Alabama Jury Sends a Message to NCAA

By Rick Karcher   On November 29, a jury in Alabama awarded $5 million to a former University of Alabama football booster, Ray Keller, who claimed the NCAA defamed him when it announced the imposition of penalties on the Crimson Tide in 2002. Keller maintained...

Appeals Court Sides with Football Coach in Defamation Case

An Illinois appeals court has reversed a trial court, giving new life to a former high school football coach, who had alleged that the parent of one of his players defamed him in a successful campaign to have him fired.   In a majority decision, the Appellate...