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Judge Throws Out Verdict for N.F.L. Sunday Ticket A federal judge overturned a $4.7 billion verdict against the NFL for colluding to raise prices for its Sunday Ticket television package. The judge disqualified expert testimony used by the jury to determine damages, ruling that the plaintiffs’ witnesses used flawed methodology. The jury’s calculations were thrown … Read more
N.F.L. Defensive Coaching Genius Monte Kiffin Passes Away at Age 84 Monte Kiffin, a successful coach with numerous N.F.L. and college teams, passed away at 84. He led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense to Super Bowl victory in 2003 with his innovative Cover 2 defensive scheme. Kiffin was also known for coaching at other prominent … Read more
N.F.L. Must Pay Billions in Sunday Ticket Lawsuit A federal jury in Los Angeles ordered the NFL to pay almost $5 billion in damages for manipulating the price of the Sunday Ticket subscription service offered by DirecTV. This decision follows a class-action trial that lasted a month and almost a decade of legal battles. The … Read more