Author: A.J. Perez, USA TODAY

In the five years since TMZ published the infamous Ray Rice video, the subject of domestic violence in the NFL has been front and center.

DeMarcus Cousins’ ex-girlfriend has alleged that the Lakers center threatened in a phone call to kill her.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s private plane crashed on Thursday at a Tennessee airport, and the former NASCAR driver wastransported to an areahospital.

A letter obtained by USA TODAY Sports details why NFL was denied access to information related to the investigation of Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill.

Attorneys for Tiger Woods ask a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by parents of a 24-year-old bartender.

Former NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France accepted a diversion deal in a New York courtroom on Friday, 10 months after his DWI arrest.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo faces a federal lawsuit over an alleged 2009 sexual assault in Las Vegas. The suit originally was filed in Nevada.

Thirty-sevenformer Ohio State athletes filed a Title IX lawsuit againstthe school Wednesday, the latest federal lawsuit that alleges sexual abuse by formerteam doctor Richard Strauss.

Athletes for CARE requestedWADA – the organizationthat sets drug policy for Olympic sports – remove THC from its banned list in a letter Thursday.

The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association says its goal is to get a pro women’s league that has adequate funding and support.