Human welfare
This Sept. 16, 2022 file photo shows the Wellness Center at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. In a court filing on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, the Mississippi Department of Human Services demanded that retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and the University of Southern Mississippi repay millions of dollars of welfare money that went toward building the volleyball facility. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit

By Emily Wagster Pettus Dec. 05, 2022 01:31 PM EST

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson gestures on the field during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)
If NFL had its way, Deshaun Watson's return would be on hold

By Rob Maaddi Dec. 02, 2022 08:51 PM EST

FILE - Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson leaves the field at the end of the first half against the Chicago Bears in an NFL preseason football game, Aug. 27, 2022, in Cleveland. An attorney for the women who settled their lawsuits against Deshaun Watson says most of his clients have no interest in his return to Houston on Sunday. But Tony Buzbee, their attorney, says about 10 of the women who accused Watson of sexual harassment and assault during massages planned to attend Sunday’s game at Houston’s NRG Stadium when the Browns take on the Texans and watch him play in his return from an 11-game suspension. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Attorney: As QB Watson returns, accusers say 'we matter'

By Juan A. Lozano Nov. 29, 2022 01:51 PM EST

FILE -Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams takes part in drills during the NFL football team's training camp Friday, July 29, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. Broncos running back Javonte Williams is using his downtime as he recovers from an injured right knee to feed his other passion: helping foster kids.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Javonte Williams spotlights foster kids while rehabbing knee

By Arnie Stapleton Nov. 23, 2022 04:01 PM EST

FILE - Alana Gee, the widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma, leaves the Stanley Mosk civil courthouse of Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 21, 2022. A Los Angeles jury has rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. The jury found Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, that the NCAA was not negligent in the death of Matthew Gee. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player's death

By Brian Melley Nov. 22, 2022 07:27 PM EST

File - Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Carl Nassib looks on during an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. Nassib dreamed of a different kind of social media app for years – one that celebrates positivity and community. With Rayze, a new app that links people to each other and to nonprofits, he may have it. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Rayze app lands investment to connect volunteers, nonprofits

By Glenn Gamboa Nov. 14, 2022 08:22 AM EST

FILE - Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay attends the Hope for Depression Research Foundation's 15th annual HOPE luncheon at the Plaza Hotel on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in New York. Irsay, who has publicly battled alcoholism and addiction, has made it a personal mission to break down barriers surrounding mental health. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jim Irsay is on a mission to spread mental health awareness

By Rob Maaddi Oct. 27, 2022 02:43 PM EDT

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) celebrates a two point conversion during the second half of an NFL football game against he Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Arlington, Tx. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Burrow's antihunger efforts evolve into foundation

By Mitch Stacy Oct. 05, 2022 04:30 PM EDT

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to a text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Texts: Mississippi ex-governor knew of Favre welfare money

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 14, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

A customer makes a sports bet at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 6, 2022. In the fifth year of legal sports betting in most U.S. states, the action is speeding up due to microbetting, the ability to place a bet on an outcome as narrowly targeted as the result of the next pitch in baseball or the next play in football. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Wins — and losses — can pile up with sped-up sports betting

By Wayne Parry Sep. 07, 2022 11:20 AM EDT

FILE - This Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows a silhouette of a crucifix and a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans. The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them, officials and others familiar with the inquiry told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans

By Jim Mustian Jun. 29, 2022 10:14 AM EDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson answers a question at the NFL football team's practice facility Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
All eyes on the NFL's pending decision on Deshaun Watson

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 16, 2022 12:56 PM EDT

Russell Wilson and wife Ciara arrive for the NFL Honors show Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Russell Wilson receives 2022 Bart Starr Award

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 12, 2022 06:12 PM EST

A banner stretched across Court Street in uptown Athens, Ohio, recognizes Joe Burrow's ascension from Athens High School star to Super Bowl quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Burrow, who grew up in the nearby village of The Plains, will lead the Bengals against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mitch Stacy)
Tiny Ohio town bursting with pride over local hero Burrow

By Mitch Stacy Feb. 12, 2022 02:21 PM EST

A man places a bet at the sportsbook at the Ocean Casino Resort, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Atlantic City, N.J. The American Gaming Association estimates more than 31 million Americans will bet on this year's Super Bowl NFL football game. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
EXPLAINER: Here's how to legally bet on the Super Bowl

By Wayne Parry Feb. 10, 2022 02:31 PM EST

FILE - A gambler makes a sports bet at Bally's casino in Atlantic City N.J., Sept. 5, 2019. A record 31.5 million Americans plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl, according to the gambling industry's national trade group. The American Gaming Association on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, released its annual predictions for wagering on pro football's championship game, forecasting that over $7.6 billion will be bet legally and otherwise. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
31M Americans to bet on Super Bowl, gambling group estimates

By Wayne Parry Feb. 08, 2022 05:07 AM EST

FILE - Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich watches his team the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. A year after he became head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Reich and his wife, Linda, formed kNot Today, a nonprofit that works to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. Their foundation is among five organizations working together at the 2022 Super Bowl to combat sex trafficking, which is often heightened around major events. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File)
Frank Reich among groups going to LA to combat trafficking

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 06, 2022 01:15 PM EST

In a photo provided by Benji Weintraub, barber Levi Aronow gives an unidentified guest a haircut during Super Soul Party's 2019 Super Bowl party for homeless people Feb. 3, 2019, in New York. Super Soul Party will have parties in at least 35 cities for the Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. (Benji Weintraub via AP)
Nonprofit uses Super Bowl parties as way to help homeless

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 04, 2022 02:25 AM EST

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (85) runs against Las Vegas Raiders safety Johnathan Abram (24) and defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) after a catch during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Raiders DE Maxx Crosby fulfilling his potential in 3rd year

By W.g. Ramirez Dec. 24, 2021 02:02 PM EST

FILE - In this July 11, 2021, file photo, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred kicks off the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft in Denver. As the World Series shifts to Atlanta, some TV viewers may be offended to see Braves fans still chopping and chanting. After teams in the NFL and Major League Baseball have dropped names viewed as offensive to Native Americans the last two years, the Braves chop on. The tomahawk chop has the support of baseball commissioner Rob Manfred. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
With Manfred's support, Braves bring chop to World Series

By Charles Odum Oct. 28, 2021 01:56 AM EDT