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Updated: In a press conference this afternoon that culminates a 20-month investigation, George Mitchell has reportedly described steroid use as rampant among Major League Baseball players, described the league as…
Dec 13, 2007 7:15 PM CST
Updated: Although baseball fans are still awaiting official word of what George Mitchell says in the report to be released this afternoon concerning steroids use in Major League Baseball, word…
Dec 13, 2007 5:37 PM CST
A former prosecutor and judge is squaring off in federal court with the creator of the Sopranos television series, contending that he is entitled to compensation for coming up with…
Dec 12, 2007 9:08 PM CST
Updated: A much-awaited report on steroid use in Major League Baseball will be released tomorrow, and it reportedly will identify at least 50 current and former players who may have…
Dec 12, 2007 6:16 PM CST
A settlement in an undisclosed amount was reached today by Madison Square Garden and New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas with a former female team executive in a sexual harassment…
Dec 11, 2007 12:06 AM CST
Barry Bonds, major league baseball’s home run king, pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
The court event was a…
Dec 7, 2007 6:12 PM CST
A lawsuit brought by a burn victim who was publicly ridiculed by radio shock jocks on their program will reportedly be settled for $1 million.
Athena Andrikopoulos, 26, who was…
Dec 6, 2007 10:14 PM CST
All-star slugger Barry Bonds is said to be assembling his own star-studded team, this one to defend him against perjury and obstruction of justice charges starting with a court appearance…
Nov 29, 2007 11:53 PM CST
A box containing trial documents, letters and memos related to the 1919 White Sox World Series scandal is set to be sold this week in the Chicago area.
Collectors happened…
Nov 26, 2007 6:05 PM CST
Saying that one Grinch in New York right now is enough, a state court judge has granted an injunction that provides for a Broadway show based on the Dr. Suess…
Nov 21, 2007 9:05 PM CST
The Red Hot Chili Peppers is suing to stop Showtime Networks from using the name of one of its popular songs as the title of a TV series starring David…
Nov 21, 2007 4:31 PM CST
A high-profile New York tax case against a professional baseball player is giving star billing to the legal issue of establishing state residency.
Derek Jeter of the…
Nov 17, 2007 1:44 AM CST
As baseball fans throughout the country found out that home-run king Barry Bonds had been federally indicted yesterday in a steroids-related perjury case, many wondered why the Giants slugger has…
Nov 17, 2007 12:38 AM CST
Corrected: No engines screamed, no crowd roared, and no champagne was in sight. Instead, lawyers had the track to themselves in a sixth-floor conference room in the London office of…
Nov 16, 2007 6:17 PM CST
UPDATED: A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted baseball superstar Barry Bonds on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
This comes at the end of a four-year…
Nov 15, 2007 11:01 PM CST
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