Atlanta Falcons to bench Marcus Mariota in favor of rookie Desmond Ridder
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the Atlanta Falcons are set to bench veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota and start rookie Desmond Ridder. The quarterback switch comes after the Falcons have lost four of five games while scoring more than 20 points just once
WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian prison in swap for convicted arms dealer
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that WNBA star and Olympian Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian prison in a one-for-one prisoner exchange. Griner, the 32-year-old center for the Phoenix Mercury, was arrested at a Moscow