The N.F.L. must pay almost $5 billion in damages for artificially inflating the price of Sunday Ticket, a subscription service offered by DirecTV that showed out-of-market games, a federal jury in Los Angeles decided on Thursday. The verdict, which capped a monthlong class-action trial and almost a decade of legal wrangling, includes about $96 million…
Photo: SI Pacers/X Rick Carlisle has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for his remarks following the Indiana Pacers’ defeat to the New York Knicks in Game 2. Carlisle voiced criticism regarding the officiating during the game. “I’m always talking to our guys about not making it about the officials,” said Carlisle after the game….
Professional basketball player Jamal Murray has been fined $100,000 for throwing multiple objects in the direction of a game official during live play. The incident occurred during the Nuggets’ 106-80 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their conference semifinals playoff series on May 6 at Ball Arena.
A Manchester United fan appeared in court and expressed his deep shame after being caught engaging in offensive chanting and gestures towards Liverpool supporters during a FA Cup match on 17th March. Despite United’s 4-3 victory at Old Trafford, the game was marred by incidents of unsportsmanlike behavior. Michael Avery, a 45-year-old construction worker, pleaded…
San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama was fined $25,000 for throwing the ball into the stands at the end of Friday’s game. Wembanyama and the Spurs secured an overtime victory against the New York Knicks, prompting the rookie center to toss the ball into the stands in celebration. Victor Wembanyama Fined $25K For Throwing…
Rudy Gobert has been fined four times the usual amount for his criticism of the NBA’s referees in the Timberwolves’ 113-104 overtime loss against the Cavaliers on March 8. Gobert has a fairly lengthy history of openly criticizing the officials, but this time it was his gesture during the game and his comments afterwards that…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, February 21, 2024 During his playing days, James Blake earned a reputation as one of tennis’ top sportsmen. Today, Blake was fined $56,250 for breaching tennis’ betting sponsorship rules. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard Evans Q&A The International Tennis Integrity Agency “accepted that [Blake’s] violation was unintentional” and fined…
The Philadelphia 76ers have been fined $75,000 for a violation of injury reporting related to big man Joel Embiid’s knee issue ahead of Saturday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Embiid, who was a late scratch from the game due to a knee injury, did not appear on the injury report beforehand. However, it’s clarified that…
(Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images) The Atlanta Falcons may be a bit underwater right now with a 6-8 record, but they aren’t out of the playoff race yet. They will have a challenging game this weekend against the Indianapolis Colts, a team that has gotten surprisingly hot lately, and they will close…
