Rams agree to settle lawsuit
The Rams agreed to settle three class-action lawsuits by fans who purchased personal seat licenses during the franchise’s two decades in Missouri, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.
The brief status report on the three lawsuits, later consolidated into one case, said the parties are in the process of gathering signatures for the settlement agreement and expect to file a motion for preliminary approval by Dec. 17.
No details of the settlement were provided and the Rams didn’t respond to a request for comment. — Nathan Fenno
North Carolina and Mack Brown have reached an agreement for him to return as football coach, a person involved in the negotiations told the AP on condition of anonymity because the school hasn’t commented publicly. Brown, 67, coached the Tar Heels from 1988 to 1997 before spending 16 seasons at Texas. He would replace the fired Larry Fedora . ... The Atlantic Coast Conference suspended seven players involved in an end-zone brawl after North Carolina State’s victory over North Carolina . ... The Southeastern Conference is fining Texas A&M $50,000 because fans surged onto the field after the Aggies’ 74-72 win over Louisiana State in a seventh overtime.
Bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw (16-3) will try to become the third simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history when he meets flyweight champion Henry Cejudo (13-2) at Honda Center on Jan. 26.
Current light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, and 2016 featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor are the only UFC fighters to hold two belts at once.
The welterweight debut of former One Championship champion Ben Askren versus former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler is also expected to be on the card.
Ron Hextall was fired after 41⁄2 seasons as general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. He played 13 seasons in the NHL and was a Kings assistant GM for seven seasons.
Loyola Marymount (7-0) is No. 10 in the first NET men’s basketball rankings, which is meant to replace the RPI as the primary tool to be used by the NCAA Division I tournament selection committee to evaluate teams.