sports governance

By TAMER FAKAHANY - Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Soccer — or football, to most of the global billions watching the World Cup this month — is not human society itself, with all its thorny issues. But…

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys asked a jury Monday to award $55 million to the widow of a former USC football player, in a landmark case accusing the NCAA of failing to protect him from repetitive head trauma that led to his…

By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer The NCAA has been defending itself in court against a lawsuit brought by a former college football player's widow, who accuses the governing body of being…

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury heard opening statements Friday in the case of a widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the…

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head…

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press A lawsuit alleging the NCAA failed to protect a former University of South California football player from repeated concussions is nearing trial in a Los Angeles…

By TIM REYNOLDS - AP Basketball Writer Robert Sarver says he has started the process of selling the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, a move that came barely a week after he was suspended by the NBA…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - AP Sport Writer GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain must pay 10 million euros ($10 million) for breaking UEFA financial rules, with seven other clubs also punished for overspending…

By BERNIE WILSON - AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. apologized privately to his San Diego Padres teammates for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, then publicly…