Football

5/11/2026 |  Former Ohio University Football Coach Disputes For-Cause Firing in Lawsuit (Athletic Business) Former Ohio University football coach Brian Smith has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school, alleging it breached his employment contract by firing him for cause in December based on allegations that were never proven or properly investigated.

5/11/2026 |  2026 NFL schedule leaks and rumors: Here's a running list of every known game ahead of full May 14 release (CBS Sports) The 2026 NFL schedule will officially be released at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, but you probably won't have to wait that long to see the entire schedule and that's because most of the games tend to leak out beforehand. 

5/11/2026 |  Vikings to induct ex-RB Adrian Peterson into ring of honor (ESPN) EAGAN, Minn. -- Retired running back Adrian Peterson will enter the Minnesota Vikings' ring of honor this fall, the team announced Monday. The induction will come one year before Peterson is eligible for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

5/11/2026 |  Fox acquires two more national games (NBC Sports) The five-game package that at one point seemed to be headed for YouTube will instead be split between Netflix and Fox.
Per multiple reports, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch said Monday that the company will add a pair of nationally-televised games to its existing Sunday afternoon package.

5/11/2026 |  TreVeyon Henderson pushes back against fake quote attributed to him on social media (NBC Sports) Social media is bad enough when the vitriol spewed there is reasonably rooted in objective fact. Nowadays, certain accounts will fabricate quotes for engagement. Some will hide behind the notion that it is a “parody” account, even when the supposed joke is far from obvious.