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Joe Namath, the man who once guaranteed the AFL’s New York Jets would win Super Bowl III, is proud his alma mater has become the only team to make the College Football Playoff all four years of its existence. And despite the Crimson Tide losing their regular season finale to Auburn and not making the SEC Championship Game, former Alabama quarterback Namath tells Sporting News that Bama deserves to be in the playoff over teams such as one-loss Wisconsin and two-loss conference champions Ohio State and USC....

Joe Nathan James Jr., 50, was sentenced to death over the 1994 murder of Faith Hall, his former girlfriend. Hall’s two daughters, aged just 3 and 6 when the murder took place, opposed the execution and described it as a “tragic day for our family.” The convict was executed by lethal injection at a south Alabama prison after the Supreme Court turned down his final request for a stay....

Joe Wieskamp’s prayer corner 3 off a deflected pass somehow went into the basket, giving the Hawkeyes (20-5, 9-5 Big Ten) a 71-69 victory over Rutgers on Saturday. Give the backboard assist on this one. The Hawkeyes have now won consecutive games on buzzer-beaters. Jordan Bohannon sank one Sunday to stun Northwestern. Before Wieskamp’s game-winner, Geo Baker made a 3 with 3.2 seconds remaining to give the Scarlet Knights (12-13, 5-10) a one-point lead....

Reigning Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Joey Chestnut picked up his 11th Mustard Belt on Wednesday, after downing 74 hot dogs and buns, a new world record. Judges messed up the scoring during the contest and said he finished with 64 — but Chestnut revealed his incredible achievement during his post-contest interview on ESPN. The official results: In the women’s contest, Miki Sudo won her fifth title in a row....

It should have been a simple foul call on Zach Randolph as he and Reggie Evans battled for a rebound off a free throw. MORE: Hornets’ shooting struggles | How Kemba and Lance fit | Blazers are contenders Instead, he turned it into an opportunity to showcase the moves from Step Reebok: The Video. We’ve seen this before from Crawford. He busted out basically the same move in 2012....

After Kyle Busch was left bloodied from a fight with Logano and his team on Sunday, the NASCAR driver was asked by a reporter if any blows were landed. Logano quickly responded, “None to me.” MORE: Martin Truex Jr. makes late pass to win Kobalt 400 Logano walked away from the fight without a scratch. Busch had a cut on his forehead, presumably from someone on Logano’s team. After the fight, Busch made it clear that he wasn’t done with Logano....

Though rumors had suggested that the Kentucky basketball coach could be open to looking at NBA jobs, Calipari flat-out denied them in a Twitter post and reiterated his commitment to Kentucky. The speculation came because of a report from Yahoo Sports’ Ben Rohrback and Vincent Goodwill that stated multiple sources said Calipari “would be open to jumping back into the NBA.” MORE: Why the Pelicans fired Stan Van Gundy after one season...

The Marist Poll published on Monday shows 51 percent of registered voters in Pennsylvania support Fetterman, compared to 41 percent who back Oz, with seven percent undecided. The Pennsylvania race is one of the most closely watched in the country and could be crucial in deciding control of the Senate where Democrats appear on course to keep control of the chamber. Oz performed slightly better among voters who said they would definitely vote in November, garnering 44 percent support to Fetterman’s 51 percent, while four percent were undecided....

Before her death, McCain commented on how she’d come to live so long, and the advice she gave may surprise you. In a conversation with Vogue in 2008, McCain detailed her “luck”-filled life, and how she lived, at the time, into her 90s. “I don’t do anything I’m supposed to do. I don’t exercise and today, I’ve already eaten a half a box of caramel popcorn,” she said, a line which ended her Washington Post obituary on Monday....

John Oliver had a message for Redskins owner Daniel Snyder on Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight.” While the defense argues that “just about everything is disparaging to someone,” Oliver makes to point that no, the Redskins name is currently disparaging specific individuals. MORE: NFL isn’t clear on fixing issues | Eagles linemen have words for Greg Hardy (WARNING! There’s a lot of NSFW language in the video. Like, a lot. You’ve been properly warned....

Real Madrid miss out on Draxler and Isak due to FIFA ban The Serbia international moved on after being left surplus to requirements following Antonio Conte’s move to a three-man backline this season, with his contract entering its final six months. Ivanovic made nearly 400 appearances for Chelsea since joining them from Lokomotiv Moscow, winning two Premier League crowns plus a Champions League and Europa League title. And Terry hailed his former team-mate for his influence on the side over his nine years at Stamford Bridge, praising his impact on the field as well as in the dressing room....

Johnny Football ripped through the last two years at Texas A&M, a tornado that included a Heisman Trophy, two unforgettable games against No. 1 Alabama and several more highly-publicized incidents off the field. Manziel slipped in the 2014 NFL Draft before the Cleveland Browns took him with the No. 22 pick. With all due respect to fellow rookies Blake Bortles and Teddy Bridgewater, Manziel is the quarterback that will attract the most attention in 2014 fantasy football leagues....

In the past, such piety from a rock star might have seemed embarrassingly goody-goody. John Lennon may have declared the Beatles more popular than Jesus, but he never confused the two. But in 1991, piety - excessive, conspicuous piety - is rock’s growth industry. From Don Henley to Phil Collins, from Sting to just about any rapper you’d care to name, pop stars are taking the weight of the world on their own padded shoulders and shooting it from arty angles in their videos....

The San Sebastian Film Festival is due to give the actor an outstanding contribution award next month and organizers have said that the actor hasn’t been convicted “of any form of violence against women.” The Pirates of the Caribbean star lost a highly publicized libel case in 2020 over an article in The Sun that labeled him “a wife-beater” after the newspaper claimed he had assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard....

Reggie Bush thinks that the NCAA should return his vacated Heisman Trophy in wake of these changes. The former USC star released a statement stressing his belief that his “hard work and dedication” were the reasons he won the Heisman, not the improper benefits he received while with the Trojans. “It is my strong belief that I won the Heisman trophy ‘solely’ due to my hard work and dedication on the football field and it is also my firm belief that my records should be reinstated,” Bush wrote....

Manziel could be placed on paid leave if the league finds he violated the personal conduct policy with his domestic incident on the highway in Avon, Ohio, ESPN reported. PHOTOS: Manziel’s rollar-coaster football career | SLOVER: More rehab? According to the NFL’s policy, commissioner Roger Goodell has the right to place a player on paid leave if he thinks that player has violated the personal conduct policy. “If an investigation leads the Commissioner to believe that you may have violated this Policy by committing any of the conduct identified above, he may act where the circumstances and evidence warrant doing so,” the policy states....

MORE: Manziel flips off Washington bench | Follow the game live | Manziel does little in first stint | Slightly better in second | Bloom: Manziel own worst enemy On fourth-and-1 from the Redskins’ 26, and with Washington up 14-3, Manziel hit Armstrong underneath beyond the first-down marker. But rookie cornerback Bashaud Breeland drilled him, rookie safety Ross Madison joined him a split-second later, and the pass ricocheted away. A roughing-the-passer penalty on the drive’s first play, on rookie Trent Murphy, kicked the drive into gear, giving Cleveland a first down at the Washington 35....

Reports said the Browns waited until Friday, instead of when free agency officially began on Wednesday, because they were hoping for a trading partner. That didn’t happen, obviously. MORE: Ranking Browns QBs since 1999 | Kaepernick prefers to play for Browns, per report The Heisman winner and first-round draft pick is spiraling out of control right now, with his father not sure his son will live to see his 24th birthday....