Poverty
This Sept. 16, 2022 file photo shows the Wellness Center at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. In a court filing on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, the Mississippi Department of Human Services demanded that retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and the University of Southern Mississippi repay millions of dollars of welfare money that went toward building the volleyball facility. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit

By Emily Wagster Pettus Dec. 05, 2022 01:31 PM EST

FILE - Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay attends the Hope for Depression Research Foundation's 15th annual HOPE luncheon at the Plaza Hotel on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in New York. Irsay, who has publicly battled alcoholism and addiction, has made it a personal mission to break down barriers surrounding mental health. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jim Irsay is on a mission to spread mental health awareness

By Rob Maaddi Oct. 27, 2022 02:43 PM EDT

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) celebrates a two point conversion during the second half of an NFL football game against he Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Arlington, Tx. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Burrow's antihunger efforts evolve into foundation

By Mitch Stacy Oct. 05, 2022 04:30 PM EDT

FILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to a text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Texts: Mississippi ex-governor knew of Favre welfare money

By Emily Wagster Pettus Sep. 14, 2022 12:30 PM EDT

Russell Wilson and wife Ciara arrive for the NFL Honors show Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Russell Wilson receives 2022 Bart Starr Award

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 12, 2022 06:12 PM EST

A banner stretched across Court Street in uptown Athens, Ohio, recognizes Joe Burrow's ascension from Athens High School star to Super Bowl quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Burrow, who grew up in the nearby village of The Plains, will lead the Bengals against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl on Sunday. (AP Photo/Mitch Stacy)
Tiny Ohio town bursting with pride over local hero Burrow

By Mitch Stacy Feb. 12, 2022 02:21 PM EST

In a photo provided by Benji Weintraub, barber Levi Aronow gives an unidentified guest a haircut during Super Soul Party's 2019 Super Bowl party for homeless people Feb. 3, 2019, in New York. Super Soul Party will have parties in at least 35 cities for the Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. (Benji Weintraub via AP)
Nonprofit uses Super Bowl parties as way to help homeless

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 04, 2022 02:25 AM EST

FILE - In this July 11, 2021, file photo, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred kicks off the first round of the 2021 MLB baseball draft in Denver. As the World Series shifts to Atlanta, some TV viewers may be offended to see Braves fans still chopping and chanting. After teams in the NFL and Major League Baseball have dropped names viewed as offensive to Native Americans the last two years, the Braves chop on. The tomahawk chop has the support of baseball commissioner Rob Manfred. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
With Manfred's support, Braves bring chop to World Series

By Charles Odum Oct. 28, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

FILE - Former NFL player Warrick Dunn speaks at the "Beyond the Physical: A Symposium on Mental Health in Sports" hosted by the NFL, NFL Players Association and Cigna at Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta, in this Monday, May 14, 2018, file photo. Former NFL star Warrick Dunn is hosting a conversation centered on diversity and inclusion as part of his charity’s Juneteenth celebration. Dunn, a three-time Pro Bowl running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, will sit down with NFL Network host Steve Wyche on Thursday evening, June 10, 2021, for a virtual chat featuring guest appearances from various players past and present. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland, File)
Former NFL star Warrick Dunn tackles housing inequalities

By Rob Maaddi Jun. 10, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

Kellen Winslow II appears via video at his sentencing hearing at the Superior Court North County Division on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Vista, Calif. Winslow was sentenced to 14 years in prison on rape and other charges. (Eduardo Contreras/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for rapes

By Julie Watson Mar. 03, 2021 12:03 AM EST

Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II faces 14 years for assaults

Feb. 19, 2021 08:55 PM EST
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II agreed Friday to accept a 14-year prison sentence for raping a homeless woman and assaulting two...

Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins (27) is pushed out of bounds by New York Giants free safety Logan Ryan (23) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
NFL chooses 11 players for international pathway program

By The Associated Press Jan. 01, 2021 11:28 AM EST

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) shakes hands with Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) as Burrows is carted away off the field during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Landover. Burrows left the game with a left knee injury. (AP Photo/Al Drago)
Injury to rookie Burrow 'kind of tore everybody apart'

By Mitch Stacy Nov. 23, 2020 04:32 PM EST

McCaffrey, Thompson look to unite Charlotte through sports

Jun. 22, 2020 03:49 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey is partnering with linebacker Shaq Thompson in an effort to unite the Charlotte...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 file photo, Manchester City's Sergio Aguero smiles during the English Premier League soccer match between Sheffield United and Manchester City at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. Sergio Aguero has been using some of his spare time in lockdown to teach British kids how to speak Spanish. The Argentina international has been signed up by the BBC as part of its home-schooling initiative while educational establishments are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
The Latest: Louisville AD: 15% cut from budget, furloughs

By The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2020 11:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2019, file photo, Lawrence Cherono, left, of Kenya, runs to the finish line to win the 123rd Boston Marathon in front of Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, right, in Boston. The Boston Marathon is offering refunds for the first time because of the new coronavirus pandemic. Race organizers say anyone who was entered in the 124th edition of the race this month can still run on the rescheduled date, Sept. 14. But if they can’t make it, they can have their money back. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
The Latest: Union player tests positive, first in MLS

By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2020 08:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2019 file photo Former NFL football player Kellen Winslow Jr. looks at attorney Marc Carlos during his rape trial in Vista, Calif. Prosecutors are expected to announce, Friday, June 14, whether they will retry Winslow Jr. on eight criminal charges left undecided by the jury that convicted the former NFL player of rape. Winslow was convicted Monday of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman and two counts of lewd conduct involving two other women. The jury deadlocked on remaining charges, including two counts of rape involving a hitchhiker and an unconscious teenage girl. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool,File)
The Latest: Ex-NFL player will face new rape trial

Jun. 14, 2019 02:25 PM EDT

Chris Long earns Payton Man Of Year for community service

Feb. 02, 2019 08:00 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Eagles defensive lineman Chris Long has won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for his outstanding community service. Long, the son...