The Atlanta Falcons agreed to a three-year, $54 million deal with tight end Kyle Pitts on Tuesday that includes a reported $36 million fully guaranteed, Pitts' agents told ESPN.The $18 million average annual value is the third-highest in NFL history fo...

The NCAA's Division I cabinet, in a vote held Tuesday, unanimously approved changing its eligibility rules to a new model that gives all Div. I athletes five years of eligibility and eliminates all redshirts.The five-year clock implemented in the new f...

Brendan Sorsby's path to the NFL hit another dead end on Tuesday when the league denied his petition for entry into the supplemental draft.In a letter to Sorsby published by ESPN, the league informed Sorsby his petition was incomplete or intentionally ...

National championship-winning head coach Jim Tressel will be inducted into Ohio State's Ring of Honor on Sept. 5.Tressel, who coached the Buckeyes from 2001-10 and won a national title in 2002, will join Woody Hayes and Paul Brown as the only coaches s...

New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith is under investigation following allegations by a woman in Florida that the 35-year-old player "beat my ass."Davie, Fla., police originally said the investigation had been closed but changed course after the woman, ...

Not one but two of Julius Jones' sons -- 4-star wide receiver Julius Jr. and 4-star safety Andre -- are following in his footsteps by committing to play football at Notre Dame.Both sons announced their commitment to Notre Dame on Monday on a live appea...