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Marcellus Wiley allegations, explained: Former NFL star accused of sexual assault by ESPN employee in latest lawsuit originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Warning: This story contains details about alleged sexual abuse and suicide. It may be triggering for some readers.

Former NFL player and sportscaster Marcellus Wiley is facing new sexual assault allegations from four accusers, including a former ESPN production assistant, Rolling Stone reported on Apr. 29.

The new allegations, filed in court in April, join three previous women who sued Wiley, alleging he raped them in New York when he was playing football at Columbia University in 1994, per Rolling Stone.

Among the new accusers are two women who say Wiley, now 51, assaulted them between 1995 and 1999 in California, a Jane Doe who claimed she was 13 years old when Wiley first approached her, and the former ESPN assistant, who alleged that Wiley led her to a hotel room in 2009 before assaulting her.

Here's what's known about the allegations against Wiley.

Marcellus Wiley sexual assault allegations

Wiley has now faced various sexual assault allegations over the past few years.

Here's what to know about each lawsuit and the accusations made.

2023: Lawsuit for alleged rape at Columbia University in 1994

In 2023, Wiley was named in a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court that alleged he attacked a woman in the fall of 1994, when he was a sophomore and star running back at Columbia University.

According to the New York Post, the woman claimed that in November 1994, Wiley "ripped off her clothes and 'forced her facedown onto the mattress,' where he repeatedly raped her, despite her pleas for him to stop," and "the encounter left the victim with lifelong mental struggles, including suicide ideology." The woman also claimed she met other women who had similar experiences with Wiley.

Wiley denied those allegations at the time, calling them "B.S." and saying in a video that “we did not engage in intercourse.” Per the New York Post, he did admit he was “interested” in the alleged victim, recalled that the alleged victim started “talking trash” about him on campus, before alleging that she started rumors to cover the “shame” she felt for cheating on her boyfriend with Wiley. He also refuted claims that he was punished by administrators for the alleged rape by being placed on academic probation and ordered to complete the Spring 1995 semester from his home in Los Angeles, saying he studied remotely because of financial issues and his plans to redshirt.

In a 2024 court filing, his former lawyer also said Wiley “denies the allegations that he sexually assaulted or raped any students of Columbia University," per Rolling Stone.

2025: Two additional lawsuits for alleged rape at Columbia University in 1994

In 2025, two additional lawsuits were filed against Wiley that alleged further sexual assault incidents in 1994 when he was at Columbia.

The two accusers joined the 2023 accuser by claiming Wiley "attacked them in separate incidents in his dorm room in 1994," per the New York Post, with one of them alleging he "barely removed her clothes before the assault." The lawsuit showed that one accuser claimed Wiley "pressured her for sex after she accepted his invite to his dorm room on Oct. 27, 1994." Per the New York Post, the woman said she told Wiley “no repeatedly,” with Wiley telling her she was “too uptight and needed to relax" before he "overpowered" her." That victim also reportedly said she reported the incident to a Columbia University administrator, who allegedly told her if she filed a criminal complaint, she would "be known as the girl who destroyed a black man’s NFL dream.”

The second anonymous accuser in 2025 was allegedly assaulted around a month later in 1994 by Wiley, per the New York Post.”

2026: Four additional allegations, including from ESPN production assistant

On Apr. 29, Rolling Stone reported that court filings showed that Wiley was named in sexual assault allegations from four new accusers.

Per Rolling Stone, among those accusations was a Jane Doe who claimed she was 13 years old when Wiley first approached her. That woman alleged that Wiley, when he was a member of the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, "targeted her as a minor after a visit to her middle school in Buffalo." He allegedly gave her his email address, "showered her family with free game tickets," "regularly invited her back," often mentioning his sociology degree from Columbia, which led the alleged victim to "believe he was respected and trustworthy."

The woman claimed that on her 18th birthday, Wiley flew her to Dallas, where he was playing for the Cowboys at the time, and "shouted at her in a frightening manner and coerced her into sex," per Rolling Stone.

"Marcellus Wiley raped me on my 18th birthday, after grooming me from the age of 13,” she wrote in her statement, per Rolling Stone. “If Columbia had properly pursued the complaints… I would never have been groomed and raped.”

According to Rolling Stone, the former ESPN production assistant claimed that in 2009, Wiley "lured her to a hotel room in 2009 under the guise of a work meeting," then attacked her and she believed she was "going to be killed." Wiley allegedly "forced her onto a bed and masturbated over her" while the woman repeatedly asked him to stop.

The other 2026 allegations, per Rolling Stone, claimed that Wiley raped two women between 1995 and 1999 in California, with one alleging he "attacked her at her mother’s Culver City apartment while her family was nearby" and the other alleging Wiley "raped her in a hotel in 1999" when she was a senior at USC, which she then reported to the LAPD, but an investigation did not lead to charges.

According to Rolling Stone, the new allegations were filed in New York as part of an attempt from the woman who filed the initial lawsuit against Wiley in 2023 to turn her previously filed case into a class action against Wiley and Columbia University.

Lawyer Laura Gentile alleged that Columbia knew about the allegations against Wiley, but instead only placed him on “academic probation," per Rolling Stone.

“By promoting, protecting, and elevating a sexual predator… Columbia University created a false image of Wiley… thereby enabling Wiley’s vicious propensity to rape/assault women,” Gentile wrote, per Rolling Stone.

A hearing on the request to certify the case as a class action is set for May 12, per Rolling Stone.

Why did Marcellus Wiley leave ESPN?

Wiley was last at ESPN in 2018, when he left his role as a host for various programs for Fox Sports.

He has not held a role as a sportscaster since 2022, when he left Fox Sports. Since then, he has continued running his YouTube channel with over 500,000 subscribers.

After his NFL playing career, which lasted from 1997-2006, Wiley joined ESPN in 2007. He then joined FS1 in 2018, but left in 2022 and began hosting the "More To It" podcast, which he later ended in October 2023.

Pete Alonso is keeping the faith after disappointing start to Orioles season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Baltimore Orioles are now 15-20 on the season after a 12-1 blowout loss to AL East division rival, the New York Yankees, on Monday, which completed a series sweep.

This would be the fifth straight game the Orioles have lost, with all of them coming by at least five runs.

Even though it is not where the Orioles want to be, notable free-agent signing Pete Alonso still has faith in his team after the recent skid.

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Pete Alonso believes bright days are ahead for the Orioles

After the loss on Monday, Alonso gave what should be seen as a reassuring statement about where the team is currently.

"It's still early, but we've got to get going, for sure. It's not about how you start, it's about how and where you finish. I think we can draw back from this really tough experience and use this in a positive way," Alonso stated.

Alonso believes the team can turn it around, and who is anyone to say it won't be?

Regardless of how things look for Baltimore right now, there are still 127 games left for the Orioles to get the ball rolling, and with the talent they have, it has to be only a matter of time before they start collecting wins.

With the big-time bats the Orioles have in players such as Gunnar Henderson, Taylor Ward, Pete Alonso, and Adley Rutschman, it's hard to imagine them staying near the bottom of the AL East.

The pitching will have to improve; that is going to be the case, as the starting rotation has struggled, and it is a big part of why the Orioles are currently five games below .500.

Four of their starting pitchers either have or nearly have a 5.00 ERA.

Last season, the Orioles were one of the most disappointing teams in the league, and based on Alonso's statement, it is clear they don't want a repeat of that this season.

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass — Before the pads have even come on, Reggie Gilliam and Drake Maye are already developing something that is crucial to every offense: chemistry.

"Drake and I have kind of hit it off the bat right away," Gilliam said. "From the very first workout on the field, we were just stretching together, just kind of getting to know each other in the last couple of days."

And they've already been putting in additional work together.

"We've been meeting after our little practice out there, and kind of going over some schemes," he added.

The fullback signed a three-year deal with the Patriots in March and was very complimentary of the quarterback during his introductory press conference, where he even compared him to an MVP.

”He’s built just like Josh (Allen),” Gilliam said earlier this year. “Yeah, he’s a cool guy. … I’m excited. He’s a young player. When I got to Buffalo, Josh was three years in. Not fully established, but he was already, like, we knew he was going to be a guy. And Drake is obviously the guy here. I’m excited to be with a young quarterback and help him grow.”

It's only been a few weeks since many of the players returned for the voluntary offseason program, but if this connection between Gilliam and Maye is already this strong, just imagine what it will be like when September rolls around.

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After a one-year sojourn at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, the Truist Championship, along with seven of the top-ranked golfers in the world, will head back to Quail Hollow for a final test before next week’s PGA Championship. Rory McIlroy will tee it up for the first time since his second Masters victory, as will defending champ Sepp Straka.

Along with McIlroy, OWGR top-10 pros Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Xander Schauffele and J.J. Spaun will trek to North Carolina for the signature event. McIlroy has won at Quail Hollow four times in his career, most recently in 2024 by five strokes over Xander Schauffele. That was Schauffele’s second runner-up at the Truist in back-to-back years.

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Other big names this week include Tony Finau and Max Homa—who are not currently in the PGA field—along with locals Mackenzie Hughes and Webb Simpson. Last year’s champ, Straka, won by two shots over Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas. It was Straka’s second win of the calendar year and featured an opening-round 63.

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The green at the narrow 15th is typically Quail Hollow’s hardest to reach in regulation.

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Courtesy of Gary Kellner/PGA of America

The uphill 12th with water left and right is listed as a par 5 but will take scores of 4s and even 3s to win.

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Few golf course projects had more national attention in recent years than Quail Hollow, mainly because its front nine was redesigned just a year before it hosted the 2017 PGA Championship. The par-4 first and par-3 second holes were completely torn up, replaced by a new long dogleg-right par-4 opening hole.

This week’s winner will receive a $3.6 million cut of the $20 million purse and 700 FedEx Cup points.

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First tee

7:45 a.m. -- J.T. Poston, Taylor Pendrith

7:55 a.m. -- Ryan Gerard, Mac McCarty

8:05 a.m. -- Jake Knapp, Daniel Berger

8:15 a.m. -- Mackenzie Hughes, Webb Simpson

8:25 a.m. -- Aldrich Potgieter, Jhonattan Vegas

8:35 a.m. -- Matt Wallace, Alex Smalley

8:50 a.m. -- Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy

9:00 a.m. -- Robert MacIntyre, Harry Hall

9:10 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Maverick McNealy

9:20 a.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Andrew Novak

9:30 a.m. -- J.J. Spaun, Justin Rose

9:40 a.m. -- Gary Woodland, Adam Scott

9:55 a.m. -- Akshay Bhatia, Ben Griffin

10:05 a.m. -- Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy

10:15 a.m. -- Tommy Fleetwood, Si Woo Kim

10:25 a.m. -- Alex Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler

10:35 a.m. -- Corey Conners, Sam Burns

10:45 a.m. -- Brian Campbell, Min Woo Lee

11:00 a.m. -- Tony Finau, Andrew Putnam

11:10 a.m. -- Max Homa, Ryo Hisatsune

11:20 a.m. -- Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley

11:30 a.m. -- Sahith Yellamaraju, Christofer Blanchet

11:40 a.m. -- Sahith Theegala, David Lipsky

11:50 a.m. -- Jason Day, Nicolai Højgaard

12:05 p.m. -- Rodrigo Castillo, Harris English

12:15 p.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Patrick Cantlay

12:25 p.m. -- Jacob Bridgeman, Brian Harman

12:35 p.m. -- Nick Taylor, Sungjae Im

12:45 p.m. -- Nico Echavarria, Viktor Hovland

12:55 p.m. -- Chris Gotterup, Ryan Fox

1:10 p.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg

1:20 p.m. -- Cameron Young, Justin Thomas

1:30 p.m. -- Sepp Straka, Jordan Spieth

1:40 p.m. -- Alex Noren, Pierceson Coody

1:50 p.m. -- Lucas Glover, Kristoffer Reitan

2:00 p.m. -- Michael Kim, Sam Stevens

First tee

7:45 a.m. -- Tony Finau, Andrew Putnam

7:55 a.m. -- Max Homa, Ryo Hisatsune

8:05 a.m. -- Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley

8:15 a.m. -- Sahith Yellamaraju, Christofer Blanchet

8:25 a.m. -- Sahith Theegala, David Lipsky

8:35 a.m. -- Jason Day, Nicolai Højgaard

8:50 a.m. -- Rodrigo Castillo, Harris English

9:00 a.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Patrick Cantlay

9:10 a.m. -- Jacob Bridgeman, Brian Harman

9:20 a.m. -- Nick Taylor, Sungjae Im

9:30 a.m. -- Nico Echavarria, Viktor Hovland

9:40 a.m. -- Chris Gotterup, Ryan Fox

9:55 a.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Åberg

10:05 a.m. -- Cameron Young, Justin Thomas

10:15 a.m. -- Sepp Straka, Jordan Spieth

10:25 a.m. -- Alex Noren, Nick Hardy

10:35 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Kristoffer Reitan

10:45 a.m. -- Michael Kim, Sam Stevens

11:00 a.m. -- J.T. Poston, Taylor Pendrith

11:10 a.m. -- Ryan Gerard, Mac McCarty

11:20 a.m. -- Jake Knapp, Daniel Berger

11:30 a.m. -- Mackenzie Hughes, Webb Simpson

11:40 a.m. -- Aldrich Potgieter, Jhonattan Vegas

11:50 a.m. -- Matt Wallace, Alex Smalley

12:05 p.m. -- Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy

12:15 p.m. -- Robert MacIntyre, Harry Hall

12:25 p.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Maverick McNealy

12:35 p.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Andrew Novak

12:45 p.m. -- J.J. Spaun, Justin Rose

12:55 p.m. -- Gary Woodland, Adam Scott

1:10 p.m. -- Akshay Bhatia, Ben Griffin

1:20 p.m. -- Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy

1:30 p.m. -- Tommy Fleetwood, Si Woo Kim

1:40 p.m. -- Alex Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler

1:50 p.m. -- Corey Conners, Sam Burns

2:00 p.m. -- Brian Campbell, Min Woo Lee