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Chris Walker and Ben Martin, who played for Tennessee from 2007-2011, and Dan Ahern, who played for North Carolina State from 1972-76, filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday. The complaint alleges the NCAA failed to meet its obligation to former players and because of its neglect the players are "suffering the dramatic consequences." The lawsuit seeks an NCAA to fund a medical-monitoring program for former football players....

A rough transcript of part of the July call between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky was released to the public Wednesday amid mounting pressure from Congress. In the conversation, Trump repeatedly brought up the prospect of Ukrainian law enforcement investigating certain matters that could benefit him domestically. “On his phone call with the President of Ukraine, President Trump repeatedly pressured the newly-elected head of state to investigate a former U....

Microsoft has announced that former longtime Sony head - and, more recently, Atari employee - Phil Harrison would be suiting up for team Xbox as the head of their European Interactive Entertainment Business. The seat was left empty last week when its previous occupier, Peter Molyneux, announced that he was leaving Microsoft’s Lionhead Studios for the newfangled confines of 22 Cans. Harrison, who joined Sony as an executive in 1992, worked his way up to President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios - the product development arm of the company....

Arjuna Ranatunga had been the oil minister in the cabinet which was recently dissolved. Mahinda Rajapaksa took over as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka after the earlier government was taken down. Since then, all the trade associations which are in favour of Mahinda Rajapaksa have been opposing the ministers of the previous cabinet. Hence, when Arjuna Ranatunga who was the oil minister tried to enter his office, many people were trying to stop him....

One TikToker, claiming to be a former employee of the company, is calling the quality of Subway’s ingredients into question, and viewers can’t get enough of the exposé. In the video posted to TikTok last week, user @yourgirl1603 shows herself in what appears to be a kitchen-prep area, clad in a Subway uniform. “I quit my job of [four] years at Subway, let me let you in on some stuff,” she writes....

Trump has been floating a potential return to the presidential campaign trail since leaving the White House, although he’s unlikely to make any official announcement until after the 2022 midterms. As the frontrunner in polls of GOP voters and with an uncanny ability to raise money, signs point to Republicans backing Trump as the candidate if he chooses to run. However, Farah doesn’t think that’s how Republicans could beat the Democrats in 2024....

Former heavyweight titleholder Cain Velasquez is training this week at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., and went on to attend the NXT tapings on Tuesday evening. Velasquez stepped inside the squared circle to learn the basics from WWE trainer Norman Smiley, worked out in their weight room and did a session of DDP Yoga with WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page. “All the athletes here have just been really easy to talk to — ask questions and get good feedback,” Velasquez said in a video on WWE....

Sebastian Vettel said he believed Ferrari had rediscovered their form and were back among the front-running teams after Fernando Alonso topped the times in Friday afternoon’s second free practice session ahead of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. The defending triple world champion said he felt the scarlet scuderia, with widespread support in Montreal, would be hunting victory again. Ferrari endured a disappointing Monaco Grand Prix two weeks ago when Alonso was only able to finish seventh....

So far, it seems as though the Tantas work in quite an isolated fashion. However, gamers have only gotten a few trailers, and there is definitely more to the story. It would be great for Forspoken’s world-building if the game goes in-depth regarding the Tantas and their relationships with each other. RELATED: Forspoken’s Gameplay Bodes Well For Its Difficulty Options The Tantas of Forspoken As gamers have been shown through trailers, Forspoken is an open-world fantasy game featuring an unwilling heroine named Frey Holland....

Cisse swapped football to focus on a DJ career in 2017, though he made brief comebacks with Swiss side Yverdon and Italian minnows Vicenza 1902, having initially retired in 2015. However, the 38-year-old – who earned 41 caps and claimed the 2003 Confederations Cup with France and celebrated Champions League, FA Cup and UEFA Super Cup success at Liverpool – is determined to make a comeback. Cisse is stuck on 96 Ligue 1 goals following spells with top-flight French clubs Auxerre, Marseille and Bastia....

Sheringham, who was at West Ham for three years, was offered the job by Hammers boss Sam Allardyce last week and may help the club adopt an attacking style of play for next term. The former England international was quoted as saying: “I spoke to Sam and asked for a few days to think it over. It certainly appeals. “The job is on a part-time basis, a couple of days a week and I’ll be on the bench for home games....

The 35-year-old Lulay announced the decision Thursday. “I just appreciate the heck out of everyone who has touched this part of my journey in a meaningful way,” he said. Lulay spent all 10 years of his CFL career in Vancouver and is third in club history in passing yards with 21,252. He was the CFL’s most outstanding player 2011, and also the most outstanding player in the Grey Cup....

The 13-year NFL veteran entered the 20-week program last year, as first reported by the Chicago Tribune, and had until his 37th birthday (Feb. 23, 2018) to earn his badge due to a stipulation that a new agent must be appointed before he or she reaches that age. A spokesman for the bureau told Sporting News that it does not comment on personnel matters, and Tillman’s family couldn’t be reached, but a source close to the situation said on the eve of Tillman’s 37th birthday, “He is currently working for the FBI....

Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier recently spoke with former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden and asked whatever happened to Deep Down. After thinking about the question for a second, Layden reportedly responded that he has “no idea” what happened with the game. It seems that anyone intrigued by Deep Down’s reveal trailer and hoping to learn more about the game will continue to be out of luck for now. RELATED: Rumor: Capcom’s Deep Down Was Nearly Complete Before Being Scrapped...

The 29-year old Hill was very impressive in his return to the Octagon, knocking out veteran Ovince Saint Preux in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori, Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hill overwhelmed OSP with strikes to get the second-round TKO finish and improve his record to 7-0. Of course, people all over the MMA community took notice, including a former OSP opponent and light heavyweight great, Jon Jones....

“When I got to Wisconsin (then-coach) Barry Alvarez was staunch about making ways for us as student-athletes to give back,” Martin told Sporting News. “I got the chance to benefit from people, programs and initiatives, and because of those I got a chance to play at Wisconsin.” MORE: Best of 2015, from Baker Mayfield to Derrick Henry | Wisconsin fans pelt officials, cheerleaders in Northwestern game Martin, a two-time member of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, continues to give back....

Survivor Series 2019 is just around the corner… Survivor Series 2019 is on the horizon. Over the course of the past three decades or so, fans have witnessed several multi-man elimination matches on the show, with the last few iterations being RAW vs SmackDown contests. This year though, it all changes as NXT has waged war on the main roster brands. On the post-Crown Jewel episode of SmackDown Live, several NXT Superstars invaded the Blue show and the night ended with Triple H declaring war on RAW and SmackDown Live....

Frank implied that he was very happy to see the Catalans bow out of the UCL as he loathes the Uruguayan striker. The 1998 World Cup winner admitted that he just can not stand watching players like Luis Suarez and was full of criticism for the Blaugrana striker. In case you didn’t know.. Frank Leboeuf was in the French World Cup squad that went on to lift the coveted trophy in 1998....

Max Verstappen took the victory and propelled his tally to 260 points, with a meagre 11-point gap over Ferrari’s young gun Charles Leclerc (249 points), to be fought out in Abu Dhabi. The Safety Car played a major factor with multiple restarts, owing to four DNFs in total. The race resulted in maiden podiums for both Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz, though the latter had to wait till after the Prize Distribution to have his result confirmed....

The reigning world champion edged out Charles Leclerc by just 0.029 seconds, with Carlos Sainz in third in what was a strong performance from Ferrari. Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez was fourth — although he will start 13th on the grid after being punished for exceeding track limits — while there was further joy for some of the home fans at the Red Bull ring as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell each crashed out in Q3....