Newsmakers

Released Oklahoma linebacker Austin Box had five prescription painkillers and an anti-anxiety drug in his system when he died, according to a preliminary toxicology report released Tuesday by the state medical examiner’s office. The death of the 22-year-old Box two months ago was ruled accidental.

Signed The Omaha Nighthawks are giving quarterback Eric Crouch another shot at professional football. The United Football League signed the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner who once starred down the road at Nebraska.

Pleaded Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt pleaded not guilty to three disorderly person charges stemming from a June arrest in New Jersey. Hoboken (N.J.) police suspected Britt was carrying a marijuana cigar.

• Former Calgary Flames center Brett Sutter pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for punching a cab driver outside a Scottsdale (Ariz.) bar last year.

Charged West Virginia University linebacker Branko Busick is free on $25,000 bond after being charged with an armed robbery at a Morgantown apartment building. Morgantown police say the 20-year-old Steubenville, Ohio, native was arrested Monday evening.

Dismissed A federal judge has dismissed former Penn State running back Austin Scott’s civil lawsuit against the university, police and a female acquaintance over a rape charge against him that was later dropped.

Announced A person familiar with Joakim Noah’s decision says the Chicago Bulls center plans to play for the French national team in the European Championships in Lithuania.

• Former Georgia tailback Caleb King says he is entering the NFL’s supplemental draft. King, who would have been a senior, was declared academically ineligible for the 2011 season on Friday.

Died Running back/defensive back Ralph Goldston, one of the first African-Americans to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, has died. He was 82. Goldston played in 27 games for the Eagles between 1952-55. The team said he died on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.