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Family: Missing Ohio State player has history of concussions

An Ohio State football player reported missing after he uncharacteristically skipped two practices has a history of sports-related concussions, and his family worries he might have become disoriented, his sister said.

 
Wash. high school athlete accused of rape still on team

The decision of a Washington state school district to allow a high school student charged with rape to continue to play on the football team has sparked anger from parents.

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Former NFL player Hernandez indicted in 2012 killing in Boston

Aaron Hernandez ambushed and shot to death two men after a chance encounter inside a Boston nightclub weeks before he signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the New England Patriots, prosecutors said Thursday.

Rutgers dismisses QB after assault charge filed

Rutgers announced Tuesday that it has dismissed quarterback Philip Nelson from its football program after he was charged in connection with an assault that left another man critically injured in Minnesota.

49ers linebacker Aldon Smith arrested at airport

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after authorities said he became belligerent during a security screening and threatened that he had a bomb.

Three NFL players named in police report, not charged

Three NFL players are named in a police report involving a woman who passed out in a hotel and later woke up in a hospital not knowing how she got there, though no one has been charged with a crime, authorities said Thursday.

Pennsylvania inmate files suit to get Steelers in playoffs

Pittsburgh Steelers fans were not happy when an officiating mistake led to the San Diego Chargers beating the Kansas City Chiefs, which eliminated Pittsburgh from the playoff picture.

Female Alabama fan unleashes punches on Oklahoma fans

Alabama fans were understandably frustrated during the Crimson Tide’s 45-31 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners Thursday in the Sugar Bowl.