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Former NFL player, Wisconsin star is accused of assault

Jun. 15, 2021 12:39 PM EDT
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A former NFL player and University of Wisconsin football star is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl. ...

FILE - New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder (82) warms up on the field before taking on the Miami Dolphins during an NFL football game in Miami Gardens, Fla., in this Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, file photo. New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder agreed to a renegotiated deal that will keep him with the team through this season, a person with direct knowledge of the decision said Monday, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)
AP source: WR Crowder agrees to renegotiated deal with Jets

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Jun. 14, 2021 02:01 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. swings during the Jarvis Landry Celebrity Softball game Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Eastlake, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Browns, Chiefs take budding rivalry onto softball field

By Tom Withers Jun. 12, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. swings during the Jarvis Landry Celebrity Softball game Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Eastlake, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Browns WR Landry says OBJ looks "amazing" after knee surgery

By Tom Withers Jun. 12, 2021 05:32 PM EDT

FILE - Former NFL player Warrick Dunn speaks at the "Beyond the Physical: A Symposium on Mental Health in Sports" hosted by the NFL, NFL Players Association and Cigna at Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta, in this Monday, May 14, 2018, file photo. Former NFL star Warrick Dunn is hosting a conversation centered on diversity and inclusion as part of his charity’s Juneteenth celebration. Dunn, a three-time Pro Bowl running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, will sit down with NFL Network host Steve Wyche on Thursday evening, June 10, 2021, for a virtual chat featuring guest appearances from various players past and present. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)
Former NFL star Warrick Dunn tackles housing inequalities

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 10, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

FILE - Former quarterback Peyton Manning motions to the crowd during the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Fla., in this Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, file photo. Peyton Manning was unanimously elected to the Broncos Ring of Fame on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Manning will be honored during the Broncos’ game against Washington at Empower Field at Mile High on Halloween. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Peyton Manning going into Denver Broncos Ring of Fame

By Arnie Stapleton Jun. 09, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

Walker, Castilla, Sabathia to play in All-Star softball game

Jun. 07, 2021 06:26 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado Rockies sluggers Larry Walker and Vinny Castilla will play in the All-Star celebrity softball game following the Futures Game at...

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy takes part in a drill during NFL football practice at the team's headquarters Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Jerry Jeudy a big fan of Denver Broncos' QB competition

By Arnie Stapleton Jun. 02, 2021 03:01 PM EDT

Phil Mickelson holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course, Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Kiawah Island, S.C. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Mickelson, Brady to face DeChambeau, Rodgers in The Match

May. 26, 2021 02:27 PM EDT

Ex-Jags LB Smith signs plea deal, avoids underage sex charge

By Mark Long May. 21, 2021 10:48 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith pleaded no contest Friday to child abuse, avoiding an underage sex charge, and...

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2007, file photo, then-Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan speaks to the media after being named a Heisman Trophy finalist, in Honolulu. Brennan, a star quarterback at the University of Hawaii who finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy balloting, died early Tuesday, May 11, 2021, his father said. He was 37. Brennan, who has had public struggles with alcohol, died at a hospital in California, his father, Terry Brennan, told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
Famed Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan dead at age 37

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher May. 11, 2021 03:08 PM EDT

Naomi Osaka of Japan returns the ball to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic during their match at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul White)
Nadal, nearing 35, says retirement not on his mind at all

May. 06, 2021 04:31 PM EDT

Former football player Jarryd Hayne arrives at court in Newcastle, Australia, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Hayne, a rugby league star who also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault of a woman in 2018. (Darren Pateman/AAP Image via AP)
Ex-49ers player Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail

May. 06, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 25, 2017 file photo, Trey Songz performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Songz will not face charges in an alleged altercation with police officers at the AFC championship game in Kansas City, prosecutors announced Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
No charges against R&B artist Trey Songz over NFL scuffle

By Heather Hollingsworth Apr. 27, 2021 04:51 PM EDT

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Geno Hayes is shown during an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Tampa, Fla., in this Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, file photo. Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Falcons Buccaneers Dec-2010

Apr. 27, 2021 01:02 PM EDT

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Geno Hayes (54) gestures during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Tampa, Fla., in this Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, file photo. Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Browns Buccaneers Sep-2010

Apr. 27, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

FILE - Chicago Bears outside linebacker Geno Hayes (58) watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz., in this Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, file photo. Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, confirmed his death. He had liver disease and had been in hospice care. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Geno Hayes, former NFL, Florida State linebacker, dies at 33

By The Associated Press Apr. 27, 2021 12:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 file photo Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson poses for a photo at the NFL Honors ceremony as part of Super Bowl 55 in Tampa, Fla. Wilson will return to N.C. State University, where he played football and baseball, this spring as a commencement speaker for the 2021 graduation ceremonies. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Three picks? That's all the Seahawks have for unusual draft

By Tim Booth Apr. 23, 2021 03:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown warms up before the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in New Orleans. NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown has settled a civil lawsuit by former trainer Britney Taylor, who accused Brown of sexually assaulting her. Taylor filed the lawsuit in 2019, and lawyers for her and Brown released statements Wednesday, April 21, 2021 revealing the agreement. (AP Photo/Brett Duke, File)
Antonio Brown settles assault lawsuit with former trainer

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 09:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons (11) tackles Rutgers tight end Johnathan Lewis (11) in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, in State College, Pa. Andre Odom joined Athletes First as an agent two years ago and later this month two of his clients — Kyle Pitts and Micah Parsons — could be picked in the top 10 of the NFL draft. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)
Andre Odom went from scouting players to representing them

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 20, 2021 03:36 PM EDT