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Manchin has raised concerns about the Build Back Better Act, whose details President Joe Biden outlined last week. The senator said on Monday he doesn’t intend to support the legislation until he knew more about the impact it would have on both the national debt and inflation. The framework for the bill released at the end of October includes what Biden’s administration described as the “largest effort to combat climate change in American history....

Joe Mixon would be absolutely foolish to open his mouth at the Orange Bowl Media Day and say a single word about what happened in the fall of 2014 when he punched a young woman in the face and became the latest social outrage of all that is wrong with sports. MORE: 15 playoff difference-makers | OU’s path to playoffs Not an explanation. Not an apology. Not an excuse....

An affable mountain of a man at 6-4, 270 pounds, Hill was a vicious pillar of the Jets’ high-scoring offenses under Namath, not only protecting “Broadway Joe” but also opening holes for a bruising ground game led by Emerson Boozer and Matt Snell. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 | Rare photos of Joe Namath “I was very sad to hear of the passing of Winston Hill,” Jets owner Woody Johnson said (via the Jets’ website)....

Vasquez was the surprise breakout star of the court case, becoming a trending topic online during it with numerous admirers commenting on her abilities during the court case. As a result of her friendship with Depp during the trial, a number of dating rumors emerged and Vasquez has even been forced to address the topic on a number of occasions. Comedian and podcaster Rogan once again weighed in on the subject of Depp vs....

The 10-time Pro Bowler has never missed a snap in his 11 seasons with the Browns. MORE: Old jokes aside, Jay Cutler is getting last laugh with Dolphins Several of Thomas’ current and former teammates and coaches congratulated him on the achievement: He was also congratulated by several sports stars, including LeBron James and J.J. Watt: Thomas found the perfect way to celebrate his milestone: Here’s to another 10K. 

Embiid treated Instagram, as well as those who happened to walk by, to an impromptu version of the Shmoney dance. “Every time I hear the song, I’m just like, ‘Shmoney daaance!’” Embiid stated in an interview with Billboard.com. “It doesn’t matter where I’m at. Even if I’m just on the street, I don’t care. I just start doing the Shmoney dance.” If the dance looks familiar, it’s because just about every athlete has been doing it recently....

Embiid has experienced a setback in his recovery from a right foot injury, according to 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie. More: Russell cancels workout with Sixers Hinkie says team doctors saw less healing than expected in a recent CT scan of the center’s foot, which suffered a stress fracture in the navicular bone last June. “Our priority remains providing Joel with every opportunity to ensure he has a long and successful NBA career,” Hinkie said in a statement....

MORE: All-time greatest NFL pass rushers The No. 3 overall pick from Ohio State is at an impasse with the team over his rookie contract. The reference to Manning is related to the 2004 draft when Archie Manning told the Chargers his son had no intention of playing in San Diego. The Chargers drafted Manning anyway and traded him to the Giants for a package that brought Philip Rivers to the West Coast....

Most of the field’s cars sported tape over damaged body parts. Others had sheet metal adjustments no team engineer ever would approve. MORE: Kyle Busch’s weird crash | Junior among Charlotte wall-bangers | Blue skies, green flag after rain day No so the No. 22 Ford. Logano kept clean and earned a berth in the third round of the Chase with his victory. He led 227 laps and was not challenged over the last long green-flag run....

The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Jason Lloyd and Kelsey Russo reported that Beilein may leave after the end of the season. ESPN’s Adrian Wojanrowski and Brian Windhorst followed by reporting that Beilein may resign as coach of the Cavaliers during the All-Star break, which for the Cavaliers runs through Thursday. DeCOURCY: Rising Stars highlight major flaw with NBA’s draft age game Beilein left the University of Michigan, where he had been highly successful, for the Cavs last summer, but his coaching principles have not translated to the pro game....

“This year’s team, as we speak, we stink,” Calipari said, via the Courier-Journal.com.PHOTOS: Ranking the best college basketball transfers | MORE: Dyshawn Pierre to sue Dayton over sexual assault investigation Speaking before a crowd of about 800 at a Louisville hotel for the Wildcat Tipoff Luncheon, Calipari admitted it’s still early, but he is concerned. “I said to them two days ago: ‘There’s one really good thing that’s happening,’” Calipari said....

Ravens coach John Harbaugh acknowledged the need to add a running back to bolster a ground game that ranked 28th in the league this season. “We need another back. What type of back that is? I think we’re talking about it,” Harbaugh told reporters. “We have a pretty good idea of the type of back we want to add. Those two guys and another one is what we need.”...

Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan reported late Tuesday that interim GM John Hart removed himself from consideration for the full-time job. A source told Passan that Hart, 66, was concerned about the physical demands of the position. MORE: Friedman leaves Rays for Dodgers With Hart seemingly out of the picture, Atlanta likely will turn next to assistant GM John Coppolella and Royals GM Dayton Moore, who left the Braves for Kansas City in 2006....

On MSNBC, host Lawrence O’Donnell asked Kerry about Trump’s approach to Russia on issues such as the poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny as well as tensions between U.S. and Russia troops in Syria. Reiterating a theme he took during the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Kerry took aim at the president’s foreign policy credentials, in particular with the Kremlin, as he pointedly referred to how Trump did not raise with Putin claims that Russia had paid bounties to Taliban militants to target U....

On Tuesday’s episode of The Voice, NBC’s hit talent-competition series on which Legend and Clarkson are both judges, the vocalists performed their version of the song, which was released in early November. The release follows the controversy provoked by the song’s lyrics in the #MeToo era, which prompted many radio stations to “pull the plug” on it this time last year, NPR reported. The public radio organization said the 1944 song’s lyrical content rings “date-rape warning bells....

John McCain is winding up day three of his “Service to America” tour–a trip down memory lane aimed at what his aides describe as “reintroducing” the all but official Republican presidential nominee to the nation. The problem: for people who follow politics closely, McCain hasn’t said much, if anything, new this week. And for those who don’t know much about McCain… well, it’s unclear how many of those folks are actually paying attention....

On “Last Week Tonight,” Oliver went on an almost 20-minute rant about the stupidity of using tax payer money to fund these new, ridiculous stadiums and renovations. Citing a research study, Oliver states that between 2000-2010, $12 billion were spent on stadiums. MORE: Stadium rankings | Fire disrupts Vikings stadium construction What’s even more, another study said stadiums don’t provide consistent evidence of increased jobs, incomes or tax revenues. So why are we spending so much money on them?...

But off the court, life is good for John Wall. MORE: What to expect from NBA trade season | Christmas Day uniforms Following the Wizards’ 114-111 road victory over the Mavericks on Saturday, Wall made his way to the V Live stripclub in Dallas, and proceeded to make it rain to the tune of $47,000, according to TMZ Sports. It must be nice to make $15.8 million a season and have the abillity to literally throw money around....

Williams, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer of the “Star Wars” and “Harry Potter” franchises, has also been the go-to composer for Olympic music for more than three decades, having composed original themes for four different Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2002. You know the music, even if you don’t know that you know it. MORE: In appreciation of Tamara Kline’s CBS Olympics theme It’s ubiquity will be on display not just with every broadcast opening and every commercial break during those 16 days of glory, but also in our heads as we go about our business until the flame in Tokyo is finally extinguished and everything goes back to normal in the sports world....