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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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January 28, 2025
Ex-UCF Coach Says School Can't Alter Contract After Firing
A former University of Central Florida assistant football coach has sued the college's athletic association for alleged breach of contract, saying the terms of his employment compensation can't be retroactively changed after he was terminated.
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January 28, 2025
Arguments Lined Up Against NCAA's $2.8B NIL Settlement
A prominent plaintiffs-side sports attorney is joining the Department of Justice and a handful of athletes in trying to stop the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement with college athletes over name, image and likeness rights, which he says would impose "a price fix [that] harms athletes."
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January 28, 2025
Ex-Athletic Director Accuses Pa. District Of Pregnancy Bias
A former Pennsylvania school district athletic director sued her old employer Tuesday alleging she faced a hostile work environment and was ultimately fired for giving birth to her second child.
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January 28, 2025
Insurer Says Mich. Sports Complex Not Covered In Injury Suit
A Berkley unit said it has no duty to defend or indemnify a Michigan sports complex in an underlying suit over a girl's injury during varsity soccer tryouts, telling a federal court Tuesday that a "participants" exclusion in its commercial general liability policy bars coverage.
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January 28, 2025
Calif. Says It Has Immunity In Tribal Gaming Compact Suit
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California told a federal judge that their sovereign immunity bars the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians' state-law claims in its suit over the parties' gaming compact, saying the tribe hasn't validly pled a violation of state law.
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