National Sports

California weighs making flag football a girls’ school sport

16 hours ago

California officials are considering a plan to make flag football a girls’ high school sport amid soaring popularity of the game and a push to get more female athletes on the field.

AP source: Rhule files $5M arbitration suit vs. Panthers

Feb 1, 2023 3:29 PM EST

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule has filed an arbitration suit with the NFL against the Carolina Panthers seeking about $5 million in offset severance compensation, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Reich’s offensive background helped him land Carolina job

Feb 1, 2023 11:26 AM EST

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper said Frank Reich’s strong and qualified background as an offensive-minded coach is one of the primary reasons he hired him as the team’s new head coach.