Warren McVea, a pioneering running back who became the first Black football player to earn a scholarship at a major Texas university and later helped the Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl, died Sunday at his Los Angeles home. He was 79. McVea's daughter, Tracey Ellis, said he died peacefully, surrounded by family after a long illness.

Warren McVea, the speedy running back who was the first Black player to receive a football scholarship to a major Texas school and later helped Kansas City win its first Super Bowl title, died Sunday after a long illness.

Dixon High School has canceled its upcoming varsity and junior varsity football games after the death of a junior varsity player that occurred after police were called to investigate an incident involving students at the school.

Texas high school football player Daniel Rivera died at 15 after collapsing during a game last month from an 'unrelated' medical emergency, his school announced on Saturday, Oct. 4.

Three E.E. Smith High School football players who died in a crash were remembered Tuesday evening in Cumberland County. Police said the crash was due to the driver's excessive speed.

The death penalty resentencing of the man convicted of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend and Canes football player Marlin Barnes in 1996, is set to begin Monday.