Former Kings executive pleads guilty to defrauding team

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former top Sacramento Kings executive has pleaded guilty to siphoning $13.4 million from the team to buy Southern California beachfront properties, according to court records. The records show former chief revenue officer Jeffrey David pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of wire fraud and identity theft. He faces a maximum... Read More

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Jeffrey David, NHL, Sacramento Kings

January 23, 2019

Ex-Arizona assistant coach pleads guilty to bribery charge

NEW YORK (AP) — Former University of Arizona assistant coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson on Tuesday became the latest person to plead guilty in a federal prosecution that exposed corruption in college basketball recruiting. Richardson, 46, wiped tears from his eyes after telling the judge he accepted $20,000 in 2017 in exchange for a promise to... Read More

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Emanuel Richardson

January 23, 2019

Blown-call lawsuit seeks do-over of Rams-Saints game

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the legal equivalent of a Hail Mary pass, two New Orleans Saints season ticket holders asked a judge on Tuesday to order the NFL commissioner to reverse the results of the NFC championship game that sent the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl, or schedule a do-over. Their lawsuit,... Read More

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NFL

January 22, 2019

Concussion lawsuit settlement deadline for players extended

The deadline for retired players to opt in to the $18.9 million settlement of the concussion lawsuit against the NHL has been extended. Players’ attorneys confirmed the extension to The Associated Press on Friday night. It was not immediately clear what the new deadline was. The 318 former players who sued the league and accused... Read More

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NHL

January 22, 2019

Jury convicts ex-Utah State football player of rape charges

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A jury Friday found a former Utah State University football player guilty of sexually assaulting six women while he was in college. The jury convicted 25-year-old Torrey Green of five counts of rape, one charge of object rape, a count of forcible sexual abuse and one charge of misdemeanor sexual... Read More

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Torrey Green

January 22, 2019

Former French swimming champion on trial for child sex abuse

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — A former French swimming champion is on trial in southwest France for the alleged rape and sexual abuse of young boys and adolescents during the decade he ran an ice hockey club in northern France. Vincent Leroyer told a jury as his three-day trial got underway in Bordeaux on Monday that... Read More

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Vincent Leroyer

January 22, 2019

Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud at Madrid court

MADRID (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo smiled broadly after leaving court Tuesday despite the unwanted trip back to Madrid to plead guilty to tax fraud. The Juventus forward, who was facing charges stemming from his days at Real Madrid, spent about 45 minutes in court to sign an agreement which cost him nearly 19 million euros... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo

January 17, 2019

How the Larry Nassar scandal has affected others

Michigan State University’s governing body plans to name a new interim president following resignation of interim President John Engler — the latest development stemming from the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. A special board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, amid criticism over comments Engler made about victims of Nassar. Engler, the... Read More

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Larry Nassar, MSU

January 16, 2019

Ex-Utah State football player denies rape charges on stand

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A former Utah State University football player denied charges that he sexually assaulted six women while he was in college. Torrey Green testified Tuesday that he wished he had told women he dated in college he wasn’t interested in long-term relationships, but he insisted he did not assault them, the Salt... Read More

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Spencer Walsh

January 15, 2019

William Hill settles suit against FanDuel over betting guide

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Bookmaker William Hill has settled its lawsuit alleging that rival FanDuel copied its “how to bet” guide virtually word for word, and will use part of the money to fund creative writing classes. William Hill CEO Joe Asher won’t say how much his company is receiving from FanDuel, which did... Read More

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Fan Duel, William Hill

January 14, 2019

Juventus coach says Ronaldo ‘calm’ as rape case goes forward

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is “very calm” amid the latest developments in a case of alleged rape involving an American woman, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said Friday. Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of the allegation by Kathryn Mayorga, a former model and schoolteacher, that... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo

January 11, 2019

Las Vegas police seeking soccer star’s DNA in rape case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of a Nevada woman’s allegation that he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009 and paid her to keep quiet, the soccer star’s lawyer and Las Vegas police said Thursday. Attorney Peter S.... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo

January 3, 2019

Former USC assistant coach pleads guilty in corruption case

NEW YORK (AP) — A former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit bribery, admitting he accepted $4,100 in cash to steer players at the school to certain financial advisers and business managers. Tony Bland’s plea in Manhattan federal court makes it likely he will spend... Read More

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Tony Bland

January 2, 2019

Scandal and justice: #MeToo reached the sports world in 2018

One by one they came forward, more than 150 in all. Fearful yet defiant. Vulnerable but resolute, buoyed by the hope of catharsis and the promise of justice. Standing in a Michigan courtroom last January, women and girls sexually abused by Larry Nassar confronted the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor, and over... Read More

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Larry Nassar

Former Kings executive pleads guilty to defrauding team

Ex-Arizona assistant coach pleads guilty to bribery charge

Blown-call lawsuit seeks do-over of Rams-Saints game

Concussion lawsuit settlement deadline for players extended

Jury convicts ex-Utah State football player of rape charges

Former French swimming champion on trial for child sex abuse

Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud at Madrid court

How the Larry Nassar scandal has affected others

Ex-Utah State football player denies rape charges on stand

William Hill settles suit against FanDuel over betting guide

Juventus coach says Ronaldo ‘calm’ as rape case goes forward

Las Vegas police seeking soccer star’s DNA in rape case

Former USC assistant coach pleads guilty in corruption case

Scandal and justice: #MeToo reached the sports world in 2018

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