Child welfare
FILE -Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams takes part in drills during the NFL football team's training camp Friday, July 29, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. Broncos running back Javonte Williams is using his downtime as he recovers from an injured right knee to feed his other passion: helping foster kids.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Javonte Williams spotlights foster kids while rehabbing knee

By Arnie Stapleton Nov. 23, 2022 04:01 PM EST

FILE - This Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows a silhouette of a crucifix and a stained glass window inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans. The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them, officials and others familiar with the inquiry told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans

By Jim Mustian Jun. 29, 2022 10:14 AM EDT

FILE - Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich watches his team the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. A year after he became head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Reich and his wife, Linda, formed kNot Today, a nonprofit that works to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. Their foundation is among five organizations working together at the 2022 Super Bowl to combat sex trafficking, which is often heightened around major events. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb, File)
Frank Reich among groups going to LA to combat trafficking

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 06, 2022 01:15 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2019 file photo Miami Dolphins wide receiver Albert Wilson runs the football during the first half at an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Miami Gardens, Fla. Dolphins newcomer Tua Tagovailoa is starting to connect with his receivers. And for now, veteran receiver Albert Wilson said Wednesday, May 13, 2020 long-distance hookups with the rookie quarterback will have to do. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, file)
Pandemic has Dolphins' Tagovailoa-Wilson tandem on hold

By Steven Wine May. 13, 2020 04:34 PM EDT

Members of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, including Richard Windmann, hold signs in front of the New Orleans Saints training facility in Metairie, La., Wednesday Jan. 29, 2020. The pro football team acknowledged last week that its front office helped church leaders deal with the public relations fallout that followed the publishing a list of local clergymen the archdiocese deemed “credibly accused” of sexually abusing children. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
NFL's Saints accused of helping shape clergy sex abuse list

By Jim Mustian Jan. 30, 2020 09:54 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 file photo, Ann McKee, director Boston University's center for research into the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, addresses an audience on the school's campus about the study of NFL football player Aaron Hernandez's brain, projected on a screen behind in Boston. According to a new public service announcement, signing a pre-teen child up for tackle football is like teaching him to smoke. The ad from the Concussion Legacy Foundation encourages parents to choose flag football for children younger than 14. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Concussion PSA compares youth football dangers to smoking

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 10, 2019 09:02 AM EDT

Dismissed NFL suit cited in sexual abuse suit against church

By Kevin Mcgill Sep. 13, 2019 02:29 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana court's recent dismissal of a lawsuit against the NFL over officiating at a January playoff game is now being cited by attorneys for...

FILE - In this July 17, 2018, file photo, Arkansas linebacker Dre Greenlaw is interviewed during the Southeastern Conference football media days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. San Francisco 49ers rookie Greenlaw enters the NFL with a little more fanfare than most fifth-round linebackers. His role as a good Samaritan to save a high school classmate from a potential date rape encounter at a college fraternity party was publicized on social media by the woman's father shortly after he was drafted by the 49ers last Saturday. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
49ers rookie praised for good Samaritan act in college

By Josh Dubow May. 02, 2019 07:00 PM EDT