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Bears’ Eberflus appreciates moment with opener at hand

By Andrew Seligman Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Matt Eberflus can appreciate the moment. He's a first-time head coach trying to turn around a founding NFL franchise, and the next big step comes this week when the Chicago…

Foreign college athletes left out of rush for NIL windfall

By Pat Eaton-Robb Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn forward Dorka Juhasz, like many of her teammates, was excited when she heard college athletes would be allowed to make money through celebrity endorsements and other means.…

Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6

By Michelle Liu Associated Press ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — An autopsy revealed unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina before killing…