Reports of sexual assaults on and around Stanford's campus increased to 39 in 2015, from 21 in 2010, according to data Stanford compiles under federal law, though it is possible victims were coming forward more often, rather than there being more attacks.
Ronda Rousey returns on Friday (US time) after a 13-month absence to take on Amanda Nunes for the bantamweight title at UFC 207 but don't expect to hear about it from her.
The NFL will wrap up the regular season next weekend but the playoffs field already is coming into focus.
Santa delivered for LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kyrie Irving dropped a fadeway jumper over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left as Cleveland came back on Golden State - just like they did last June in the NBA Finals - to beat the Warriors 109-108.
It's the penultimate round of the NFL regular season and everything is on the line.
The Browns pulled off a Christmas Eve miracle to avoid a winless season and prevail 20-17 on Saturday against the San Diego Chargers in the home finale at FirstEnergy Stadium.
The Minnesota Vikings' team plane slid off a Wisconsin runway in snowy conditions on Friday and became stuck in the grass, leaving players waiting for hours to get off.
New Zealand-born UFC heavyweight star Mark Hunt is set for a showdown with Alistair Overeem at UFC 209, in Las Vegas, on March 4.
As NBA drama goes it was first rate but in the life of DeMarcus Cousins it will sit somewhere around the middle.
With just three rounds of the regular season remaining, there is everything to play for in the NFL.
Freezing conditions are forecast for a slew of NFL games this weekend, and Sunday's meeting between the hosting Bears and Green Bay Packers in Chicago could set a bone-chilling record low.
Kevin Love scored 29 points and LeBron James added 23 as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fifth straight NBA match on Tuesday night, a 103-86 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Sydney looks set to play host to the opening game of the US college football season for a second straight year, with Stanford University slated to play Rice University at ANZ Stadium in August 2017.
All the action from Week 14 in the NFL as the playoff picture starts to take shape.
LeBron James scored 27 points to move into ninth place on the NBA scoring list as the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Miami Heat 114-84.
UFC boss Dana White is long on the record as being a fan of Australian middleweight Robert Whittaker.
Tom Brady has surpassed Peyton Manning's record for the most NFL wins by a quarterback with his 201st victory in New England's 26-10 triumph over the Los Angeles Rams.
Steve Kerr, the reigning NBA coach of the year with the Golden State Warriors, acknowledged he tried marijuana twice in the past 18 months while dealing with debilitating back pain.
NRL stars Jason Taumalolo and Valentine Holmes' stocks in the NFL are on the rise.
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