Quarterback Brendan Sorsby won’t be kick-starting his pro football career in Canada. The CFL said Friday it won’t allow the 22-year-old who was permanently ruled ineligible by the NCAA for sports betting to sign with any of its teams or be placed on their negotiation lists. Sorsby admitted to placing thousands of bets totaling nearly $90,000 over his collegiate career. After being ruled permanently ineligible by the NCAA, Sorsby attempted to join the NFL’s supplemental draft, but that league told him on Tuesday it wouldn’t hold one this year. The CFL said in a statement Friday that “upholding the integrity of the league and ensuring fair competition” was paramount.

The WNBA has suspended Phoenix’s Alyssa Thomas for one game after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark’s throat in Wednesday night’s matchup against Indiana. It happened with 6:52 left in the second quarter and was deemed to be a non-basketball act. The league gave Thomas a Flagrant Foul 2 penalty for it. No foul was called on the play by officials. The WNBA is allowed to review a game to reclassify a Flagrant foul or to classify as Flagrant any foul not called as such during a game. Thomas will serve her suspension on Saturday when the Mercury visit the Toronto Tempo.

The NCAA Division I Cabinet has approved changes to the college football calendar. Starting in fall 2027, teams can schedule up to 12 regular-season games over 14 weeks, ending after Thanksgiving. This week, the cabinet also allowed teams moving from the Championship Subdivision to the Bowl Subdivision to be bowl-eligible immediately. The change applies to teams like North Dakota State and Sacramento State. Additionally, the FBS and FCS oversight committees proposed shortening the January transfer portal window from 15 to 10 days. They also suggested a new model for spring and summer activities. Votes on these proposals are set for August.

The United States returns to the pitch for its final World Cup group-stage game with some decisions to make. The Americans have already won Group D to lock up a spot in the knockout stage and will face winless Turkey in Inglewood, California. Christian Pulisic returned to training after missing a 2-0 win over Australia, but coach Mauricio Pochettino has to decide how much to use his star player in a game that’s meaningless in the standings and the knockout stage around the corner. In other games, Ivory Coast can earn its first trip to the knockout stage with a win over Curacao, Ecuador faces a must-win against Germany and three games will determine the Group F winner.