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Johnny Manziel was sworn in as the Cleveland Browns's starting quarterback amid much fanfare and controversy. Less than two weeks later, Manziel was gone. Manziel left his second career NFL start Sunday, Dec. 21, against the Carolina Panthers with a hamstring injury and didn't return to action, as the Browns lost their fourth straight game 17-13. Manziel fell down after trying to get up from a hit by Panthers safety Colin Jones on a designed quarterback run, according to espn.com. "As I kept walking more and more, it just felt like something I hadn't experienced before," Manziel told ESPN. "I figured I needed to get checked out. Pretty frustrating." Manziel completed three of eight passes for 32 yards, a week after completing 10 of 18 passes, but throwing two interceptions in his debut. Manziel has still to throw a touchdown in 27 career passing attempts. Fans celebrated, cheering as Manziel was helped off the field by trainers, according to Fox Sports Ohio. Manziel's counterpart Sunday, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, reacted to the incident in a respectful way. Read More »
Breaking news: Adam Schefter's Twitter account broke another story. The NFL reporter extraordinaire's account was hacked Saturday night, Dec. 13, in what looks to be a journalism no-no: a blatant attack of privacy reported without a source's consent. OK, so the hack didn't come from an anonymous tech geek with a vendetta looking to get Schefter in hot water. But it did break a story. This one, though, has nothing to do with the NFL. "This is Adam's wife, Sharri...." the tweet began. "...hijacking his Twitter and proving that he does sleep." Sharri Schefter then posted a photo of her husband and their daughter passed out, snoozing hand in hand. The tweet was an instant hit among the ESPN reporter's 3.1 million followers, grabbing more than 2,000 retweets and 6,000 favorites in the first 20 minutes. Like most stories Schefter reports, this one seems to have legs. Read More »
Right after Lester was introduced at a Cubs press conference, the club unveiled his new Chicago jersey. Lester will wear No. 34 because his old number, No. 31, is retired by Chicago. Guess who wears No. 34 on Boston, where Lester played for more than eight seasons? That's right, Big Papi. Read More »
"I don't care if New England doesn't lose again," Knighton told the Post. "I don't care where we have to play. I don't care who our opponent is. We're not going to be satisfied until we hoist that trophy. So if we've got to go to New England and win somewhere we're not used to winning, we're going to make it happen." Knighton has a reason to be confident, as the Broncos can obviously win even when quarterback Peyton Manning isn't at his best. Manning was dealing with a stomach flu, according to ESPN. He still tossed for 233 yards and led the Broncos to their third division title in his three years with the team. Read More »
The fan accosted Manziel in the lobby of his residence, according to ESPN. Now that Manziel is set to make his first career NFL start Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, someone is sorry. Read More »
Ray Allen is the all-time leader in three-pointers with 2,973 made over his 18-year career. The question of the hour is this -- "Is the 3-Point King and Future Hall of Famer Come Back to the NBA This Season?" The answer might surprise you. Read More »
One genius, somewhere, came up with the brilliant idea of using ESPN's Darren Rovell's tweets as Tinder icebreakers. And thanks to Deadspin, we can see that some of them actually worked. Read More »
During an interview with ESPN's Colin Cowherd, Obama said the league's missteps constituted "blind spots" when handling the case, which involved a video of Rice punching his then-fiancée in an elevator, according to Sports Illustrated. The league experienced widespread backlash when it suspended Rice for only two games after speculation that it had seen the video before the general public. The incident put a very public face on the issue of domestic violence. Read More »
After all the hype, advertisements and celebrity endorsements, Johnny Manziel will finally get to start his first NFL game this Sunday against AFC North division and playoff rival Cincinnati Bengals. It comes after starter, Brian Hoyer, was benched two games ago, then reinstated for last Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts, which the Browns narrowly lost, 25-24. Read More »
Browns coach Mike Pettine was intentionally glib Monday when asked at a press conference about whether Manziel, the 22nd overall pick in last year's NFL Draft, would replace struggling starter Brian Hoyer. But Tuesday, the Browns made the move, choosing 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Manziel to start under center from this point forward. Read More »
"You gotta be able to work hurt," Hulk Hogan told TMZ. "You can't be taking a day off from wrestling because you twisted your pinkie if you're wrestling the main event at Madison Square Garden." Is that a dig at Michael Sam's sexuality, or the sometimes frail-sounding listings on NFL injury reports? Read More »
Johnson's cryptic statement really means he wants the Lakers to get bad enough to put themselves in a position to get better. A bad record means a better chance at high picks in the NBA Draft. The Lakers are currently stumbling through a 5-16 start and sit next to last in the Western Conference. Read More »
The Oakland Raiders hadn't beaten the San Francisco 49ers since 2000 before their 24-13 victory on Sunday, so its safe to say there has been a lot of built up tension brewing between the two rivals. The tension almost came to a head in an alteration between Sio Moor and Colin Kaepernick. Read More »
