Sports in the Courtroom

The United States Soccer Federation’s Investigation into former head coach Gregg Berhalter is complete, with the federation finding no wrongdoing. Berhalter is still a candidate for the United States Men’s National Team head coaching position, per US Soccer. U.S. Soccer Statement Regarding Completion of Alston & Bird Investigation Concerning Gregg …

On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an amendment to the states Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) law that now allows coaches and school administration to play a role in facilitating deals for the student-athletes. The bill passed with a unanimous vote in committee meetings and in the house and …

Sparta Prague midfielder and Czech Republic international Jakub Jankto came out as gay, per a video released on his personal social media accounts. https://twitter.com/jakubjanktojr/status/1625117590182928384?s=20&t=XwT8M39gz4bglbsLtEjH_Q The Czech midfielder released the video Monday morning to his Instagram and Twitter accounts. In the video, Jankto announced he is gay, saying he no longer …

Manchester City are under investigation for breach of financial fair play regulations. Per a February 6 statement released by the Premier League, City broke over 100 financial fair play laws since 2009. This included laws surrounding reported player salaries and other revenue and expenditure figures. What Happened UEFA and the …

Danielle and Claudio Reyna confirmed that they reported United States head coach Gregg Berhalter to the United States Soccer Federation, per statements given by the couple to The Athletic. From @TheAthletic: Information given to U.S. Soccer regarding an incident involving coach Gregg Berhalter and his wife originated from Gio Reyna's mother. …

United States Men’s National Team head coach Gregg Berhalter is under investigation for alleged misconduct, per a statement put out by U.S. Soccer. Statement from U.S. Soccer: pic.twitter.com/h2x5rgZvWA — U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) January 3, 2023 “Through this process, U.S. Soccer has learned about potential inappropriate behavior towards multiple members of …

WNBA star Brittney Griner has finally been released from Russian custody after being detained in February for drug possession. US officials: Russia frees WNBA player Brittney Griner in prisoner swap, with US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. pic.twitter.com/JEsGaOfFiu — ESPN (@espn) December 8, 2022 Griner Background Griner, a Baylor …

The NBA and NBPA have been in talks about changing the draft age. This will allow players to once again enter the draft straight out of high school. Timeline and Technicalities Since 2005, a player who is entering the NBA draft must be nineteen years old during the calendar year …

The Six-Game Suspension Star quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, Deshaun Watson, has just been sentenced to a six-game suspension. After much deliberation by Judge Sue L. Robinson, Watson will miss the first half of the official NFL 2022 season. Watson violated the league’s conduct policy after being accused by more …

On Monday morning, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson received a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Deshaun’s Suspension Former U.S District Judge Sue L. Robinson, appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA, decided the suspension. The ruling comes after 24 women filed civil suits accusing Watson of …