“I don’t think anybody that was ever there in the locker room with T.J. ever would’ve thought anything like that,” Manziel, who played with Johnson at Texas A&M during the 2012 season, told Northeast Ohio Media Group. MORE: Worst crimes connected to athletes Johnson is accused of hacking a 53-year-old jogger to death with a machete in Dallas on Monday morning. Police said Johnson told a responding officer that he “committed capital murder....

Watch Manziel — excuse me, Johnny JamBoogie — in this new spot. We need more of these, ASAP. MORE: Dez Bryant unveils new apparel line, ‘ThrowUpTheX’ gear 

No doubt it’s difficult to fill six or more hours of air time about sports figures — nope, not having this debate today — who can’t talk so it’s natural that there’s additional focus on betting schemes and live odds. MORE: The biggest long shots to ever win the Kentucky Derby But NBC’s decision to throw former Olympic ice skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir as the derby’s “fashion and lifestyle correspondents” into the mix injected life into a sport generally targeted to the nation’s most privileged viewers....

One of the professors, identified by the school as Juan Obarrio, was terminated, while the other, who was unnamed, resigned. Obarrio’s termination came after students created a petition and held protests calling for his termination. Days before Obarrio’s termination, Morehouse College placed a professor, who students accused of engaging in sexually inappropriate behavior, on leave. In recent months, professors at Stanford University and Boston University have been fired for sexual misconduct....

He’s struggling at a time of year when he’s usually on top of his game and dominating. And he’s fighting for his life, scrambling just to stay alive in the Chase for the Sprint Cup instead of cruising toward a record-tying seventh championship. Johnson finished 12th, fifth and third in the first round of the Chase. And then, at Kansas Speedway last week, he realized his worst nightmare, getting caught up in a crash that knocked him out of the race....

An upcoming book says Milley told General Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army that he would give him advance warning if President Donald Trump planned to launch a military attack against China. Trump and some Republican leaders have said that if the report is true, Milley may have committed treason. “The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs regularly communicates with Chiefs of Defense across the world, including with China and Russia,” the Joint Staff spokesperson, Colonel Dave Butler, said in a statement....

The former Packers and Seahawks punter is back in the CFL, 14 years after leaving for the States. Playing for his hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders, he dusted off a fake field goal vs. the British Columbia Lions (Ryan was the ‘Hawks’ holder for years). The play didn’t count because of a penalty, but Ryan showed he still has the touch. The Regina native last played for the Seahawks in 2017. Prior to this year, his last CFL experience came with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2005....

Unlike a recent string of violent, late hits across the playoffs that have drawn fines and suspensions, Hickey’s check seemed to be a clean play. MORE: Top photos from the second round The hit occurred with 14:22 to play in the second period as Drouin attempted to skate the puck into the offensive zone. As he crossed the blue line, Hickey met Drouin with a wallop that sent him backward onto the ice....

A deal that would have sent Brewers All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy to the Indians is off. The Indians were one of eight teams on Lucroy’s no-trade list. Reports indicated the Brewers had agreed to a deal to send Lucroy to Cleveland for a package that included the team’s top catching prospect, Francisco Mejia, No. 12-ranked prospect shortstop Yu-Cheng Chang and No. 22-ranked prospect outfielder Greg Allen. MORE: Worst in-season AL trades...

The Oscar-winning filmmaker, known for creating hits such as Get Out and Us, has publicly batted away a fan’s claim that Peele is the “best horror director of all time.” After he turned down the title, social media users started to discuss who they believe to be the greatest of all time in the horror genre. Nope arrives in U.S. movie theaters on Friday July 22, and the early reviews from critics are positive....

During a four-hour interview on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Peterson said efforts to ensure the planet remains habitable must start from the bottom up, including changing how people from lower-income backgrounds source food and other essentials. Peterson told Rogan that when people are worried about “where your next meal is coming from” they are not as focused on whether their food is environmentally friendly or sourced ethically. The clinical psychologist cited slash-and-burn agriculture—a farming method where vegetation in a plot of land is cut down and burned in order to produce more fertile soil—as an example of an unsustainable practice....

Speaking to the media at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, Spieth addressed this weekend’s tournament, next week’s PGA Championship and his close miss at the British Open. MORE: PGA Championship winners | Rory McIlroy posts Instagram video of his rehab Rory McIlroy is the defending Bridgestone champion but is out of this year’s event with an ankle injury. His winning score last year was 15 under par. This will be Spieth’s second appearance at the WGC-Bridgestone....

Spieth saw his chance to repeat disappear at Augusta after surrendering a five-stroke lead on the back nine. He finished three shots behind winner Danny Willett. A quadruple bogey on the par-3 12th, where Spieth twice hit into the water, doomed his final round. Spieth struggled to hide his devastation in an interview after his round. MORE: Jack Nicklaus feels Spieth’s pain | Spieth’s conversation with caddie But Spieth’s caddie, Michael Greller, put the tournament into perspective, saying there was no reason to feel for them....

The Portuguese coach stormed onto the field to dispute the referee’s decision to send off one of his players and allow a Betis goal that was apparently scored on a hand ball. Two more Roma players were later sent off, leaving Roma to finish the match with eight men in an eventual 5-2 defeat. Why Mourinho was sent off Roma and Betis were tied at 2-2 when Alex Moreno handed the Spanish side the lead in bizarre circumstances with just under an hour played....

A silver medalist in the 2009 World Championships, Pedraza turned pro in 2011. He won the IBO super featherweight title in 2014 and then defended the belt twice before losing it to Gervonta Davis in 2017. Since then, Pedraza has won and lost the WBO lightweight title and gone 7-3 in 10 fights. Pedraza’s last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Jose Ramirez in March. Commey made his pro debut in 2011....

The Blue Jays third baseman dove — not leaned, not reached — into the stands to catch a David DeJesus foul ball and preserve Marco Estrada’s perfect game against the Rays at Tropicana Field. Fans in the first few rows were all looking up at the ball and didn’t see Donaldson, who crashed into a fan’s chest as he made the play, coming. But no one appeared to be injured....

For more on this signing and the latest fantasy news, check our Twitter @SN_Fantasy. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2020 cheat sheet Josh Gordon’s fantasy outlook with Seahawks Last year, Gordon played a minor role with the Seahawks, playing in five games and catching seven passes for 139 yards. He only played in more than 50 percent of the snaps once for the team and had just one game in which he saw more than two targets....

An NFL spokesman on Tuesday confirmed a Cleveland Plain Dealer report Gordon’s petition for reinstatement from his indefinite drug ban has been denied by the league. The NFL said it would have no further comment. STEELE: Gordon victim of dopey NFL policy? The league’s denial of reinstatement came one day after news broke that Gordon failed an NFL-administered drug test last month. IYER: Time for Browns to treat Gordon like Johnny Manziel...

Hader is enjoying a perfectly solid season for the Brewers, outside of an uncharacteristically high 4.24 ERA. He has 29 saves on the year, which leads MLB, and a pair of blown saves. July was a tough month for the Brewers star, as he posted a 12.54 ERA and had a batting average against of .354. The Brewers undoubtedly weren’t preparing to be sellers at this deadline – They’re firmly locked in a race for the NL Central – but the return they got back from the Padres and the pieces they have in place likely explains the deal....