Geneva College starting up HOFBEAVER FALLS — Geneva College, which has an athletic program dating back to 1890, is forming the Geneva College Athletic Hall of Fame.The first induction class will be honored Nov. 12 at halftime of Geneva's regular season football finale against Westminster.Nominations are being accepted until Oct. 15. A nomination form is available online at www.geneva.edu. Nominees must be GC graduates from 10 or more years ago or coaches/administrators who are at least five years removed from the college.

Kaepernick gets death threatsSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Colin Kaepernick says he has received death threats through social media and other avenues since he began to protest during the national anthem last month.Kaepernick said he has not alerted San Francisco 49ers team security about the threats and understood that could happen once he began his protest over racial oppression and police brutality in the United States.Kaepernick’s protest became public last month when he sat during the anthem before a preseason game against Green Bay and later explained his reasoning. He has since kneeled before the Niners’ past three games. The kneeling is meant to show more respect for veterans.Kaepernick has been joined by several other NFL players, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe and scores of high school and college players who have picked up the cause.

Army honoring fallen teammateWEST POINT, N.Y. — The Army Black Knights are honoring Brandon Jackson with a helmet sticker for the rest of the season.Jackson’s No. 28 also will be stitched on the coaches’ hats.The 20-year-old sophomore cornerback died early Sept. 11 after a one-car crash about 20 miles south of the West Point campus.Jackson, who grew up in Queens and watched Army football games as a kid, earned a starting job as a freshman and had played in all 14 games since his arrival in 2014. An impact player, he finished with 68 career tackles and three interceptions in his brief college career.

Accused doctor fired by Mich. StateEAST LANSING, Mich. — A doctor accused of sexually abusing two gymnasts was fired by Michigan State University, which said its police have received additional allegations of abuse since last week.Two gymnasts, including a member of the 2000 U.S. women’s Olympic team, have said they were sexually abused as teenagers by Larry Nassar, a former longtime doctor for USA Gymnastics. Those allegations came to light last week in a report by the Indianapolis Star.