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January 16, 2026
1st Circ. Revives Some Of Baseball Legend's Sons' TM Claims
The First Circuit on Friday largely affirmed the dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit that sons of late MLB Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente lodged against the Puerto Rican government, but said a lower court was "off base" when dismissing a few claims against Commonwealth officials in their personal capacities.
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January 16, 2026
College Gambling Busts Show That Getting Caught Is Easy
The evidence against the college basketball players indicted Thursday on federal sports gambling charges, and the alleged fixers involved in enticing and paying the players, appears strong enough for the NCAA to focus on preventing future scandals rather than on denying the problem existed, sports law experts say.
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January 16, 2026
Infinite Eagle SPAC Raises $300M In Latest IPO
Infinite Eagle Acquisition Corp., the tenth blank check company helmed by Jeff Sagansky and Harry Sloan, began trading publicly Friday after raising $300 million in its initial public offering.
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January 16, 2026
Money Not Sole Motive For Jordan Card Caper, Jury Told
A Washington state youth sports coach who says he bankrolled a $2 million sports trading-card scam conceded Friday that the man accused of spearheading the fraud had motives beyond money, as a defense lawyer challenged the cooperator's account before a Manhattan federal jury.
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January 16, 2026
Judge Rejects Bid To Block NCAA's 4-Season Limit
A Tennessee federal court rejected a bid from five Division I college football players to preliminarily block the NCAA from denying them a full fifth season of play, finding they didn't sufficiently show the NCAA's four-season limit is anticompetitive.
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