NCAA Bans SMU Basketball and Suspends Larry Brown

The NCAA has banned the SMU men’s basketball team from postseason play and suspended coach Larry Brown for nine games during the upcoming season after finding multiple violations in the Mustangs program.
The NCAA says the problems include academic fraud and unethical conduct. It singled out Brown for making…

FIFA Executive Jack Warner Banned for Life

Trinidadian Jack Warner, once one of the most powerful men in world soccer, has been banned from all football-related activities for life, the ethics committee of the global governing body FIFA said on Tuesday.

Warner, 72, was one of 14 soccer officials and sports marketing executives indicted in the…

Paul Walker's Daughter is Suing Porsche

The daughter of late actor Paul Walker, who died in the fiery crash of a Porsche sports car in California two years ago, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the car company in Los Angeles on Monday, court records show.

Meadow Walker claimed in the complaint that the automaker skimped…

Extreme Sports Star Dies in Skydiving Accident

Extreme sports performer Erik Roner died in a skydiving accident near Lake Tahoe, California, on Monday after he struck a tree, authorities said.

The 39-year-old Roner was performing with a group during a golf tournament at Olympic Valley when he hit the tree and became stuck high above…

The Trevor Noah's "Daily Show" Era Begins Tonight

No pressure: Little-known South African comic Trevor Noah takes over for Jon Stewart as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” on Monday.
Stewart turned the show into television’s first stop for a lampoon of politics and the media during his 16 years as host. Tiring of…