MATT HAACK

San Diego State football coach Brady Hoke says he didn’t know star punter Matt Araiza had been accused of participating in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at an off-campus party in October until a civil lawsuit was filed last week.

In the face of a major public backlash and internal questions over the decision to award Matt Araiza the punting job, the Buffalo Bills reversed course by cutting the rookie on Saturday, two days after a lawsuit was filed alleging the player and two college teammates gang-raped a teenager last fall.

The attorney for a California teenager who has accused a Buffalo Bills rookie and two of his former college teammates of gang rape says the NFL team has not contacted him despite saying it had conducted a “thorough investigation.”.

Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers’ new-look offense overcame a slow start, Ulysees Gilbert returned a blocked punt 9 yards for a touchdown and Pittsburgh rallied to a season-opening 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills.

MIAMI – A person familiar with the negotiations says punter Michael Palardy has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins. The person confirmed the agreement on the condition of anonymity because the Dolphins hadn’t announced it. Palardy grew up in South Florida and attended St. Thomas Aquinas. He has a career average of 45.3 yards in six seasons with Carolina. Miami’s punter for the past four years has a career average of 44.7 yards.