Ex-PSU doctor awarded $5.25M in termination suit

A jury Wednesday found in favor of a former Penn State athletics team doctor who claimed head football coach James Franklin interfered with medical treatment and that he was removed as team physician in retaliation for complaining about Franklin.


Mizuhara to plead guilty to felony bank, tax fraud

Ippei Mizuhara has agreed to plead guilty to felony bank fraud and submitting a false tax return after authorities found he stole nearly $17 million from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.


No NCAA ban during sexual misconduct inquiries

New federal regulations will prevent colleges and coaches from suspending athletes accused of sexual misconduct while school officials investigate complaints against them.


How Ippei Mizuhara descended into a sports betting nightmare

Texts included in a federal complaint depict Ippei Mizuhara's apparent descent into a sports betting addiction and the bookie who kept extending him credit.


Fisher tops $146M owed to fired Power 5 coaches

Texas A&M's record $76 million contract buyout for fired football coach Jimbo Fisher accounts for more than half of the approximately $146 million Power 5 schools owe to fired head football coaches since the start of the 2022 season.