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Newsmakers: Cowboys’ McFadden sues longtime business manager

From staff ,wire reports

Sued Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden has sued his longtime business manager, saying he misappropriated and mishandled money throughout his NFL career, including $3 million lost in a bitcoin business venture. The brother of two-time Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin is one of the plaintiffs in the latest batch of lawsuits against the NCAA filed by former college players who say they suffer the effects of concussions.

Sold A replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy, the original World Cup, has sold at auction in London for 394,000 pounds ($570,00). It was originally given to Pele after becoming the only player to win the tournament three times.

Injured The 12th-ranked Frenchman, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of next week’s Wimbledon warmup tournament at Queen’s Club because of an adductor injury.

Dismissed Oklahoma has dismissed Akolda Manyang from its basketball team after the 7-foot junior center was accused of aggravated robbery in Minnesota. Manyang and another man were arrested after they allegedly assaulted a cab driver and took his keys.

Hired Minnesota deputy athletic director Beth Goetz, passed over for the top job, has decided to leave the university to become chief operating officer of the Connecticut athletic department.

Petitioned Media groups have asked a Philadelphia judge to unseal insurance documents that could address whether Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was told in the mid-1970s that his assistant was molesting boys.

Agreed The Bengals have agreed to a three-year contract extension with running back Giovani Bernard that runs through the 2019 season.

Pleaded A former minor league hockey player, Jordan Hart, accused of selling prescription painkillers to Derek Boogaard, an ex-hockey player who died of an accidental overdose, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge.

Signed Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch signed a four-year deal worth approximately $9.5 million, including about $5 million in a signing bonus. Quarterback Jared Goff has signed with the Los Angeles Rams, along with his fellow five draft picks.The team didn’t announce financial terms of the four-year deal for Goff, who was the No. 1 pick in the draft after three seasons at California.