Sports
‘Juiced’ Balls Didn’t Spur Home Run Record, Study Finds
Major League Baseball touted a study Wednesday that clears it of having intentionally juiced baseballs to cause more home runs in the 2019 regular season.
Read moreCourt Orders Dolce & Gabbana to Pay Maradona for Illegal Use of Name
A court has ordered luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana to pay damages to soccer great Diego Maradona for using his name during a fashion show, his lawyer told AFP on Wednesday.
Read moreFitbit
Shareholders say in a federal class action that Fitbit issued a false and misleading proxy statement for its proposes $2.1 billion merger with Google, at $7.35 a share.
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Russia Banned From Next Two Olympics for Doping
The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year’s Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday.
Read moreOlympic Doping Report Shows Extent of Russia’s Cover-Up
The Russians were running out of time. Experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency were heading to Moscow to finally receive the trove of data they’d been seeking for two years.
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He Picked the Wrong Gal: 82-Year-Old Clobbers Intruder
An intruder didn’t count on an 82-year-old woman living alone being an award-winning bodybuilder with nerves of steel.
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Jerry Sandusky Resentenced to 30 to 60 Years, Same as Before
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was resentenced Friday to 30 to 60 years in prison, the same penalty as before, for sexually abusing children.
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Missouri Court Orders NFL Owners to Hand Over Phone Records
National Football League team owners and other high-level league officials will have to turn over eight years of cellphone records as part of a lawsuit over the Rams’ move to Los Angeles, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled.
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Ohio State Promises Money to Victims of Molester Doctor
Ohio State University is committed to a “monetary resolution” for men sexually abused decades ago by team doctor Richard Strauss, school leaders said Thursday, though no settlement has been reached in lawsuits saying school officials ignored complaints and failed to stop him.
Read moreBoxer’s Injury
The Ninth Circuit ruled that the lower court properly dismissed several putative class actions stemming from the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. The class members claim the boxers and others concealed Pacquiao’s preexisting injury and that they would not have purchased tickets to the event had they known about the injury.
Read moreSpanish League Loses Court Battle, Won’t Play Match in US
The Spanish league lost another battle against the Spanish soccer federation on Friday and won’t be allowed to take a regular-season match to the United States, at least not for now.
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On-Field Assault Sure to Bring Harsh NFL Response
Seconds before defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday night, a Cleveland Browns star defensive end tore off the Steelers quarterback’s helmet and bashed him in the head with it, an act certain to bring stiff penalties from the NFL.
Read moreAncient Cup Given to 1st Marathon Victor Returned to Greece
An ancient Greek cup awarded as a prize to the marathon winner in the first modern Olympics of 1896 has been returned to Athens from a German university.
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Astros’ Sterling Year Tarnished by Sign Stealing
The Houston Astros’ run of two World Series appearances in three years has been tarnished by comments from a team member that the team steals catchers’ signs from their opponents, which is prohibited by Major League Baseball.
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Colin Kaepernick Gets Audition With NFL Teams
Colin Kaepernick plans to audition for NFL teams on Saturday in a private workout arranged by the league in Atlanta.
Read moreUS Women’s Soccer Team Secures Class Status in Equal Pay Spat
The U.S. women’s soccer team secured a key ruling Friday when a federal judge in Los Angeles granted class certification in their equal pay lawsuit against the sport’s national governing body.
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