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This booking photo released by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department, shows Yaqub Salik Talib on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Talib, the brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib, turned himself in to authorities Monday after police identified him as the suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas. (Dallas County Sheriff's Department via AP)

Ex-NFL star Aqib Talib's brother turns self in after slaying

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Former Georgia star, NFL RB Lars Tate dies of cancer at 56

Aug. 02, 2022 06:13 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Lars Tate, part of a long line of Georgia running back greats who went on to play three seasons in the NFL with Tampa Bay and Chicago, has died,...

FILE - Alabama coach Nick Saban watches players warm up for the team's College Football Playoff championship game against Georgia on Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis. The first year of the athlete compensation era in college sports evolved into almost everything the NCAA didn't want when it gave the green light last summer.v“When you see Nick Saban losing his cool over recruiting, it's a sure sign that damage is being done at the highest levels of NCAA athletic competition,” University of Illinois labor law professor Michael LeRoy said, referring to the Alabama football coach's comments in May. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

One year into NIL era, fresh questions about its future

By Eric Olson Jun. 30, 2022 01:20 PM EDT

Ex-Alabama QB Barker enters plea in domestic violence case

Jun. 10, 2022 01:01 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, has entered what Tennessee prosecutors called a ...

FILE - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU in Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 11, 2008. Tebow, who led Florida to two national championships and won a Heisman Trophy, is among the former players making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot this year. The National Football Foundation announced on Monday, June 6, 2022, the players and coaches eligible for election into the Hall of Fame, and 11 of the 80 FBS players will be debuting on the ballot. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Tim Tebow among first-timers on College Football HOF ballot

By Eric Olson Jun. 06, 2022 04:21 PM EDT

Joey Logano celebrates at the start/finish line after winning a NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

NASCAR scores win with successful race inside LA Coliseum

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 06, 2022 08:22 PM EST

FILE - Sara Evans, right, and her husband former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker arrive at the 45th annual CMA Awards in Nashville on Nov. 9, 2011. Barker was arrested Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, on a felony domestic violence charge, Tennessee authorities said. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

2011 Country Music Awards

Jan. 15, 2022 09:55 PM EST

This booking photo released by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shows Harry Jerome Barker, also known as Jay Barker, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Tennessee authorities say the former Alabama quarterback was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge. The 49-year-old is married to country music singer Sara Evans and was booked into a Nashville jail early Saturday morning. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via AP)

Ex-Alabama QB Jay Barker charged with domestic violence

Jan. 15, 2022 09:11 PM EST

Salaam, Luck headline College Football Hall of Fame class

By Michael Marot Jan. 10, 2022 04:21 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Late Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam of Colorado and two-time Heisman runner-up Andrew Luck of Stanford headline a list of 21 former players...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2021 04:08 PM EST
Jan. 4 1970 — The Minnesota Vikings become the first expansion team to win the NFL title by beating the Cleveland Browns 27-7 in 8-degree temperatures...

FILE - Actor Tom Cruise smiles during Game 2 of a baseball National League Division Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in San Francisco. The Ohio State University marching band paid a tribute to the movie “Top Gun" during the Nov. 13, 2021, NCAA college football game against Purdue. On Tuesday, Dec. 28, the marching band tweeted that Cruise, the movie’s star, saw the halftime performance and offered a personal message thanking them, saying the “tribute was fantastic.” (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Dodgers at Giants 10/9/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 07:33 PM EST

Utah State head coach Blake Anderson holds up the trophy after defeating San Diego State during an NCAA college football game for the Mountain West Conference Championship, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy)

LA Bowl features Kimmel, Oregon State and Utah State

By Joe Reedy Dec. 17, 2021 08:15 PM EST

FILE - Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on July 20, 2017. The 74-year-old former football hero, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1, the day after a hearing before the Nevada state Board of Parole, Kim Yoko Smith, spokeswoman for the Nevada State Police, said Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

OJ Simpson a 'completely free man'; parole ends in Nevada

By Ken Ritter Dec. 14, 2021 02:29 PM EST

FILE - SEC Nation host Tim Tebow listens to his co-hosts during the SEC Nation broadcast in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. Tebow was visiting with Auburn athletic director Allen Greene along with fellow members of ESPN’s SEC Nation crew when he got a text message from a friend last week congratulating him on becoming the head coach at Florida. The confusion began when former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III said the Gators should hire Tebow to replace Dan Mullen, who was fired on Nov. 21. (AP Photo/Michael Clubb, File)

Tim Tebow would 'love' to coach but focused on charity work

By Rob Maaddi Dec. 02, 2021 12:36 PM EST

Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan prepares to throw a pass against Stanford during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Notre Dame at Stanford 11/27/2021

Nov. 27, 2021 08:41 PM EST

Utah State wide receiver Deven Thompkins (13) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against New Mexico during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Utah State at New Mexico 11/26/2021

Nov. 26, 2021 03:03 PM EST

Georgia's Anderson released on bond 1 week after rape charge

By Charles Odum Nov. 17, 2021 08:52 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia outside linebacker Adam Anderson was released from the Athens-Clarke County jail on $25,000 bond Wednesday, one week after being charged...