US: Reject Sharper's appeal in drug, rape case (Yahoo Sports)

U.S. prosecutors are urging an appeals court to dismiss an effort by former NFL star Darren Sharper to shorten a nearly two-decade prison sentence for drugging and raping women. In a brief filed Friday in New Orleans, prosecutors say Sharper knew the consequences of the guilty plea that led to last year's sentence of 18 years and four months. Sharper pleaded guilty or no-contest in four states to charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted women.