Author: Cale Clinton, USA TODAY

Middle Tennessee will pocket $1.5 million from guarantees as part of playing James Madison in its opener. Here’s how the weird arrangement happened.

There will be scores of guaranteed games played in college football this fall. A look at interesting contract details from several of the matchups.

Chicago Bears linebacker and 2018 first-round pick Roquan Smith requests a trade, claiming that the new regime “doesn’t value me here.”

The infamous deferred compensation agreement in Bobby Bonilla’s New York Mets contract sells at auction on collectibles marketplace Goldin.

All-Pro wide receiver Deebo Samuel agreed to a three-year, $73.5 million extension with the San Francisco 49ers.

Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon says the Cardinals’ attempt to give Kyler Murray a four-hour film study clause in his contract is “embarrassing.”

To keep their roster intact with some core players they drafted and developed, the Warriors are facing a record-setting $170-million luxury tax bill.

Tom Brady is getting another marquee target in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ receiving corps with the addition of Julio Jones.

Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins broke a months-long Twitter silence to dispute a report made by NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport.