Sexual assault
Ex-student sues U of Evansville, ex-coach, alleging rape

Apr. 13, 2021 01:03 PM EDT
EVANSVILLE. Ind. (AP) — A former student is suing the University of Evansville and its former basketball coach, Walter McCarty, accusing him of rape and the...

Former Washington player accused twice of sexual assault

Dec. 05, 2020 10:01 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Nahziah Carter left the Washington basketball program this week after being suspended by the university following investigation of two sexual...

NCAA faces lawsuit over violence against women at colleges

By Noah Trister Apr. 30, 2020 06:32 PM EDT
The NCAA is facing a federal lawsuit accusing the organization of failing to address gender-based violence by male athletes against female students at colleges...

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo gives instructions against Ohio State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 8, 2020, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 80-69. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Michigan State AD defends Izzo after witness report

Apr. 02, 2020 06:50 PM EDT

Report: MSU basketball player accused of sexual assault

Mar. 30, 2020 05:48 PM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a Michigan State basketball player is asking the Michigan attorney general's office...

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, Mateen Cleaves walks out of the district court at Genesee District Court in Flint, Mich. Former Michigan State University basketball star Cleaves is standing trial on sexual assault charges in his Michigan hometown. Opening statements began Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in Genesee County Circuit Court in Flint, where Cleaves is charged with criminal sexual conduct, assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct and unlawful imprisonment. He's accused of assaulting a 24-year-old woman after a charity golf event and a visit to a Flint-area bar in 2015. A district judge dismissed the charges in 2016, but a circuit court reinstated them on appeal. (Mark Felix/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP, File)
Ex-Michigan State star Cleaves acquitted in sex assault case

Aug. 20, 2019 04:58 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, Mateen Cleaves walks out of the district court at Genesee District Court in Flint, Mich. Former Michigan State University basketball star Cleaves is standing trial on sexual assault charges in his Michigan hometown. Opening statements began Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, in Genesee County Circuit Court in Flint, where Cleaves is charged with criminal sexual conduct, assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct and unlawful imprisonment. He's accused of assaulting a 24-year-old woman after a charity golf event and a visit to a Flint-area bar in 2015. A district judge dismissed the charges in 2016, but a circuit court reinstated them on appeal. (Mark Felix/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP, File)
The Latest: Cleaves thanks jury for 'giving me my life back'

Aug. 20, 2019 04:49 PM EDT

Jury acquits former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves of sexual assault

Aug. 20, 2019 04:43 PM EDT
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Jury acquits former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves of sexual assault. ...

Michigan State clears ex-basketball players in rape case

Jun. 29, 2019 11:16 AM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Three former Michigan State University men's basketball players have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with allegations that they...

Appeals court upholds dismissal of Oregon basketball players

Jun. 04, 2019 04:11 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has rejected an appeal brought by three University of Oregon basketball players who said they were discriminated against when...

Couple who accused Georgia Tech's Pastner charged

May. 22, 2019 03:11 PM EDT
ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona couple is facing more criminal charges for allegedly trying to implicate Georgia Tech basketball coach Josh Pastner in a sexual...

Bailey Kowalski cries as she speaks during a news conference in East Lansing, Mich., Thursday, April 11, 2019. The 22-year-old Michigan State University student is speaking publicly a year after suing the school, alleging that three former men's basketball players raped her in 2015 and that she was discouraged by counseling center staff from reporting what happened. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)
Woman who alleged rape by ex-MSU players speaks publicly

By David Eggert Apr. 11, 2019 12:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 19, 2017, file photo, Louisville coach Rick Pitino walks off the court after the team's 73-69 loss to Michigan in a second-round game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Indianapolis. A woman who had sex with coach Pitino at a restaurant was later jailed for trying to blackmail the coach to keep the tryst secret. A former escort wrote a book describing parties for recruits that included prostitutes; the team had its 2013 national title vacated because of that. And yet, Pitino didn’t lose his job until the FBI investigation found that Louisville had paid a recruit’s family $100,000--an allegation that Pitino said he was “shocked” to hear. He denies any wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Busted: NCAA bracket filled with tales of transgression

By Eddie Pells Mar. 21, 2019 02:52 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2018, file photo, Larry Nassar listens as Melissa Alexander Vigogne gives her victim statement in Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich. Fifty-one women are suing the U.S. Olympic Committee, its board members and a number of former high-ranking officials for failing to prevent their abuse at the hands of imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in federal court in Denver, details abuse dating to the late 1990s. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP, File)
Attorney slams Engler for attending game amid Nassar probe

By Ed White Mar. 20, 2019 04:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2018, file photo, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks to the media during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C. Krzyzewski says he has "no knowledge" of a woman's allegation that she was sexually assaulted by a former Blue Devils basketball player and said he believes the school should and will investigate. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Krzyzewski: 'No knowledge' of alleged assault by ex-player

Feb. 13, 2019 12:52 AM EST