LA cardinal apologizes, offers record abuse deal
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The leader of the largest U.S. Roman Catholic archdiocese apologized on Sunday for what he called a "terrible sin and crime" as the church confirmed it would pay a record $660 million to people who were sexually abused by priests.
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Lakers star Kobe Bryant wants to apologize to former teammate Shaquille O'Neal for mentioning his name during a police interview last year.
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Marshall University football coach Bob Pruett has apologized for using a term some consider a racial slur, a newspaper reported. In his weekly news conference leading up to Saturday&#39;s game, Pruett called the
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Cardinals manager Tony La Russa angrily confronted baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson yesterday, right after finding out St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez was fined $10,000 for throwing over the head of a Houston hitter.
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The cardinals of two of the most   important Roman Catholic dioceses in North America were accused   in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday of allowing a priest wanted for   multiple sex abuse to flee California for Mexico.
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Cardinal Norberto Rivera on Sunday urged a Mexican priest charged with raping and molesting children to turn himself in but denied accusations that he helped protect the fugitive.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will settle its clergy abuse cases for at least $600 million, the largest payout to date in the church's sexual abuse scandal, The Associated Press learned Saturday.
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In a record pay-off settlement by an American Diocese, the Catholic Roman Catholic diocese of Orange agreed to pay some $100 million to settle accounts with 87 sexually molested victims of its past priests, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2004.
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The Roman Catholic diocese of Palm Beach, Fla., and national sex abuse victims' groups called today for former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) to give police the name of the clergyman who allegedly abused him as a teenager.
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The Houston Astros apologized to the Cardinals on Monday, saying they erred a day earlier by showing a replay of St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez's tantrum on the stadium scoreboard.
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In a letter, Pope Benedict acknowledged suffering by Catholics under Communist rule, but said it was time to forgive past wrongdoings.
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The Houston Astros apologized to the Cardinals on Monday, saying they erred a day earlier by showing a replay of St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarezâs tantrum on the stadium scoreboard.
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In his first words about his inclusion in the Mitchell report, Nationals catcher Paul Lo Duca apologized Saturday for his âmistakes in judgment.â
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As plaintiffs sobbed but Cardinal Roger Mahony sat silently in court, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and victims of clergy sex abuse on Monday finalized their record $660 million settlement.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County, Calif., has reached a settlement with 87 victims of abuse by priests and lay employees that includes the largest payment ever agreed to by the church.
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U.S. Open organizers have apologized  to Serena Williams for a controversial line call in her  quarter-final loss to Jennifer Capriati on Tuesday.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell needs to name a top honcho just to handle the apology department. They are being delivered at a fever pitch these days, by players, coaches, owners, and broadcasters, and while apologies are usually noble, there probably needs to be some semblance of order.