Sports
Beer May Lack Fizz in Europe Amid Carbon Dioxide Shortage
A British trade group says there’s a shortage of carbon dioxide in Northern Europe, sparking fears that drinks may lack fizz just as thirsty soccer fans fill pubs for the World Cup.
Read moreCivil Rights Leaders Condemn NFL Anthem Policy
Civil rights leaders penned a letter urging the National Football League to reconsider its new policy that bars players from taking a knee to protest racial injustice during the national anthem.
Read moreMichigan College Slammed Over Cuts to Women’s Sports
Two female Eastern Michigan University student-athletes filed a sex-discrimination class action over the school’s decision to shutter its tennis and softball teams.
Read moreNCAA Settles CTE Lawsuit Filed by Widow of Texas Player
The NCAA settled a lawsuit Friday with the family of a former University of Texas football player that accused the organization of being responsible for his brain injuries and death decades after his playing career.
Read moreUK Soldier Gets 18 Years for Tampering With Wife’s Parachute
A former British Army sergeant who tried to kill his wife by sabotaging her parachute has been sentenced to at least 18 years in prison.
Read moreBoris Becker Claims Diplomatic Immunity in Bankruptcy Case
Retired German tennis star Boris Becker is claiming his unpaid role as a sports attache for Central African Republic gives him diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings in Britain.
Read moreFitbit Employees Charged With Having Stolen Trade Secrets
U.S. prosecutors have charged six current and former employees of San Francisco-based Fitbit, Inc. with possessing trade secrets stolen from rival company Jawbone.
Read moreRussian Official Urges Love at World Cup After Backlash
Russian women and visiting World Cup soccer fans: be fruitful and multiply.
After a lawmaker caused a backlash on social media by advising Russian women against getting involved with foreign soccer fans, one of her colleagues is urging love and procreation during the tournament.
Read moreMLB Asks Ninth Circuit to Dismantle Minor Leaguers’ Class Action
Conflicting state laws and wide variations in hours worked make it impractical and wrong to let Minor League players team up to sue their employers for minimum wage, a Major League Baseball lawyer told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday.
Read moreCourt Hears Team’s Challenge to Tax on Bobbleheads
Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds asked the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday to reverse a finding that sports teams must pay sales taxes on collectible bobblehead toys and other giveaways to fans on game days.
Read moreWomen’s Hockey
Eleven former members of the University of North Dakota women’s hockey team, which sent eight players to the 2014 Olympics, claim the university system discriminated against them, in violation of Title IX, by killing the women’s hockey program after the 2016-17 season, in a federal class action.
Read moreNorth American Trio Beats Morocco to Host 2026 World Cup
North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament.
Read moreBig3 Basketball
A suit in LA Superior Court accuses Big3 Basketball and others of breaching contract and interfering in Kainoa Henry’s relations with Ice Cube’s Big3Basketball league, which is not a party to the case.
Read moreNFL Player
Arpi Davtyan claims in L.A. Superior Court that NFL defensive end Christian McCain physically assaulted her outside a Hollywood restaurant in January — allegations McCain has categorically denied.
Read moreSupreme Court Won’t Get Involved in Wrigley Field Dispute
The Supreme Court is leaving in place a court decision dismissing a lawsuit filed against the Chicago Cubs by the owners of rooftop clubs adjacent to Wrigley Field.
Read moreOn Your Mark, Get Set, Waiting for the ‘Go’ on Sports Bets
The first full day after New Jersey legislators approved a bill to legalize sports betting began with no one actually offering it yet.
Read moreTrump Calls Off Philadelphia Eagles Visit Over Anthem Dispute
President Donald Trump has called off a visit by the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House Tuesday due to the dispute over whether NFL players must stand during the playing of the national anthem.
Read morePeanuts & Crackerjacks
A collector of vintage baseball memorabilia claims in court that Beckett Auctions refuses to return, or pay him for, a consignment worth $560,000. The collection includes a uniform worn by Joe DiMaggio and baseballs signed by Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and the 1927 New York Yankees
Read moreHouston Texans Face Second Suit From Former Cheerleaders
Five former Houston Texans cheerleaders claim in a lawsuit filed Friday that they were subjected to a hostile workplace and not protected from mental and physical abuses perpetrated by fans and their own coach.
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