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The Chicago Bears kicked off the 2024 NFL Draft with the No. 1 pick

7:43am April 26, 2024

The Chicago Bears kicked off the 2024 NFL Draft Thursday night with the first pick — USC star quarterback Caleb Williams. Long-suffering fans at a Soldier Field watch party were overjoyed.

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University of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams was the number one pick in Thursday's NFL draft. His stellar on-field performances can be traced to one play as a nine-year-old.

Caleb Williams, the top NFL draft pick, traces success to an interception at age 9

8:44pm April 25, 2024

by Rhiannon Walker

Caleb Williams was taken No. 1 by the Chicago Bears in Thursday's NFL Draft. Williams, who played quarterback at Southern California and Oklahoma, faced challenges at a young age.

Three tennis players can't seem to quit each other in 'Challengers'

7:30pm April 25, 2024

by Bob Mondello

Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor star in Luca Guadagnino's Challengers, a romantic, tennis-centered screwball dramedy.

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After changes in NCAA rules, Reggie Bush reinstated as Heisman Trophy winner

7:05am April 25, 2024

In 2005 USC's Reggie Bush received the Heisman Trophy. In 2010 a probe found he had received several thousand dollars and a car. He forfeited his trophy because the payments were against NCAA rules.

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Former star running back reunites with his Heisman Trophy

5:54pm April 24, 2024

After 14 years, Reggie Bush will be reunited with his Heisman trophy. He forfeited it after an NCAA investigation found that he and his family received improper monetary benefits during his USC time.

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Reggie Bush reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner after changes in NCAA rules

12:00pm April 24, 2024

by The Associated Press

The University of Southern California had returned the award a decade ago after an NCAA investigation that found Bush received what were then impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans.

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DOJ to pay nearly $138 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case

5:13am April 24, 2024

The Justice Department has settled 139 claims related to charges that the FBI failed to conduct an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics Team doctor Larry Nassar.

DOJ settles with Nassar victims

5:26pm April 23, 2024

by Kate Wells

The U.S. Justice Department reaches a settlement with hundreds of victims abused by former Team USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

U.S. Olympic Gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and NCAA and world champion gymnast Maggie Nichols testified on Capitol Hill in 2021 about the Inspector General's report on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts.

Justice Department pays $138 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case

2:30pm April 23, 2024

by NPR Staff

The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.

World Anti-Doping Agency officials stayed silent about Olympic doping scandal

6:38pm April 22, 2024

by Brian Mann

Officials with the World Anti-Doping Agency are scrambling to contain an Olympic doping scandal involving Chinese swimmers. Critics say the organization's credibility is in question.

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