CONVICTED--Ma'lik Richmond, center, stands with his father, Nathaniel Richmond, left, and attorney Walter Madison after he and co-defendant Trent Mays, 17, were found guilty on rape and other charges after their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio, Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool) by Andrew Welsh Huggins AP Legal Affairs Writer STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A judge on Sunday convicted two members of Steubenville's celebrated high school football team of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, concluding a months-long ordeal for the victim and the accused, even though the case is far from over for the community.
MA'LIK RICHMOND by Andrew Welsh-Huggins AP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two high school football players go on trial Wednesday on charges of raping a nearly passed-out-drunk 16-year-old girl during a night of partying in Steubenville.
RESIGNS--Investigating officer Hilton Botha, sits inside the court witness box during the Oscar Pistorius bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) by Christopher Torchia JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The former lead detective in South Africa's investigation of the murder case against Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has resigned from the police force, police said Thursday.
Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Basketball legend Michael Jordan appears ready to get married again.
FACING PATERNITY SUIT--Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan looks on from courtside during an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) by Phillip Lucas ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta woman has filed a lawsuit saying basketball Hall of Famer and Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is the father of her 16-year-old son.
GOODWILL AMBASSADOR--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, Feb. 28. (AP Photo/VICE Media, Jason Mojica) by Jean H. Lee Associated Press Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman hung out Thursday with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on the third day of his improbable journey with VICE to Pyongyang, watching the Harlem Globetrotters with the leader and later dining on sushi and drinking with him at his palace.
MILESTONE--Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer celebrates with her players on Feb. 26, in Piscataway, N.J., after defeating South Florida 68-56 for Stringer's 900th win. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) by Doug Feinberg AP Basketball Writer Not much has come easily for C. Vivian Stringer during her Hall of Fame coaching career.
UNLIKELY AMBASSADOR--Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman, fifth from right, poses with three members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, in red...
ONE MAN SHOW---In this June 18, 2012 photo, former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson announces "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" a one man show on Broadway, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Tyson sued a financial services firm owned by Live Nation Entertainment on Wednesday, claiming one of its advisers embezzled more than $300,000 from the former heavyweight champ and cost him millions more in lost earnings.
