Former Olympic Snowboarder accused of being drug kingpin

Author: Benny Greenspan | Wild About Trial The Winter Olympics are coming up! With the top skiers, snowboarders, and hockey players amongst others gearing up to compete in the pinnacle of not only their sports careers, but likely their lives, let’s take a look at a former Olympic athlete whose career path took a turn... Read More

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March 16, 2020

Ex-Canadian football player admits to college scam

BOSTON (AP) — A former Canadian Football League player pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a college admissions cheating scheme by hiring someone take the SATs in place of his two sons. David Sidoo, a businessman from Vancouver, British Columbia, pleaded guilty to a mail fraud conspiracy charge in Boston federal court. The plea deal... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

March 13, 2020

Ex-track athletes detail alleged sex abuse by college coach

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich claims one of her track coaches, John Rembao, began grooming her for a sexually abusive relationship when she was 16 before physically taking advantage of her two years later. “What we had between us, was not something special,” Aldrich said in an interview with... Read More

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Erin Aldrich

March 12, 2020

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager and with whom she had an sexual relationship as a young woman. When Aldrich watched “Leaving Neverland,”... Read More

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NCAA

March 10, 2020

Ex-Michigan football player suing school over alleged abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A man who played football at the University of Michigan sued the school and its board of regents on Monday, alleging the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson sexually abused him. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit is seeking certification to be class action and aims to include anyone... Read More

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Robert E. Anderson

March 5, 2020

Brian Urlacher’s brother pleads not guilty in gambling case

CHICAGO (AP) — Casey Urlacher, the brother of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges alleging he was part of an offshore sports gambling business. Urlacher, the mayor of the suburban Chicago village of Mettawa, entered his plea with nine others in U.S. District Court. He is... Read More

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Casey Urlacher

February 27, 2020

Ex-TCU, Seattle QB gets 3 years in prison for beating woman

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former TCU and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to charges from the 2018 beating of his girlfriend. Boykin and prosecutors agreed to the sentence in return for his guilty plea Wednesday to aggravated assault and witness tampering charges. Boykin’s... Read More

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NFL, Trevone Boykin

February 25, 2020

Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their deaths Monday in an emotional public ceremony. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vanessa Bryant in Los... Read More

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Kobe Bryant

February 21, 2020

NFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secret

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An attorney for New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese Thursday strongly defended the New Orleans Saints’ behind-the-scenes help in dealing with the clergy sex abuse crisis, saying the legal effort to release hundreds of confidential emails between them is aimed at trying to shame those “who had the audacity” to back the... Read More

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Catholic Church, NFL, Saints

February 21, 2020

American women seek more than $66M in damages from US Soccer

Players on the U.S. women’s national team are seeking more than $66 million in damages as part of their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The damages were included in slew of papers filed Thursday night in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ahead of a trial scheduled to start May 5. Among... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation, Sports

February 20, 2020

NFL free agent Greg Robinson jailed in Texas on pot charge

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — NFL offensive tackle Greg Robinson remained in a West Texas jail without bond Wednesday after federal agents said they found 157 pounds (71.21 kilograms) of marijuana in a rented vehicle in which he and two other people were riding. Robinson, 27, of Thibodeaux, Louisiana, and Jaquan Tyreke Bray, 26, of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News, Sports

Greg Robinson, NFL

February 20, 2020

NFL’s Saints head to court in Catholic Church email dispute

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints headed to court Thursday in a bid to block the release of hundreds of confidential emails detailing the behind-the-scenes public relations work the team did for the area’s Roman Catholic archdiocese amid its sexual abuse crisis. The request comes amid claims that the NFL team joined the... Read More

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Catholic Church, NFL, Saints

February 18, 2020

UEFA bans Man City from Champions League for 2 seasons

LONDON (AP) — English Premier League champion Manchester City was banned from the Champions League for two seasons by UEFA on Friday for “serious breaches” of spending rules and failing to cooperate with investigators in a seismic ruling against one of world football’s wealthiest clubs. The Abu Dhabi-owned team was also fined 30 million euros... Read More

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Man City

February 14, 2020

2 Ohio State football players plead not guilty to rape

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two former Ohio State football players pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they held a woman against her will and raped her this month. Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint — who were kicked off the team Wednesday after they were charged — made an initial appearance in Franklin... Read More

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Amir Riep, Jahsen Wint

Former Olympic Snowboarder accused of being drug kingpin

Ex-Canadian football player admits to college scam

Ex-track athletes detail alleged sex abuse by college coach

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse

Ex-Michigan football player suing school over alleged abuse

Brian Urlacher’s brother pleads not guilty in gambling case

Ex-TCU, Seattle QB gets 3 years in prison for beating woman

Kobe Bryant’s widow sues helicopter operator for deaths

NFL Saints backed by church in effort to keep emails secret

American women seek more than $66M in damages from US Soccer

NFL free agent Greg Robinson jailed in Texas on pot charge

NFL’s Saints head to court in Catholic Church email dispute

UEFA bans Man City from Champions League for 2 seasons

2 Ohio State football players plead not guilty to rape

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