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FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2009, file photo, Peter Fonda, poses atop a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Glendale, Calif. Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right both writing and starring in counterculture classics like "Easy Rider," has died. His family says in a statement that Fonda died Aug. 16, 2019, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

Canadian viewers won't see US Super Bowl commercials

By The Associated Press Dec. 19, 2019 11:22 AM EST
Canada's Supreme Court has overturned a decision that allowed viewers to see U.S. commercials during the Super Bowl. Bell Canada received...

In this Nov. 18, 2019 photo, a patron visits a betting kiosk in the sports betting area of Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. Legalized sports betting's rapid march across the U.S. could face some bigger tests in 2020. Less than two years after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling opened the door to sportsbooks outside Nevada, they have been legalized in states that are home to about one-third of the nation's population. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Sports betting's rapid expansion faces more tests in 2020

By Jennifer Mcdermott And Geoff Mulvihill Dec. 18, 2019 03:19 PM EST

FILE - In this May 15, 2019, file photo, Juice WRLD performs in concert during his "Death Race for Love Tour" at The Skyline Stage at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. The Chicago-area rapper, whose real name is Jarad A. Higgins, was pronounced dead Dec. 8 after a "medical emergency'' at Chicago's Midway International Airport, according to authorities. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 16, 2019 12:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo, former NFL safety Darren Sharper appears in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles. Imprisoned former NFL star Darren Sharper is pressing on with his attempts to reduce his 18-year federal sentence in a sexual assault case. An on-again-off-again appeal was revived Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. (Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)
Appeal by ex-NFL star Sharper continues in drug, rape case

By Kevin Mcgill Oct. 11, 2019 12:35 PM EDT

In this Sept. 4, 2019 photo, Andy Lanni of Oceanview, N.J. checks the odds at the sports book in the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. As the second NFL season begins following a U.S. Supreme Court decision clearing the way for legal sports betting, the industry is growing larger and ever-more mobile in the U.S. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Larger US sports betting market races for (online) end zone

By Wayne Parry Sep. 04, 2019 02:50 PM EDT

Neil Glat steps down as Jets team president

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Aug. 30, 2019 02:42 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Jets have announced Neil Glat is stepping down as team president and will transition to a new role as a senior adviser. Glat has...

Promoter intends to drop sanctioning suit against USSF

By The Associated Press Aug. 05, 2019 09:52 PM EDT
A promoter intends to drop its lawsuit that asked a court to order the U.S. Soccer Federation to sanction international league matches in the United States. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo, former NFL safety Darren Sharper appears in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles. Disgraced NFL star Darren Sharper’s attempt to get out of a 2016 plea deal and the resulting 18-year prison sentence in a sexual assault case has been rejected by a federal judge. Attorneys for Sharper argued in a motion filed last year that he was not adequately advised by his previous lawyers on the consequences of his 2016 guilty plea, which arose from allegations that Sharper drugged and sexually assaulted as many as 16 women in four states. (Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)
Disgraced NFL star loses bid to undo plea deal in rape case

By Kevin Mcgill Aug. 01, 2019 10:35 AM EDT

Former Microsoft employee gets 2 years for embezzlement

Jun. 28, 2019 06:06 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Microsoft sports marketing director has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after admitting he tried to embezzle $1.5 million —...

Judge approves $24 million settlement over Rams' PSLs

Jun. 24, 2019 04:17 PM EDT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has approved a settlement calling for the NFL's Rams to pay up to $24 million to personal seat license holders in St. Louis. ...

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, speaks after receiving Genesis Prize in Jerusalem, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Israel honored Kraft with the 2019 Genesis Prize for his philanthropy and commitment to combatting anti-Semitism. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
Patriots owner pledges $20 million to fight anti-Semitism

By Aron Heller Jun. 20, 2019 04:41 PM EDT

Correction: Israel-Patriots Owner story

Jun. 12, 2019 07:32 AM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a story June 12 about New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's upcoming trip to Israel to receive the Genesis Prize, The Associated Press,...

Court: NFL's Bucs not entitled to damages from BP spill

May. 26, 2019 07:48 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers is not entitled to damages from BP for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill....

Judge axes 3 of 4 lawyers in NFL concussion case

By Maryclaire Dale May. 24, 2019 04:37 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the $1 billion NFL concussion settlement has terminated three of four lawyers serving as class counsel. ...

USSF, promoter clash in court over international matches

By Ronald Blum May. 23, 2019 11:41 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a promoter asked a judge to order the U.S. Soccer Federation to sanction international league matches in the United States. ...

Judge: Ex-NFL players must see neurologists close to home

By Maryclaire Dale May. 17, 2019 04:36 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Retired NFL players seeking testing as part of a $1 billion concussion settlement must see a doctor close to home to prevent fraud and "doctor...

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2018, file photo, Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper walks in the field during before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. A South Carolina senator said Wednesday, April 10, 2019, he will continue his objection to a bill providing $120 million in tax breaks and incentives to move the Panthers practice facility to South Carolina until he gets answers to competing economic analysis reports. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)
SC senator questions benefits analysis of Panthers HQ move

By Jeffrey Collins Apr. 10, 2019 03:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, gamblers place bets in the temporary sports betting area at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. Most of the states that moved quickly to legalize sports after a Supreme Court decision last year, including Pennsylvania, are still waiting for the expected payoff. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
AP: Most states' sports betting revenue misses estimates

By Jennifer Mcdermott And Geoff Mulvihill Apr. 02, 2019 04:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 1998, file photo, Green Bay Packers Reggie White moves in on the Tampa Bay defense in the NFC Divisional Playoff game in Green Bay, Wis. The NFL wouldn't be the gigantic force it is in society and sports today without free agency empowering most players with freedom and fortune and endowing most long-suffering franchises and their fans with hope. The first offseason featuring modern free agency was in 1993, and it produced the most significant free agent signing in NFL history: Reggie White (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
NFL At 100: Free agency has been a boon to NFL

By Arnie Stapleton Mar. 12, 2019 05:40 PM EDT