As social media grows more toxic, college athletes ask themselves: Is it worth it? Building a social media brand has helped enrich players. But constant harassment — fueled in part by sports gambling — has come to outweigh potential income. Now, staying "regular" is the goal. Becky Sullivan
College athletes struggle with personal attacks on social media Social media has allowed college athletes to grow their brands and cash in on marketing deals. But as online harassment grows, players and coaches increasingly ask themselves: Is it worth it? Becky Sullivan
The chess federation accuses a former champion of harassing a rival who died The game's governing body has filed a complaint against Vladimir Kramnik. Other players say he spent months making unproven allegations of cheating against Daniel Naroditsky, who died last month. The Associated Press
Sonics legend Lenny Wilkens dies at 88 Seattle Supersonics legend and NBA Hall-of-Famer Lenny Wilkens died on Sunday at the age of 88. Vaughan Jones
A gambling scandal shakes Major League Baseball and two pitchers are indicted Two Cleveland Guardian players were accused of intentionally rigging some of their pitches as part of a gambling scheme. It's the latest betting scandal in sports -- and it likely won't be the last. Rafael Nam
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes. The Associated Press
Saturday Sport: College football coaching chaos; the tallest man in basketball NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk about sports and sports topics. Scott Simon
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington. The Associated Press
As interest in girls' flag football increases, some schools are launching pilot programs Girls' flag football has been sanctioned as a high school varsity sport in nearly a dozen states.