CONMEBOL Expels Club Atlético Independiente from 2025 Copa Sudamericana Due to Fan Violence.

This article focuses on recent legal and disciplinary developments in sports governance and athlete rights. It details a court ruling allowing Title IX claims against the NCAA to proceed based on allegations that the NCAA received federal funding through a concussion research partnership with the Department of Defense, while dismissing constitutional claims against the NCAA as a non-state actor. The article also covers CONMEBOL's expulsion of Argentina's Club Atlético Independiente from the 2025 Copa Sudamericana due to severe fan violence, outlining the sanctions imposed on both Independiente and Club Universidad de Chile and emphasizing the strict liability clubs bear for supporter misconduct. Additionally, it summarizes a class-action lawsuit filed by Division I tennis players challenging the NCAA's restrictions on prize money under the Sherman Antitrust Act, arguing these rules unreasonably limit athletes' earnings and seeking injunctive relief and damages.