot and killed outside his Los Angeles clothing store, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said March 31, 2019. He was 33. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 16, 2019 12:47 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...

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...

Cephus sex assault accusers hire prominent attorney

Sep. 06, 2019 05:15 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two women who accused Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus of sexual assault hired a prominent attorney to investigate university officials'...

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...

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a hearing about his appeal on his child sex-abuse conviction, in Bellefonte, Pa. Judge John Foradora ordered Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2019, Sandusky be taken to a central Pennsylvania courtroom in September for resentencing on his 45-count child sexual abuse conviction, six months after an appeals court ruled mandatory minimums had been improperly applied. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Sandusky to be resentenced next month in molestation case

By Mark Scolforo Aug. 08, 2019 12:40 PM EDT

Pennsylvania's attorney general, Josh Shapiro, listens to a question at a news conference in his office's headquarters, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Harrisburg, Pa. Shapiro announced that his office will appeal a federal judge's decision to vacate the child-endangerment conviction of former Penn State President Graham Spanier. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Former Penn State president richly paid as he fought charges

By Mark Scolforo May. 01, 2019 05:38 PM EDT

Pennsylvania's attorney general, Josh Shapiro, listens to a question at a news conference in his office headquarters, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Harrisburg, Pa. Shapiro announced that his office will appeal a federal judge's decision to vacate the child-endangerment conviction of former Penn State President Graham Spanier. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
The Latest: Ex-Penn State head paid as he fought charges

May. 01, 2019 05:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2013, file photo taken with a fisheye lens, the NCAA logo is displayed at mid-court before Albany's practice for a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Philadelphia. A judge has ruled against the NCAA in a federal antitrust lawsuit, saying football and basketball players should be permitted to receive more compensation from schools but only if the benefits are tied to education. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
NCAA can claim victory after losing federal antitrust case

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 08, 2019 09:28 PM EST

Duke's Zion Williamson, right, is greeted by a teammate on the court before the team's NCAA college basketball game against Syracuse in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)
AP Top 25 Podcast: Major court case could upend NCAA

By Ralph D. Russo Feb. 27, 2019 02:21 PM EST

Lawyers: $6.5 million to settle false arrest claim

Jan. 31, 2019 05:50 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawyers say a $6.5 million settlement has been reached with the widow of a former Ohio State football star who says police used excessive force...

In this Dec. 18, 2018 photo, the Golden Moon Hotel and Casino, part of the Pearl River Resort is lit in Philadelphia, Miss. The sports book owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the first to open on tribal lands outside of Nevada following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, a no-brainer business decision given the sports fans among its gambling clientele. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Indian casinos across US wary of betting on sports books

By Regina Garcia Cano Dec. 26, 2018 11:40 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2014, file photo, San Diego head coach Dale Lindsey watches from the sideline before the start of an NCAA college football playoff game against Montana, in Missoula, Mont. The University of San Diego is in the FCS playoffs for the third straight year under 75-year-old coach Dale Lindsey and senior quarterback Anthony Lawrence. It's a terrific accomplishment, considering that the Toreros don't offer football schoarlships and it costs $65,426 a year to attend the small Catholic school known for its Spanish Renaissance architecture and a million-dollar view of Mission Bay and the Pacific Ocean. (AP Photo/Lido Vizzutti, File)
South Dakota-Montana 9/13/2014

Nov. 21, 2018 10:48 AM EST