Hoping to keep concussion-related claims from former wrestlers pinned down, a lawyer for the WWE told the Second Circuit on Friday that the decades-old claims are hopelessly out of date.
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Commercial gaming revenue shot up to $43.6 billion last year for the fifth year in a row, the American Gaming Association reported Wednesday, touting new sports-gambling permissions sweeping the country as having doubled earnings for operators in that sector.
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Desperate to patch a Covid-19-sized budget hole, the California Legislature is warming to the once-taboo subject of sports betting and has begun handicapping its potential tax windfall.
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In his most recent dispatch, Courthouse News’ western bureau chief concludes his reminiscences about family and his beloved Red Sox.
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Connecticut’s policy of letting transgender students compete in high school sports drew a February lawsuit and now a notice of impending enforcement action from the U.S. government.
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On a day of grim data from city schools, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo doubled down on his desire to see sports come back to his pandemic-ravaged state, saying they could bring an economic boost while also entertaining fans still at home.
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In another victory for college athletes, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Monday that the National Collegiate Athletic Association cannot restrict their education-related benefits.
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Police in South Florida are trying to find New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar after witnesses accused them of armed robbery at a party, authorities said Thursday.
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A judge dismissed criminal charges Wednesday against former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon, who was accused of lying to investigators in 2018 as they tried to learn what she knew years earlier about sexual assault complaints involving Larry Nassar.
Read moreThe U.S. women’s soccer team filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Friday against a federal court decision that dismissed their equal pay claims against the U.S. Soccer Federation.
Read moreFormer Dallas Cowboys linebacker and Super Bowl winner Robert Jones’ defamation lawsuit against TMZ can move forward because he made a timely request for a correction under state law, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying $1.1 million in welfare money he received for multiple speeches where he did not show up, the Mississippi state auditor said Wednesday.
Read moreThe U.S. Women’s soccer team’s gender discrimination lawsuit deflated Friday when a federal judge in Los Angeles granted U.S. Soccer Federation summary judgment, finding women earned more in cumulative pay and rejecting claims women would have earned more under the men’s team’s pay structure.
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In his most recent dispatch, Courthouse News’ western bureau chief reminisces about family and his beloved Boston Red Sox.
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Among other deficiencies in the city of Oakland’s suit, the judge found a $378 million relocation fee the Raiders paid could act as an obstacle to moving that favors existing host cities.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has cut his salary to $0 and other NFL employees will be taking pay cuts or furloughs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreThe NCAA’s Board of Governors on Wednesday signaled its support for rule changes that would allow student-athletes to be paid by third parties for endorsements and business ventures.
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Four-time All Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski has agreed to a reunion with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay.
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Two men convicted of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the United States and pocketing portions of their contracts did not aid and abet illegal border crossings, their lawyers argued Tuesday before the 11th Circuit.
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