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    Kirk Cousins was left “shocked” when the Atlanta Falcons selected fellow quarterback Michael Penix Jr. as the eighth pick in the NFL draft. The Falcons left their intentions disclosed until they made their pick, with Cousins’ agent noting that the Penix pick came as a “big surprise”. "We had…

      The Minnesota Vikings have selected quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the 2024 NFL draft after trading up one spot to acquire the tenth pick. The Vikings had originally attempted to acquire the third pick from the New England Patriots and acquire North Carolina’s Drake Maye. Minnesota gave up the…

      Attorneys for more than two dozen Iowa and Iowa State athletes who were ensnared in a state gambling sting have filed a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies for violating the athletes’ constitutional rights and damaging their reputations. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Des Moines and names as plaintiffs 17 athletes from Iowa, eight from Iowa State and one from Ellsworth Community College. The athletes are asking for punitive damages on top of compensatory damages and attorney fees.

      LEXINGTON, Ky. — Still less than two weeks removed from a Rupp Arena coronation that caught the attention of the entire college basketball world, Mark Pope has been a busy man. Meeting with recruits and their families. Showing potential transfers around Keeneland. Spreading the gospel of Kentucky basketball on national TV shows. Driving to and from Blue Grass Airport. Making phone calls. Oh, ...

      DURHAM, N.C. — Graham Barton became Duke’s first player selected in the NFL draft in three years and the program’s third first-round pick in the last 10 drafts. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Barton in Thursday night’s first round, securing him with the No. 26 overall pick. Barton, a 6-5, 313-pound offensive lineman, started games in all four seasons of his Duke career, beginning in 2020 ...

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