Court decisions
FILE - Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke walks on the field during an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Nov. 7, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis city and county said Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, file)
$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure

By Jim Salter Nov. 24, 2021 01:59 PM EST

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. A Las Vegas judge told attorneys for Henry Ruggs III on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, to get their own subpoena for fire department records about the fatal crash and fire the ex-Raiders wide receiver is accused of causing by driving drunk at speeds up to 156 mph. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool, File)
Judge orders Ruggs back to court after missed alcohol test

By Ken Ritter Nov. 17, 2021 12:35 PM EST

Court to hear support case against Tavaris Jackson estate

Nov. 12, 2021 12:53 PM EST
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Minnesota woman seeking more than $360,000 in child support from the estate of one-time NFL quarterback Tavaris Jackson, who died in...

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2021, file photo, Dallas Cowboys' La'el Collins walks off the field during a preseason NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. The NFL accused Cowboys offensive lineman Collins of trying to bribe a drug-testing official before he was suspended five games for a violation of the substance-abuse policy, according to court documents released Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Judge denies request by Cowboys' Collins to halt suspension

Oct. 12, 2021 07:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2012, file photo, New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith appears before an NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. A new retrial date of April 4 was set Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, for the man who killed ex-NFL star Will Smith in 2016 following a confrontation over a traffic crash in New Orleans. Cardell Hayes remains free on bond after his earlier manslaughter conviction in Smith’s death was overturned because the trial jury verdict was not unanimous. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
April retrial date for man who killed ex-Saints star Smith

By Kevin Mcgill Oct. 06, 2021 02:20 PM EDT

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones throws during an NFL football training camp Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Munson)
QB Daniel Jones to sit Giants preseason opener against Jets

By Tom Canavan Aug. 12, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft an NFL football game in Houston. A video recording of Kraft and other men allegedly engaging in massage parlor sex will be returned to prosecutors for destruction, a Florida judge ruled Friday, July 30, 2021, ending a two-year saga that tarnished the reputation of one of football's most successful luminaries. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Judge agrees to destruction of Kraft massage parlor video

By Terry Spencer Jul. 30, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

The King County Correctional Facility is shown Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in downtown Seattle. Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers NFL football star Richard Sherman was booked into the jail Wednesday after he was arrested and authorities said he tried to force his way into a family member's home in suburban Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Judge orders NFL's Richard Sherman released without bail

By Gene Johnson Jul. 15, 2021 02:35 PM EDT

Former football player Jarryd Hayne arrives at court in Newcastle, Australia, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Hayne, a rugby league star who also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault of a woman in 2018. (Darren Pateman/AAP Image via AP)
Ex-49ers player Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail

May. 06, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

Ex-NRL star Jarryd Hayne found guilty of sexual assault

Mar. 22, 2021 03:42 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — Ex-rugby league international Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of the sexual assault of a woman in 2018. A District Court...

FILE - This April 10, 2016, file photo provided by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shows Cardell Hayes. A bond hearing was scheduled Thursday, March 18, for Hayes, the man who fatally shot ex-NFL star Will Smith in New Orleans in 2016 following a confrontation over a traffic crash. Hayes was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a manslaughter conviction in Smith’s shooting and attempted manslaughter for wounding Smith’s wife. But the verdict from the jury was not unanimous — jurors voted 10-2 — and has since been ruled unconstitutional. (Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Man who shot ex-NFL star released on bond

By Kevin Mcgill Mar. 18, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najeh Davenport (44) sits on the bench during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Pittsburgh, in this Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, file photo. A federal judge on Monday, March 8, 2021, dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to show injury and qualify for awards. Davenport was denied an award but would have qualified had they been white, according to their lawsuit. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Judge tosses suit over 'race-norming' in NFL dementia tests

By Maryclaire Dale Mar. 08, 2021 11:49 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, New York Jets running back Joe McKnight (25) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. The new trial for Ronald Gasser, convicted of manslaughter in 2018 by a jury vote of 10-2 in the 2016 shooting death of McKnight following a traffic dispute, cannot include a murder charge, a Louisiana judge ruled Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court held that Louisiana law allowing convictions on 10-2 or 11-1 votes is unconstitutional, which resulted in Gasser being granted a new trial. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)
New trial in ex-football hero's killing can't be for murder

Feb. 11, 2021 01:07 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks on the field before the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Kraft on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, saying they couldn't go forward after courts blocked their use of video that allegedly shows him paying for massage parlor sex. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Judge: Destroy massage parlor video of Patriots owner

Jan. 25, 2021 07:37 PM EST

Split verdict conviction tossed for ex-NFL star's killer

By Kevin Mcgill Jan. 12, 2021 01:11 PM EST
The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out the manslaughter conviction for the man who shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith to death in 2016. ...

FILE - This undated booking file photo provided by the Santa Clara County District Attorney shows former NFL football player Dana Stubblefield. Stubblefield was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, for raping a prospective babysitter at his Morgan Hill home five years earlier. (Santa Clara County District Attorney via AP, File)
Ex-49er Dana Stubblefield sentenced to 15 years to life

Oct. 22, 2020 07:31 PM EDT

Florida decision likely clears Pats owner of solicitation

By Terry Spencer Sep. 21, 2020 05:53 PM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors said Monday that they will not appeal a court ruling throwing out video recordings allegedly showing New...

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2015, file photo, former professional wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka leaves Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown, Pa. A federal appeals court on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, dismissed a lawsuit filed by 50 former professional wrestlers, including Snuka, who claimed World Wrestling Entertainment failed to protect them from repeated head trauma including concussions that led to long-term brain damage. (Michael Kubel/The Morning Call via AP, File)
Former WWE wrestlers' lawsuit over brain damage is dismissed

By Dave Collins Sep. 09, 2020 12:59 PM EDT

Court: Secret videos can't be used in Kraft massage case

By Terry Spencer And Curt Anderson Aug. 19, 2020 11:23 AM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that police violated the rights of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others when...

FILE - This 2013 file photo shows New York Jets running back Joe McKnight. An appeals court granted a Louisiana man a new trial because he was convicted by a split jury of fatally shooting McKnight during a road rage incident. Ronald Glasser's 30-year sentence and manslaughter conviction were vacated Wednesday, July 15, 2020, by the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeal, news outlets reported. (AP Photo/File)
Court drops split-jury verdict in killing of NFL's McKnight

Jul. 16, 2020 08:13 AM EDT