Crime

Prosecutors say they've received warrant requests from police at Michigan State University in a sexual assault investigation that has led to the suspension of three football players from team activities. The Ingham County prosecutor's office says it expects police at the East Lansing school to provide more evidence in the case Thursday...

Alabama offensive lineman Lester Cotton was arrested Friday night for possession of marijuana after a traffic stop.

Former University of Alabama football standout and current Crimson Tide assistant strength and conditioning coach Josh Chapman has been accused of driving under the influence. Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman Lt. Teena Richardson tells news outlets that the 27-year-old coach was arrested Sunday morning after he was found "passed out" in his vehicle...

Police say an Oklahoma football player has turned himself in after authorities issued an arrest warrant for aggravated robbery in his Texas hometown of Waco. Waco police Sgt. Patrick Swanton says 19-year-old Parrish Cobb was arrested Tuesday night...

Authorities say the brother of a former NFL player was gunned down near New Orleans Lakefront Airport while he was visiting his mother for the holidays. Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse tells news outlets that 38-year-old Robert Smith died at the scene Monday morning from a gunshot wound...

Texas A&M has suspended wide receiver Speedy Noil from the football team after he was charged with misdemeanor drug possession. Noil, a junior from New Orleans, surrendered to College Station police, posted a $2,000 bond Tuesday and was released. He...

The man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints defensive leader Will Smith was convicted of manslaughter on Sunday night, ending a week-long trial in which the defendant insisted he only fired because the popular football star was drunk, violent and had grabbed a gun following a traffic crash on the night of April 9...

The manhunt for a fourth burglary suspect continues Thursday morning as authorities haven't located a man involved in a carjacking at Taco Casa on Hwy 69S. The incident started on Wednesday when police stopped a car for a traffic violation and the four men inside were suspected of breaking into a Moundville home that morning...

The man who fatally shot ex-NFL player Joe McKnight has been arrested and jailed on a charge of manslaughter. Jail records show 54-year-old Ronald Gasser was arrested late Monday. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand has called a news conference for 10 a...

A University of Alabama student suspended last week after making racially-charged Facebook threats was arrested for harassing communications. Ryan Jeremy Parish, 20, was charged with the misdemeanor by the University of Alabama Police Department last Friday after screenshots of his threats began spreading across social media...