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FSU settles lawsuit with woman who accused Winston of rape

JOE REEDY Associated PressJanuary 27, 2016

  Florida State University has settled a Title IX lawsuit with a former student who said the school failed to adequately investigate allegations that she was raped by former star quarterback Jameis Winston. The settlement was announced a day before Winston’s accuser, Erica Kinsman, had been scheduled to give a deposition in the case. As part of the settlement, FSU is making a five-year commitment to sexual assault awareness and prevention. The university also has agreed to publish annual reports for the next five years about those programs. Florida State said in a statement that it has formed a Sexual

Rose Bowl Players Have Family Ties to the Game, Their Schools and Sports
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Rose Bowl Players Have Family Ties to the Game, Their Schools and Sports

Amanda Scurlock, Sports WriterJanuary 6, 2016

The 102nd Rose Bowl brought two high performing football teams to Pasadena. Both the Stanford Cardinal and the Iowa Hawkeyes were given a chance to avenge the losses they endured in their last Rose Bowl appearances. For Iowa, it came in 1991 when the Washington Huskies defeated them 34-46. Stanford lost in 2014 when the Michigan State Spartans won 24-20. This year, players from both teams brought unique storylines and connections to the football game known as “the Grandaddy of Them All.” Senior strong safety Kodi Whitfield considered the Rose Bowl as a homecoming. This was Whitfield’s third Rose Bowl,

USC Trojans to meet the Wisconsin Badgers in the 28th Holiday Bowl
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USC Trojans to meet the Wisconsin Badgers in the 28th Holiday Bowl

Dr. Valerie Wardlaw, Sports WriterDecember 29, 2015

It’s been a season of ups and downs for the USC Trojans, (8-5, 6-3) who arrived in San Diego on Saturday, December 26th to prepare to meet the No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers (9-3, 6-2) in the Holiday Bowl.  This is the Trojans’ second year participating in the Bowl. . The Trojans defeated Nebraska in the 2014 Holiday Bowl, 45-42. “This is something that just worked out for us,” said Mark Neville, Executive Director of San Diego Bowl Game Association.  “We saw this as a great opportunity for us to put on a championship-caliber football game for our fans in San

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Oklahoma’s playoff journey began with stand against racism

PAUL NEWBERRY, Associated PressDecember 29, 2015

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — On a balmy morning in south Florida, Baker Mayfield and his Oklahoma teammates goofed around beneath the swaying palms as they posed for a picture in front of the Orange Bowl logo, their tight bond forged by the ups and downs of a long season — the grueling practices, the lonely hours in the weight room, the incessant scrutiny that comes with playing in a high-profile program. For the Sooners, though, it goes deeper than that. When a racist video shot by members of an Oklahoma fraternity went viral last March, exposing an ugly side

Heisman Trophy finalists: Henry, Watson, McCaffrey
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Heisman Trophy finalists: Henry, Watson, McCaffrey

RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football WriterDecember 9, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama’s Derrick Henry and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey are hoping to return to the Heisman Trophy to the running backs. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson can keep it with the QBs. The two star running backs with very different styles and the dual-threat quarterback of the No. 1 team in the country are headed for New York after being named Heisman finalists Monday night. Henry and McCaffrey will be looking to break a five-year streak of quarterbacks winning college football’s top honor when the trophy is presented Saturday night in Midtown Manhattan. Mark Ingram of Alabama in 2009 was