Andrej Stojakovic is returning to the transfer portal.

The son of former Sacramento Kings All-Star Peja Stojakovic is leaving Cal after leading the Bears in scoring last season at 17.9 points per game, ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony first reported.

Stojakovic transferred to Cal from Stanford last April, joining a program that went on to finish 14-19 overall and 15th in its first season in the ACC.

In addition to being a productive scorer, the Sacramento area product averaged 33.4 minutes, 4.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 blocks per game last season.

The 6-foot-7 Stojakovic was one of the Bears’ bright spots. His departure comes two weeks after the Bears lost freshman sensation Jeremiah Wilkinson to the University of Georgia. Wilkinson entered the transfer portal after averaging a15.1 points per game for Cal this past season.

Stojakovic will not go through the NBA draft process this year, ESPN reported.

As a freshman at Stanford two seasons ago, Stojakovic averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

Stojakovic was a five-star college prospect and McDonald’s All-American out of Jesuit High School in Carmichael.

— Darren Sabedra

College football

Corso to retire from ‘College GameDay’ >> Lee Corso’s nearly four-decade run on ESPN’s “College GameDay” is coming to an end.

Corso, the longtime ESPN broadcaster and folksy former coach widely known for his endearing expressions and elaborate headgear picks, is set to retire after a career with the show that began in 1987, ESPN announced. His final broadcast will be Aug. 30 — Week 1 of the 2025 college football season — and the network said additional programming to celebrate the 89-year-old Corso is also planned.

“My family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and ‘College GameDay’ for nearly 40 years,” Corso said in a statement to ESPN.

Players chasE dollars as portal opens >> The opening of the college football transfer portal has created a dash for cash.

The delay in approving the House vs. NCAA antitrust settlement means the rules around compensation are not yet in place, blowing up the market for the amount of money players can receive from their schools’ name, image and likeness collectives or from third-party endorsement deals.

More than 400 players have entered the portal since it opened Wednesday, according to tracking by 247Sports. Athletes have until April 25 to enter, and they clearly have leverage until the settlement is approved by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland.

“It’s basically a free pass to pay guys as much as you want to pay them right now,” said Mit Winter, a Missouri sports law attorney who advises agents, collectives and schools. His advice to athletes: “Get your deal signed now before the House settlement gets approved and make sure the payments are made from a collective before July 1.”

Once the House settlement is approved, any NIL deals with a collective or third party over $600 must be reported to a clearinghouse, where it will be vetted to determine if the pay is commensurate with the service provided by the athlete and that it is in line with the athlete’s fair market value. July 1 is the expected date for the settlement to take effect.

NFL

Rodgers defends himself as he ponders his NFL future >> Aaron Rodgers is in no rush to make a decision about his future.

The free-agent quarterback said during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he is “not holding anybody hostage” as he weighs whether to return for a 21st season.

Rodgers was released by the New York Jets in March. The 41-year-old four-time NFL MVP from Cal has visited the Pittsburgh Steelers and talked with the Minnesota Vikings in recent weeks, but said there are certain things going on in his personal life that are currently taking precedence over anything related to football.

“I have a couple people in my inner circle that are battling some difficult stuff,” Rodgers said. “I have a lot of things that are taking my attention and have, beginning in January, away from football.”

He did cut down rumors that he was holding out for a multi-year contract or a big payday, saying that $10 million for one season is all he wants.

“I told every single one of the teams I talked to (that) it wasn’t about the money,” Rodgers said.

NHL

Ovechkin adds to record goal total >> Alex Ovechkin finished his record-breaking regular season by netting his 897th career goal in a 5-2 loss in Pittsburgh.

Sidney Crosby, meanwhile, finished his 20th season with a goal and an assist to push him past the 90-point barrier for the ninth time.

Ovechkin’s 44th goal of the season moved him three clear of Wayne Gretzky, whose career record he smashed earlier this month.