EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsEUGENE, Ore. -- The first thing Dan Lanning notices when I step into his office is my shoes."You're wearing Reeboks in here, man?" he says, pointing at my Club C sneakers. Lanning, of course, is in head-to-toe Nike. He smiles. "Don't worry, I won't get you in trouble with anyone."When he was a high school PE teacher and…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, and Cam Norrie pulled out of the US Open on Friday because of injuries.The 18th-ranked Vondrousova has been sidelined by a hurt hand, and the 47th-ranked Norrie has a forearm problem.Vondrousova, a 25-year-old from Czechia, won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last year and was the runner-up…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsRutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs resigned suddenly Friday afternoon, ending the stint of the athletic director with the longest continuous tenure within the Big Ten.Hobbs will be replaced on an interim basis by deputy athletic director Ryan Pisarri as the school begins a search for a permanent replacement.Hobbs' resignation note, which was distributed internally at Rutgers, referenced his…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle D'Ante Smith is expected to miss the upcoming season with a torn patella tendon, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.The reserve lineman was injured in Thursday's joint practice with the Chicago Bears.Smith was the second Bengals player to suffer that injury in the joint practice. He went down roughly 10 minutes after…