Derrick Thomas's Family Loses Ruling
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The family of former Kansas City star Derrick Thomas is not entitled to any money from General Motors Corp. for the January 2000 crash that killed the nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker.
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that family members wearing buttons bearing the image of their slain  loved one did not compromise his killer's right to a fair trial.
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&quot;The lid was closed,&quot; said Thomas, who was shooting 30% before last night, when he made four shots in the first quarter and was 6-for-8 overall (15 points) in the Knicks&#39; 110-96 victory over the Clippers.
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After all the hoopla surrounding the suspensions of Ron Artest and Jermaine O&#39;Neal, the final decision will be decided in the Courts rather than on the court.
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The N.B.A. is investigating whether Isiah Thomas ordered a hard foul that touched off a brawl with the Denver Nuggets.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - A federal judge has upheld an arbitrator&#39;s ruling that reduced the suspension of Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal to 15 games.
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James Traficant, a flamboyant former  congressman, lost an appeal on Monday seeking U.S. Supreme  Court review of his conviction on corruption charges and of his  eight-year prison sentence.
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The family of a Brazilian man mistakenly shot dead by British anti-terror police lost an appeal against a ruling not to charge the officers involved.
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An artbitrator upheld the season long suspension of Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest for his role in the November 19th Pacers-Pistons game at the Palace in Auburn Hills.
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A federal judge officially reduced the suspension of Indiana forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal on Thursday. A ruling by US District Judge George B. Daniels was made final, thus eliminating
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A federal judge ruled that National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern doesn&#39;t have the final say in punishing players for behavior during games, upholding an arbitrator&#39;s
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Voting 9 to 0, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling by the federal appeals court in New York that found the system for choosing nominees to the stateâs trial court unconstitutional.
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A footballer from Cameroon who married a Londonderry woman loses a legal action over alleged racial abuse.
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Jermaine O&#39;Neal won a 10-game reduction Wednesday in his 25-game suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl, but an arbitrator upheld NBA commissioner David Stern&#39;s bans on Ron Artest and two other Indiana players.
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A Louisiana appeals court yesterday overturned the aggravated-battery conviction of a black high school student who was found guilty of attacking a white classmate after a racial incident that raised tensions in their small town.
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Missouri lost a Supreme Court appeal Monday over its decision to bar a Ku Klux Klan group from a highway litter cleanup program.
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The Indiana Pacers&#39; Jermaine O&#39;Neal can play against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday after a federal judge upheld an arbitrator&#39;s decision to reduce the forward&#39;s suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov.