Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks celebrate their victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 10, 2026. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- The New York Knicks are pausing individual ticket sales after the team said a "mistake" in pricing caused them to be listed too high.
The reigning NBA champions began selling tickets for the upcoming season this week. The starting price for the Oct. 20 season opener at Madison Square Garden against the Philadelphia 76ers was listed at more than $1,000 per ticket.
Tickets for the opener were removed from Ticketmaster as of Thursday afternoon, but remained listed at those prices on other ticket-selling websites.
"We are rolling back to last year's prices plus an average increase of 12%," Madison Square Garden Sports said Thursday. "We will restart sales with new prices shortly, and anyone who already purchased individual tickets will be refunded the difference."
The company, which owns the Knicks, added, "Our intention was never to overcharge our loyal fans, and we thank everyone for their support of the Knicks and their patience as we get this right."
Cavan Sullivan #6 of the Philadelphia Union after the game against San Diego FC at Snapdragon Stadium on Sept. 13, 2026, in San Diego, California. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- Cavan Sullivan, the widely heralded 16-year-old Major League Soccer phenom, may get a chance to show off his skills at the highest level of international play.
Sullivan, along with 27 others, were named by head coach Mauricio Pochettino Thursday morning to the U.S. Men's National Team roster ahead of the four-match international window in September and October.
Sullivan, a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union, joins many of the same players who comprised the roster for the USMNT's World Cup run this summer including Tyler Adams, Sebastian Berhalter, Gio Reyna, Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi and others.
"This is a fresh start for everyone, and we are excited to bring a group of experienced players along with young talents who have great potential," Pochettino said in a statement posted to USMNT social media after the roster announcement.
"It will be important that they all understand our culture, our way of working, and of course the principles of how we want to play," Pochettino added. "Most importantly, they must show the commitment to representing the country in the way our fans deserve."
Sullivan has recently turned the heads of many soccer fans displaying his dizzying ball-handling and goal-scoring capabilities.
In 2024, at just 14 years and 293 days old, Cavan became the youngest player ever to make a regular-season debut in any of the top North American sports leagues, including the NBA, NHL, NFL and WNBA.
Notably absent from this year's roster are USMNT stars Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun.
Other players making the USMNT roster include Chris Brady, Matt Freese, Diego Kochen, Brian Schwake, George Campbell, Sergiño Dest, Alex Freeman, Peyton Miller, Neil Pierre, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Miles Robinson, Auston Trusty, Frankie Westfield, Mathis Albert, Zavier Gozo, Adri Mehmeti, Yunus Musah, Brooklyn Raines, Cole Campbell, Justin Ellis and Julian Hall.
The squad will take on Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada during the window.
Travis Kelce warms up prior to a preseason game on Aug. 22, 2026, in Tampa, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- Siddharth Jawahar, a Texas-based investment adviser who ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded Kansas City Chiefs football star Travis Kelce and other investors out of millions of dollars, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Jawahar, 38, was also ordered to pay $31.35 million in restitution to victims.
According to St. Louis ABC affiliate station KMOV, Kelce was named in court as a victim during sentencing without any additional details being provided.
Jawahar pleaded guilty in January to three counts of wire fraud in connection with the scheme.
Judge Zachary Bluestone "cited the 'enormous' losses and the lengthy duration of Jawahar’s fraud and echoed a victim who said Jawahar 'weaponized' investors' trust," and also said Jawahar’s "failure to begin repaying victims was a major factor" in his sentence, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Jawahar ran a Texas-based investment company called Swiftarc Capital LLC. Beginning in 2015, he began investing client funds in one investment entity, Philip Morris Pakistan, to the extent that at one point "99% of client funds were consolidated into" the entity, according to the statement.
"When the value of PMP declined, Jawahar did not tell investors and falsely claimed that his investors were making profits," according to the statement.
Jawahar, who is from India and has been in the U.S. illegally since 2005, according to prosecutors, took in more than $35 million from Swiftarc investors but invested only about $10 million, the U.S. attorney's statement said.
Jawahar used the rest of the money to repay older investors and to fuel an extravagant lifestyle that included travel on private jets, stays at luxury hotels, a luxury apartment in Austin and New York City, memberships at multiple private clubs across the country, spending sprees at clothing stores and expensive outings at fancy restaurants, according to the statement.
Following his indictment, Jawahar "tried to obstruct justice by trying to coach a victim into giving a favorable statement to the FBI, lying about his immigration status and finances and trying to get his sister to remotely wipe his iPhone to hide evidence," the U.S. attorney's statement said.
"Sid Jawahar is a very good man, who has made some very serious mistakes and is taking ownership of all of it," Jawahar's attorney said in a statement to ABC News. "He has made every effort from a jail cell in St. Genevieve [County] to recoup restitution for victims and plans to continue to do. His efforts at helping other inmates improve their lives at St. Genevieve speak the loudest about his true character and heart for service."
ABC News has reached out to a Travis Kelce representative for comment.
Running back LeShon Johnson of the Arizona Cardinals runs with the ball during a 31-21 loss to the New York Jets at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. (Stephen Dunn/AllSport/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson was sentenced to five years in federal prison after being convicted of running a massive dogfighting operation that prosecutors said bred and trafficked hundreds of animals.
Johnson, 55, was found guilty of six dogfighting-related charges in a mixed verdict during a federal trial last year in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was convicted of violating the federal Animal Welfare Act's prohibitions against possessing, selling, transporting and delivering animals to be used in fighting ventures.
An Oklahoma federal judge sentenced him on Thursday to 60 months in prison plus three years of supervised release. He was also fined $30,000.
Prosecutors said that since 2007, Johnson "bred and trafficked hundreds of dogs for the purpose of dog fighting around the country" in an operation known as "Mal Kant Kennels."
In 2024, authorities seized 190 pit bull-type dogs from his Oklahoma residence and dog yard, "the largest number ever seized from a single individual in a federal dog fighting case," the DOJ said in a press release.
Financial transactions showed that in the four years prior to the seizure, Johnson received more than $400,000 for the sale of his dogs, according to court filings.
Johnson had previously been convicted of dogfighting offenses in a 2004 state case and received a five-year deferred sentence, prosecutors said.
"LeShon Johnson will face justice for building another particularly egregious and violent dog fighting scheme," Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. said in a statement. "As Johnson was well aware, dog fighting is a felony in all 50 states."
Johnson played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants from 1994 to 1999.
His attorney, Billy Coyle, asked for a sentence of 15 to 21 months, citing Johnson's need for medical care. In a sentencing memorandum, Coyle said Johnson's medical history is "unusually serious" -- including a diagnosis of severe dementia in 2025 and Parkinson's disease in 2024 and other injuries stemming from his football career.
Coyle also asked that the judge not impose a fine, saying it would "impair Mr. Johnson’s ability to meet medical, caregiving, and family-support obligations."
"Given his age, severe health conditions, lack of criminal history points, and compliance while on release, a lengthy prison term is not necessary to protect the public from future crimes," Coyle stated. "The convictions themselves, the loss of his dogs, the financial and emotional consequences of the prosecution, and a sentence within or below the properly calculated range provide substantial deterrent effect."
Prosecutors asked for a sentence of 10 years, citing the "extraordinary scope, size, and duration" of his operation and arguing that he "made a mockery" out of the sentence imposed in his prior felony dogfighting conviction.
"Defendant in particular has demonstrated a profound lack of respect for the law, in that his response to his prior felony dog fighting conviction was not to depart from his illegal practices, but rather, to grow an even larger illegal business," Senior Trial Attorney Ethan Eddy stated in a court filing ahead of the sentence.
"Defendant has contributed as much to the growth of dog fighting in this country as anyone yet encountered by federal law enforcement," he stated.
Ben Shelton of the United States celebrates after defeating Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during their Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2026 US Open on Sept. 8, 2026. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- The 2026 U.S. Open will feature a history-making men's final regardless of the outcome of Friday's semifinal matches.
Americans Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton are scheduled to play each other Friday night in the Grand Slam tournament's second men's semifinal.
The winner of of their match will become the first Black American man to reach a U.S. Open final since Arthur Ashe in 1972, and the first Black American man to reach any Grand Slam singles final since 1996, according to the tournament.
No. 8-seeded Shelton and No. 11-seeded Tiafoe will play their historic semifinal match inside New York's Arthur Ashe Stadium, named for the late tennis icon in 2020 in recognition of his place in tennis history, including as the first Black male to win a major singles titles and the only Black man to have won three Grand Slam titles (Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open).
Tiafoe, a son of immigrants from Sierra Leone, grew up playing tennis at a facility in Maryland, where his dad worked as a janitor. When he won the Association of Tennis Professionals' Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in 2020, Tiafoe reflected in a letter on what Ashe meant to him.
"Nothing you ever did was about you," the now-28-year-old wrote of Ashe, adding, "You were just trying to be a person first and an athlete second. It was always about helping others. That is truly inspirational."
Shelton grew up playing tennis in the footsteps of his own father and coach, Bryan Shelton, also a pro Black tennis player who reached a ranking of No. 55 in the world at his peak.
Bryan Shelton made history in 1991 as the first Black American man to win an ATP Tour singles title since Ashe in 1978, according to his ATP bio.
While competing at this year's U.S. Open, Coco Gauff, who lost Thursday in the women's singles semifinals, spoke about what it means to see Shelton and Tiafoe face-off on the sport's biggest U.S. stage.
"I never thought I would see, be able to have the chance to see an all-Black semifinal between the guys in my lifetime," Gauff told reporters this week. "Honestly, even growing up, just look at who was playing -- I just never thought that would be able to happen. And to have also me in the semis, I think it's really cool."
Shelton and Tiafoe have played each other at the U.S. Open twice before: Shelton won their match in the quarterfinals in 2023, while Tiafoe won their third-round match the following year, in 2024.
2024 was also the last year an American man reached the U.S. Open finals, with Taylor Fritz losing to Jannik Sinner in three sets.
Andy Roddick was the last American man to win the U.S. Open, taking home the title more than two decades ago in 2003.
This year's men's singles final will take place on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Josh Jacobs of the Green Bay Packers on Aug. 26, 2026, in Ashwaubenon, Wis. (John Fisher/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was convicted of misdemeanor battery on Thursday after reaching a plea agreement on charges stemming from an altercation in May with his girlfriend.
Jacobs pleaded no contest to battery and criminal damage to property, both misdemeanors, during his first court appearance in Brown County, Wisconsin, after being charged last month.
Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Hammer found him guilty of battery and sentenced him to a $1,000 fine. The judge also approved the terms of a deferred judgment agreement reached on the property damage charge. The terms include that, over the next 12 months, he avoids contact with the victim and completes a counseling or treatment course consistent with a batterer's intervention program.
Each charge carried a potential maximum of a nine-month jail sentence and $10,000 fine.
"I fully understand the seriousness of the situation and I take full responsibility," Jacobs told the court ahead of his conviction and sentence.
According to the probable cause statement in the criminal complaint, officers responded to a "disturbance" between Jacobs and his girlfriend at his residence in Hobart on May 23.
The victim told police that she threw Jacobs' phone after seeing he was talking to other women, and after giving him her phone to look through, the two got into a "physical struggle" after she tried to get her phone back. When she later tried to leave, he "grabbed her and threw her to the ground and she struck her head," the complaint stated. Jacobs was seen in surveillance video appearing to damage her phone during the incident, according to the complaint.
During Thursday's hearing, Jacobs confirmed that the account in the probable cause statement is accurate. He is due in court on the matter a year from now, at which point the property damage count will be dismissed if he is found to have followed the conditions of his deferred judgment agreement.
"I think that what I'm hearing today is you recognize the serious nature of these events, you've resolved to ensure that these events don't happen again, that these are out of your character, and I think the community has a right to satisfy itself that what you're telling me today in the courtroom is exactly how you're going to behave out in the community," Hammer said while issuing the sentence.
Brown County District Attorney David Lasee said the case was not charged as a domestic violence case because the state's domestic violence law requires that a person be involved in a domestic relationship, and Jacobs and the victim did not live together.
"Nonetheless, violence against women, specifically violence that occurs within the context of an intimate partner relationship, it can't be tolerated," Lasee said in court Thursday. "This is certainly a serious offense. It has many of the dynamics of an intimate partner violence case in terms of potentially controlling behavior, the use of his physical size during a physical disturbance that resulted in the crime victim being injured."
Lasee said Jacobs is "taking responsibility for his actions in this case" and that the conditions of the deferred judgment agreement are "put in place with the intent of allowing him to reflect on those character flaws and to make changes to improve himself."
Lasee argued against any jail sentence and said a fine of $1,000 is "sufficient."
"For a person in Mr. Jacobs' position, a person of prominence within the community, criminal conviction itself -- the fact that he now will carry around with him for the rest of his life a conviction for misdemeanor battery -- is punitive," he said.
"He's already seeing some of those consequences as he's been suspended by the NFL temporarily," he added.
One of Jacobs' defense attorneys, David Chesnoff, thanked the district attorney's office for a "fair resolution of this matter," and issued an apology to the Packers.
"We would like to sincerely apologize to his teammates, the Packers organization, and most importantly, the fans of the Green Bay Packers," Chesnoff told the court.
The NFL placed Jacobs on the commissioner's exempt list, which prevents him from practicing or playing in games, in the wake of him being charged late last month.
On Thursday, an NFL spokesperson said there is no change to his status and Jacobs remains on the commissioner's exempt list.
"We have been closely monitoring all developments in the matter which remains under review of the personal conduct policy," NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in a statement.
The Packers are scheduled to open their regular season on Sunday against the Vikings in Minneapolis.
Frances Tiafoe of the United States reacts in the fifth set against Alex Michelsen of the United States during their Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 8, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- Two American men are just two wins away from winning this year's U.S. Open in what would be a major breakthrough for American tennis.
Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe won marathon quarterfinal matches overnight Tuesday, setting up a semifinal showdown that guarantees an American man will play in Sunday's final at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Tiafoe came from behind to defeat fellow American Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) in a match that lasted nearly five hours Tuesday.
Shelton then upset defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in another five-set match -- 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10-7) -- that lasted until 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, the latest finish in U.S. Open history.
The No. 8-seeded Shelton will now face No. 11-seeded Tiafoe in the semifinals on Friday.
The last American man to play in the U.S. Open finals was Taylor Fritz in 2024. The last American man to win the Grand Slam tournament was Andy Roddick in 2003.
On the women's side, two American players remain in contention.
Coco Gauff is scheduled to play Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday in a quarterfinals match.
Jessica Pegula has already served her way into the semifinals, defeating fellow American Emma Navarro in a three-set quarterfinal match Tuesday night.
Pegula will play No. 1 seed and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday.
Gauff was the last American woman to win the singles title, taking home a victory in 2023.
The U.S. Open women's and men's singles finals will be played on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13, respectively.
The 2026 U.S. Open is airing on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.
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Ben Shelton returns a shot against Stefanos Tsitsipas during their men's fourth round match at the US Open Tennis Championships in New York City, Sept. 7, 2026. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- A total of six American tennis players have surged into the singles quarterfinals at the 2026 U.S. Open, the most since 2002.
On the women's side, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro are competing in the quarterfinals Tuesday and Wednesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Pegula and Navarro will face off against each other Tuesday night, while Gauff is scheduled to play Russia's Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday.
In the men's draw, Americans Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen are set to play in quarterfinal matches.
Tiafoe and Michelsen play each other in a match on Tuesday afternoon, while Shelton will face Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday night.
The last time this many Americans advanced so far in the U.S. Open was over 20 years ago, when eight American players reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 U.S. Open, according to the United States Tennis Association, which runs the tournament.
The U.S. Open women's and men's singles finals will be played on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13, respectively.
The last American man to win the Grand Slam tournament was Andy Roddick in 2003.
Gauff was the last American woman to win the singles title, taking home a victory in 2023.
The 2026 U.S. Open is airing on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.
The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of ESPN and ABC News.
Tiger Woods appears during a plea hearing at Martin County Courthouse, Sept. 2, 2026, in Stuart, Florida. (Crystal Vander Weit/Pool via Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) -- Tiger Woods appeared in a Florida court on Wednesday to change his plea to no contest in his driving under the influence case. As part of the plea agreement, he agreed to a five-year driver's license suspension.
The legendary golfer initially pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
As part of the plea agreement, the prosecution amended the first charge to reckless driving, second offense, and the second charge to a careless driving citation. The judge imposed a five-year driver's license suspension on both charges, to run concurrently.
The license suspension "is for the safety of the public," the judge told Woods in the courtroom. "There are no exceptions. If you were to drive for any reason at all, you would go immediately back to jail."
Accompanying Woods in court was his girlfriend Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.
Woods was arrested in March following a rollover car crash in Jupiter Island, Florida, in which no one was injured, Martin County officials said.
The March 27 accident unfolded when Woods tried to pass a truck in front of him, authorities said. Woods clipped the back of the truck's trailer, causing the golfer's SUV to tip on its side, authorities said.
Two hydrocodone pills were found in Woods' pants pocket, the probable cause affidavit said.
A breathalyzer showed no alcohol in his system, but Woods refused to take a urine test, which is used to detect drugs or medication, authorities said.
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