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  • July 31, 2026

    'Don't Tell Chum': Rozier Says Text Contradicts Betting Charge

    Former Miami Heat player Terry Rozier on Friday asked a New York federal judge to toss two of four criminal charges he faces over allegations he and others tipped gamblers with lucrative prop bet information, saying the government's discovery shows he didn't know he was the subject of wagers.

  • July 31, 2026

    District Judge Halts Overlapping Valve Arbitration Fee Suit

    A Washington federal court has paused a proposed class action from gamers seeking nearly $21 million in arbitration fees from Valve as the company appeals an order in another case declining to stop arbitrations against it.

  • July 31, 2026

    New NCAA Eligibility Rule Challenged In NC By 53 Athletes

    A group of 53 college basketball players told a North Carolina state court on Friday that their careers will be unjustly ended if enforcement of NCAA rules excluding them from the new five-year eligibility window is not halted.

  • July 31, 2026

    Fla. Judge Clears Settlement For Disrupted Soccer Match

    A Florida federal judge has approved a corrected $14 million class action settlement reached by soccer fans with the organizers and hosts of a 2024 Copa America championship game held in Miami Gardens during which people without tickets stormed the event.

  • July 31, 2026

    CFTC Fines George Santos Over Prediction Market Trades

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered convicted former U.S. Rep. George Santos to pay $35,000 to settle claims he manipulated a prediction market on whether he would attend the 2026 State of the Union address.

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