Law and order
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

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. ...

UCLA will still be outfitted by Under Armour despite lawsuit

Oct. 16, 2020 05:47 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA will still be outfitted by Under Armour this season even though the university is suing the apparel company for breach of contract. ...

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. Ohio State University will pay $5.8 million to settle lawsuits by about two dozen more survivors over decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor, Strauss, bringing the total settlements so far to $46.7 million for 185 survivors, the university announced Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Ohio State University via AP, File)
Men abused by Ohio State doctor call for NCAA investigation

By Kantele Franko Oct. 14, 2020 04:40 PM EDT

This booking photo provided by the Hunt County (Texas) Sheriff's Office shows Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Lucas has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man following a reported disturbance at a convenience store in a small East Texas town over the weekend, authorities said. (Hunt County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Texas officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting fired

By Jamie Stengle Oct. 08, 2020 07:06 PM EDT

This booking photo provided by the Hunt County (Texas) Sheriff's Office shows Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Lucas has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man following a reported disturbance at a convenience store in a small East Texas town over the weekend, authorities said. (Hunt County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Texas officer charged with murder in fatal store shooting

By Juan A. Lozano And Jamie Stengle Oct. 06, 2020 06:26 AM EDT

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)
Man behind threat to football players gets sentencing date

Oct. 02, 2020 09:51 AM EDT

University of South Carolina students cheer before an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. Several parties and large gatherings coinciding with the University of South Carolina’s football game had to be broken up Saturday, as people celebrated the first game of the season, police said. Columbia Police told The State newspaper Wednesday that three social distancing citations and four warnings were issued to residences that house some USC students. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Hundreds break social distancing after South Carolina game

Oct. 01, 2020 11:52 AM EDT

College football player arrested on murder charge in Georgia

Sep. 30, 2020 05:00 AM EDT
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Marshals in Georgia have arrested a Georgetown University football player accused of killing a man in Washington, D.C. ...

Sodsai Dalzell, center, listens to her attorney, Ayinde Jones, during her arraignment hearing Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. Dalzell is charged with attempted kidnapping of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana's granddaughter. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)
Woman denies attempted kidnapping of Joe Montana grandchild

By Andrew Dalton Sep. 29, 2020 06:26 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...

University of Alabama football Coach Nick Saban speaks at a social justice rally in front of Fosters Auditorium, the sight of the famous stand in the Schoolhouse Door to voice his support for social justice Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Then Governor George Wallace made his famous stand in this doorway to attempt to prevent the integration of the university. Football players at Alabama staged the march and rally to support Black Lives Matter and issues of social justice. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
Nick Saban, Alabama players hold protest march on campus

Aug. 31, 2020 07:31 PM EDT

University of Iowa football players father Rodney Dixon, left, fist bumps Ohio State football players father Randy Wade outside Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Ill., Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Parents of Big Ten football players, upset over the process that led to the postponement of the season until spring, held a protest near the conference's Chicago-area headquarters Friday while an attorney in Nebraska demanded commissioner Kevin Warren turn over material illustrating how the decision was made. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Big Ten presidents voted 11-3 to cancel fall football season

By Eric Olson Aug. 31, 2020 06:11 PM EDT

South Carolina football taking Monday off for demonstration

Aug. 29, 2020 03:02 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said his team will forgo football activities on Monday and participate in a campus demonstration...

University of Iowa football players parents protest outside Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Ill., Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Parents of Big Ten football players, upset over the process that led to the postponement of the season until spring, held a protest near the conference's Chicago-area headquarters Friday while an attorney in Nebraska demanded commissioner Kevin Warren turn over material illustrating how the decision was made. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Nebraska players' lawsuit seeks to restore B10 fall football

By Eric Olson Aug. 27, 2020 02:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Wyoming quarterback Sean Chambers (12) runs against New Mexico's Nahje Flowers during an NCAA college football game in Laramie, Wy. Family members of Flowers announced Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, they will sue New Mexico and the NCAA for his November 2019 death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The family says the school did not provide needed mental health treatement. (AP Photo/Michael Smith, File)
Family of late New Mexico lineman sues former coach, school

By Russell Contreras Aug. 25, 2020 06:22 PM EDT

Dwight Hicks addresses the media during a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Novi, Mich. Hicks, is one of several Black former University of Michigan student-athletes who claim they were abused by a sports doctor who worked there for decades. Attorneys are asking the university to treat them fairly as it settles hundreds of lawsuits expected to cost the school millions of dollars. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Black victims of U-Michigan doc seek equity in settlements

By Corey Williams And Larry Lage Aug. 12, 2020 11:18 AM EDT

ASU, NCAA sued over death of linebacker found to have CTE

By Jacques Billeaud Jul. 15, 2020 07:28 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The father of a former Arizona State University linebacker has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and NCAA, alleging his son...

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)
Suspect accused of football game threat enters guilty plea

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jul. 01, 2020 08:58 AM EDT

Ex-Arkansas football coach Bielema sues Razorback Foundation

Jun. 12, 2020 06:49 PM EDT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema, now an assistant with the New York Giants, has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the...