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Sunday, March 17, 2013  Two Ohio high school football players who were found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl have been sentenced to at least one year in juvenile jail.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Two Syracuse Orange football players, along with two other SU students, were in Syracuse City Court Monday morning for a hearing on charges they burglarized a neighbor’s home last month.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Two Syracuse University football players are among four students charged in connection with three burglaries. Markus Pierce-Brewster and Davon Walls are accused of stealing electronics from a South Campus apartment. Coach Scott Shafer has issued a statement on the arrests.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A story that Notre Dame Heisman finalist Manti Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker.

Saturday, March 24, 2012  A community came together today to honor a football player who died last fall. Ridge Barden lost his life during a high school football game after he sustained a helmet-to-helmet injury.

Monday, March 19, 2012  A benefit will be held this weekend in memory of a Phoenix high school football player who died after a game last fall.

Monday, October 31, 2011  A mother who learned on Facebook that her son had died of a head injury during a high school football game believes authorities should do a better job notifying people during emergencies.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Hundreds of people attended calling hours for Ridge Barden, a Phoenix football player who died after being hurt in a game Friday night,

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the credit deserved by the leaders of the Phoenix School District for walking students through the grieving process after the death of 16 year old Ridge Barden on the football field.

Monday, October 17, 2011  Phoenix students and staff are getting help from counselors after a football player dies from a helmet to helmet collision during a game against Homer on Friday night.

Monday, October 17, 2011  Students at Phoenix High School are wearing orange and black to honor Ridge Barden, a Phoenix  football player died after a game against Homer on Friday.

Sunday, October 16, 2011  Preliminary cause of death now released

Monday, August 08, 2011  If you're the parent of a student athlete, you probably worry about them playing in the heat. But new research should help ease your fears a bit.

Friday, August 05, 2011  Marcus Sales and Jonny Miller are suspended until further notice.

Friday, August 05, 2011  According to the Daily Camera in Boulder, 20-year-old Jonathan Miller, a sophomore quarterback for S.U., was arrested on suspicion of punching and robbing a man.