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Brendan Sorsby will not pursue litigation over supplemental draft and will enter 2027 NFL Draft

The Brendan Sorsby saga is over, at least for now. The former Texas Tech QB reached a settlement with the NFL and NFLPA and will not pursue litigation regarding the league’s decision to not hold a supplemental draft. Sorsby, instead, will focus on his recovery and enter the league through the 2027 NFL Draft. He has been embroiled in a gambling scandal. (Cleveland.com)

ECU legend, former NFL star Chris Johnson reveals ALS diagnosis

East Carolina legend and former NFL running back Chris Johnson has announced an ongoing battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Johnson, now 40, was diagnosed last year at age 39. He announced the news in a feature on Good Morning America on Monday. "Honestly, I don't know if you ever fully process it," Johnson told ABC News. (Hoist The Colours)

George Karl Explores How the ABA Was ‘a Godsend for Sports’

Before George Karl was an NBA head coach, before leading Seattle to the NBA Finals, before stints as head coach in Milwaukee, Denver and Sacramento, before collecting 1,175 wins on the sideline, Karl was a heady, 6' 2" point guard with the then–American Basketball Association’s San Antonio Spurs, until the league merged with the NBA in 1976. (Sports Illustrated)

Why Serena Williams came back

Serena Williams is far from an anomaly. Tom Brady, Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps have all famously spoken about finding joy outside their sports — and how difficult it was to sacrifice personal happiness for professional fulfillment. LeBron James has often lauded his wife and family’s patience with his desire to play basketball as long as he can. (Andscape)

Why Dusty May leaving Michigan and college basketball behind in June isn't remotely surprising

And so Dusty May becomes the latest high-profile, highly accomplished college basketball coach to step away from the game. In chronological order, here's the list of the most notable coaches who have tapped out on account of the change in landscape: Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Jay Wright, Tony Bennett, Bruce Pearl and now May. (CBS Sports)

How Pat Summitt inspired a writer who wasn't alive for most of her legendary career

I was born in the fall of 1998, so I missed a lot of Pat Summitt’s legendary coaching career by virtue of not being alive yet. It’s something I often wonder about as the Lady Volunteers writer now for Knox News. What would it have been like if I had been born three decades earlier and gotten to cover the height of Summitt’s Tennessee basketball dynasty? (MSN.com)

Conference realignment may cease if congressional bill passes. It's accelerated talks in meantime

In college athletics, universities exist in a state of perpetual ambition to leave their own neighborhood for the more luxurious, gated community down the street, where a pool of bigger brands increases their property value. You know it as "conference realignment," but, really, it is the art of increasing one's value by closely associating with more premium properties. (Yahoo! Sports)

2026 NBA draft recap: Best picks, execs buzz, ROY prediction

The 2026 NBA draft might be over, but that doesn't mean we have to stop talking about it. While the lottery didn't offer many surprises -- I hit the first eight picks in my final mock draft -- this was a deep and interesting class, and there were a few compelling themes throughout. The first: There were zero trades in the lottery. It's clear teams really liked this class. (ESPN)

The NCAA changed its eligibility rules. What does that mean for transfers, rosters and playing time?

Athletes in Division I, the top level of competition, will have five years to complete five seasons of competition, a move the NCAA hopes will add structure to a system stretched into chaos and courtrooms by countless transfers, redshirt decisions, injuries, players seeking more seasons to cash in on NIL and even pandemic-era complexities. (Associated Press)

Who is Virginia Tech’s new Athletics Director Brian White?

Virginia Tech officially introduced Brian White as its new Vice President and Director of Athletics, completing a fast-moving search and ushering in a new era for Hokies athletics. “I have confidence in all 22 programs,” White said. “I believe they can all be championship programs.” White arrives in Blacksburg after eight years as AD at Florida Atlantic University. (WSLS)

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