Accidents
Spouse of broadcaster killed in Louisiana plane crash sues

May. 18, 2020 05:45 PM EDT
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The husband of a broadcast journalist who was killed in a Louisiana plane crash along with four others has filed a lawsuit against the...

Oklahoma WR Haselwood injures lower leg in freak accident

May. 14, 2020 07:06 PM EDT
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma receiver Jadon Haselwood injured his lower leg in a freak accident at home in Georgia and is expected to miss at least part of...

FILE - This is a 2015 file photo showing Tarvaris Jackson of the Seattle Seahawks NFL football team. Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, Ala., authorities said Monday, April 13, 2020. He was 36. The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro that Jackson was driving went off the road, struck a tree and overturned at 8:50 p.m. Sunday, Trooper Benjamin “Michael” Carswell, an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency spokesman, said in a news release. Jackson was pronounced dead at a hospital. (AP Photo/File)
Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crash

Apr. 13, 2020 12:49 PM EDT

This image provided by KABC-TV shows a crane at a construction that collapsed outside SoFi Stadium, the new home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 in Inglewood, Calif. No injuries have been reported, fire department spokesman Franklin Lopez said. It's not clear what caused the crane to collapse in a parking lot outside the stadium. (KABC-TV via AP)
No injuries reported when crane collapses at LA stadium site

Feb. 28, 2020 12:48 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, roses are placed along the edge of the Memorial Fountain honoring the 75 lives lost in the 1970 plane crash as Marshall University hosts its 49th annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony in Huntington, W.Va. Marshall and East Carolina will open the 2020 football season a week earlier to accommodate a national television broadcast to mark the 50th anniversary of the worst disaster in U.S. sports history. The schools announced Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, that the game originally scheduled for Sept. 5 in Greenville, N.C., will now be played Aug. 29.(Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File)
Marshall-ECU game date moved, will honor 1970 crash victims

Feb. 20, 2020 01:59 PM EST

FILE - A Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 file photo shows a view of the burnt wreckage of a small plane that crashed into the parking lot of a post office, in Lafayette, La. Wade Berzas, the only person to survive plane crash that killed the other five people on board was discharged Monday, Feb. 17 after 52 days at the center's burn unit (Scott Clause/The Lafayette Advertiser via AP)
After 52 days, Louisiana plane crash victim leaves hospital

Feb. 18, 2020 04:41 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2018, file photo, Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino tries to get the referees attention during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Syracuse, in Syracuse, N.Y. Petrino, a coach with a track record of on-the-field success but off-the-field embarrassments, will be the next coach at Missouri State, the university said Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Former UL, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino lands at Missouri St

Jan. 15, 2020 10:27 AM EST

South Florida football player dies after being hit by train

Dec. 30, 2019 07:35 PM EST
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A star high school football player in South Florida was killed Monday after he was hit by a freight train. ...

A view of the burnt wreckage of a small plane that crashed into the parking lot of a post office is shown, at left, in Lafayette, La., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. Several people died in the crash. (Scott Clause/The Lafayette Advertiser via AP)
Friends, family grieve 5 killed in Louisiana plane crash

Dec. 30, 2019 03:23 PM EST

FILE- In this Aug. 7, 2010, file photo, Marylou Whitney watches horse racing from her box seats at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Philanthropist, socialite and horse-racing enthusiast Marylou Whitney, known as the "Queen of Saratoga," died on July 19, 2019, at her Saratoga Springs estate after a long illness. She was 93. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2019 11:26 AM EST

LSU Offensive Coordinator Steve Ensminger embracxes LSU long snapper Blake Ferguson (48) before the first half of the Peach Bowl NCAA semifinal college football playoff game between LSU and Oklahoma, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Atlanta. Ensminger's daughter-in-law, Carley McCord, died in a plane crash Saturday in Louisiana on the way to the game. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Under weight of family tragedy, LSU coach crafts big win

By Charles Odum Dec. 28, 2019 10:41 PM EST

This photo provided by AcadianNews shows first responders looking over the site of a plane crash near Feu Follet Road and Verot School Road in Lafayette, La., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. Authorities confirmed the accident but details on whether anyone was injured was not immediately known. (AcadianNews via AP)
Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach's daughter-in-law

By Janelle Cogan And Sudhin Thanawala Dec. 28, 2019 03:48 PM EST

NC State player fled from cop, hid under car, warrants say

Dec. 14, 2019 06:54 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Arrest warrants show a North Carolina State football player is facing multiple charges after he allegedly ran from a police officer and...

WNMU freshman wide receiver Cruz dies in apparent drowning

Sep. 03, 2019 08:40 PM EDT
SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — Western New Mexico University officials say freshman wide receiver Eddie Cruz has died in an apparent drowning. Grant County...

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2011 file photo Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson runs for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cincinnati. Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle accident in Texas, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. He was 36. (AP Photo/David Kohl, file)
Benson driving at 'high rate' of speed before fatal crash

Aug. 19, 2019 02:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2004 file photo Texas running back Cedric Benson is shown in the bench area during the fourth quarter of his team's 56-35 victory over Oklahoma State in Austin, Texas. Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle accident in Texas, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. He was 36. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, file)
Former Longhorns, NFL RB Benson dies in motorcycle accident

By Jim Vertuno Aug. 18, 2019 12:58 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, Clemson's Tyshon Dye warms up prior to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game against North Carolina in Charlotte, N.C. Former Clemson and East Carolina running back Tyshon Dye drowned Friday, July 5, 2019 after swimming in a lake during a family outing. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
Ex-Clemson tailback Tyshon Dye dies after drowning at lake

Jul. 05, 2019 11:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2019 file photo Longtime Auburn University broadcaster Rod Bramblett speaks at an Auburn University alumni event in Dothan, Ala. The 16-year-old charged with manslaughter in the crash that killed Bramblett and his wife was driving more than 30 miles over the speed limit when his Jeep struck the rear of the couple's SUV, according to court records made public Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics via AP)
Teen driving 90 mph in Auburn announcer's manslaughter

Jul. 02, 2019 05:47 PM EDT

Teen driver charged in deaths of Auburn broadcaster, wife

Jul. 01, 2019 07:33 PM EDT
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Police have charged a 16-year-old with two counts of manslaughter in the car crash that killed Auburn broadcaster Rod Bramblett and his wife. ...

Auburn announcer Rod Bramblett, wife killed in auto accident

May. 26, 2019 11:50 AM EDT
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Rod Bramblett, the longtime radio announcer for Auburn football and basketball games, and his wife were killed in a two-vehicle accident. He was...