Author: Scooby Axson, USA TODAY

President Joe Biden said the exchange for Brittney Griner had been in the works for the past two weeks, and that he had given the final go-ahead.

Bills coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday that Von Miller had exploratory surgery and his ACL was repaired. He will be out the rest of season.

Four quarterbacks – USC’s Caleb Williams, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Georgia’s Stetson Bennett and TCU’s Max Duggan – were named Heisman finalists.

LeBron James called out media for asking him about Kyrie Irving but not about a 1957 photo showing Jerry Jones looking over a desegregation protest.

Merritt Paulson said his company, Peregrine Sports, plans to sell the Portland Thorns following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse.

The Penguins said Kris Letang, 35, does not have any lasting effects of the stroke and will have more tests throughout the next week.

For Cincinnati and Clemson, home did them no favors in trying to drive momentum into New Year’s Six or a College Football Playoff berth.

Colorado has a football coaching vacancy and could be looking at Deion Sanders, the current coach at Jackson State, to fill the position.

Von Miller’s knee injury occurred in the first quarter of Buffalo’s 28-25 win over Detroit on Thursday. Miller did not return to the game.