Assault and battery
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 ...

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

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 05, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 6 1928 — Leo Diegel wins the PGA championship, beating Al Espinosa 6 and 5. 1956 — Oklahoma blanks Kansas 66-0 to...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Sep. 30, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 5 1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a 313 total at the Chicago Golf Club. ...

Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara (12) throws against Northern Illinois in the first half of a NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
No. 19 Michigan hosts Rutgers, hopes to end Big Ten drought

By Larry Lage Sep. 23, 2021 02:12 PM EDT

Rutgers defensive back Max Melton (16) makes a play on a pass intended for Delaware wide receiver Brett Buckman (13) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers won, 45-13. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)
Rutgers suspends 2 football players after paintball shooting

Sep. 21, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

Miami: Avantae Williams reinstated, to sit at least 6 games

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 30, 2021 02:14 PM EDT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami safety Avantae Williams is back on the roster following the dropping of battery charges, though the Hurricanes say the second...

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013, file photo, Texas quarterback Case McCoy runs from Iowa State's Nick Kron during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Ames, Iowa. Kron was arrested in connection with an assault of a University of Iowa basketball star in May. Kron, 29, of Nashville, Tenn., faces an assault causing bodily injury charge for allegedly attacking Jordan Bohannon, a Hawkeye guard, outside a downtown Iowa City, Iowa, bar. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Texas-Iowa State 10/3/2013

Aug. 03, 2021 06:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2013, file photo, Texas quarterback Case McCoy runs from Iowa State's Nick Kron during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Ames, Iowa. Kron was arrested in connection with an assault of a University of Iowa basketball star in May. Kron, 29, of Nashville, Tenn., faces an assault causing bodily injury charge for allegedly attacking Jordan Bohannon, a Hawkeye guard, outside a downtown Iowa City, Iowa, bar. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Former football player charged in Iowa hoops star's assault

By Grant Schulte Aug. 03, 2021 06:25 PM EDT

Miami dismisses S Williams after arrest on battery charges

Jul. 22, 2021 02:05 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Miami has dismissed second-year freshman safety Avantae Williams from the football program after his arrest on battery charges. ...

LSU, law firm, begin review of domestic, sex assault cases

Nov. 25, 2020 01:27 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La (AP) — LSU officials have begun meeting with experts from a law firm investigating the university’s handling of reported sexual and domestic...

Missouri wide receiver arrested, dismissed from team

Oct. 26, 2020 12:32 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri wide receiver Maurice Massey has been dismissed from the team after being arrested, school officials said Monday. ...

MSU's Fulton, Willekes suspended after assault charges

Oct. 19, 2020 06:08 PM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State linebackers Luke Fulton and Charles Willekes are currently suspended after being charged with assault early last...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Oct. 05, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 6 1928 — Leo Diegel wins the PGA championship, beating Al Espinosa 6 and 5. 1956 — Oklahoma blanks Kansas 66-0 to...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 12:51 PM EDT
Oct. 4 1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in...

This Sept. 11, 2020, photo provided by the North Tonawanda Police Department in North Tonawanda, N.Y., shows University of Buffalo basketball player Malik Zachery. Zachery was charged with assault and weapons possession after stabbing a rival college basketball player during an off-campus pickup scrimmage on Wednesday, Sept. 9, officials said. (North Tonawanda Police Department via AP)
University at Buffalo basketball player charged in stabbing

Sep. 11, 2020 06:38 PM EDT

Marshall football player acquitted of domestic battery

Sep. 10, 2020 11:50 AM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Marshall University football player charged with strangulation and domestic battery has been acquitted. The...

Police: Ohio State football player wounded in shooting

Aug. 30, 2020 05:29 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was wounded in a weekend shooting in Columbus, police said. Officers...

Charges dismissed against Tennessee lineman Darel Middleton

Jul. 31, 2020 11:42 AM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee defensive lineman Darel Middleton no longer faces charges of domestic assault and public intoxication for an incident with...

Police: Tulane football player arrested after punching girl

May. 29, 2020 09:07 AM EDT
ZACHARY, La. (AP) — A fight at a Waffle House in Louisiana landed a Tulane University football player in jail and a teenage girl in a hospital, police said. ...