Crime
Judges question warrants in Kraft massage parlor sex case

By Terry Spencer Jun. 30, 2020 01:35 PM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida appellate judges on Tuesday questioned the legality of search warrants that let police secretly video record New England...

FILE- In this April 30, 2019, file pool photo, Karen Herzog, a Florida Department of Health inspector, shows a photo she took of beds in a room during her inspection of Orchids of Asia Day Spa, during a motion hearing in the Robert Kraft prostitution solicitation case in West Palm Beach, Fla. Florida prosecutors will try to save their prostitution solicitation case against New England Patriots owner Kraft when they argue before an appellate court Tuesday, June 30, 2020, that his rights weren't violated when police secretly video recorded him allegedly paying for sex at a massage parlor. (Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post via AP, Pool, File)
Patriots owner's prostitution case heads to appellate court

By Terry Spencer Jun. 29, 2020 01:33 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick stands on the sideline during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati. The Patriots have been fined $1.1 million by the NFL for inappropriately filming the Cincinnati Bengals’ sideline during a game last season. On Sunday, June 28, 2020, the league also took away a third-round pick in the 2021 draft. “I personally have never viewed any video footage at all, anything that those production people have done, other than what’s shown on public television or something like that,” Belichick said in December. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)
Pats fined $1.1M, lose pick for filming game last season

By Simmi Buttar Jun. 28, 2020 09:08 PM EDT

This Dec. 15, 2015 file photo shows Anita Barney talking about losing her fortune in a swindle perpetrated by former Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter, followed by her own role stealing nearly $500,000 from friends on Schlichter's instructions, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)
Filing: Victims deserve ex-quarterback's concussion funds

Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 24, 2020 07:57 AM EDT

In this Tuesday, June 16, 2020 photo, D.J. Boldin throws a football outside of his home in Miramar, Fla. Boldin is the football coach at Pahokee High School, a predominantly black school located alongside Lake Okeechobee in Florida. Recent events have given Boldin an opportunity to use his position to prepare his players for the challenges they will face when they leave the bubble that is their small town. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Subject of race a challenge for coach in isolated town

By Steven Wine Jun. 17, 2020 03:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo, New York Giants coach Joe Judge speaks during a news conference in East Rutherford, N.J. Since taking over as the New York Giants coach in January, Joe Judge has made the team and its welfare his main focus. His approach to being the head guy for the first time was to be prepared, demanding, disciplined and ready to adjust. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Judge says Giants' will approach social issues as a team

By Tom Canavan Jun. 17, 2020 12:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, Buffalo Bills strong safety Bacarri Rambo talks to reporters after the team's NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J. Rambo, a former NFL player and University of Georgia standout, has been arrested and charged with raping a UGA student, authorities said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Police: Ex-NFL player charged with raping UGA student

Jun. 16, 2020 06:52 PM EDT

Giants kicker arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run crash

Jun. 16, 2020 03:43 PM EDT
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Alcohol is suspected in a hit-and-run crash that led to the arrest of New York Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas in Northern California,...

NFL free agent Antonio Brown appears at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., via video link Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Brown was granted bail on Friday after spending the night in a Florida jail. The wide receiver will have to pay a bond of $110,000, surrender his passport, wear a monitor, get mental health evaluation and pass random drug tests. He also can't have guns. Brown is accused of attacking the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
NFL star Antonio Brown gets probation for fight with driver

Jun. 12, 2020 04:59 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2004, file photo, San Diego Chargers wide receiver Reche Caldwell (82) is taken off the field during first half play against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Caldwell, the former University of Florida and NFL receiver, was fatally shot Saturday, June 6, 2020, in his hometown. Caldwell's mother, Deborah, did not return phone messages left by The Associated Press on Sunday, but confirmed her son's death to the Tampa Bay Times. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Former Florida, NFL star Reche Caldwell fatally shot

Jun. 07, 2020 08:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Shanahan praised former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick Thursday, June 4, for trying to bring the issue of racism and police brutality to light with his protests during the national anthem in the 2016 season. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Shanahan: Kaepernick deserves admiration for taking stand

By Josh Dubow Jun. 04, 2020 06:08 PM EDT

FILE - This is a Nov. 24, 2019, file photo showing Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores answering questions after an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland. Dolphins coach Brian Flores is mourning the death of Chris Beaty, a good friend and former Indiana University football player who was fatally shot after violence erupted during an Indianapolis protest.(AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
'Another tragedy' -- Dolphins coach knew shooting victim

By Steven Wine Jun. 04, 2020 02:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2020, file photo, Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson waits to run onto the field for the team's NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Speaking to the media for the first time since the end of last season, Wilson didn't care to talk about the game that’s helped make him famous. “To be honest with you, I don’t even want to talk about football right now,” Wilson said during a video conference Wednesday, June 3. "I can’t compare football to life and what the black community is going through right now,” he said. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Seahawks' Wilson: 'I don't even want to talk about football'

By Tim Booth Jun. 03, 2020 07:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) smiles after defeating the Indianapolis Colts 34-7 in an NFL football game in New Orleans. A person familiar with the situation says the Saints and record-setting quarterback Drew Brees have agreed on a two-year, $50 million contract. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, because the deal has not been announced. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, Fle)
Brees says he 'completely missed the mark' in flag comments

Jun. 03, 2020 07:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio speaks after an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in Denver. Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio is apologizing for suggesting discrimination and racism aren’t problems in the NFL. “After reflecting on my comments yesterday and listening to the players this morning, I realize what I said regarding racism and discrimination in the NFL was wrong,” Fangio said in an apology posted on the team’s Twitter account Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, Fle)
Broncos coach apologizes after suggesting NFL free of racism

By Arnie Stapleton Jun. 03, 2020 04:36 PM EDT

Protesters hold signs before they march during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Floyd died after being taken into custody and restrained by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Goodell: 'Tragic events' call for 'urgent need for action'

May. 30, 2020 09:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 8, 2012, file photo, Ryan Leaf sits in a Cascade County courtroom in Great Falls, Mont. Leaf was arrested Friday, May 22, 2020, on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, Calif.,, which is about 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles, according to booking information provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department on Saturday. (Larry Beckner/The Great Falls Tribune via AP)
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in California

May. 23, 2020 04:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2018, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Montravius Adams is seen during NFL football training camp in Green Bay, Wis. Packers defensive lineman Montravius Adams was arrested in Georgia this week and charged with marijuana and driving offenses. He was stopped Tuesday, May 18, 2020, just after 6 p.m. on suspicion of driving with suspended registration and no insurance, according to a Houston County Sheriff’s Office report. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
Packers' Montravius Adams faces marijuana, driving charges

May. 22, 2020 10:50 AM EDT

NFL player sues United over incident with another passenger

May. 21, 2020 03:58 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An NFL player is suing United Airlines, saying he was harassed and sexually assaulted by an intoxicated female passenger on a red-eye flight...

This booking photo provided by the Broward County, Fla., Sheriff's Office shows DeAndre Baker. The New York Giants cornerback surrendered to police Saturday, May 16, 2020, after being charged with robbing people of money and valuables at a cookout he was attending with another NFL football player. Baker is charged with four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. He turned himself in at the Broward County Jail. (Broward County Sheriff's Office via AP)
NFL cornerbacks Baker, Dunbar released from jail on bond

May. 17, 2020 06:19 PM EDT