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Raptors sued by Knicks, accused of using ex-employee as 'mole' to steal scouting secrets
The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, their new head coach and a former Knicks scouting employee on Monday, saying the defendants conspired to steal thousands of videos and other scouting secrets over the past few weeks.
NFL coach Brian Flores's discrimination case going to court
NFL Coach Brian Flores can press discrimination claims against the league and three teams after a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the option of arbitration, presumably before Commissioner Roger Goodell, and offered some stinging observations about the status of racial bias in the sport.
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City member sentenced to more than 6 years in jail for fraud
A judge sentenced a member of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City to more than six years in prison on Friday for defrauding thousands of people across the U.S. in a telemarketing scam, many of them vulnerable or older.
18 ex-NBA players charged in $4M health-care fraud scheme
Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league's health and welfare benefit plan with claims totaling $4 million US, of which defendants received about $2.5 million, according to an indictment Thursday.
Judge nullifies horse trainer Bob Baffert's NY suspension
A New York federal judge on Wednesday nullified the suspension of horse trainer Bob Baffert, finding that the New York Racing Association acted unconstitutionally by failing to let him adequately respond to claims made against him after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test.
Charles Oakley, former Knicks star, wins right to jury decision on assault claim
A jury can decide whether former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley was ejected from Madison Square Garden with excessive force when he was removed as a spectator to a 2017 game, an appeals court ruled Monday.
Cuba Gooding Jr. accused of 2013 rape in new lawsuit
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is accused of raping a woman twice in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, according to a lawsuit that escalates the severity of the growing number of claims against him.
Trio sentenced to jail in U.S. college basketball recruiting scandal
Three men, including former Adidas executive James Gatto, received prison sentences Tuesday in the widespread college basketball recruiting scandal that has tainted two dozen U.S. schools.
Promoter of failed Fyre Festival pleads guilty to fraud
The promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas — once billed as the 'cultural experience of the decade' — pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges Tuesday, agreeing to serve up to a decade in prison for lying to investors who lost over $26 million US.
Former Peruvian soccer official acquitted in FIFA bribery scandal
A former South American soccer official has been acquitted of corruption charges at a U.S. trial stemming from the FIFA bribery scandal, after two others were convicted last week.