The NCAA put the University of Nebraska on 2 years probation Wednesday for allowing athletes to receive impermissible benefits in the form of textbooks and other school supplies, according to a story on Yahoo News. The NCAA also endorsed Nebraska’s self-imposed $38,000 fine.
According to the Division I Committee of Infractions the violations [...]
Martha Stewart is back in the news again. Fortunately this time she is not involved in a criminal case.
Instead, Macy’s Inc has brought a civil lawsuit against Stewart and her company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc (MSLO), for breach of contract after Stewart’s company allegedly entered into an agreement to sell product’s at store’s [...]
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson was indicted on drug trafficking charges Thursday in Covington, Ky, according to ESPN.
The indictment charged Simpson with felony drug trafficking, which comes with a prison sentence of 1 to 5 years.
It comes almost 4 months after federal agents intercepted a package [...]
Boxing great Floyd Mayweather was sentenced to 90 days in a Las Vegas jail after pleading guilty yesterday to misdemeanor battery domestic violence and harassment, according to Sports Illustrated.
The original sentence was for 6 months, but was reduced to 90 days. As part of the plea deal Mayweather must surrender to authorities on [...]
ESPN Employee Fired After Lin Headline
ESPN has fired the employee responsible for the questionable headline concerning New York Knick’s point guard Jeremy Lin and also suspended an anchor who uttered the same words, according to an article on CNN.com.
The headline read “Chink in the Armor,” after the Knicks lost their first game since Lin had been inserted into Mike [...]