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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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January 16, 2026
Judge Rejects Bid To Block NCAA's Four-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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January 16, 2026
TaylorMade Claims Golf Rival's UV 'Test' Misleads Consumers
TaylorMade Golf Co. Inc. in a California federal lawsuit accused its rival Topgolf Callaway Brands of running a disparaging smear campaign meant to convince consumers it has inferior, poor-performing products, in violation of the Lanham Act.
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January 15, 2026
NCAA Urges Feds, States To Rein In College Sports Wagers
The NCAA has urged a federal regulator to suspend prediction market trades based on college sports until appropriate safeguards are in place and called on state gambling commissions to restrict certain types of wagers, saying it knows they are being manipulated.
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January 15, 2026
Ex-Coach Says NJ University's Gender Bias Led To Her Firing
An award-winning Montclair State University softball coach told a New Jersey federal court that the university wrongfully fired her following an investigation into alleged misconduct that she said was tainted with gender bias and failed to let her respond.
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January 15, 2026
Jordan Rookie Card Was 'Crap,' Buyer Says At Seller's Trial
A longtime sports trading card merchant told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that two men accused of perpetrating a $2 million scam sold him a faked mint-condition Michael Jordan rookie card as part of a $260,000 deal.
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- Personnel moves
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