KYODO NEWS – 14 hours ago – 13:57 | Sports, AllA court in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Naomi Osaka’s former coach demanding a portion of the tennis star’s earnings, Osaka’s management agency said Wednesday. The judge wrote that since “no court ever approved the subject contract, and Naomi Osaka and Mari Osaka, who were minors, disavowed said contract, the court holds that the …
Baylor University women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey delivered a harsh speech Saturday to parents who have pledged not to send their daughters to the school. The school was rocked by scandal last month when a former student filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging 52 acts of rape committed by football players. The student, who is named as Elizabeth Doe, said that she was raped by …
Earlier this week, former Baylor football assistant Colin Shillinglaw filed a lawsuit against the school, alleging that his firing in the fallout from Baylor’s massive sexual-assault scandal was unjust. Shillinglaw sued Baylor for libel and slander, just like former coach Art Briles did in his recently dismissed lawsuit. Several Baylor regents hit back today with their response in court.
Former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary was one of the key witnesses in the prosecution of Jerry Sandusky. He claims that he saw Sandusky raping a boy in the Penn State locker room in 2001, and that he reported it quickly to Joe Paterno and other university officials. After he was not retained in 2012 amid massive public scrutiny, he filed a …
With Coach Mike Lonergan’s termination from the George Washington University men’s basketball team now official, his legal recourse has been set into action: Reps for former GW Coach Mike Lonergan release statement saying he is filing suit against the school for wrongful termination. — Gene Wang (@gene_wang) September 18, 2016 Statement from Lonergan legal reps: “He will seek …
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Pop Warner, claiming the organization knowingly put players in danger by ignoring the risks of head trauma. Jimmie Session has been coaching kids since 1984 and says the Bulldogs have had few injuries in those 30-plus years. “You put your shoulder pads on, hit and wrap,” says Coach Session.
Bremerton coach Joe Kennedy is joined by members of the opposing team for his postgame prayer. It’s called faith for a reason. People who have it generally don’t abandon it at the first sign of adversity. Or the second. …
Fired Baylor head football coach Art Briles is ripping his former employer, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university by a woman who was raped by a football player. In a motion filed Thursday, Briles said he wants a judge to assign him new counsel and his personal attorney, Ernest Cannon, said …
Rutgers University has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by former men’s basketball player Derrick Randall, who claimed he was “chronically and heinously targeted and abused, both physically and psychologically,” by former coach Mike Rice. Filed in federal court on Dec. 6, 2013, the lawsuit was settled April 7, according to court documents. The settlement came after …
Coach has agreed to settle a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit, in which it was accused of deliberately failing to compensate store employees for the time they spent getting their bags checked after the completion of their shifts. In the lawsuit, which was filed over a year ago in California federal court, former Coach employee Eve Miranda alleged that the American fashion brand failed …