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On Texas A&M’s second possession Saturday night against Ole Miss, the sophomore quarterback rolled to his left looking for Mike Evans in the end zone. MORE: Week 7 photos | Scoreboard As he threw the ball -- the pass was wide and incomplete – he came down awkwardly on his left leg and immediately clutched his left knee. Even the fans at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford were quiet. Mighty Johnny Football was down and, as everyone knows, knee injuries are usually serious....

So here it goes. MORE: Mock Draft | Clowney the easy No. 1? The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner flew to Oakland on Sunday morning for a two-day visit with the team, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter. Manziel's welcome reportedly extends through Monday. The Raiders recently acquired quarterback Matt Schaub in a trade with the Texans for a sixth-round draft pick. Schaub, for now, is expected to be their guy. "We brought Matt Schaub in to be our starting quarterback," coach Dennis Allen said, per the team's official site....

OK! Magazine would have a drunken image of him with a headline like “Out of Control.” Or US Weekly would wonder “Where is Johnny Freaking Football?” MORE: Manziel, Pettine a disaster | Manziel future with Browns | Most impressive teams of 2015 He’s not, so we I have tiptoed around and refused to call Manziel what he really is; a kid with an apparent alcohol problem. For a long time, I’d go on radio shows and argue Manziel was simply doing what any 19-year-old kid with his means and celebrity would do, what I’d probably have done if that had been my college experience — party at fraternity houses and bars, drink champagne, get overserved, be cocky, take selfies, repeat....

That wasn’t the case, even recently. The teen sensation has received a boatload of criticism in the past, usually because of her loud public persona and color-splattered style. But while Siwa has been labeled as immature or too childlike by her detractors, some adults online are starting to recognize—and adore—another side of the multi-hyphenate. Siwa’s TikTok presence has made her seem, to some, like more of a real person—one worth stanning....

The reward? A new three-year, $16.8 million contract in March. After an offseason dealing with a foot injury, Beason was cleared to go for Monday night’s season opener in Detroit. MORE: Week 1 scoreboard | Must-see images Sporting News caught up with Beason before the season when he teamed up with actor Taye Diggs to promote Duracell Quantum, the battery that powers communication devices in every NFL game. “It’s funny how you talk about power and energy, and for me, I want to play every single down and not come off the field,” Beason said....

But on “The Paul Finebaum Show” Thursday, the former NFL coach said his dream job would be with Tennessee, where he got his start in the coaching world as a graduate assistant. MORE: Best Vols ever | Texas A&M unveils Halloween uniforms Ironically, Gruden has turned down the position with Tennessee twice. He said no to the Vols in 2009 after Phil Fulmer resigned under pressure, leaving behind a crumbling program....

For the second straight offseason, Gruden closed the door on a potential return coaching an NFL club. “I’m not a candidate to be a coach,” Gruden said Tuesday in a conference call with Sporting News and other national outlets. “This is as good a team as I’ve been on in a long time.” Gruden will continue to being the ace color analyst on ‘Monday Night Football’ with play-by-play man Mike Tirico and sideline reporter Lisa Salters....

The advert unveiled by the progressive MeidasTouch political action committee on Tuesday used clips from remarks Ossoff made during a debate Perdue dodged earlier this month, and closed by calling on Georgians to vote for the Democratic challenger on Tuesday next week. “Georgia deserves a senator who shows up,” the 74-second PAC spot said. “Not an empty suit.” Earlier in the advert, Ossoff could be heard arguing that Perdue was an “absent” senator who was failing to help Americans despite his position in Congress....

Jonathan Quick, who got more ice time than any player in the NHL last season, left after the first period with what the team is calling a “lower body injury.” MORE: Auston Matthews’ great debut | NHL scoreboard The prognosis is “not good,” general manager Dean Lombardi said through a team spokesman, according to the Los Angeles Times. Lombardi told the team’s website it “could be awhile” before Quick returns....

The Brazilians completed a league double over Bucs - thanks to two goals from Khama Billiat and Yannick Zakri at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg. “We showed them too much respect when they were more aggressive,” Jonevret told the media. “Just before halftime we conceded and during the break we spoke about what we need to do. “At the start of the second half we conceded a quick goal which made life difficult for us,” he said....

Belfort made some minor adjustments to the content of the movie’s speech, but he really tried to sell the two-and-a-half-minute clip by splicing in footage from the film. Even though Belfort’s talking to Robinhood and Reddit users, the video makes it look as though he’s addressing the employees and traders of Scorsese’s version of the Stratton Oakmont firm. (The editing magic isn’t all that convincing, but the attempt is noteworthy....

And let’s not forget the Jets, who have used a variety of stopgap veterans and young, potential-packed starters over the last couple of decades. Yes, most NFL teams struggle to find consistency at the quarterback spot. That doesn’t include the Packers, however. MORE: Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love explain ‘friendship’ despite draft drama Green Bay has long had a franchise quarterback in place and has been one of the most successful NFL teams as a result....

Jordan Rodgers, who had a short-lived NFL career of his own, revealed on Monday’s episode that he doesn’t really have a relationship with his older sibling. Hometown visits on the show are coming up next week, and Jordan said Aaron won’t be there, and isn’t even sure if he’s aware he’s on the show. MORE: NFC division predictions | Browns: Crowell apology ‘insufficient’ He was telling JoJo (the woman he’s competing with other men for) about the members of his family she’ll get to see: His parents, his oldest brother Luke, “And, um, my middle brother won’t be there....

With agent and manager Jay Danzi on his bag, Spieth carded a first-round 67 in stifling conditions at the Sentosa Golf Club. PHOTOS: PGA Tour winners in 2015-16 | Golf’s ‘Big Four’ era begins Spieth’s regular caddie, Michael Greller, was injured last week at Abu Dhabi and didn’t make the trip to Southeast Asia. A bogey-free 4-under-par round put Spieth, by far the headline act in an otherwise low-wattage field, a shot back of South African Keith Horne and American Berry Henson, who was on his 16th hole when play stopped....

The 21-year-old superstar won the 115th U.S. Open after finishing Sunday 5-under. The victory marks his second consecutive major (2015 Masters) and leaves him two 2015 majors shy of a grand slam. MORE: Must see photos from Chamber Bay | Phil Mickelson will not remember Chambers Bay well Spieth is the youngest U.S. Open Champion since Bob Jones in 1923. He also became the second youngest player on tour to win two majors since Gene Sarazen in 1922....

General manager Ron Francis said Thursday that Staal will have surgery Friday on his fractured fibula. Staal was hurt on what appeared to be an innocent play with 6:35 left in the third period of a 2-0 loss at Buffalo on Tuesday night. He was skating up the right boards inside the Sabres zone when he was checked into the boards by defenseman Josh Gorges. Staal immediately fell to the ice and was unable to put any weight on the leg as he left the rink....

Since its inception in 1902, numerous players have made their way up through the ranks and turned out for Barca’s first team or have gone on to showcase their talents at leading European sides. January 2011 represents a crowning moment in the club’s history with Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez, all who learned their trade at La Masia, took their places on the 2010 Ballon d’Or podium, a feat never previously achieved by any other academy....

The two had their media workouts in Omaha ahead of their ESPN-televised title clash – a fight in which Benavidez is a sizable underdog. Video captured the two exchanging unpleasantries that don’t need to be repeated here, including racially-charged comments. But one thing for certain is that this isn’t a work the way many feel Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s circus of a press tour was last week. The hate is genuine....

MORE: Pokemon Go invades stadiums | Hope Solo’s Zika defense pack Mourinho, according to a report in the Daily Star, is prohibiting his players from the playing game during the 48 hours before a match. Mourinho told Man United’s first-team players of the new rule ahead of their pre-season tour of China, which was scheduled to kick off Monday against rival Manchester City. “Jose loves having a great relationship with his players and staff, and thinks it’s great for them to chill and relax away from training and games,” a source told the Daily Star....

NFL referees aren’t strangers to throwing flags on questionable roughing the passer calls, but seldom times do quarterbacks have to go out of their way to draw the flag. Enter Josh Allen, who may have just invented a new meta for quarterbacks in the NFL. Allen and the Bills were the beneficiaries of a pretty soft roughing the passer call in their divisional matchup vs. the Ravens on Saturday night, and Allen did almost all the work on it:...