Louisville places Rick Pitino, AD on administrative leave

Rick Pitino has just been fired by Louisville, according to multiple reports... marking the first big-name head coach to get the ax after the FBI corruption sting that rocked NCAA basketball on Tuesday.  

4 NCAA basketball coaches among 10 charged with fraud, corruption

In one of the biggest crackdowns on the corrupting role of money in college basketball, 10 men -- including a top Adidas executive and four assistant coaches -- were charged Tuesday with using bribes to influence star athletes' choice of schools, shoe sponsors, agents, financial advisers, even tailors.

Aaron Hernandez had severe CTE; daughter sues NFL, Patriots

Tests conducted on the brain of former football star Aaron Hernandez showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and his attorney said Thursday that the player's daughter is suing the NFL and the New England Patriots for leading Hernandez to believe the sport was safe.

NAACP calling for boycott of NFL, Atlanta Falcons

The NAACP has called for a boycott of the NFL. The organization says the league treated free agent Colin Kaepernick unfairly for his headline grabbing protest during the national anthem.

Former Cubs manager Don Baylor dies at 68

Don Baylor, the burly slugger who once held the Major League Baseball record for being hit a pitch and later guided the expansion Colorado Rockies to the playoffs for the first time as manager of the year, died Monday of cancer. He was 68.

Ben Simmons meets local boy with cerebral palsy

A 12-year-old from Prospect Park has been through a whole lot. He has a wish as he recovers from a big operation at children hospital. He's hoping to meet his favorite basketball player.. His ido

Beltre doubles for 3,000th hit, 1st from Dominican to do it

Adrian Beltre doubled for his 3,000th career hit Sunday to become the 31st player -- and first from the Dominican Republic -- to reach that milestone in the major leagues.   The 38-year-old Texas Rangers star is in his 20th big league season. He is only the third player who is primarily a third baseman in the 3,000-hit club, joining Hall of Famers George Brett and Wade Boggs.   Beltre grounded...