Suit accuses Mariners of discrimination, targeting Hernandez

SEATTLE (AP) — A wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by the Seattle Mariners’ former high-performance director alleges she went to team owners John Stanton and Buck Ferguson and CEO Kevin Mather as far back as March to complain about alleged discriminatory treatment. The lawsuit also says several Latino players complained to Dr. Lorena Martin about feeling excluded... Read More

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Seattle Mariners

December 27, 2018

Indian casinos across US wary of betting on sports books

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two dozen large-screen TVs showing football and other sports line the walls. There’s beer on tap, bar top seating and leather chairs. Chicken wings are on the menu. And at this American Indian casino in the heart of college-football mad Mississippi, you can legally bet on the games. The sports book... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

December 18, 2018

Michigan governor signs more bills inspired by Nassar case

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed more legislation inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case. Laws enacted Monday will give judges more flexibility to admit evidence of a defendant’s prior commission of a sex assault, stiffen prison terms related to child pornography and expand who can give a victim impact... Read More

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Larry Nassar

December 17, 2018

Packers fan loses bid to wear team colors at Soldier Field

CHICAGO (AP) — A Green Bay Packers fan has lost a court battle to wear green and gold on the sidelines of Soldier Field, home of the rival Chicago Bears. The Chicago Tribune reports a federal judge on Thursday denied a request by Russell Beckman for a temporary restraining order and injunction so he could... Read More

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NFL

December 17, 2018

Josh Brent, nightclub owner hit with $25M verdict in death

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury has returned a $25 million verdict against former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent and the owner of a now-defunct nightclub in the death of Brent’s teammate, Jerry Brown Jr. Brown was killed six years ago when the car Brent was driving at 110 mph (177 kph) in a 45-mph... Read More

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Josh Brent

December 17, 2018

Senators ask FBI to investigate Blackmun for lying to panel

Two lawmakers are asking the Justice Department and FBI to look into whether former U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun lied to a Senate panel in testimony about the handling of sex-abuse allegations against Larry Nassar. At issue is Blackmun’s debunked claim that he discussed the case with USOC staff after receiving word of Nassar’s... Read More

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Scott Blackmun

December 14, 2018

World swim body fights back launching new elite series

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Under pressure from a privately run rival competition and a class action suit by Olympic and world champion swimmers, FINA has pledged to start a new elite race series. The three meetings next March to May will invite Olympic and world champs, world record-holders, and top-ranked swimmers in four-lane races, FINA... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

December 11, 2018

Former FIFA official sentenced in bribery scandal

NEW YORK (AP) — A former FIFA official from Guatemala who was cooperating in the U.S. investigation of corruption in international soccer’s governing body was sentenced on Thursday to time served. Ex-Guatemalan soccer chief Rafael Salguero had been under house arrest since 2016 while providing information to prosecutors in a sprawling case accusing several soccer... Read More

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FIFA, Rafael Salguero

December 11, 2018

Swimmers hit world body FINA with California antitrust case

Three Olympic and world champion swimmers have filed an antitrust suit in California challenging governing body FINA’s control of organizing competitions. The legal challenge is the latest faced by Olympic bodies from athletes seeking greater prize money and more say in running their sport. It was filed Friday on behalf of Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and... Read More

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Katinka Hosszu

December 6, 2018

Emmert: No speedy resolution in basketball corruption cases

NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert said Wednesday that new rules allowing the use of information from legal proceedings will help in the investigation of college basketball corruption, though he cautioned that the inquiry is unlikely to be done before the men’s tournament begins in March. The first federal trial in the case... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

December 6, 2018

USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy after sex-abuse scandal

USA Gymnastics is turning to bankruptcy in an attempt to ensure its survival. The embattled organization filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on Wednesday in an effort to reach settlements in the dozens of sex-abuse lawsuits it faces and to avoid its potential demise at the hands of the U.S. Olympic Committee. USA Gymnastics filed... Read More

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USA Gymnastics, USAG

December 5, 2018

More Nassar-inspired bills headed to Michigan governor

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers on Tuesday advanced more bills inspired by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case — voting to ease the prosecution of alleged abusers, stiffen child pornography penalties and let more people speak at sentencings under certain circumstances. The legislation, which won unanimous Senate approval after clearing the House in June,... Read More

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Larry Nassar

December 4, 2018

$1.3B award upheld against racecar driver over payday loans

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a nearly $1.3 billion award against a pro racecar driver who was sent to prison following a conviction for cheating consumers through his payday loan businesses. Information Scott Tucker’s companies provided consumers did not accurately disclose the loans’ terms, a unanimous three-judge panel of... Read More

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Scott Tucker

December 3, 2018

Defendant, prosecutors appeal verdict in Dortmund bus attack

BERLIN (AP) — A German man sentenced to 14 years in prison for attacking the Borussia Dortmund soccer team’s bus last year has appealed the verdict. The dpa news agency reported the Dortmund state court said Friday that prosecutors have also appealed the verdict against the 29-year-old defendant, who has been identified only as Sergej... Read More

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Sergej W.

Suit accuses Mariners of discrimination, targeting Hernandez

Indian casinos across US wary of betting on sports books

Michigan governor signs more bills inspired by Nassar case

Packers fan loses bid to wear team colors at Soldier Field

Josh Brent, nightclub owner hit with $25M verdict in death

Senators ask FBI to investigate Blackmun for lying to panel

World swim body fights back launching new elite series

Former FIFA official sentenced in bribery scandal

Swimmers hit world body FINA with California antitrust case

Emmert: No speedy resolution in basketball corruption cases

USA Gymnastics files for bankruptcy after sex-abuse scandal

More Nassar-inspired bills headed to Michigan governor

$1.3B award upheld against racecar driver over payday loans

Defendant, prosecutors appeal verdict in Dortmund bus attack

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