Three top swimmers filed a federal class action against Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), the world’s governing body for aquatic sports, claiming that the organization oversteps its boundaries by threatening to ban swimmers from Olympic events if they participate in events that are not given preapproval by the group.
Read moreJames Dolan, the billionaire CEO of Madison Square Garden Co. and the fan-derided owner of the New York Knicks, will shell out more than $600,000 in civil penalties to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that he violated securities rules.
Read moreThe Los Angeles Rams will pay up to $24 million to former personal seat license owners in St. Louis and another $7.4 million in attorney’s fees and expenses to settle a class action over the football team’s relocation.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit on Thursday declared college athletes’ lawsuit against fantasy sports websites FanDuel and DraftKings over because the Indiana Supreme Court ruled last month that they can use players’ name and images without their consent.
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Read moreSoFla Sports claims in court that it lost 15 NFL clients to a competing agency thanks to a rogue former employee who did not honor the terms of his contract.
Read moreA federal judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement of a class action accusing Yahoo of automatically renewing paid subscriptions to its Rivals.com college sports site.
Read moreReviving a trademark dispute over the Spin class fitness craze, the European General Court ruled Thursday that authorities must consider input from gym operators, not just the perceptions of the general public.
Read moreA Texas woman who had claimed to be a financial adviser was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from several athletes, including former NFL running back Ricky Williams and NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman.
Read moreThe U.S. Olympic Committee took steps Monday to decertify USA Gymnastics as the governing body for the sport at the Olympic level, choosing to pursue the nuclear option for an organization that botched its own rebuilding attempt in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar.
Read moreA former NFL player claims in court that he was wrongly arrested and accused of solicitation by Broward County sheriff’s deputies who conspired to make false charges against him.
Read moreRawlings sells baseball bats that don’t weigh what the label says and hitters’ performances are negatively affected, according to a putative federal class action filed Thursday.
Read moreA $25 billion overhaul of world soccer competitions is on hold after mounting disapproval from European leaders and clubs saw FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday accept more consultation was necessary.
Read moreThe Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that fantasy sports websites do not violate the state’s publicity-rights law by using the names and pictures of college athletes without their consent.
Read moreWrapping up a nearly three-week trial on corruption in college basketball, a federal jury handed convictions all around Wednesday to a former Adidas executive and two co-defendants.
Read moreAfter two days of closing arguments in a New York courtroom, the first federal bribery and corruption trial in NCAA basketball history will go to a jury to decide whether an alleged scheme to funnel money from Adidas to families of recruits victimized colleges that sought top players.
Read moreA Ninth Circuit panel hinted Monday it won’t revive a proposed class action on claims the NCAA has an employment relationship with college football players and must pay them for time spent on the field.
Read moreA male student claims in a federal lawsuit that a Kentucky school board allows girls, but not boys, to play on basketball teams at multiple grade levels.
Read moreFormer FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi is at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging his ban for forgery ahead of a Thailand soccer federation election.
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