Georgia QB heading south

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Carson Beck is pushing his NFL plans back a year and has committed to play next season at Miami, Fla.

Beck, the now-former Georgia quarterback, has signed a grant-in-aid agreement with the Hurricanes. Beck announced the decision on social media with a simple two-word message: “Go Canes,” he wrote.

The move means Beck — who is recovering from elbow surgery — is presumably taking over as Cam Ward’s replacement as Miami’s starter for the 2025 season.

Beck spent five seasons at Georgia, the last two as the Bulldogs’ primary starter.

He has completed 68% of his passes — 628 of 923 — for 7,912 yards, 58 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in his college career. He appeared in 39 games for Georgia, 27 of them in the last two seasons. The Bulldogs went 24-3 in those 27 games

Judge denies NASCAR lawsuit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge has denied NASCAR’s motions to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina also denied NASCAR’s request that two teams — 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports — be ordered to post a bond to cover fees they would not be legally owed if they lose the case.

23XI Racing, a team co-owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, which is owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, are suing NASCAR to compete with charter recognition throughout the 2025 season.

Streaming series idea snuffed out

The Venu sports streaming service is over before it even began.

ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. and Discovery announced Friday they were pulling the plug on Venu, which was expected to include sports offerings from the major media companies and was announced to great fanfare last year.

But its planned launch had been blocked due to an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Fubo service. Although Fubo dropped its case earlier this week, there were indications that other companies were going to take up the fight, but did not in the end.

The Associated Press