9:50 PM ET Associated Press A federal judge has approved an amended settlement in a class-action concussion lawsuit against the NCAA that will establish a 50-year medical-monitoring program for college athletes. The settlement was announced Monday by Hagens Berman, the law firm representing the plaintiffs. The case originated with a claim against the NCAA in
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8:23 PM ET Associated Press CHIBA, Japan — First-round NBA draft pick Rui Hachimura scored 35 points to lead Japan to a 99-89 win over New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up game at Port Chiba Arena. Hachimura became the first player from Japan to be chosen in the first round of the NBA draft,
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8:16 PM ET A winner at UFC Sacramento has failed a drug test, ESPN confirmed Monday. John Allan, who defeated Mike Rodriguez on the card, tested positive for the prohibited substance tamoxifen in an in-competition drug test, California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer Andy Foster said. UFC Sacramento took place July 13 at Golden
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5:19 PM ET Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for illegal gun possession, Brooklyn’s district attorney announced Monday. Telfair, 34, was convicted in April of one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which stemmed from an arrest in January 2017. Police found firearms,
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4:04 PM ET Unified heavyweight world titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr. and former titlist Anthony Joshua were not in attendance but there will be plenty of time for them to discuss their Dec. 7 rematch in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Instead, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn and Omar Khalil, the managing partner of Skill Challenge Entertainment, the
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4:23 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig has dropped the appeal for his three-game suspension for his involvement in a brawl when he was with Cincinnati. Puig will begin serving his ban Monday night when the Indians, who have climbed back into a tie for first in the American League Central,
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