A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday that the NCAA’s use of college athletes’ names, images and likenesses in video games and TV broadcasts violated antitrust laws but struck down a plan to allow schools to pay players up to $5,000. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the NCAA could not stop schools from providing full scholarships to student athletes but vacated a proposal for deferred cash payments.
Saints coach Sean Payton says it’s ”safe to say” Drew Brees is going to throw at every practice this week as the quarterback attempts to come back from a right shoulder injury. Brees sat out last Sunday’s 27-22 loss at Carolina because of a bruised rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder and did not throw at practice last week. It was the first start Brees had missed because of an
Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan says there’s a ”real possibility” running back LeSean McCoy will not play against the New York Giants on Sunday because of a nagging injury to his left hamstring. Ryan said Wednesday before practice that ”it doesn’t look good.” But he won’t entirely rule out McCoy from playing. ”Is it worth the time to get McCoy near or at 100 percent again?
CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls star Derrick Rose will have surgery on his left eye after being elbowed in the face.
NCAA compensation rules for college athletes violate antitrust law, a U.S. appeals court ruled in a case brought by athletes seeking a slice of the billions of dollars universities reap from football and basketball. A California federal judge last year had said the NCAA should allow schools to pay athletes up to $5,000 per year in compensation. Critics say the NCAA’s scholarship policy short-changes athletes who risk injury and devote
Clayton Kershaw stole the show as the Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up their sixth divisional title in 10 years with an emphatic 8-0 rout over reigning World Series champions the San Francisco Giants. Pitching star Kershaw claimed 13 strike outs and only one hit as the Dodgers romped past their fierce divisional rivals to silence the home crowd at AT&T Park crowd and clinch the National League West. It was
(The Sports Exchange) – Rookie Shawn O’Malley delivered a two-run, two-out, tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Houston (83-75) fell a half-game behind the Los Angeles Angels in the race for the final American League wild-card spot. The Astros also dropped to 2 1/2 games behind Texas in AL West standings with just four games left
(Reuters) – Derrick Rose’s troubled tenure with the Chicago Bulls took a fresh twist on Tuesday when he suffered a facial fracture from an accidental elbow during the team’s first day of practice. Rose will undergo surgery to repair the left orbital fracture on Wednesday. The Bulls do not have a timetable on his return.
South Korea’s Bae Sang-moon arrived home on Wednesday ahead of next week’s Presidents Cup and the golfer told reporters he was keen to play a big role in the event before he downs clubs and picks up a rifle to begin mandatory military service. The 29-year-old lost a legal battle earlier this year to defer his conscription after he was charged with violating South Korea’s military service regulations. Bae, who
The CIA has withdrawn a number of its personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing following two massive cyber attacks involving U.S. government employee records, according to the Washington Post. Citing current and former U.S. officials “who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter,” the newspaper said the CIA took the steps because the hack of U.S. Office of Personnel Management records this year could have
