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Rick Pitino has just been fired by Louisville, according to multiple reports... marking the first big-name head coach to get the ax after the FBI corruption sting that rocked NCAA basketball on Tuesday.  

Mavericks guard J.J. Barea took the Mavericks team plane to Puerto Rico on Monday to deliver supplies to the devastated island.

The Dallas Cowboys put a new twist on the protests during Monday night’s game. The team took a knee but then stood up for the national anthem.

(FOX NEWS) -- Alejandro Villanueva, a former Army Ranger and the only Pittsburgh Steeler seen standing during the national anthem on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, told reporters he “unintentionally” threw his teammates under the bus.

Eric Schiffer, a brand reputation consultant, says the NFL has a problem on its hands after this weekend’s national anthem protests.

In one of the biggest crackdowns on the corrupting role of money in college basketball, 10 men -- including a top Adidas executive and four assistant coaches -- were charged Tuesday with using bribes to influence star athletes' choice of schools, shoe sponsors, agents, financial advisers, even tailors.

Marie Tillman, the widow of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, says that her husband's service "should never be politicized in a way that divides us."

The unified demonstrations performed by NFL teams across the league during the national anthem have sparked strong opinions regarding President Donald Trump. Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman did not mince words regarding Trump.

A day later, there were signs that some around the NFL already were ready to move on from their anthem-related gestures prodded by President Donald Trump 's profane broadside against such actions.

Most television shows would love to have the "bad ratings!" that President Donald Trump tweeted the NFL is suffering from. But he's generally right that the TV audience size for professional football is off this year.

Some Dallas Cowboys players plan to protest during the national anthem before Monday night’s nationally televised game vs the Arizona Cardinals, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Helped by New York Mets outfielder Tim Tebow, attendance increased by 12.4 percent this year in the Florida State League and by 2.1 percent in the South Atlantic League.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's criticism of protesting athletes.

A South Carolina restaurant owner says he won't be playing any more NFL games at his establishment until all players stand during the national anthem. App users click here.

For Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, being “respectful of our football team” trumped the right of Steelers offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva to show respect for the national anthem.