Jury awards Kai Spears $9.25 million in defamation case against The New York Times

An Alabama jury ruled on August 20 that Kai Spears, a former men's basketball player at Alabama, was defamed by The New York Times. The jury found the newspaper liable for inaccurately linking Spears to a fatal shooting incident in Tuscaloosa, where it reported he was a passenger in a car involved in the crime. Testimony revealed the true passenger was a team manager, not Spears. Following five hours of deliberation over two weeks of hearings, the court awarded Spears $9.25 million in damages for the harm caused to his reputation.

• 11:36 AMYahoo Sports — An Alabama jury determined on Thursday, August 20 that …