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About 325 former Penn State players have signed a statement supporting the lawsuit filed by the family of former coach Joe Paterno and other former players seeking to overturn NCAA sanctions against the football program.

A former University of Utah swim coach accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl he coached in Arizona six years ago won't face charges in the case, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

The Cleveland Browns' owner is under federal investigation. Their franchise running back is sidelined with another injury. And their top wide receiver just got suspended for violating the NFL substance abuse policy. But, wait, wide receiver Josh G...

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended for the first two regular-season games of 2013 and fined an additional two game checks for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, the league announced Friday. Scheduled to make $63...

Receiver Josh Gordon was suspended without pay for the first two games next season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the second year in a row that the Cleveland Browns will be missing a key player because of a drug-related punishment.

The state's highest court turned down appeals Friday by two of the three former Penn State administrators facing criminal charges alleging they covered up child abuse complaints against retired assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

A federal judge on Thursday threw out the governor's lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions against Penn State related to Jerry Sandusky, calling his argument "a Hail Mary pass" that easily warranted dismissal.

Two substance-abuse suspsensions, one DUI arrest and two one-game benchings have negatively branded the St. Louis Rams' 2012 draft class. All off-field troubles are not the same, however. This situation lends itself to exaggeration, a subject I di...

These days, it seems soccer-related racist incidents pop up with depressing regularity. From John Terry to Luis Suarez to the racist abuse suffered by U.S. international Jozy Altidore as well as AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, the topic alw...

Six Pro Patria fans have been given jail sentences, ranging from 40 days to two months, following their racial abuse of Kevin-Prince Boateng during a friendly against AC Milan in January.

Since Steven N'Zonzi handed in his transfer request, which was flatly refused by the club, there have been some embarrassing reactions across social media, with an entirely disproportionate level of abuse aimed squarely in his direction. Abusing t...

U.S. forward Sydney Leroux, whose dual citizenship has made her a lightning rod for Canadian fans' previous abuse, said that she has been the target of racial taunts in the past but not at Sunday's match.

By using a third-party investigator to look into an officiating case, the Pac-12 showed the NCAA how a proper investigation is handled, writes Andy Katz.

St. Louis Rams running back Isaiah Pead has been suspended without pay for the season opener for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

This is a humiliating series of embarrassments for Rutgers, and much of it was born in a college sports culture gone mad. We need Rutgers to come clean, own its mistakes. We need an institution, a culture, that will not tolerate abuse or hate in any form.

Football clubs face much tougher penalties for serious racist abuse, including being relegated or having points deducted, FIFA reported on Friday.