Former Alabama coach Nick Saban purchases minority stake in Predators

NASHVILLE, Tenn.>> Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban has purchased a minority stake in the NHL’s Nashville Predators.

Predators chairman and majority owner Bill Haslam announced Tuesday the purchase made by Dream Sports Ventures LLC, an entity controlled by Saban and business partner Joe Agresti.

“Although I am now retired as a coach, I still possess a competitive nature and a great passion for sports,” Saban said in a statement released by the Predators. “Being involved in a sports team in Nashville has always been a goal and the opportunity to partner in the Predators with a class act like Bill Haslam created the perfect scenario for us.”

Saban and Agresti’s businesses include the Dream Motor Group that features 10 car dealerships, including two in Nashville.

Indiana’s Curt Cignetti the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year

Indiana’s Curt Cignetti exceeded expectations again this season and it earned him a second consecutive honor as The Associated Press coach of the year in college football.

He is the first coach to win the award in back-to-back years since it was first presented in 1998. He is the fourth coach to win it twice, joining Brian Kelly, Gary Patterson and Nick Saban.

Irish RB Jeremiyah Love will enter the NFL draft

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is bypassing his senior season to enter the NFL draft. He announced his decision three days after finishing third in voting for the Heisman Trophy that went to Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

Brown cancels Sunday men’s, women’s games

LOS ANGELES>> The men’s basketball game between Brown and Southern California scheduled for Sunday in Los Angeles has been canceled. So has the women’s game against Monmouth, which was set for Sunday in Rhode Island after a shooting on the campus last Saturday.

QB Daniels frustrated and disappointed by season

ASHBURN, VA.>> Jayden Daniels was “frustrated, disappointed” during his second year in the NFL, he said, by the various injuries he called “just freak accidents” that limited him to seven games before the Washington Commanders shut him down.

“It was obviously disappointing. I’m a player; I want play,” Daniels said. “But I wasn’t medically cleared to go.”

Packers’ Josh Jacobs says he hurt his knee again

GREEN BAY, WIS.>> Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs said he aggravated his knee injury early in the Packers’ loss at Denver on Sunday, but he still believes he should play Saturday at Chicago.

Jets release WR Lazard after nearly 3 seasons

GREEN BAY, WIS.>> Allen Lazard came to the New York Jets with a big contract and high expectations. He was released after almost three disappointing seasons.

Court rules PSG must pay Mbappé more than $70M

A Paris labor court ruled that Paris Saint-Germain must pay more than 60 million euros ($70 million) to Kylian Mbappé in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses linked to the end of the France superstar’s contract in 2024.

— The Associated Press