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Olympic gymnast says forced settlement hid sex abuse

Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney was forced to sign a confidential settlement with the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts to keep allegations that she was sexually abused by team doctor Larry Nassar a secret, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

 
O.J. Simpson granted parole

The parole hearing for O.J. Simpson has ended and the four members of the state Board of Parole Commissioners have reached a decision. Simpson was granted parole Thursday.

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Aaron Hernandez’s body was released to a funeral home following an autopsy, but government officials on Thursday refused to release more information about the circumstances behind his apparent suicide in a maximum-security prison.

 
3 former US gymnasts accuse team doctor of sex abuse

Three former elite U.S. gymnasts, including 2000 Olympian Jamie Dantzscher, have come forward saying they were sexually abused by a former doctor currently facing trial on a separate matter.

 
Angry judge calls men ‘cowards’ in 2011 Dodger Stadium beating

Two men pleaded guilty Thursday to a 2011 beating at Dodger Stadium that left San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow brain damaged and disabled. They were immediately sentenced by an angry judge who called them cowards and the sort of people that sports fans fear when go to games.

 
Joe Torre’s daughter catches baby falling from second floor

NEW YORK — The daughter of former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre is getting props from her dad for catching a baby who had tumbled off a second-floor fire escape in Brooklyn.