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Violence in sports
NFL suspends Bears DL Edwards Jr. 2 games

Jan. 15, 2021 07:08 PM EST
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The NFL suspended Chicago Bears defensive linemen Mario Edwards Jr. for the first two games next season Friday for violating the...

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) reacts after swinging a helmet at Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Cleveland. The Browns (10-5) will make the postseason for the first time since 2002 with a win over the Steelers. Pittsburgh, which clinched the AFC North last week, is resting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and will start Mason Rudolph, who has a history with Cleveland's Myles Garrett after an ugly helmet-swinging incident a year ago. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Garrett, Rudolph in no mood to rehash career-altering brawl

By Will Graves Jan. 01, 2021 05:23 PM EST

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer watches from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game against the Orlando Magic Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
Wisconsin sports teams speak out after police shooting

By Steve Megargee Aug. 24, 2020 08:35 PM EDT

FILE - Washington Redskins linebacker Reuben Foster stretches during a practice at the team's NFL football practice facility, in a Reuben Foster Monday, May 20, 2019 file photo, in Ashburn, Va.The Washington Football Team activated linebacker Reuben Foster off the physically unable to perform list Sunday, Aug.9, 2020. The team made the move days ahead of the start of on-field training camp workouts.   (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Washington activates linebacker Reuben Foster off PUP list

By Stephen Whyno Aug. 09, 2020 12:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice (29) runs the ball during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Landover, Md. The Washington Football Team has released Guice after he was charged in a domestic violence incident. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)
Washington releases RB Guice after domestic violence arrest

By Stephen Whyno Aug. 07, 2020 08:04 PM EDT

Domestic violence case dismissed against ex-Jaguars LB Brown

Jul. 15, 2020 04:03 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A domestic violence complaint against former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Blair Brown has been dismissed. A...

Man charged with threatening Rays players, other athletes

Mar. 04, 2020 06:26 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A New York sports gambler is facing federal charges in Florida related to threatening social media messages sent to players with the Tampa...

FILE - At left, in a Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Atlanta. At center, in an Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck speaks during a news conference following the team's NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears, in Indianapolis. At right, in an Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Carolina Panthers' Luke Kuechly watches teammates warm up at training camp in Charlotte, N.C. Life in the NFL is short. The recent retirements of three of the game's best 30-and-under stars -- Gronkowski, Luck and Kuechly -- could be coincidence or the start of a worrisome trend. (AP Photo/File)
Column: 'We Don't Like to Draft a Guy Who's Too Smart'

By Jim Litke Jan. 25, 2020 02:39 AM EST

BC-BBO--Baseball Suspensions

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2020 10:10 PM EST
Suspensions of one month or more issued by the commissioner of baseball that were not related to on-field incidents or drugs: March 12,...

File-This Nov. 14, 2019 file photo shows Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi walking off the field after he was ejected late in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland. The one-game NFL suspension for Ogunjobi for his role in the brawl with the Pittsburgh Steelers was upheld by an appeals officer. Ogunjobi shoved Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph to the ground moments after Cleveland teammate Myles Garrett swung a helmet and struck the Steelers QB in the head. Garrett was suspended indefinitely by the league for his alarming assault. His appeal was heard in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Browns DT Ogunjobi back from suspension to face Steelers

By Tom Withers Nov. 26, 2019 12:16 PM EST

File-This Nov. 14, 2019 file photo shows Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi walking off the field after he was ejected late in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cleveland. The one-game NFL suspension for Ogunjobi for his role in the brawl with the Pittsburgh Steelers was upheld by an appeals officer. Ogunjobi shoved Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph to the ground moments after Cleveland teammate Myles Garrett swung a helmet and struck the Steelers QB in the head. Garrett was suspended indefinitely by the league for his alarming assault. His appeal was heard in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
1-game suspension for Browns’ Ogunjobi’s upheld

By Tom Withers Nov. 20, 2019 05:09 PM EST

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) takes Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph's (2) helmet off during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Tomlin: Brawl vs. Browns “ugly for the game of football”

By Will Graves Nov. 19, 2019 04:21 PM EST

FILE - This June 28, 1997, file photo shows Mike Tyson biting into the ear of Evander Holyfield in the third round of their WBA heavyweight match in Las Vegas. Violence is part of the game in many sports. But when the Cleveland’s Myles Garrett ripped the helmet off Mason Rudolph and hit the Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback in the head with it, the Browns’ defender crossed a line _ one that attracts the attention of authorities sometimes from within their sport and in other cases from criminal prosecutors.(AP Photo/Jack Smith, File)
Garrett’s helmet swing is latest violent incident in sports

By The Associated Press Nov. 16, 2019 02:14 AM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) goes after Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Cleveland. The Browns won 21-7. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Myles Garrett, helmet a ‘weapon,’ banned for rest of season

By Tom Withers Nov. 15, 2019 12:09 PM EST

Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Lorenzo Alexander (57) breaks up a pass intended for Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt (27) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Hunt returns to field for Browns after NFL suspension

By Tom Withers Nov. 10, 2019 07:52 PM EST

FILE - In this July 25, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt, left, talks with running back Nick Chubb during practice at the NFL football team's training camp facility, in Berea, Ohio.  Suspended Browns running back Hunt is practicing while serving the final two games of his NFL ban for two violent alterations. Hunt was on the field with teammates Monday, Oct. 21 for the first time since the end of training camp. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Browns RB Hunt practices while still serving NFL suspension

By Tom Withers Oct. 21, 2019 11:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Trent Brown (77) protects a gap in the offensive line during an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, in Oakland, Calif. Raiders tackle Trent Brown has been sued by his ex-girlfriend and mother of his son for multiple acts of domestic violence over the past year. Diorra Marzette-Sanders filed a civil suit in Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, detailing several attacks that left her bloodied, bruised and fearing for her safety. (AP Photo/Peter Joneleit, File)
Raiders T Trent Brown sued for domestic violence

By Josh Dubow Oct. 16, 2019 04:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 22, 2019, file photo, Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president, speaks to the media during the owners meetings in Key Biscayne, Fla. Vincent, a former Buffalo Bills safety, was honored by the Niagara Frontier YWCA for his extensive work advocating against domestic violence and sexual assault. Vincent was presented with the association's 2019 Hero Award at a banquet in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
NFL VP, former player Troy Vincent honored for advocate work

By The Associated Press Sep. 27, 2019 09:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 29, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Blake Bortles throws a pass during the NFL football team's training camp in Irvine, Calif. Bortles gets his first opportunity to show if an offseason with coach Sean McVay has led to improvement. Bortles signed with Los Angeles following his first five seasons in Jacksonville. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo, File)
49ers coach Shanahan would be fine with no preseason games

By The Associated Press Aug. 09, 2019 11:25 AM EDT

Cowboys bringing back Alfred Morris with Elliott holding out

Jul. 29, 2019 10:04 PM EDT
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are bringing back running back Alfred Morris with two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott holding out of training camp...

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