Former coach settling discrimination lawsuits

DULUTH, MINN. (AP) >> The University of Minnesota Duluth and its former women’s hockey coach have reached a tentative agreement that would settle long-running discrimination claims in state and federal courts.

The Star Tribune reports that a court filing says attorneys for Shannon Miller and the university negotiated the agreement, but no details were released because it hasn’t formally been signed.

Miller sued the university in federal court in 2015 alleging gender and sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation. Despite being among the most successful women’s hockey coaches, UMD declined to renew Miller’s contract after 16 seasons.

The university last week was ordered to pay Miller $4.4 million in damages and attorneys’ fees. THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. (AP) >> Los Angeles Rams linebacker Clay Matthews is expected to be out for four to six weeks with a broken jaw.

Coach Sean McVay said Monday that Matthews won’t return until after the Rams’ bye in early November.

Matthews was hurt when Seattle running back Chris Carson inadvertently kicked him in the face during the fourth quarter of the Rams’ 30-29 loss to the Seahawks last Thursday. Matthews’ jaw has been wired shut, McVay says.

Matthews has six sacks in his first five games with the Rams, who signed the 33-year-old pass rusher to a two-year contract in the offseason. Matthews had spent the past decade with Green Bay.

Samson Ebukam is expected to take Matthews’ starting spot Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.