A $50 million lawsuit that accused Shannon Sharpe of rape has been settled.

Attorney Tony Buzbee, whose firm represented a Jane Doe, who filed the civil lawsuit against the retired NFL star and sports media personality earlier this year, announced the settlement on Friday afternoon in a statement posted on Instagram.

“After protracted and respectful negotiations, I’m pleased to announce that we have reached a mutually agreed upon resolution,” Buzbee wrote. “All matters have now been addressed satisfactorily, and the matter is closed. The lawsuit will thus be dismissed with prejudice.”

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

According to the lawsuit, filed on April 20 in Clark County, Nev., Sharpe and his accuser met at a gym in 2023, when he was 54 and she was 20. They ended up having “a rocky consensual relationship that lasted nearly two years,” the lawsuit stated.

Sharpe’s accuser sought damages for claims of assault, sexual assault, battery, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress after multiple alleged non-consensual sexual encounters in her Las Vegas apartment between October and January.

Sharpe has denied the allegations. One of his attorneys, Lanny J. Davis, said in April that Sharpe had offered his accuser “at least $10 million” to settle the case in mediation, but the offer was declined.

Raiders place DT Watkins on PUP list

The Las Vegas Raiders placed defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, who experienced a significant setback earlier this year in his recovery from a broken foot, on the physically unable to perform list.

That means Wilkins will miss the beginning of training camp, which opens Wednesday. Because he was placed on the PUP list before practices began, the Raiders can activate Wilkins at any time during camp once medically cleared.

Wilkins suffered the season-ending injury in Week 5 last season. He then experienced some sort of setback in his recovery, which caused him to miss all of organized team activities and minicamp.

Wilkins, 29, was the Raiders’ marquee free-agent signing last year, agreeing to a four-year, $110 million contract with $82.75 million guaranteed.

Wilkins had two sacks and 17 tackles in five games before injuring his foot, which required surgery. He suffered a Jones fracture — a break of the bone that connects the pinkie toe to the base of the foot.

MILB

Ober goes four scoreless as Saints top Louisville

The Saints returned from the International League break with a 3-1 win at Louisville behind four scoreless innings from Bailey Ober, who is with the team on a rehab assignment.

Ober retired eight of the final nine men he facedm allowing four hits while striking out three.

Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer, his 19th of the season to tie a career high in the win.

St. Paul improved to 10-9 on the season, with the two teams scheduled to take the field at 6:15 p.m. tonight in Louisville.

PWHL

Frost sign veteran netminder Boissonnault

The Frost signed of goaltender Marlène Boissonnault to a one-year Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement for the 2025-26 season.

Boissonnault graduated from Cornell University in 2019, finishing her career as the second-winningest goaltender in Big Red history (56 wins) and a three-time All-Ivy League selection (First-Team 2018, Second-Team 2017 and 2019).

She then played four years professionally with the PWHPA and spent the PWHL’s inaugural season with Montréal.

NHL

Jets sign Vilardi to 6-year, $45M pact

The Winnipeg Jets locked up forward Gabriel Vilardi on Friday, signing the forward to a six-year extension worth $45 million.

Vilardi, 25, became a restricted free agent July 1 after completing a two-year, $6.88 million deal. He had career highs in 2024-25 with 27 goals, 34 assists, 61 points and 71 games.

The Jets acquired Vilardi in June 2023 in a trade that sent Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings. He has 90 goals and 85 assists in 270 career regular-season games in six seasons with Los Angeles and Winnipeg.

NBA

Clippers sign Beal after Suns buy out his deal

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed guard Bradley Beal after the final two years of his contract were bought out by the Phoenix Suns earlier this week.

He averaged 17 points, 3.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 32.1 minutes while starting 38 of 53 games for the Suns last season. Beal shot 50% from the floor, 39% from 3-point range and 80% from the foul line.

Pelicans’ Queen out 3 months after surgery

Pelicans rookie Derik Queen is likely to miss at least the start of training camp after having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist.

Queen was hurt Tuesday while playing in an NBA Summer League game. The Pelicans said he would be evaluated again in approximately 12 weeks.

The procedure Friday was to address a torn scapholunate ligament.

The 6-foot-9 Queen was the Big Ten freshman of the year after averaging 16.5 points for Maryland.

He was taken with the No. 13 pick in the draft by Atlanta and the Pelicans acquired his rights in a trade.

motorsports

NASCAR not racing in Chicago next season

NACAR announced that there will be no Chicago Street Race next season, but that the event could return in 2027.

NASCAR raced on a street course in downtown Chicago on the first weekend in July each of the last three years. But it had a three-year contract with the city, leaving the future of the event in question.

— From news services