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Top FIFA Aide Linked to Money Transfer Key to Indictment: NYT

U.S. authorities believe FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant made $10 million in bank transactions that are central to the bribery investigation of the world soccer body, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing unnamed law-enforcement officials.

NFL Suspends Brady 4 Games for Deflated Footballs

The NFL suspended Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady for the first four games of the season, fined the New England Patriots $1 million and took away two draft picks Monday as punishment for deflating footballs used in the AFC title game.

Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Found Guilty of 2013 Murder

Massachusetts Superior Court Associate Justice Susan Garsh on Wednesday sentenced former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2013 murder of an acquaintance.

Season of the Near Miss in College Basketball

Maybe it was fitting that nobody — not even Kentucky — escaped this year unscathed. Monday night marks the final chapter of a very imperfect season for college basketball. It was filled with the usual thrills of March and April but just as many rough patches in the months before.

Belichick, Brady Deny Any Involvement in Ball Deflation

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has denied any wrongdoing over allegedly deflated footballs and said the NFL had yet to speak to him as part of their investigation following the AFC Championship win over the Indianapolis Colts.