Harassment claims involving the onetime hosts of the Fox Nation show “Un-PC” appeared ready for primetime Friday as a federal judge skewered lawyers for the network who want the case dismissed.
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If they roughed up Charles Oakley, what does that mean for seniors like us? A Second Circuit judge made a cheeky example of himself and his octogenarian colleague Thursday at arguments about the former basketball star’s ejection from Madison Square Garden.
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A neighbor called sheriff’s deputies on some rabid Tampa Bay Lightning fans who were screaming “shoot! shoot!” as they watched Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final on television Wednesday night.
Read moreA woman says she was “gored, trampled and almost killed” by a steer after being invited into the ring at an Independence Day rodeo event.
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Vanessa Bryant, the widow of NBA star Kobe Bryant, filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming his agency knew deputies shared photos of the helicopter crash site where her husband, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others died this past January.
Read moreParents of high school athletes in Missouri sued the County of St. Louis over an order temporarily shutting down high school sports because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The plaintiffs say the order affects more than 100,000 students.
Read moreA California appeals court revived negligent misrepresentation claims against a skating arena that did not disclose a coach’s suspected misconduct to another arena. The director of the latter arena recommended the coach to a minor victim he sexually abused.
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Calling a nine-year legal battle in favor of soccer superstar Lionel Messi on Thursday, the EU’s highest court backed the registration of his name as a trademark for jerseys and gym bags.
Read moreA woman suing as Jane Doe claims Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones forcibly kissed her on the mouth without her consent and says the team is “criminally complicit” because it’s aware of his “problems with womanizing.”
Read moreA Fox Sports audio technician filed a complaint in Louisiana state court accusing Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back T.J. Logan of forcefully pushing him to the ground during a game against the New Orleans Saints last year.
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Kansas City Chiefs fans who file into Arrowhead Stadium Thursday for a masked and socially distanced start to the NFL season won’t be wearing headdresses or face paint amid a nationwide push for racial justice following the police-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Former wrestlers blaming the WWE for concussion-related ailments are too late to mount a class action, the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday.
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China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics.
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The remaining Tour de France riders were cleared to continue racing ahead of Tuesday’s Stage 10 after undergoing Covid-19 tests, but the Tour director tested positive and left the race.
Read moreA federal court in California dismissed the NCAA from a suit brought by college athletes who claim they were sexually assaulted by a track and field coach. Their claims against the coach stand, as it is not apparent that they are barred by the statute of limitations.”
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Chinese telecom giant Huawei is ending its oldest major sporting sponsorship deal, saying Monday it was breaking its contract with an Australian rugby league team after nine years because of a “great trade war” between China and Australia.
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The National Basketball League may be playing in a “bubble,” but the actions and comments of several NBA players and coaches are making an impact around the country.
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The owners of Maximum Security, the horse that crossed the finish line first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby but was later disqualified, lost in the Sixth Circuit on Friday when the court held the disqualification was not reviewable under state law.
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This year’s Tour de France, a hallowed summer centerpiece of sporting heroics and madness in Europe, is starting two months behind schedule and heads across a France plunging back into the throes of a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Eight football players from the University of Nebraska have sued over a decision by the Big Ten Conference to cancel the fall sports season in the face of health risks and uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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