Arrests
FILE - In this Aug. 8, 1998, file photo, San Diego Chargers' rookie quarterback Ryan Leaf, the number two player taken in the year's NFL draft, tries to figure out what play is being called from the bench during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Diego. Leaf was arrested Friday, May 22, 2020, on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, Calif.,, which is about 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles, according to booking information provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department on Saturday. (AP Photo/Kent Horner, File)
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in California

May. 23, 2020 04:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2019, file photo, jockey Tyler Gaffalione, right, reacts aboard War of Will, as they crosses the finish line first to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore. A measure in Maryland to redevelop Pimlico Race Course to keep the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown in Baltimore is scheduled for a hearing before state lawmakers. The “Racing and Community Development Act of 2020” is set for a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
The Latest: NCAA suspends infraction hearings, arguments

By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 06:52 PM EDT

2 more Kansas St players arrested, both on pot charges

Mar. 03, 2020 01:47 PM EST
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Two more Kansas State players are in legal trouble after being arrested. Safety Wayne Jones, 19, and linebacker...

Hoosiers suspend all-conference tight end following arrest

Feb. 24, 2020 08:11 PM EST
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana coach Tom Allen has suspended record-breaking tight end Peyton Hendershot indefinitely. Monday's...

3 UConn football players face charges in campus burglary

Feb. 18, 2020 03:35 PM EST
VERNON, Conn. (AP) — Three members of UConn's 2019 football team face charges stemming from a November burglary on campus. Running back...

Ex-Wisconsin receiver surrenders, charged in double-homicide

Feb. 15, 2020 09:11 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin football player who is the brother of a standout in the 2011 Super Bowl surrendered to Chicago police on...

Police: Ex-UNC athlete had $160K worth of marijuana, edibles

Feb. 12, 2020 09:19 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former college football player was arrested after receiving a parcel in North Carolina that contained about $160,000 worth of marijuana...

LSU linebacker arrested on gun charge, suspended from team

Feb. 05, 2020 07:57 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State University football player has been suspended from the team indefinitely following his arrest on a gun possession...

NC State player fled from cop, hid under car, warrants say

Dec. 14, 2019 06:54 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Arrest warrants show a North Carolina State football player is facing multiple charges after he allegedly ran from a police officer and...

These Tuesday Dec. 10, 2019 arrest photo released by the Lincoln, Neb., Police Dept, show Andre Hunt. Two former Nebraska football players, Hunt and Katerian LeGrone, were arrested Tuesday, Dec. 10. 2019, after a reported off-campus sexual assault in Lincoln, Neb. LeGrone was arrested on suspicion of first-degree sexual assault, and Hunt was charged with aiding and abetting first-degree sexual assault. The charges stem from a reported assault on Aug. 25. (Lincoln Police Department via AP)
2 ex-Nebraska football players face sex assault allegations

By Grant Schulte Dec. 11, 2019 11:51 AM EST

U-Buffalo running back arrested on domestic violence charges

Dec. 08, 2019 08:53 PM EST
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — A third-string running back for Bahamas Bowl-bound University at Buffalo has been arrested on domestic violence charges. ...

Demonstrators stage a protest on the field at the Yale Bowl disrupting the start of the second half of an NCAA college football game between Harvard and Yale, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, in in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)
Harvard-Yale game delayed by student protest; 20-30 arrested

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 23, 2019 02:27 PM EST

South Carolina reserve DB Cook dismissed after arrest

Oct. 20, 2019 06:16 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina reserve defensive back Jamel Cook has been dismissed from the team after his arrest for domestic violence Friday. ...

In this Aug. 7, 2019 photo, then-Miyamura High School Patriots football head coach John Roanhaus huddles with the team in their first week of practice to open the football season in Gallup, N.M. Roanhaus was arrested Saturday, Oct. 5, 2018, after authorities say a student used cell video to catch their coach taking money from a player's wallet. (Alma E. Hernandez/Gallup Independent via AP)
Police: High school coach lifted $40 from player's wallet

Oct. 09, 2019 12:01 PM EDT

Vols linebacker off team after arrest, comments about police

Oct. 04, 2019 05:04 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremy Banks has been dismissed from the Tennessee football team after video showed him cursing and saying "where I'm from, we shoot at cops"...

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Tennessee defensive back Bryce Thompson returns a kick during an NCAA college football game against Florida in Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson has been cleared to return to practice Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, less than three weeks after his arrest on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge. Thompson was arrested Aug. 24 and suspended indefinitely a day later. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
CB Bryce Thompson will travel to Vols' game at No. 9 Florida

Sep. 18, 2019 07:00 PM EDT

Tennessee defensive back Bryce Thompson (20) participates in an NCAA college football practice Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has been cleared to return to practice less than three weeks after his arrest on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge. (Brianna Paciorka/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
Tennessee CB Thompson permitted to return to practice

By Steve Megargee Sep. 11, 2019 04:31 PM EDT

Ex-NFL player, doctor are arrested in Georgia opioid case

By Jeff Martin Sep. 11, 2019 02:39 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — A former NFL football player and a Georgia doctor face charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs, including opioids. Federal...

Police arrest 2 after drone flown over Michigan Stadium

Sep. 05, 2019 03:08 PM EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Two people have been arrested for flying a drone over Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor during the Wolverine's football season opener against...

FILE -In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Tennessee's Bryce Thompson (20) returns a kick in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida in Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson has been arrested on a domestic assault charge stemming from an argument with his girlfriend. A woman told police the argument began Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, after she found another woman's fake eyelashes in Thompson's room. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
Tennessee suspends cornerback after domestic assault charge

By Steve Megargee Aug. 26, 2019 09:39 AM EDT