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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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April 17, 2026
Dodgers Fan Struck By LAPD Projectile Wins $11.8M At Trial
A California federal jury has awarded $11.8 million to a Los Angeles Dodgers fan who was shot with a police projectile, which permanently damaged his vision, during a downtown celebration of the baseball team's World Series victory in 2020.
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April 17, 2026
DOJ's NFL Probe May Reshape Sports Broadcasting Law
Though antitrust charges are in play in the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into the NFL's deals with services like Amazon Prime and Netflix, experts say they don't see a strong federal case against the league's broadcasting practices, as focus may shift to updating a decades-old law governing how sports leagues negotiate television deals.
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April 17, 2026
Penn State Beats Claims In Ex-Trustee's Suit Over His Ousting
A federal judge threw out most of a former Pennsylvania State University trustee's lawsuit against the university and its board Friday, but let his First Amendment claims continue so that the court could consider whether he was acting as a public employee, a private citizen or an elected official.
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April 17, 2026
Caitlyn Jenner's Crypto Token Isn't A Security, Judge Says
A California federal judge has permanently tossed a proposed class action against Caitlyn Jenner over the $JENNER cryptocurrency token she created and promoted, finding that the digital assets in question are not securities.
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April 17, 2026
'Lion King' Suit May Not Reign In Podcasting Legal Jungle
A recently filed suit over the alleged mischaracterization of the iconic opening chant in “The Lion King” may not hold up in court, but the case highlights the risks podcasters can face in a freewheeling and increasingly ubiquitous medium, experts say.
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- Fights over media distribution rights
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- Personnel moves
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