Kentucky teen dies with dog lead on neck
A Kentucky teenager known as a "jokester" was strangled by a dog lead he put around his neck while playing with friends at the start of summer ...

Top prep prospect Andrew Wiggins signs with Kansas
Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas.

Kiffin and USC strive for drama-free 2013 season
Lane Kiffin has an idea. He's not serious about it. Not really. There is, however, just a hint in his voice that suggests he's not totally joking, ...

Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit
A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ...

Family of Utah soccer referee who died holds vigil
The oldest daughter of the Utah soccer referee who died Saturday a week after a teenage player punched him in the head hopes to forgive the young man ...

Police: US soccer referee punched by player dies
Ricardo Portillo's daughters had begged him to stop refereeing in a soccer league because of the growing risk of violence from angry players.
Police: Utah soccer referee punched by player dies
A Utah soccer referee who slipped into a coma after being punched by a teenage player during a game a week ago died Saturday night, police said.

Grand jury begins work in Ohio rape investigation
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 ...

Judge considers motions in Afghan killings case
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 ...

For bombing suspects, question may be who led whom
Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then ...
Lawyer: Girl, family wanted Ohio rape case pursued
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 ...

Super voice gone: Pat Summerall dead at 82
The voice of football. The NFL's narrator for generations. A master of restraint. Pat Summerall soothed American television audiences over four ...

Lawyer: Girl saw details online of sex assault
Fifteen-year-old Audrie Pott passed out drunk at a friend's house, woke up and concluded she had been sexually abused. In the days that followed, she ...
Indiana star Oladipo leaving for NBA
Indiana junior Victor Oladipo is heading to the NBA. Cody Zeller could be next. Oladipo made his announcement official Tuesday at a news conference ...
Oregon police to probe if Alaska coach hit player
A police department in Oregon will investigate whether an Alaska assistant high school football coach assaulted a player on a school-sponsored team ...

Investigators: Miss. suspect used detective's gun
The police detective killed while interrogating a murder suspect at department headquarters in Mississippi's capital city was shot four times before ...

Louisville's Ware breaks leg in game, has surgery
A gruesome injury that left Louisville guard Kevin Ware with a broken leg plunged Lucas Oil Stadium into horrified silence, with coach Rick Pitino ...

UCLA hires Steve Alford as new basketball coach
Steve Alford was hired as UCLA basketball coach on Saturday, spurning New Mexico days after he agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Lobos for a ...

Baldwin gives $2,500 to RI high school chess team
Actor Alec Baldwin has donated $2,500 to help the chess team at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island defray the cost of traveling to a national ...

Profiles of 7 Nev. Army depot explosion victims
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 ...

Conn. football players accused of sexual assault
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 ...

Ohio AG: threats against rape victim must stop
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 ...

Ohio AG could target football coach, host of party
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 ...
Docs say keep trained eye on possible concussions
When athletes are suspected of having a concussion, they should be taken out of action immediately, new guidelines from a major medical group say.

2 Ohio football players convicted of raping girl
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 ...