Retired NFL receiver Alshon Jeffery appeared in court in downtown San Diego Thursday and denied insurance fraud allegations against him after being arrested last week on a felony warrant. His attorney said the case stems from 'miscommunication.' www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Ex-NFL receiver Alshon Jeffery had no insurance coverage when he rear-ended a car Sept. 21, but he filed a false claim stating the accident happened Sept. 28 after he obtained a new insurance policy on Sept. 24, according to an investigator. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado quarterback recruit Andre Adams got offered a 'crazy amount of money' by others but chose Deion Sanders' program anyway. 'Colorado wasn't the highest bidder,' father said. How Sanders secured this commitment: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Three signs that coach Deion Sanders has Colorado back on track after a quiet spring practice season in Boulder. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado coach Deion Sanders said after his team's annual spring game Saturday that he recently underwent another procedure for blood clots. He indicated it kept him away from the team for 2-3 days. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Tennessee Attorney General says Trump’s executive order for college sports “probably will not survive litigation.” He was among those who helped create unlimited annual transfers by suing the NCAA to remove transfer restrictions. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder had a significant amount of alcohol in his system when he died in a car accident March 1, according to autopsy report. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

This marks Trump's 474th executive order over two terms, the most since Dwight Eisenhower (484). What authority does he have to make rules for college sports? None, but it carries other kinds of influence. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Tiger Woods got off the hook without a ticket or charge in only one of his four reckless driving incidents since 2009. That one time was his most dangerous accident of all - the crash in Los Angeles in 2021. Why 'overlooked' clues from then matter now. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Remember that big 2017 FBI crackdown on college basketball? This March has been quite a celebration for many of those affected by the aftermath, but not all t.co/r7taBghjxr

Coach Rick Pitino published a book in 1997 that included his advice on aging. What it says about his success at age 73 with the St. John's men's basketball team. t.co/AdotnXDT0W

Left-handed guard Dylan Darling hadn't made a shot all game for St. John's against Kansas. But he asked for the ball on the final play and banked it in with his right hand as time expired. He never saw the ball go in the basket. He heard the reaction. t.co/zVHLTKxTSz

Former Kansas player transferred to St. John's in 2023 and now plays his old team today in the second around of the NCAA tournament. Zuby is his nickname. And he's on a monster run as the team leader in scoring, rebounding, assists and blocks. t.co/Gq7ZB1uc8m

St. John's coach Rick Pitino, 73, and Kansas coach Bill Self, 63, both had to adapt over the decades to reach sustained success. Now the two Hall of Famers meet for only the second time, this time in the second round of the NCAA tournament. t.co/Gxj45jZMja

This coach is a Hall of Famer who became a pioneer at flipping team rosters and is king of the transfer portal. But it's not Deion Sanders. It's Rick Pitino at red-hot St. John's. t.co/Smn6Dhllza

"We only have to fly six hours to get there..." Why the NCAA Tournament has a West Coast problem. Only 10 of 68 men's tournament teams are from west of the Kansas border. t.co/2boXVach8C

The president blamed a "radical-left judge from California" for the problems in college sports during last week's big meeting at the White House. Here is what that judge did and didn't do and other fact checks: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

How a backup freshman guard at South Carolina struck it rich on social media and can retire already if he wanted to: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Judge rules against Deion Sanders' son Shilo in bankruptcy lawsuit filed against Shilo by the bankruptcy trustee. This specific case involves NIL proceeds and who gets them after Shilo filed for bankruptcy in October 2023. t.co/e2n6UEShBB

Is Deion Sanders fighting for his job at Colorado after going 16-21 in three seasons? Not yet. But there are big issues to solve starting this spring in Boulder. t.co/AOn2IcXKlc

Colorado coach Deion Sanders and Syracuse coach Fran Brown again tried to get the NCAA's permission to conduct joint spring football practices after getting denied in 2025. The NCAA denied their new request for 2026, but changes could be coming. t.co/vWvKSq2INs

Former Colorado star Christian Fauria adds some context and clarity to his recent public criticism of Deion Sanders. He said he 'tapped out' when Colorado retired the jersey number of Shedeur Sanders last year. t.co/HGCbxV9KLO

Colorado self-reported two minor NCAA football violations in 2025, including one that involved custom-made trading cards that it sent to recruits. t.co/VqpepdEPfK

Final two massage cases against Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson were quietly dismissed by the plaintiffs on the Friday before the Super Bowl. Both were headed to trial in February or March. t.co/RSPlcAgsgR

Southeastern Conference tops $1 billion in revenue for first time in fiscal 2025, the first year of new ESPN deal. New members Texas & Oklahoma didn't receive full shares but will now after TV "contract upgrade" that will keep "our revenue moving up." t.co/7hV2YLCUYE

The way Deion Sanders runs and markets his program at Colorado makes it a 'big flashing light' in the national debate about whether college athletes should be considered employees. t.co/JXCdFE4ZBS

One of the state attorneys general who successfully sued the NCAA in 2023 to get unrestricted annual transfers says what happened in result is "sucking the life out of college sports." Other AGs didn't want to talk about their role in creating it. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

A Colorado athletic department spokesman said the fines are "completely independent of a player’s NIL licensing agreement." They are administered by the football program, and the money collected from them goes back into athletic department operating funds. t.co/RMt3ZpMvP9

Colorado athletic department's newly released financial report from fiscal 2025 shows decrease in football ticket revenue and $43.5 million in combined university support. Fiscal 2025 ended in June 2025 and includes 2024 football season. t.co/Za5Z14LZcd

Why college football coaches want new redshirt rule. American Football Coaches Association executive director Craig Bohl explains, says it's 'not about creating loopholes' t.co/LKGkFoSAdV

ICYMI: Big Ten and SEC down to one Black head coach out of 34 schools after latest round of firings and hirings. SEC hasn't had a Black head coach since 2020. t.co/Wkpf9CsYjM

Following a blueprint similar to Indiana's, Colorado coach Deion Sanders has commitments from 23 transfer players from outside the Power 4 conferences, including 9 from the FCS t.co/uuiZ9sf9n2

University of Colorado's Board of Regents wants new athletic director to improve relations with in-state high schools, which seems to call out Deion Sanders' recruiting practices. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Of the 41 major college bowl games, 16 are owned by ESPN, 22 are owned by local nonprofits and 3 are owned by pro sports teams or their ownership groups. All but 3 are televised by ESPN/ABC. And one TV network is interested in televising even more. t.co/qA7m17vRIq

New Colorado offensive coordinator practically worshipped Deion Sanders as a child. Thirty years later, Sanders tapped him to revive his program www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Deion Sanders’ new freshman recruiting class at Colorado ranks last in Big 12, but so what? Signing small high school classes has been his strategy. Whether it's the right strategy is debatable after 3-9 season t.co/aKPXV5YFjq

Colorado forecasts $27 million deficit for the fiscal year ending in June 2026 after giving Deion Sanders a new contract and committing to $20.5 million in new player benefits under the House settlement. Colorado still hopes to reduce that deficit by then. t.co/0Xzia4MBGi

There was another press conference today in Baton Rouge to introduce a new head coach t.co/HsfAcYYjxv

Who is Shedeur Sanders, really? 15 personal observations of the Browns starting quarterback after two seasons of covering him at Colorado t.co/yz7GSeBeyV

Southern University could hold a news conference to announce a new head coach on Monday. Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk is a candidate for the job and finishes his first season as Colorado running backs coach on Saturday at Kansas State. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado freshman quarterback Julian "JuJu" Lewis made a strategic decision about his hair after he was pulled down by it for a 9-yard loss in his last game. t.co/dLXvH77kDN

U.S senator asks 'whether it is time to rethink the tax-exempt' status for college sports and what Congress can do to address 'excessive' buyouts for fired coaches www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado's news about its athletic director comes as CU athletics faces big revenue-generating challenges, as do many colleges. Amid big rising expenses, including Deion Sanders' contract, the school recently said it was "TBD" how it would pay for it all this year www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado coach Deion Sanders has said several times this season his team was better than the team that won the game. He also said recently that "we missed on several players" this year. Why Colorado is 3-7 heading into bye weekend www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado coach Deion Sanders was asked about a USA TODAY Sports report from earlier this week that said he changed play-callers after a blowout loss at Utah Oct. 25. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The decision to burn a redshirt year for Colorado freshman quarterback Julian "JuJu" Lewis might be a moot point anyway. On Dec. 15 in Nashville, a federal judge will consider a preliminary injunction against the NCAA's redshirt rule. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders stripped play-calling dues from offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur after the 53-7 loss at Utah Oct. 25, a person with knowledge of the move told USA TODAY Sports www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

NFL legend Ray Lewis makes first visit to Colorado campus since the bench-clearing brawl of 1993, when Lewis' Miami Hurricanes beat Colorado, 35-29. (I remember. I was there.) He made some blunt points with Deion Sanders' players this week. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Colorado coach Deion Sanders raises questions about the truthfulness of Big 12 injury reporting. 'Are we the only ones being honest?' www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The trustee in the bankruptcy case of former Colorado safety Shilo Sanders filed a complaint against him over the alleged transfer of funds from NIL accounts www.usatoday.com/story/sports...