Celebrity legal affairs
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II faces 14 years for assaults

Feb. 19, 2021 08:55 PM EST
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II agreed Friday to accept a 14-year prison sentence for raping a homeless woman and assaulting two...

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020 file photo San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman speaks during a media availability in Miami, for the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Sherman has partnered with the NFL Alumni Association (NFLA) and Million Stories Media as part of the Million Stories initiative. The partnership emphasizes engagement in financial literacy education to prepare for future job loss or career changes. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)
NFL alumni group updates its playbook to address money game

By Barry Wilner Feb. 13, 2021 01:05 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, New York Jets running back Joe McKnight (25) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. The new trial for Ronald Gasser, convicted of manslaughter in 2018 by a jury vote of 10-2 in the 2016 shooting death of McKnight following a traffic dispute, cannot include a murder charge, a Louisiana judge ruled Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court held that Louisiana law allowing convictions on 10-2 or 11-1 votes is unconstitutional, which resulted in Gasser being granted a new trial. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)
New trial in ex-football hero's killing can't be for murder

Feb. 11, 2021 01:07 PM EST

This undated photo provided by the Jackson County Detention Center, In Kansas City, Missouri shows Trey Songz. R&B artist Songz was arrested and jailed overnight after he scuffled with several officers while being arrested for not following coronavirus protocols during the AFC championship game in Kansas City, police said Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Jackson County Detention Center via AP)
R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game

By Margaret Stafford Jan. 25, 2021 05:08 PM EST

FILE - In this March 4, 2020 file photo, Casey Urlacher walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, in Chicago. Urlacher, mayor of the tiny Chicago suburb of Mettawa and brother of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urbacher, received a pardon by President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2020, for pending federal charges that he recruited for a multi-million dollar illegal offshore gambling ring. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Football great Brian Urlacher's brother pardoned by Trump

Jan. 20, 2021 02:43 PM EST

Cleveland Browns defensive end Olivier Vernon is helped off the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Browns place Vernon on IR, 2 players cited for drag racing

By Tom Withers Jan. 05, 2021 04:51 PM EST

Arrest made in break-in at Tom Brady-Gisele Bundchen mansion

Dec. 07, 2020 10:58 AM EST
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Police arrested a man Monday they say broke into a mansion owned by former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and model Gisele...

FILE - This is a 2012 file photo of Vontaze Burfict of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team. Former NFL player Burfict was arrested Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Las Vegas. Court records indicate Burfict was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. (AP Photo, File)
Ex-NFL player Burfict arrested in Vegas on battery charge

Dec. 05, 2020 05:43 PM EST

New York Jets quarterback Joe Flacco (5) walks off the field after a loss to to the Los Angeles Chargers during an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Allen, Herbert propel Chargers to 34-28 victory over Jets

By Joe Reedy Nov. 22, 2020 07:28 PM EST

This Nov. 18, 2020, booking mugshot provided by the Broward County Sheriff's Office shows former Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones. Jones was arrested by police in Davie, Fla., on a charge of carrying a concealed firearm. According to a police report, Jones was walking in a gas station parking lot at 4:15 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, with a loaded handgun protruding from his pants pocket, and said he had never had a concealed weapons permit. Jones has since bonded out. (Broward County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Ex-Dolphins safety Reshad Jones arrested on firearm charge

Nov. 18, 2020 12:59 PM EST

Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner (30) is hit by Tennessee Titans defensive end Vic Beasley (44) in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Titans tell linebacker Vic Beasley Jr. he is being released

By Teresa M. Walker Nov. 03, 2020 05:44 PM EST

Florida man arrested in crash that killed NFL player's dad

Oct. 29, 2020 08:26 PM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been charged in a traffic crash that killed a longtime police captain who was the father of New England Patriots...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Oct. 29, 2020 11:42 AM EDT
Nov. 5 1927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall. ...

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon (25) is brought down by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Ben Niemann (56) and others during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Broncos' Gordon sorry for DUI, focuses on game vs. Chargers

By Arnie Stapleton Oct. 28, 2020 07:16 PM EDT

Sam Gordon poses for a photograph, Oct. 20, 2020, in Herriman, Utah. Gordon was the only girl in a tackle football league when she started playing the game at age 9. Now, Gordon hopes she can give girls a chance to play on female-only high school teams through a lawsuit. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Female football star sues for schools to offer girls' teams

By Sophia Eppolito Oct. 27, 2020 01:03 AM EDT

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon (25) runs past New York Jets outside linebacker Alec Ogletree (52) for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Broncos running back Melvin Gordon III cited for DUI

By Arnie Stapleton Oct. 14, 2020 12:10 PM EDT

El safety Juston Burris de los Panthers de Carolina intercepta el pase dirigido al wide receiver de los Falcons de Atlanta, Russell Gage, en la zona de anotación durante la segunda mitad del juego de la NFL, el domingo 11 de octubre de 2020, en Atlanta. (AP Foto/John Bazemore)
Bridgewater, Burris lead Panthers; Falcons fire Quinn

By Paul Newberry Oct. 11, 2020 10:31 PM EDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) is sacked by Chicago Bears outside linebacker Khalil Mack (52) during the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Foles beat Brady again as Bears squeeze by Tampa Bay 20-19

By Andrew Seligman Oct. 08, 2020 11:56 PM EDT

Sodsai Dalzell appears in court for an arraignment Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. Dalzell is charged with attempted kidnapping of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana's granddaughter. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)
Woman denies attempted kidnapping of Joe Montana grandchild

By Andrew Dalton Sep. 29, 2020 04:35 PM EDT

This booking photo provided by the Cleveland, Tenn. Police Department shows Albert Haynesworth. Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was arrested Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, by Cleveland, Tenn. police after he was accused of threatening and yelling at his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. (Cleveland Police Department via AP)
Former Titan Haynesworth charged with domestic assault

Sep. 29, 2020 01:40 PM EDT