Frank Ragnow's retirement is now official, and the Lions also made another minor roster move ahead of training camp

Tom Curry was named at openside flanker in the British & Irish Lions team for the first test against Australia on Saturday, ensuring the tourists would field a test team without a Welshman for the first time since the late 19th century.

The British and Irish Lions will field an all-Scottish fly-half and centre trio for the first time in history when they play Australia in the opening Test on Saturday.

That's when the Lions placed Ragnow on the reserve/retired list. Ragnow, the four-time Pro Bowl center, stepped away from the game at age 29. The news of Ragnow's retirement officially broke on June 2, but the procedure of moving him to the NFL's retired list didn't happen until July 16.

But Higgins was the first second-rounder to ink his rookie deal this year, and because contracts across all sports are heavily rooted in precedent, the Cleveland Browns quickly followed suit and gave the first pick of the second round (33rd overall), linebacker Carson Schwesinger, a fully-guaranteed deal as well.

Fly-half Tom Lynagh will emulate his father, the Wallaby great Michael, when he starts for Australia in Saturday's first Test against the British and Irish Lions.

Amon-Ra St. Brown's iconic headstand touchdown celebration for the Lions will be featured on boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios cereal this fall.

Tom Lynagh will start at flyhalf for Australia against the Lions on Saturday, 36 years after his father, Michael, faced the combined British and Irish team.

Researchers at Lion Country Safari entice lions to chase and “kill” lures in order to better understand how they hunt. That knowledge could help save the species in a crowded world of