New changes are coming to the 2022 NCAA Basketball Championship: the NCAA is now allowing women’s Division I basketball teams to use the phrase ‘March Madness’ for their national tournament branding. For decades, only men’s basketball teams have been allowed to use the phrase. A statement by the NCAA says the decision to include women…

Notorious California lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. The video above shows Avenatti leaving the courthouse in New York City Thursday afternoon, and includes a statement from his lawyer, Danya Perry. Avenatti was convicted last year for attempted extortion and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Vanessa Bryant, her children and relatives of other victims filed a settlement agreement notice Tuesday with a federal judge in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting certain compensation. The high court ruled that NCAA limits on the education-related benefits that colleges can offer athletes…