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The Detroit Lions will lose one OTA practice after the NFL and the players' union found they violated rules governing physical contact in the offseason. The Lions announced Friday night that their practice scheduled for next Monday had been forfeited. "On Friday evening the organization was made aware by the NFL and NFLPA that Organized Team Activities (OTA) practices held the week of May 27 violated player work rules pertaining to on-field physical contact pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement," the Lions said in a statement posted to social media. "As a result, the team's OTA practice scheduled for Monday, June 10 has been forfeited. We take very seriously the rules set forth within the NFL's Offseason Program and have worked to conduct our practices accordingly. We will continue to be vigilant with our practices moving forward." The NFL offseason rules say, among other things, that contact work is prohibited. Examples include "'live' blocking, tackling, pass rushing," and "bump-and-run" contact. Players are not supposed to wear pads other than knee and elbow pads. --Field Level Media

Lawyers for former Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. learned Friday that they can use video evidence they believe will back their contention that another man, not their client, might have raped a woman in Lawrence, Kan., in September. The defense team for Shannon, who was suspended from the team for six games last season but reinstated before the postseason, says the video shows another man standing by the alleged victim at the bar where the alleged rape occurred on Sept. 9. Shannon's trial is expected to start on Monday. Shannon was charged in December, although the university dropped its investigation of the incident in April. He guided the Fighting Illini to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before they lost to eventual national champion UConn. Calling the man in the video a "third-party defendant," the judge noted the defense's report that the man was accused of sexually touching another woman at the same bar two weeks earlier. The alleged victim in the case involving Shannon told officers that Shannon sexually penetrated her with his fingers. She identified him through pictures she saw online. The judge added: "The third-party defendant is alleged to have been present at the scene of this case and this alleged crime. The court finds that that evidence is relevant and admissible and the defense will be allowed to present that evidence." Shannon averaged 23 points in 32 games (31 starts) this season. He led the team in scoring and 3-point baskets (77). Shannon hopes to be selected in the NBA Draft, slated for June 26-27. Some draft projections have him being selected in the lottery. --Field Level Media

Iowa sophomore forward Ava Jones, who was seriously injured as a pedestrian hit by an impaired driver before she ever played for the Hawkeyes, will take a medical disqualification and retire from college basketball. Hawkeyes coach Jan Jensen made the announcement Friday after Jones consulted with team doctor and athletic trainers. She was not cleared to play for Iowa in the 2023-24 season but will remain on scholarship and continue to work toward her degree in sports media and culture. "I would like to start by saying how grateful I am to have been a part of the Iowa women's basketball program," Jones said Friday on social media. "I am extremely blessed to have been a part of the journey last season. "It is with great sadness to announce that I am medically retiring from college basketball. My coaches, doctors, teammates, and trainers have been amazing since the accident. While I will no longer be a member of the women's basketball program, I will still be on scholarship, receive a world class education and forever be a Hawkeye. "I'd like to thank my family for the never-ending support and I am excited for the next chapter of my life." The 6-foot-2 Jones was a star at Nickerson (Kan.) High School and ranked No. 83 in ESPN's HoopGurlz player rankings for the Class of 2023 when she committed to Iowa on July 3, 2022. Two days later while in Louisville for an AAU basketball tournament, Jones went for a walk with her family when an impaired driver veered onto a sidewalk and hit them. Her father, Trey Jones, was killed while her mother, Amy Jones, suffered a brain injury and 21 broken bones. Her younger brother, Creek Jones, suffered minor injuries. Amy Jones suffered a traumatic brain injury, torn ligaments in both knees and an injured shoulder. Iowa announced Jones would remain on scholarship. Jensen, the Iowa associate head coach who recently replaced the retired Lisa Bluder, said in a statement Friday: "We wish Ava the best on the road to recovery and fully support the decision she made to step away from the game. She worked tirelessly to get to this point, but she made the best decision for herself and her well-being." The driver, Michael Steele Empson Hurley of Lexington, Ind., was allegedly under the influence of drugs when he hit four members of the Jones family. Hurley was indicted by a grand jury and charged with one count of murder, two counts of first-degree assault, one count of assault in the fourth degree and one count of operating a motor vehicle under the influence. --Field Level Media

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The NFL released its 2024 preseason schedule Friday, also revealing the five games that will be televised nationally. Each of the NFL's five primary media partners will take a turn to get its crews ready for the season, starting with ESPN/ABC airing the Hall of Fame Game from Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. ET. That game features the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears. Andre Johnson of the Texans and three former Bears -- Devin Hester, Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers -- are among the seven players to be enshrined in Canton in August. In Week 2, FOX will be on the call when the New Orleans Saints visit the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. ET And in Week 3, Amazon Prime will return to its Thursday night slot as the Indianapolis Colts meet the Cincinnati Bengals on the road on Aug. 22. Game time is 8 p.m. ET. Two games on Aug. 25 will conclude the nationally televised preseason schedule: the Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos (4:30 p.m. ET, CBS) and New England Patriots at Washington Commanders (8 p.m. ET, NBC). The regular season begins on Sept. 5, with the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. --Field Level Media

Hall of Fame Game highlights nationally televised NFL preseason slate

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end BJ Thompson was awake and responsive Friday afternoon after the player had a seizure and went into cardiac arrest on Thursday, NFL Network reported. Chris Turnage, Thompson's agent, told NFL Network that the prognosis is good for the 25-year-old Thompson, who had the seizure during a special teams meeting. He had been unconscious at an area hospital since the incident. Per reports, the Chiefs' medical staff attended to Thompson and an ambulance was called. The Chiefs sent players home and rescheduled practice for Friday. Thompson recorded two tackles in one game as a rookie last season. He was selected by Kansas City in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Stephen F. Austin. --Field Level Media

Chiefs' BJ Thompson 'alert, awake' after seizure

The expansion of the College Football Playoff to 12 teams means there will be college games aplenty during the holidays and after New Year's Day in 2025. And in a scheduling twist, college football will find its first-round playoff games on Dec. 21 going head-to-head with a pair of NFL Saturday games that could weigh on the AFC playoff picture -- the Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens. The complete college bowl schedule was announced Thursday, with bowl season kicking off Dec. 14 with the Cricket Celebration Bowl in Atlanta and the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., and culminating with the national championship game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta. In between, there will be nearly four dozen college bowl games played, including four CFP first-round games on Dec. 20-21, one quarterfinal on Dec. 31, three quarterfinals on Jan. 1 and the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl moving from their traditional holiday week time slots to Jan. 9 and 10, respectively, to host semifinal games. Eight of those games will be played on Dec. 28 alone, giving football fans an extra holiday-week treat. For the first time, the annual Army-Navy rivalry game will share a day with bowl games. The service academies still get a time slot all to themselves at 3 p.m. ET on Dec. 14, but first up will be the Celebration Bowl -- an FCS tradition that pits the MEAC champion against the SWAC champion -- and the Camellia Bowl will follow that night. Below is the complete bowl schedule, without a listing for the Holiday Bowl. That game has yet to be scheduled. All times are Eastern. --Dec. 14 Celebration Bowl, noon, ABC Camellia Bowl, 9 p.m., ESPN --Dec. 17 Boca Raton Bowl, 5:30 p.m., ESPN Frisco Bowl, 9 p.m. ESPN --Dec. 18 LA Bowl, 9 p.m., ESPN --Dec. 19 New Orleans Bowl, 7 p.m., ESPN2 --Dec. 20 Cure Bowl, Noon, ESPN Gasparilla Bowl, 3:30 p.m., ESPN CFP first-round game, 8 p.m., ABC/ESPN --Dec. 21 CFP first-round game, noon, TNT CFP first-round game, 4 p.m., TNT CFP first-round game, 8 p.m., ABC/ESPN --Dec. 23 Myrtle Beach Bowl, 11 a.m., ESPN Potato Bowl, 2:30 p.m., ESPN --Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN --Dec. 26 Detroit Bowl, 2 p.m., ESPN Guaranteed Rate Bowl, 5:30 p.m., ESPN 68 Ventures Bowl, 9 p.m., ESPN --Dec. 27 Armed Forces Bowl, noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN Birmingham Bowl, noon or 3:30 p.m., ESPN Liberty Bowl, 7 p.m., ESPN Las Vegas Bowl, 10:30 p.m., ESPN --Dec. 28 Fenway Bowl, 11 a.m., ESPN Pinstripe Bowl, noon, ABC New Mexico Bowl, 2:15 p.m., ESPN Pop-Tarts Bowl, 3:30 p.m., ABC Arizona Bowl, 4:30 p.m., The CW Military Bowl, 5:45 p.m., ESPN Alamo Bowl, 7:30 p.m., ABC Independence Bowl, 9:15 p.m., ESPN --Dec. 30 Music City Bowl, 2:30 p.m., ESPN --Dec. 31 ReliaQuest Bowl, noon, ESPN Sun Bowl, 2 p.m., CBS Citrus Bowl, 3 p.m., ABC Texas Bowl, 3:30 p.m., ESPN Fiesta Bowl, 7:30 p.m., ESPN (CFP quarterfinal) --Jan. 1 Peach Bowl, 1 p.m., ESPN (CFP quarterfinal) Rose Bowl, 5 p.m., ESPN (CFP quarterfinal) Sugar Bowl, 8:45 p.m., ESPN (CFP quarterfinal) --Jan. 2 Gator Bowl, 7:30 p.m., ESPN --Jan. 3 First Responder Bowl, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN Duke's Mayo Bowl, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN --Jan. 4 Bahamas Bowl, 11 a.m., ESPN2 --Jan. 9 Orange Bowl, 7:30 p.m., ESPN (CFP semifinal) --Jan. 10 Cotton Bowl, 7:30 p.m., ESPN (CFP semifinal) --Jan. 20 National championship game, 7:30 p.m., ESPN --Field Level Media

Packed college football bowl schedule: NFL conflicts, expanded playoff