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NEW ORLEANS -- The Latest on sentencing for ex-NFL star Darren Sharper (all times local):11:45 a.m.The federal judge who more than doubled former NFL star Darren Sharpers prison sentence told him that courts cannot ignore the damage he inflicted on women and on society at large.U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo had rejected a multistate plea agreements 9-year sentence as too short. She sentenced Sharper on Thursday to 18 years and four months, and a $20,000 fine.Before handing down the sentence, the judge told him she could never understand how you arrived at this place, since he is educated and obviously grew up in one of the most loving households.He pleaded guilty in federal court to drugging three women so he could rape them. He has also pleaded guilty or no contest in state courts in Louisiana, Arizona, California and Nevada. Hes accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in those four states.---10:45 a.m.Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael McMahon says hes satisfied with the prison sentence given to former NFL star Darren Sharper.Federal prosecutors had accepted a multistate plea agreement calling for a 9-year sentence. But U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo rejected it and more than doubled Sharpers sentence Thursday, to 18 years and four months. That was 15 months shy of the maximum sentence.Defense attorney Billy Gibbens says that wont affect plea agreements with state courts in Louisiana, California, Arizona and Nevada.Milazzo also ordered Sharper to serve three years of supervised release after he leaves prison.McMahon and Gibbens say the plea agreement in Arizona calls for essentially a lifetime on probation after the end of the prison term there.Sharpers family left the courtroom without speaking to reporters.---10:20 a.m.Both former NFL star Darren Sharper and a woman he admitted drugging and raping both made emotional statements before Sharper was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison.Sharpers voice thickened and broke as he said he apologized a thousand times to the women he abused and to his family and friends. He said I lived my life right for 38 years and then I took this path. Sharper said hes still trying to figure out why he did.The woman said Sharper was so arrogant and twisted that he kept drugging and raping women even after he knew the attack on her was being investigated.She said a mistake is something that happens once and is corrected, but it was a way of life for Sharper and his friends.Her voice broke often during her long statement.Her last words to him were: Go to hell.---10 a.m.Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states.Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced Sharper on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty or no-contest to charges arising from the allegations of drugging and raping women in federal court in New Orleans, and state courts in Louisiana, Arizona, California and Nevada.Prosecutors suggested a 9-year prison term for Sharper under a multi-jurisdictional plea deal, but Milazzo rejected it as too lenient in June.---Former NFL star Darren Sharper has arrived in federal court in New Orleans for a sentencing hearing.Sharper was wearing orange prison garb, and his hands and feet were shackled when he arrived Thursday morning.Sharper is due for sentencing after pleading guilty or no-contest to charges arising from the allegations of drugging and raping women in federal court in New Orleans, and state courts in Louisiana, Arizona, California and Nevada.Prosecutors had suggested a 9-year prison term for Sharper under a multi-jurisdictional plea deal, but Judge Jane Triche Milazzo rejected it as too lenient in June.Jachai Polite Jersey . 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He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season.AUSTIN, Texas -- Former Baylor football coach Art Briles and former athletic director Ian McCaw were dismissed Wednesday from a lawsuit brought by woman who said they and the school ignored her claims that she was raped by a former player who was later convicted.The men had been named in Jasmin Hernandezs lawsuit against Bayor as co-defendants in their official capacity. But Briles lawyers argued both men could not be sued in their official role under the Title IX federal gender discrimination law cited in the lawsuit.Hernandezs lawyer, Alex Zalkin, said he would refile claims against both Briles and McCaw in federal court under Texas state negligence claims. The court set an Oct. 12 deadline for Hernandez to amend the lawsuit. The Associated Press generally doesnt identify sexual assault victims, but Hernandez has spoken publicly to draw attention to the case.Wednesdays ruling but wont stop Hernandez from trying to hold both men accountable, Zalkin said.The federal lawsuit against Baylor continues. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman denied the universitys request to temporarily halt evidence gathering while considering the schools request to dismiss the case. That could open the path for her attorneys to begin interviewing witnesses and collecting documents, notably statements and materials related to a law firms investigation of how Baylor handled sex assault allegations over a three-year period.Coach Art Briles is very happy he has been dismissed as a defendant in this case. Plaintiffs may very well allege future claims against him and we will take those on if and when they are filed, Briles attorney, Kenneth Tekell, said.Baylor fired Briles in May and McCaw resigned after a school-fundedd investigation found the Baptist school had mishandled allegations of sexual assault, including claims made against football players.dddddddddddd Former President and Chancellor Ken Starr also was forced out.The Pepper Hamilton law firm concluded the football program acted as it was above the rules when dealing with assault claims and rules violations.Hernandez sued in March, claiming Baylor knew that former player Tevin Elliott had a history of assaults, failed to protect her and others who were attacked, and ignored her pleas when she sought help after her assault in 2012. Elliott was later convicted of raping Hernandez and sentenced to 20 years in prison.Briles lawyers argued he couldnt be sued as an individual in a Title IX lawsuit and that claims he ignored warnings of a sexual predator on his team were based on hearsay. They have also argued that Texas limited liability standards wont apply to Briles if sued in state court.Briles has acknowledged he made mistakes during eight seasons at Baylor, when he built one of the Big 12s worst football programs into a national power.There was some bad things that went on under my watch. I was the captain of this ship, Briles said in a recent interview with ESPN. ... So, I understand that I made some mistakes, and for that Im sorry. But Im not trying to plead for peoples sympathy. Im just stating that, `Hey, I made some mistakes. I was wrong. Im sorry. Im gonna learn. Im gonna do better.---This story has been updated to correct Hernandez lawyer says new lawsuits will be filed in federal court, not Texas state court. ' ' '