6:28 PM ET NCAA president Mark Emmert will be stepping down when his replacement is selected and in place or on June 30, 2023, the organization announced on Tuesday. An NCAA release said Emmert and the NCAA board of governors reached a mutual agreement to have him step aside. “Throughout my tenure I’ve emphasized the
2:20 PM ET Associated Press FARGO, N.D. — A federal judge in Minnesota on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit by eight former hockey players alleging sexual abuse by a college and youth coach in the 1980s, suggesting in the order that the case might be better served in state courts. The plaintiffs have accused Thomas
5:45 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons are in the market for a quarterback. This doesn’t mean the team will take one with the eighth pick in the draft Thursday or even Friday on Day 2, but general manager Terry Fontenot made it clear Tuesday: The Falcons are not done exploring the
5:17 PM ET A grand jury on Tuesday indicted former Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson and charged with him raping a 21-year-old woman in a house in Athens, Georgia, on Oct. 29. Anderson, who was once considered a potential first-round choice in this week’s NFL draft, has an arraignment scheduled on June 13. Anderson, from Rome,
4:26 PM ET Associated Press CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seized 10 counterfeit Stanley Cup rings for the 1936 Detroit Red Wings championship team due to trademark violations, the agency announced Tuesday. Customs officers at the Port of Champlain facility found the rings valued at $15,000 earlier this month after examining
4:36 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Former New York Jets running back Bilal Powell, who spent much of his career as a backup but climbed to eighth on the franchise’s all-time rushing list, announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday by signing a ceremonial one-day contract with the team. Powell, 33, last played
3:39 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears edge rusher Robert Quinn said he experienced disbelief and shock when Khalil Mack, the other half of Chicago’s dominant pass rushing duo, was traded to the Los Angeles Chargers last month for a 2022 second-round pick (No. 48) and 2023 sixth-round selection. The Mack trade was
4:09 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer met with Sam Darnold on Monday and told the No. 3 pick of the 2018 NFL draft “there’s a pretty good chance” the team would add a quarterback during the upcoming draft weekend. Fitterer, in Tuesday’s pre-draft press conference, said there are two
4:10 PM ET South Carolina has dipped back into the transfer portal to add another tight end, as former East Tennessee State standout Nate Adkins announced Tuesday that he will play his final season for the Gamecocks. Adkins, a two-time All-Southern Conference selection at ETSU, received interest from multiple SEC schools, including Alabama and LSU.
8:10 AM ET Red Bull motor racing advisor Helmut Marko joked that Lewis Hamilton should have retired at the end of last season. Seven-time champion Hamilton has endured a nightmare start to 2022 and during Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix found himself lapped by Max Verstappen, who controversially beat him to last year’s championship on