http://www.mail.com/subjects/13928-high-school-football.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/13928-high-school-football.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html HOUSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ruling might not have settled the issue of whether the banners are protected free speech, according to an attorney for the cheerleaders' school district. State District Judge Steven Thomas de... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:45:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html 2013-05-09T02:45:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2052826-grand-jury-work-ohio-rape-investigation.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury prepared to start examining evidence and hearing from witnesses in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players after an alcohol-fueled party last summer. The 14-person panel which by law meets secretly is investigating whether other laws were broken in connection with the August attack in Ste... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:37:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2052826-grand-jury-work-ohio-rape-investigation.html 2013-04-30T06:37:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038474-judge-considers-motions-afghan-killings-case.html JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. soldier accused of murdering 16 Afghan villagers during a pre-dawn rampage last year appeared in a military courtroom Tuesday for a hearing that focused largely on what might happen if he's convicted, including which family members and friends could speak on his behalf. Prosecutors and defense attorneys argu... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:38:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038474-judge-considers-motions-afghan-killings-case.html 2013-04-24T00:38:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2026198-lawyer-girl-family-wanted-ohio-rape-case-pursued.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The lawyer for a 16-year-old girl raped by two Ohio high school football players is disputing a prosecutor's account that the girl's father initially wanted the investigation into the case dropped. The prosecutor said Wednesday that she stands by her earlier statement. The lawyer, Bob Fitzsimmons, said the girl and her family were on... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:39:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2026198-lawyer-girl-family-wanted-ohio-rape-case-pursued.html 2013-04-17T20:39:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024088-super-voice-gone-pat-summerall-dead-82.html DALLAS (AP) — The voice of football. The NFL's narrator for generations. A master of restraint. Pat Summerall soothed American television audiences over four decades — his deep, resonant voice and simple, understated style served as the perfect complement to the boisterous enthusiasm of John Madden, his partner in a celebrated pairing that lasted half of ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:31:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024088-super-voice-gone-pat-summerall-dead-82.html 2013-04-17T07:31:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2006704-oregon-police-to-probe-alaska-coach-hit-player.html JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A police department in Oregon will investigate whether an Alaska assistant high school football coach assaulted a player on a school-sponsored team trip to a summer camp last year. Police in Juneau announced Monday they are turning the investigation over to the Gold Beach, Ore., Police Department to determine if a Thunder Mountain Hi... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:56:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2006704-oregon-police-to-probe-alaska-coach-hit-player.html 2013-04-09T00:56:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968050-profiles-7-nev-army-depot-explosion-victims.html A mortar shell explosion Monday at an Army depot in Hawthorne, Nev., killed seven Marines and injured eight other servicemen. Here are profiles of the victims: AARON RIPPERDA, 26 Ripperda was a football player while he attended high school in Highland, Ill., near St. Louis. He was respectful and hardworking, according to Highland High School Assistant Pri... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:13:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1968050-profiles-7-nev-army-depot-explosion-victims.html 2013-03-21T02:13:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968538-conn-football-players-accused-sexual-assault.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Connecticut high school football players have been charged in sexual assault cases that, like a recent high-profile Ohio rape case, have led to online taunts directed at an accuser. The two 18-year-old Torrington High School players, Edgar Gonzalez and Joan Toribio, were charged with felony second-degree sexual assault and other... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:48:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968538-conn-football-players-accused-sexual-assault.html 2013-03-21T00:48:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1964082-ohio-ag-threats-rape-victim.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A girl who was raped by two high school football players is being victimized by threats against her on Twitter, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Tuesday as he demanded an end to such postings. Two girls, 15 and 16, were accused of posting the tweets Sunday following the conviction and sentencing of two boys for raping the 16-ye... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:55:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1964082-ohio-ag-threats-rape-victim.html 2013-03-19T21:55:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1961834-ohio-ag-target-football-coach-host-party.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head football coach at Steubenville High School and the owners of a house where an infamous 12-minute video was filmed could be investigated as Ohio prosecutors look into how adults responded to allegations of rape last year. One day after a judge convicted two high school football players of raping the 16-year-old girl in August... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:18:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1961834-ohio-ag-target-football-coach-host-party.html 2013-03-19T01:18:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1960494-2-ohio-football-players-convicted-raping-girl.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two members of Steubenville's celebrated high school football team were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, and Ohio's attorney general warned the case isn't over, saying he is investigating whether coaches, parents and other students broke the law, too. Trent Mays, 17, and Ma'Lik Richmond, 16, were sentence... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:52:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1960494-2-ohio-football-players-convicted-raping-girl.html 2013-03-17T20:52:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1959076-ohio-school-rape-trial-closing-verdict-sunday.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The accuser in the rape trial of two Ohio high school football players testified Saturday as the trial neared an end that she recalled drinking at a party last summer but could not remember what had happened when she awoke the next day naked in a strange house. Testimony in the four-day nonjury trial against Trent Mays and Ma'lik... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:28:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1959076-ohio-school-rape-trial-closing-verdict-sunday.html 2013-03-17T02:28:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1953862-ohio-girls-text-players-took-advantage.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Text messages introduced Thursday in the rape trial of two high school football players provided differing accounts of what happened between them and a 16-year-old girl: One from a defendant described mutual sex, while another from the girl said she remembered leaving a party with the players but nothing after that. The flurry of... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:50:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1953862-ohio-girls-text-players-took-advantage.html 2013-03-15T02:50:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1950626-prosecutor-ohio-school-rape-victim-consent.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A "substantially impaired" 16-year-old girl was unable to consent to sex and suffered humiliation and degradation when she was raped by two high school football players after an alcohol-fueled party, a prosecutor said Wednesday at the start of a trial that's drawn international attention to a small, football-loving city in eastern Ohio. ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:25:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1950626-prosecutor-ohio-school-rape-victim-consent.html 2013-03-14T02:25:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1950484-lawyer-seeks-dismissal-ohio-hs-player-rape-case.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — On the eve of their trial, the attorney for one of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a girl after an alcohol-fueled party said Tuesday that moving forward with the case is "patently unfair and un-American" because important witnesses haven't been compelled to testify. The attorney for Ma'Lik Richmond filed a m... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:02:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1950484-lawyer-seeks-dismissal-ohio-hs-player-rape-case.html 2013-03-13T03:02:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1943194-2-ohio-football-players-face-trial-rape-case.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two high school football players go on trial this coming week on charges of raping a nearly passed-out-drunk 16-year-old girl during a night of partying in Steubenville. Around the football-powerhouse city, some are demanding to know why at least three other teens aren't facing charges, too. After the athletes' arrest last summer, on... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:45:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1943194-2-ohio-football-players-face-trial-rape-case.html 2013-03-09T17:45:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1880022-arrested-fugitive-ala-football-signees-father.html MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was arrested after 16 years as a fugitive for allegedly shooting his estranged wife while she was holding their 18-month-old boy is the father of University of Alabama football signee Reuben Foster. Danny Foster, 41, was captured Friday in Miami, said U.S. Marshals spokesman Scott Sides. Authorities say Da... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1880022-arrested-fugitive-ala-football-signees-father.html 2013-02-09T15:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1872190-youth-group-students-better-sports-safety.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Student athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups recommended Wednesday in a call to action aimed at protecting the almost 8 million students participating in high school sports each year. The Youth Sports Safety Alliance of more than 100 organizations releas... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1872190-youth-group-students-better-sports-safety.html 2013-02-06T21:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1845092-ohio-judge-weighs-whether-to-rape-trial-open.html STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A battle over closing the trial of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl appeared to end Friday as an attorney withdrew his motion, saying that moving the trial would suffice to protect his client. Defense attorney Walter Madison previously raised concerns that an open trial could lead to po... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1845092-ohio-judge-weighs-whether-to-rape-trial-open.html 2013-01-25T23:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1812258-researchers-nfls-seau-brain-disease.html When he ended his life last year by shooting himself in the chest, Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease often linked with repeated blows to the head. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health said Thursday the former NFL star's abnormalities are consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The hard-hitting linebacker played f... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1812258-researchers-nfls-seau-brain-disease.html 2013-01-10T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1811730-witness-cooperation-urged-football-rape-case.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Students withholding information about an alleged rape in eastern Ohio last summer are thwarting investigators, school officials said Thursday, as the FBI looks into threats to local authorities who are working on the case against two high school football players. The Steubenville school board is also expanding programs to raise furt... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1811730-witness-cooperation-urged-football-rape-case.html 2013-01-10T20:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1811686-nfl-star-junior-seau-suffered-brain-disease.html Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for two decades, suffered from a degenerative brain disease often associated with repeated blows to the head when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health said in a study released Thursday. The NIH, based in Bethesda, Md., said Seau's brain revealed abnormalities consistent wi... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1811686-nfl-star-junior-seau-suffered-brain-disease.html 2013-01-10T19:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1778446-steroids-loom-major-college-football.html WASHINGTON (AP) — With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight — 30 pounds or more in a single year, sometimes — without drawing much attention from their schools or the NCAA in a sport that earns tens of billions of dollars for teams. Rules vary so widely that, on any giv... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1778446-steroids-loom-major-college-football.html 2012-12-31T17:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1727482-family-nfl-great-jack-pardee-ill-with-cancer.html HOUSTON (AP) — Jack Pardee, one of Bear Bryant's "Junction Boys" who went on to become an All-Pro linebacker and an NFL coach, has been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer and has six to nine months to live, his family said Tuesday. The cancer has spread to other organs and that her 76-year-old father plans to move to a Denver hospice where the College Foo... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1727482-family-nfl-great-jack-pardee-ill-with-cancer.html 2012-11-28T06:04:00Z