Mountain West, Pac-12 finalize lawsuit settlement
The legal dispute between the Mountain West and Pac-12 over poaching fees has been settled after five schools jumped conferences.
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Is Ryan Clark laying the groundwork for a lawsuit against ESPN?
TikTok, Fanatics, and NFL facing lawsuit over alleged plot to wipe out independent sellers
"The object of the conspiracy was to exclude independent memorabilia sellers (‘breakers’) from TikTok unless they agreed to sell Fanatics’ merchandise exclusively."
Former Alabama basketball player’s defamation suit against New York Times heads for trial
The trial is scheduled for August 10.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. drops defamation lawsuit against Business Insider
Both sides agreed to bear their own fees and costs, and all counterclaims brought were also dismissed.
Frank Thomas suing White Sox over NIL usage without permission
"Companies may not profit from anyone’s identity without their permission. We believe our filing speaks for itself."
NCAA suing DraftKings over March Madness branding
The NCAA is objecting to DraftKings using trademarks relating to March Madness in a new lawsuit that was filed.
Ex-Stanford coach Troy Taylor sees ESPN lawsuit dismissed
ESPN won a victory as the defamation lawsuit brought by former Stanford coach Troy Taylor against the network was dismissed.
Lawsuit alleges Paramount president Jeff Shell leaked details on UFC pact, other deals
Shell was reportedly under investigation at Paramount after the plaintiff alleged that Shell had leaked sensitive information.
Lions fan in DK Metcalf incident files $100 million lawsuit against Steelers player, Chad Johnson, and Shannon Sharpe
Kennedy is also asking Sharpe and Johnson for a "full public retraction and correction of defamatory statements."
St. Elmo’s denies overserving Mark Sanchez after being added to lawsuit
The restaurant "denies that it...served alcoholic beverages to individuals including Sanchez, who were visibly intoxicated"
Judge agrees to push Mark Sanchez’s criminal trial to 2026
The former NFL on Fox analyst is also facing a separate civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim.
Kalshi facing class action lawsuit alleging ‘unlicensed sports betting’
"By operating unlicensed sports betting, Kalshi has violated gambling laws, engaged in illegal deceptive activity, and unjustly enriched itself at the expense of tens of thousands of consumers."
St. Elmo Steakhouse parent company added to lawsuit against Mark Sanchez and Fox
The alleged victim claims that Huse Culinary is guilty of negligence and of violating the Indiana Dram Shop Act.
Shannon Sharpe is being sued again? An explainer…
Shannon Sharpe accuser’s lawyer announces resolution to lawsuit, which will be dismissed
"All matters have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed."
Shannon Sharpe accuser’s lawyer claims no-show was due to postponement agreement
"There was a mutual agreement among counsel to postpone the motion scheduled for July 9."
Joy Taylor makes first public comments on FS1 lawsuit during interview on ‘The Breakfast Club’
"I won't say that there were not dark times, but I'm very blessed to have an amazing family and amazing friends and mentors and an amazing team."
AEW, Jon Moxley facing lawsuit from production crew member
AEW and current world champion Jon Moxley are being sued by a production crew member for an incident during a 2023 match.
Judge in Kai Spears-NYT case asks if shield law covers online story also published in print
Grand slam tournaments to be added as defendants to tennis antitrust lawsuit
The antitrust lawsuit aimed at transforming tennis has added the four grand slam tournaments as defendants.
Tom Brady, Steph Curry, Naomi Osaka and other FTX celebrity promoters have most claims against them dismissed
The lawsuit here now won't have most of its claims apply to these "celebrity promoters."
NFL Network’s Steve Smith Sr. sued under ‘homewrecker’ law for alleged affair
Smith is being sued for more than $100,000.
Stephen A. Smith ‘hopeful’ Shannon Sharpe returns to ESPN for NFL season
"I’m hopeful this will all go away. I’m hopeful that I’ll have my brother back on the airwaves talking football next season"
Charlie Dixon’s lawyer blames FS1 firing on wife’s freelance work
"Charlie Dixon is deeply saddened by the decision of Fox Sports to terminate his employment"
Shannon Sharpe denies second accuser’s sexual assault allegations
"When someone famous is in the news, all sorts of people crawl out of the woodwork to share their connection to that person"
Shannon Sharpe’s lawyer dismisses settlement talk: ‘We are going to sue her for defamation’
"We have the evidence of blackmail, and we will prove it in court. This will not settle."
Shannon Sharpe clowned for screenshotting statement about stepping away from ESPN
"Sweetie I think you were supposed to copy and paste this text message from your publicist into a tweet. Not take a screenshot"
Shannon Sharpe ‘temporarily’ leaving ESPN amid sexual assault allegations
“I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me."
Shannon Sharpe previously offered ‘at least $10 million’ to settle sexual assault case, per lawyer
Sharpe's lawyer initially said he had offered "tens of millions of dollars" to settle the case.
Shannon Sharpe allegedly threatens to ‘choke the sh*t’ out of rape accuser in audio
Shannon Sharpe continues to be on ESPN's First Take for now.
Shannon Sharpe’s legal team calls lawsuit ‘egregious attempt at blackmail,’ releases salacious text messages
"Mr. Sharpe categorically denies all allegations of coercion or misconduct -- especially the gross lie of 'rape' -- and will not submit to what he sees as an egregious attempt at blackmail."
Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit involving Brett Favre scandal coverage
"The reporting speaks for itself. The truth speaks for itself."
