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Richard Slattery/New York Daily News Rutgers defensive coordinator Dave Cohen, seen here while head coach at Hofstra, is being accused of verbally abusing a player. Rutgers, only seven months removed from a bullying scandal that garnered national attention, is in the hot seat again. The football team’s defensive coordintaor is being accused of getting in a student-athlete’s face, calling him ...

A Brooklyn federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a 10-count grand jury indictment of a self-described “lifestyle coach” and a convicted cocaine dealer who authorities believe ripped off upwards of $ 15 million from a dozen or more current and former National Hockey League players and several Long Island police officers and their families. A swarm of law enforcement officials, including ...

Mark Zaleski/AP Donald Brown scores two touchdowns and gives a fan a souvenir in the Colts’ win over the Titans. COLTS 30, TITANS 27 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Indianapolis Colts keep digging themselves into early holes – and proving they know how to come back and win. Donald Brown ran for two touchdowns, Andrew Luck added another and the ...

Robert Laberge/Getty Images Dario Franchitti, who celebrates one of his three Indianapolis 500 wins, will be forced to retire after fracturing his spine in horrifying wreck during October race in Houston. (AP) – Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti said Thursday that doctors have told him he can no longer race because of injuries sustained in an IndyCar crash last ...

Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images The Nets get crushed by the Kings as Marcus Thornton scores 24 points. KINGS 107, NETS 86 SACRAMENTO – Jason Kidd immediately transformed the Nets into a winning team when he was traded 12 years ago. Kevin Garnett led Boston to an 8-0 start after he was dealt there in 2007. Together, though, they are ...

NFL Todd Christensen earns first-team All-Pro honors twice during his NFL career with Raiders. Pro Bowl tight end Todd Christensen died Wednesday morning due to complications from surgery, his alma mater BYU reported via Twitter. Christensen, who was drafted in the second round of the 1978 draft out of BYU, had a ten-year NFL career with the Raiders. He was ...

Kathy Kmonicek/AP After losing four straight on the road, the Islanders take out their frustrations on the Predators. ISLANDERS 3, PREDATORS 1 Now that’s more like it. After being outscored 16-6 in four-straight losses on the road, the Islanders returned home on Tuesday night and thrashed the Nashville Predators 3-1 at Nassau Coliseum behind 32 saves from backup goaltender Kevin ...

TC Warriors via Facebook Charles Youvella died Friday night after sustaining head injuries during Hopi High School’s playoff football game against Arizona Lutheran on Saturday. PHOENIX (AP) — A high school football player in Arizona died from an injury suffered in the fourth quarter of a blowout playoff game loss, serving as another tragic reminder of the dangers of head ...

Reuters/USA Today Sports Mike Perez won his fight with Magomed Abdusalamov (left) during their heavyweight U.S. NBC Champoinship. Abdusalamov was rushed to hospital when he vomited after the fight. ALBANY — The state inspector general is launching a probe into the New York State Athletic Commission’s handling of a brutal fight that left a Russian boxer with brain damage, the ...

Stacy Revere Rob Ryan coaches ‘em up on the field before tossing ‘em back at the bar Sunday. It was the Saints’ offense that was breaking records against the Cowboys, but the leader of the defense was the one celebrating in the Garden District. Rob Ryan toasted New Orleans’ victory over his old team Sunday night, buying drinks for revelers ...