Ray McDonald being investigated on suspicion of sexual assault

Northern California authorities are investigating San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald on suspicion of sexual assault.

San Jose Police Department Sgt. Heather Randol said Wednesday that detectives searched McDonald’s San Jose home.

Randol said an area hospital notified police Tuesday night that a woman was seeking treatment.

According to police, the woman told police she was "possibly" sexually assaulted by McDonald. No arrests have been made or charges filed.

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Report: UAB to lose football plan

The University of Alabama-Birmingham has fired sports manager Brian Mackin and means to shut down its football plan amid extensive changes to a financially struggling fit section, according to multiple media outlets.

The school will declare the move, which trainer Bill Clark had indicated he firmly worried, in a news conference Thursday, according to Sports Illustrated. The Blazers defeat Southern Miss, 45-24, on Saturday to become bowl-eligible with a 6-6 record under first year coach Bill Clark.

Atlanta Falcons star receiver Roddy White is the most notable NFL players from UAB. He caught 163 passes for 3,112 yards and 26 touchdowns at the school from 2001-2004 to become a first-round pick by the Falcons in the 2005 NFL Draft.

White expressed his support for the plan Saturday after the triumph over Southern Miss:

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Mississippi State"s Justin Cox arrested, suspended indefinitely

Mississippi State defensive back Justin Cox has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest on suspicion of burglary of a dwelling and aggravated domestic violence.

The off-campus incident occurred early Friday morning at an apartment complex, where Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department officers responded to a call at about 3 a.m. and discovered a female victim with a head injury, according to the Starkville Daily News. Cox was arrested at the scene and booked into the Oktibbeha County Jail, per the report.

Cox, a junior college transfer in his second year at MSU, has appeared in nine games this season, making 21 tackles, an interception and four pass breakups. It remains unclear who might fill in for Cox when the Bulldogs host Vanderbilt on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network).

Mississippi State remains in contention for an SEC title and a College Football Playoff berth. The Bulldogs must beat Vanderbilt and rival Ole Miss next week, plus get help in the form of an Auburn win over Alabama, to reach the SEC Championship Game. MSU is currently ranked No. 4 in the CFP rankings.

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Michigan AD Dave Brandon steps down

Beleaguered Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon stepped down Friday, school president Mark Schlissel declared in a news conference.

"Dave believes that it will take the very best interest of our student athletes, the athletic department as well as the university community if he moved on to other challenges and let the significant work of the section as well as the university to carry on without day-to-day diversions," Schlissel said. & quot;I agree with this particular choice.

" … There’s absolutely no doubt that Dave loves the University of Michigan and desires to see us move forward and succeed. I thank him for his long service and lifelong dedication to Michigan."

Schlissel became Michigan’s president in September.

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Attorney needs investigation of FSU"s Karlos Williams to be dropped

One day after it had been declared that Florida State starting tailback Karlos Williams had been inquired in a domestic battery case, the lawyer representing the alleged victim said he’s requested the Tallahassee Police Department to drop its investigation.

Tallahassee lawyer Nathan Prince told the Tallahassee Democrat he’s informally requested TPD to discontinue the investigation and that he can officially submit a request terminate it. He told the paper his customer is not going to speak to investigators and hasn’t filed a charge. & quot;She does not need to make any remarks on the facts of the case," Prince said. & quot;There are not any witnesses that have supplied testimony."

He also told the newspaper that the two used to be a couple and dwelt together. They will have one child together and another in route.

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FSU"s Karlos Williams being investigated by Tallahassee police

Florida State starting tailback Karlos Williams is the issue of a Tallahassee Police Department investigation into an alleged domestic battery event.

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"The alleged offense is an active ongoing investigation, and Florida law doesn’t permit TPD to discuss the details of any case while it’s ongoing," Tallahassee Authorities said in a statement to the Tallahassee Democrat.

The statement said the department received the case Saturday night.

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FSU"s Karlos Williams being investigated by Tallahassee police

Report: Florida State looking into Jameis Winston autographs

An investigation into whether a college football player accepted money in exchange for autographs has already thrown the career of the Heisman front-runner, Todd Gurley, into jeopardy this season, and a similar probe might yet trip up the remaining eligibility of the Heisman’s reigning winner.

The Florida State compliance department has begun to look into how a large number of Jameis Winston autographs were authenticated and whether he accepted any money as a result, according to a report on ESPN.com.

A source told ESPN that head coach Jimbo Fisher asked Winston if he ever accepted money for autographs after Saturday’s win over Syracuse, and Winston responded that he did not. However, the James Spence Authentication company certified more than 340 autographs from Winston.

"The items that I’ve seen signed by Todd Gurley and Jameis Winston, which have been authenticated by JSA, look like they came from an autograph signing," Martin Buckley, co-owner of Palm Beach Autographs in Florida told the site. "This is based on the items themselves being similar, the quantities of those items, the consistency of signature as well as similar spots in which they signed."

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Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield"s NCAA appeal denied

Baker Mayfield will be limited to the scout team at Oklahoma this season and will not suit up for the Sooners in 2014.

The school released a statement on Tuesday that the Texas Tech transfer had his appeal denied by the NCAA after he sought immediate eligiblity this year. In a bit of surprising good news, however, Mayfield was granted a scholarship after the organization allowed Oklahoma to go over the limit of 85 scholarship this school year.

"The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department confirmed on Monday that Baker Mayfield’s appeal to the NCAA for immediate eligibility to compete during the 2014 season has been denied," the statement said. "The NCAA has granted permission to the university to exceed the financial aid limit by one so that Mayfield may be placed on a full athletics grant-in-aid."

The latter move likely means the school will be limited to just 84 football scholarships next year.

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Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield"s NCAA appeal denied

Suspended WR Jerome Simpson mentioned on multiple charges

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson is facing charges of driving on a restricted driver’s license, possession of cannabis in a car and open bottle in a car from an event that happened July 7, per an incident report obtained by NFL Media.

Simpson was mentioned at 12:44 a.m. CT on the night of the event by the Bloomington (Minn.) Police Department, but no arrest was made. He’ll appear in court on Nov. 3.

This has become the 3rd episode Simpson has faced since 2012. In March of this year, Simpson pleaded guilty to a felony charge resulting from 2 pounds of pot being sent to his house in Kentucky in September 2011.

Simpson is now finishing up a three-match suspension caused by a DWI last November. He’s expected to go back to the Vikings after Sunday’s match against the New Orleans Saints.

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