FOOTBALL

Court to examine NFL’s Super Bowl ticketing policies — The NFL’s Super Bowl ticketing policies will be put under a microscope this week when New Jersey’s Supreme Court considers claims that the league violated state consumer fraud laws leading up to the 2014 game at MetLife Stadium. If Josh Finkelman’s challenge succeeds and the case ultimately prevails as a class action, the NFL could be liable for millions in damages to him and other ticketholders, his attorney said. Finkelman’s lawsuit, filed in the weeks after Super Bowl XLVIII, cuts to the core of an issue that has bedeviled sports fans for decades: the league’s practice of releasing roughly 1 percent of available tickets through a lottery, with the rest going to the teams, sponsors and other insiders. Finkelman claims the practice violates a New Jersey law — since repealed — that required 95 percent of tickets to be made available to the public.

Clemson QB transferring after losing starting job — Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant feels he didn’t get a fair shot to keep his job and has decided to transfer after highly touted freshman Trevor Lawrence was named the starter for the third-ranked Tigers. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney announced the senior’s intention to transfer Wednesday, two days after it was announced that Lawrence would start this week against Syracuse. Bryant had started the past 18 games for the Tigers, going 16-2.

— From wire reports