Michael Jordan and NASCAR chairman Jim France stood side-by-side on the steps of a federal courthouse as if they were old friends following a stunning settlement Thursday of a bruising antitrust case in which the Basketball Hall of Famer was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing the top racing series in the United States of being a monopolistic bully.

Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are taking NASCAR to federal court Monday over antitrust allegations. The lawsuit claims NASCAR holds a monopoly over the sport, with 23XI and Front Row refusing to sign charter renewals.

Coaches and former players are remembering the Durham native as a transformative player on the court and an inspiration off.

The university announced Monday that Athletics Director Etienne Thomas has submitted her resignation.

The Greensboro Groove announced their name and new coach during a reveal ceremony and press conference on Friday. They will join three other teams in the recently formed Upshot League for professional women's basketball.

Bob McAdoo was an All-American at Smith High School before earning collegiate and pro honors.

UCF offensive line coach Shawn Clark died Sunday at 50 years old nearly two weeks after he was hospitalized with a medical emergency, the school announced.

Fourteen former N.C. State male athletes have filed a civil lawsuit in state court alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine, expanding a case that began with a federal lawsuit from a single athlete three years ago.

The NCAA is investigating potential violations of sports betting rules involving 13 former men’s basketball players who competed for six schools.

Humpy Wheeler, a pioneering motorsports promoter and former president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, has died, NASCAR said. He was 86.