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Exonerated Ex-Football Star Wants Money From State After False Rape Accusation ... Huffington Post (AP Photo/Nick Ut) LOS ANGELES -- A former high school football star whose rape conviction was thrown out this week plans to file a claim against the state but will not sue the woman who recanted the sexual assault accusation she made a decade ago, ... See all stories on this topic » Football Star Exonerated of Rape Conviction,... ABC News A rising California football star who was convicted of raping a high school classmate and spent six years behind bars before being exonerated will not press charges against the woman who falsely accused him, his lawyer reportedly says. See all stories on this topic » ABC News Is football too violent for children? Chicago Daily Herald AP AP By AP Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau committed suicide. While many of her son's friends are moving on to ... See all stories on this topic » Parents Weigh Risks of Football Amid Concussion Debate CIO Today By Gary Mihoces Many across the US are addressing the issue offootball-related head injuries, from current and former NFL players to youth and high school coaches to parents who sign -- or don't sign -- permission for their kids to put on helmets. See all stories on this topic » CIO Today Parents' dilemma: Let children play football? Nevada Appeal By CHRIS JENKINS AP Sports Writer Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau committed suicide. While many of her son's friends ... See all stories on this topic » Former Long Beach football player exonerated of rape will sue state Long Beach Press-Telegram 10/5/01 - Long Beach Poly football player Brian Banks (10) during a pep rally at the school prior to their game against De la. Salle October 5, 2001. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Press-Telegram LONG BEACH — A former high school football star whose rape ... See all stories on this topic » Former top California football prospect exonerated of rape The Province Banks, a former Long Beach high school football star and prized college recruit who served more than five years in prison for a rape he did not commit had his conviction overturned Thursday with his accuser recanting her story. LONG BEACH, Calif. See all stories on this topic » Q&A: Talking 'Smart Football' with Chris B. Brown CBSSports.com (blog) By Bruce Feldman | Senior College Football Columnist One of the great things about the past decade or so in sports coverage has been the rise of some fresh voices that have come from outside the mainstream. Spencer Hall was the first writer with a ... See all stories on this topic » NCAA football postseason is very much up in the air NOLA.com By Peter Finney, Times-Picayune That's when the regular-season football champions of the SEC and Big 12 Conference will play one another. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive called it the birth of ''a new January bowl tradition.'' “It will be a matchup between ... See all stories on this topic » Brian Banks: Football star jailed falsely for rape wants $219k compensation Daily Mail By Daily Mail Reporter A former high school football who was wrongfully accused of rape and sentenced to six years in prison now wants the State of California to pay him for every day he had spent behind bars. Attorneys representing 26-year-old Brian ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail Dez Bryant Showing Strides As A Football Player - Blogging The Boys By Archie Barberio Will 2012 be the season Dez Bryant breaks out? We take a closer look at how hard Cowboys' wide receiver Dez Bryant is working to become a more complete player. Blogging The Boys Exonerated Ex-Football Star Wants Money From State After False ... By The Huffington Post News Team LOS ANGELES -- A former high school football star whose rape conviction was thrown out this week plans to file a claim against the state but will not sue the woman who recanted the sexual assault accusation she made a decade ago, his ... Video on Huffington Post Track & football | Cliff Kirkpatrick By Cliff Kirkpatrick There were some interesting track & field notes over the weekend with most pertaining to the Oregon State football team. Laura Carlyle qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the West Regional in ... Mid-valley NewspapersMid-valley... Football star Fairley arrested again | Fox10tv.com Nick Fairley, a local football star and NFL player, was arrested early Sunday morning for driving under the influence and attempting to elude police. Mobile County | WALA TV Newest WSU football coach doesn't skip a beat By tmartinez Given that Weber State University went from the ninth football coach in school history to the tenth without so much as a single snap in an official ga... Standard-Examiner Latest Headlines Former Rising Football Star Exonerated in Rape Case - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: Brian Banks' Accuser Contacted Him on Facebook and Recanted Her Story. news.yahoo.com/former-rising-football-star-exonerated-rape-c... Onetime top football prospect exonerated after rape accuser recants ... The kidnap-rape conviction of a once-promising prep football star was dismissed Thursday following a recantation by his accuser. www.foxnews.com/.../onetime-top-football-prospect-seeks-ex... Former WVU football coach Stewart dies at 59 - ESPN Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart has died of what the athletic department says was an apparent heart attack. espn.go.com/.../ex-west-virginia-mountaineers-coach-bill-stew... U.S. News - California high school football star cleared of rape 10 ... Former high school football start Brian Banks said he's "happy to be free" after a California judge exonerated him of a 2003 rape conviction because his accuser ... usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11877259-california-high-school-... Brady's dad wary about football now - Fox Sports Tom Bradys dad weary about having his son take up football now Tom Bradys dad weary about having his son take up football now. msn.foxsports.com/.../Tom-Brady-dad-weary-about-football-n...