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Attorney: NCAA antitrust lawsuits settlement to be filed Friday​

The full settlement agreement of antitrust lawsuits involving the NCAA and college sports' wealthiest conferences is expected to be filed with a federal court by the end of the week, an attorney for the defendants told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The NCAA, along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference, agreed May 23 to the framework of a $2.77 billion settlement of multiple antitrust lawsuits that were challenging limits on college athlete compensation.

Houston Christian University, a Southland Conference school that has been competing in Division I, has already filed a motion to intervene in the settlement. The school claims schools outside the power conferences will unfairly absorb in inordinate amount of the cost of the damages to be paid out over a 10-year period. Schools in the non-power conferences have argued that more than 90% of the damages will be paid out to football and basketball players who have or are competing in conferences that were named in the lawsuit. The NCAA will pay out the damages from operating costs, reserves, insurance and from withheld distributions to Division I conferences.

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Lauren Coughlin wins CPKC Women's Open for 1st LPGA Tour title​

Lauren Coughlin won the CPKC Women's Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, pulling away from Haeran Ryu with a two-stroke swing on the par-3 17th. Tied for the lead after Ryu three-putted for bogey on the par-4 16th, Coughlin hit a 6-iron to 8 feet and birdied the 195-yard 17th. Ryu then missed a 3-foot par try to fall two shots back. She finished at 13-under 275, closing with a 1-under 71 for a two-stroke victory over Mao Saigo in mostly calm conditions at Earl Grey Golf Club, with smoke from wildfires again leaving a haze over the course.

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Claressa Shields wins heavyweight title with TKO of Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse​

Claressa Shields predicted the fight to end early. But not that early. After three knockdowns, Shields captured the vacant WBO light heavyweight title and the WBC heavyweight championship at the 1:09 mark in the second round with a TKO victory over Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse on Saturday night. Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) moved up to capture a world title in a fourth and fifth weight class in front of a star-studded crowd at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit that included legendary boxing champion Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns. Shields dropped Lepage-Joanisse (22-3-1) for the third and final time with an overhand right before the fight was stopped. Shields' speed and power were too much for Lepage-Joanisse, who was making her first WBC title defense. Prior to her latest victory, Shields had won 10 straight by decision. Her last stoppage victory was in August 2017 over Nikki Adler in her fourth professional bout.

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Belmont winner Domoch wins $1 million Haskel stakes
The Haskell featured a renewal of the budding rivalry between Dornoch and Mindframe. They clashed in the Belmont Stakes last month, with Dornoch prevailing by a half length.

Churchiil Downs lift suspension of trainer Bob Baffert
Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed drug test of ultimately disqualified 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.[.size]
 

Former Michigan State coach Mel Tucker sues university over firing​

Former Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, alleging that they wrongfully fired him last year and violated his constitutional rights after he was accused of sexual harassment. The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Michigan accuses school officials of undertaking an "improper, sham investigation" of allegations that Tucker sexually harassed and exploited rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy. The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges that Michigan State officials violated his rights to due process and equal protection as well as his employment agreement with the school.

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Pitbull buys naming rights to FIU football stadium​

International recording artist Pitbull has purchased the naming rights to Florida International's football stadium, it was announced Tuesday. The FIU board of trustees voted Tuesday to approve a five-year deal to give the name Pitbull Stadium to what's currently known as FIU Stadium. Pitbull will pay the school $1.2 million per year for five years, according to the documents tied to the vote. The rapper, singer and businessman, whose name is Armando Christian Perez, is also known as "Mr. 305" -- a nod to Miami's area code -- and attended Miami Coral Park High School.

The Miami-based university becomes the first to have a college athletics building named after a musician. Included in the deal is an option for Pitbull to renew the agreement for five additional years. As part of the deal, according to FIU board documents, Pitbull will create an anthem for FIU, post about the school on social media 12 times a year and appear at one athletics fundraising event per year throughout the term of the agreement.

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2024-25 men's NCAA basketball Rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25
After three months of constant changes to the college basketball landscape -- due to seismic coaching changes, the transfer portal, the NBA draft -- July was a quieter period for roster machinations. There were a couple of noteworthy additions, but the final real needle mover from the portal was Auther Kaluma going to Texas.

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Top 10
No.1: Kansas
No.2: Alabama
No.3: UConn
No.4: Houston
No.5: Gonzaga
No.6: Baylor
No.7: Iowa State
No.8: Duke
No.9: Arizona
No.10: North Carolina
 

Angelo Leo KO's Luis Alberto Lopez to win featherweight title​

Angelo Leo scored a spectacular one-punch knockout of Luis Alberto Lopez in Round 10 to pull off an upset and win the IBF featherweight title Saturday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Albuquerque's Leo (25-1, 12 KOs) uncorked a left hook that dropped Lopez flat on his back for the count of 10 at 1:16 of the round to become a two-division champion. The clean left hand sent Lopez crashing to the mat as the back of his head bounced off the canvas in a knockout of the year contender. Lopez (30-3, 17 KOs) was transported to UNM Hospital following the KO loss for observation, a Top Rank spokesperson told ESPN. Leo was a +350 underdog, according to ESPN BET. Leo's lone previous defeat was in January 2021, a decision loss to Stephen Fulton in a 122-pound title fight. Leo rebounded with five consecutive victories, most recently an April decision win over Eduardo Baez. Leo outpointed Tramaine Williams in 2020 to win a vacant 122-pound title.

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2024 Carolina Panthers Schedule

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Preseson- (0 - 1)
Week 1: Aug. 8 at New England L
Drake Maye makes QB debut as Bill Belichick-less Patriots beat Panthers 17-3
Drake maye, the third overall pick in the 2024 draft, played one series in his debut with New England on Thursday night, and the Patriots played their first game in 24 years without Bill Belichick as coach...Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, the top pick of the 2023 draft, didn’t play.
Week 2: Aug 24 at Buffalo

Regular Season
Week 1: Sept. 8 at New Orleans
Week 2: Sept 15 vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 3: Sept 22 at Las Vegas
Week 4: Sept. 29 vs. Cincinnati
Week 5: Oct. 6 at Chicago
Week 6: Oct. 13 vs. Atlanta
Week 7: Oct. 20 at Washington
Week 8: Oct. 27 at Denver
Week 9: Nov. 3 vs. New Orleans
Week 10: Nov. 10 vs. N.Y. Giants (Munich, Germany)
Week 11: Nov. 17 BYE
Week 12: Nov. 24 vs. Kansas City
Week 13: Dec. 1 vs. Tampa Bay
Week 14: Dec 8 at Philadelphia
Week 15: Dec: 15 vs. Dallas
Week 16: Dec. 22 vs. Arizona
Week 17: Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay
Week 18: Jan. 4 or 5 at Atlanta*


*Date for Week 18 to be determined
 
2024 Dallas Cowboys Schedule

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Preseason.(0 - 1)
Week 1: Aug 11 at Los Angeles Rams L
Stenson Bennett shakes off 4 INT's, edge Cowboys 13-12
Bennett went the distance at quarterback and was 24 of 38 for 224 yards. Rookie Joshua Karty had a pair of field goals for the Rams....Trey Lance passed for 188 yards in his first game for Dallas and Cooper Rush led the Cowboys to a field goal on his only drive.
Week 2: Aug 24 vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season

Week 1: Sept. 8 at Cleveland
Week 2: Sept. 15 vs. New Orleans
Week 3: Sept. 22 vs. Baltimore
Week 4: Sept. 26 at NY Giants (Prime)
Week 5: Oct. 6 at Pittsburgh (NBC)
Week 6: Oct. 13 vs. Detroit
Week 7: Oct. 20 BYE
Week 8: Oct. 27 at San Francisco (NBC)
Week 9: Nov. 3 at Atlanta
Week 10: Nov. 10 vs. Philadelphia
Week 11: Nov. 18 vs. Houston (ESPN)
Week 12: Nov. 24 at Washington
Week 13: Nov. 28 vs. NY Giants
Week 14: Dec. 9 vs. Cincinnati (ESPN)
Week 15: Dec. 15 at Carolina
Week 16: Dec. 22 vs. Tampa Bay (NBC)
Week 17: Dec. 29 at Philadelphia
Week 18: Jan 4 or 5 vs. Washington


*Date for Week 18 is to be determined
 

NCAA sued over major-junior hockey player ban​

Canadian junior hockey player Rylan Masterson filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and 10 universities on Monday night, alleging the NCAA is violating antitrust laws by preventing any player who has appeared in a major-junior hockey game from also playing in the NCAA. The suit -- filed in the U.S. District Court -- argues the NCAA and U.S. universities are anticompetitive in allowing the rule. The NCAA has deemed any players competing in the Canadian Hockey League -- comprised of the OHL, WHL and QMJHL -- as ineligible for the NCAA because there are players on those teams who have signed professional contracts with NHL teams. NCAA Bylaw 12.2.3.2 states that "an individual shall not be eligible for intercollegiate athletics in a sport if the individual ever competed on a professional team." Masterson, 19, has played his past three seasons for the Ontario Junior Hockey League's Fort Erie Meteors and was named captain in September 2023. In 2022, Masterson appeared in two preseason games with the OHL's Windsor Spitfires; that stint alone was enough to cost him future NCAA eligibility.

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College Football Playoff won't use conference titles as tiebreakers​

The College Football Playoff selection committee will no longer use conference championships as one of its tiebreakers because the new 12-team format guarantees bids for the five highest-ranked conference winners, the CFP announced Thursday. The change in protocol, which was approved by the FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, was implemented at this week's annual meeting of selection committee members in Laguna Niguel, Calif. When the commissioners decided upon the 12-team format for this fall, they also agreed to place an emphasis on the importance of winning a conference title. Because it is embedded into the model, that eliminated any need to use a conference title as a tiebreaker when comparing similar teams.

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2024 Carolina Panthers Schedule

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Preseson- (0 - 2)
Week 1: Aug. 8 at New England L
Drake Maye makes QB debut as Bill Belichick-less Patriots beat Panthers 17-3
Drake maye, the third overall pick in the 2024 draft, played one series in his debut with New England on Thursday night, and the Patriots played their first game in 24 years without Bill Belichick as coach...Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, the top pick of the 2023 draft, didn’t play.

Week 2: Aug 17 vs. New York Jets L
Codrington's big return and SSeibert's 4 field goals help Jets defeat Panthers 15-12
Carolina running back Dillon Johnson scored on a short run on the final play for the game's only touchdown after the Panthers focused on the running game despite being down by nine....Punt returner Brandon Codrington from tiny North Carolina Central returned a kickoff 63 yards and a punt 31 yards to set up scores.

Week 3: Aug 24 @ Buffalo

Regular Season
Week 1: Sept. 8 at New Orleans
Week 2: Sept 15 vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 3: Sept 22 at Las Vegas
Week 4: Sept. 29 vs. Cincinnati
Week 5: Oct. 6 at Chicago
Week 6: Oct. 13 vs. Atlanta
Week 7: Oct. 20 at Washington
Week 8: Oct. 27 at Denver
Week 9: Nov. 3 vs. New Orleans
Week 10: Nov. 10 vs. N.Y. Giants (Munich, Germany)
Week 11: Nov. 17 BYE
Week 12: Nov. 24 vs. Kansas City
Week 13: Dec. 1 vs. Tampa Bay
Week 14: Dec 8 at Philadelphia
Week 15: Dec: 15 vs. Dallas
Week 16: Dec. 22 vs. Arizona
Week 17: Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay
Week 18: Jan. 4 or 5 at Atlanta*


*Date for Week 18 to be determined
 
2024 Dallas Cowboys Schedule
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Preseason.(1 - 1)
Week 1: Aug 11 at Los Angeles Rams L
Stenson Bennett shakes off 4 INT's, edge Cowboys 13-12
Bennett went the distance at quarterback and was 24 of 38 for 224 yards. Rookie Joshua Karty had a pair of field goals for the Rams....Trey Lance passed for 188 yards in his first game for Dallas and Cooper Rush led the Cowboys to a field goal on his only drive.

Week 2: Aug 17 at Las Vegas
Las Vegas' starting quarterback situation remain uncertain as Raiders fall 27-12 to Cowboys
Lance, a former No. 3 overall draft pick who is trying to remain on the Cowboys' roster, completed 15 of 23 passes for 151 yards. Cooper Rush played the first quarter and completed 1 of 3 passes for 6 yards...Minshew, O'Connell completed 10 of 21 passes for 95 yards for the Raiders.

Week 3: Aug. 24 vs. Los Angeles Chargers


Regular Season

Week 1: Sept. 8 at Cleveland
Week 2: Sept. 15 vs. New Orleans
Week 3: Sept. 22 vs. Baltimore
Week 4: Sept. 26 at NY Giants (Prime)
Week 5: Oct. 6 at Pittsburgh (NBC)
Week 6: Oct. 13 vs. Detroit
Week 7: Oct. 20 BYE
Week 8: Oct. 27 at San Francisco (NBC)
Week 9: Nov. 3 at Atlanta
Week 10: Nov. 10 vs. Philadelphia
Week 11: Nov. 18 vs. Houston (ESPN)
Week 12: Nov. 24 at Washington
Week 13: Nov. 28 vs. NY Giants
Week 14: Dec. 9 vs. Cincinnati (ESPN)
Week 15: Dec. 15 at Carolina
Week 16: Dec. 22 vs. Tampa Bay (NBC)
Week 17: Dec. 29 at Philadelphia
Week 18: Jan 4 or 5 vs. Washington


*Date for Week 18 is to be determined
 
Four Ohio State players on AP preseason All-American 1st team
The defending national champion Wolverines are represented by tight end Colston Loveland, defensive tackle Mason Graham and cornerback Will Johnson. No. 1 Georgia and No. 9 Michigan each had three players picked for the first team. No. 5 Alabama put two transfers on the first team. No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 13 LSU also had two first-team selections.


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First team by conference
SEC -- 10.
Big Ten -- 8.
ACC -- 4
Big 12 -- 3
Independent -- 2.
 
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