one year after being exonerated of a rape charge, brian banks made his nfl debut. andy joins us with more on the bleacher report. good morning, guys. last night s game was a long time coming for brian banks. he was once one of the biggest high school football stars in the country. in 2002, he was convicted of rape and spent five years in prison. the accuser came forward and admitted he didn t rape her. ever since he was trying to get back his football career. he made his debut. before the game, he tweeted game day. never thought this day would come. if it all ends here, mom, i did it. tiger woods hopes to end his major drought. he had plenty of work to do. he dug a hole shooting one over. he s six shots back of the lead.
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.and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. almost from the first day, high school and college athletes take to the field that they are treated as special and kings of the hill who can do no wrong. i think many can agree on that. especially true for elite sports, like football, basketball, lacrosse, soccer and it s just as true in the pro ranks. our sports-obsessed culture fuels the hero worship of these young athletes and this attitude may have been a factor in the steubenville, ohio, rape case that resulted in the conviction of two high school football stars. according to one study, one in three college sexual assaults are committed by athletes.
defenses will be up and running by 2017. the reason that we re doing what we re doing and the reason that we re advancing our program here for homeland security is to not take any chances, to stay ahead of the threat. to ensure any contingency and that s why we made the decision we have. i will talk to a security expert that will break down the latest threat and the u.s. response. two teenaged girls took the stand for the defense in the rape trial of two high school football stars in steubenville, ohio. the alleged rain of a 26-year-old girl happened last august during a full night of partying. one girl said the victim was drunk and uncooperative during a night of partying in august. she says she refused to leave with friends and went with the athletes. the players insist they re innocent. two people are dead after a bus crash in southern pennsylvania.
newsroom. a look at our top stories now. investigators are still searching for a new orleans teacher rather we ll get to ta story in a minute. this just taking place within the last couple of hours. a bus driver and a woman who was 6 months pregnant have been killed in a southern pennsylvania bus crash. the bus was carrying members of the seton hill university women s lacrosse team. 23 people were on board. they were all taken to a hospital. the bus veered off the road and struck a guardrail. investigators are trying to figure out what happened. now, two teenaged girls took the stand in the defense of two high school football stars in steubenville, ohio. the alleged rape took place in august during a night of parties. one girl said the victim was drunk and uncooperative. an expert testified for the defense saying it appears the alleged victim had an alcohol