A federal judge rejected a plea deal Thursday in the rape case against former NFL star Darren Sharper, saying the nine-year sentence doesn't reflect the seriousness of the alleged assaults against as many as 16 women. ''This court cannot accept this plea agreement,'' U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo told Sharper as he stood before her in orange prison coveralls and shackles. Sharper's federal plea deal called for a 108-month prison sentence if he were to comply with a lengthy list of requirements, including cooperation with authorities in the case against two co-defendants in Louisiana. More...