Becker can stand trial in Thomas death

A judge ruled Monday that the man accused of gunning down a legendary Iowa high school football coach is mentally competent to stand trial.

The Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) Falcons take the field on national television, winning for slain coach Ed Thomas

Aplington-Parkersburg Wins Season Debut

Falcons win first game of the season in honor of slain coach Ed Thomas

...in Parkersburg, Iowa. The school is playing it's first season in 35 years without coach Ed Thomas who was killed in June when he was shot in the school's weight room. (AP...

Pregame ceremony honors Thomas

An Iowa high school football team has honored slain coach Ed Thomas in an emotional pregame ceremony before its first contest since Thomas was killed in June.

In Parkersburg, The Game Must Go On

ESPN reporter Steve Cyphers and E:60 follow the story of a family and a community trying to deal with the loss of their leader, Coach Ed Thomas

Lawyer: Alleged shooter incompetent

The defense attorney for a man accused of killing an Iowa high school football coach in June says her client suffers from hallucinations and is not competent to stand trial.

E:60 Preview: Coach Ed Thomas and Parkersburg

ESPN reporter Steve Cyphers and E:60 follow the story of a family and a community trying to deal with the loss of their leader, Coach Ed Thomas.

Aaron Thomas speaks about his father Ed Thomas during a news conference Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Parkersburg, Iowa. A gunman...

E:60 Ed Thomas Speech

Ed Thomas speaks at his church in Parkersburg, Iowa, on the Sunday of Memorial Day this year - the one-year anniversary of the tornado.

Local residents walk past a photo of Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas before a vigil Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Parkersburg, Iowa. A gunman shot Thomas in the...

In Parkersburg, the game must go on

Just weeks after coach Ed Thomas was shot and killed, residents of this small Iowa town still wonder how they will carry on. The answers lie in their faith, their families and friends -- and on the football field.

Ex-player pleads not guilty to killing coach

The man accused of killing an Iowa high school football coach has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

Around the AFC West

...39;s Bill Williamson Denver A closer look at the shooting death of Iowa coaching legend Ed Thomas, the former high school coach of Denver center Casey Wiegmann. My take: This is heartbreaking...