Lance Armstrong reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories after admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career.
Read moreCleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James and his multimedia platform Uninterrupted were sued Monday by a Detroit barbershop that claims the basketball player ripped off its concept for a web series that features discussions in a barbershop setting.
Read moreA longtime provider of roasted peanuts to Oriole Park claims in court that lax quality controls by its farm suppliers led to a roasted mouse being sold to a spectator and the ensuing cancellation of the vendor’s contract.
Read moreA professional tennis player claims in Florida state court that the anti-doping blood testing performed by the Women’s Tennis Association and International Tennis Federation permanently injured her arm and damaged her career.
Read moreA Michigan State University student filed a sex-discrimination lawsuit claiming school counselors actively discouraged her from contacting police to report an alleged off-campus rape by three Spartans basketball players.
Read moreLegal experts say Olympian Oscar Pistorius has finally run out of options to appeal his 13-year prison sentence for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
Read moreHandcuffed behind his back, Ultimate Fighting Championship Conor McGregor received a $50,000 bail package Friday at his first court hearing over assault charges following a brawl that spilled outside the ring.
Read moreSportsMedia Technology Corp. claims in a federal complaint that MLB Advanced Media has been willfully infringing a patent for a data-tracking system called PITCHf/x for the the entire 2017 baseball season, and that the same breaches and damage will occur again for the 2018 season.
Read moreMore than 20,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the University of Cincinnati to fire the head coach of the women’s volleyball team after a student-athlete filed a lawsuit accusing the coach of dropping her because of headshots she posted on Instagram.
Read moreA Parlin, New Jersey, man who was arrested eight years ago for running sports survival pools claims in court that Monmouth County prosecutors instituted trumped-up gambling and money-laundering charges so they could keep the nearly $850,000 seized from his bank accounts.
Read moreTaking a shot at the NCAA, a former Division I basketball player-turned-California lawmaker announced a proposal that would allow student athletes to accept paid endorsements and bargain with universities for benefits.
Read moreAlthough student-athletes and the NCAA reached a $208 million settlement months ago over compensation while in college, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered a 10-day bench trial for December to resolve how best to pay the student-athletes going forward.
Read moreMinor league baseball players who make as little as $5,500 a season were stripped of the protection of federal minimum wage laws under a provision in government spending legislation signed Friday.
Read moreHouston-area prosecutors announced Friday that Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett has been charged with a felony count of injury to the elderly based on claims that he hurt a paraplegic woman while trying to get on the field at last year’s Super Bowl to see his brother.
Read moreA lawsuit against the head coach of the University of Cincinnati women’s volleyball team accuses her of body shaming a black athlete and dropping her from the team because of photos she posted on Instagram.
Read moreA former Major League Baseball player claims in court that ESPN, the Associated Press and USA Today published a defamatory news article that falsely accused him and his company of selling banned performance enhancing substances to professional baseball players.
Read moreA Connecticut man filed a class action Friday claiming the New York Jets are selling seats that were set aside for purchasers of personal seat licenses to the general public, making the licenses he bought to get season tickets worthless.
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