McDaniels not going to Cleveland

New England Patriots offensive coordinator has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Cleveland Browns head coaching position. McDaniels, an Ohio native, was considered the front-runner for the job before he dropped out.

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NFL Draft

Lache Seastrunk, Sammy Watkins, Teddy Bridgewater and Jadeveon Clowney headline underclassmen leaving school to enter professional football.

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Paul injury

Jerry Coleman, U.S. Marine

Coleman was a Marine Corps combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War, which limited his baseball career to nine seasons in the majors. He is best remembered as a Padres broadcaster.

Texans

After sacking the staff, new Texans coach Bill O'Brien starts building his crew. Romeo Crennel, a former Patriots colleague, is expected to run the defense.

Strong/Texas

Charlie Strong is the new football coach at Texas, the university announced Sunday. Strong leaves Louisville after four seasons to take on the biggest job in college football.

Golden future

Penn State officials interview Al Golden for their vacancy football coaching position. Meanwhile, Miami believes Golden will remain.

Lopez surgery

Brook Lopez won't return to the Brooklyn Nets this season, following surgery on his broken right foot.

Cotton Bowl

With the game on the line, Mizzou's Michael Sam strips the ball from Oklahoma State quarterback Clint Chelf, shane Ray picked up the ball and ran 73 yards for the game-deciding touchdown in the Cotton Bowl.

Orange Bowl

Clemson struggles against powerful Ohio State, nearly coughing up the game. But the Tigers prevail on the strength of Tajh Boyd's passing, Sammy Watkins' receiving record and an effective defense.

Bucs/Smith

Lovie Smith is a known commodity, both as an NFL coach and in Tampa. That makes him the right man for the Bucs, who announce his hiring.

Boxing

IBF junior lightweight champion Argenis Mendez will meet unbeaten mandatory challenger Rances Barthelemy on Friday. It's boxing's first title bout of 2014.

Sugar Bowl

Alabama's season ends with consecutive losses, as T.J., Yeldon and the Tide are taken down by Oklahoma at the Sugar Bowl. The story of the game? 'Bama turnovers lead to four Sooners touchdowns.

Miller banned

Frustration boils over as the Nuggets' losing streak reaches eight game. The team will play the next two without veteran guard Andre Miller, who ripped into coach Brian Shaw on Wednesday.

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If Bill O'Brien leaves Penn State — and it seems likely — the Nittany Lions have their eye on Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano as a replacement, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports.

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The Detroit Lions' season is lost. And now, officially, so is their star receiver. The team declared Calvin Johnson inactive for its matchup with the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, according to multiple reports.

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Bynum suspended indefinitely

Center Andrew Bynum is under indefinite suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, the Cavaliers announce. Bynum missed all of last season with a knee injury, but his ability to remain on the court this season could make him a trade target.

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Packers-Bears

Rodgers will help the Packers take advantage of passing opportunities created while the Bears work to stop the running game.

Romo report

Tony Romo questions will be laid to rest today, as reports fly the Dallas Cowboys quarterback had back surgery and is done for the season.

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Rodgers injury

The Packers will know if QB Aaron Rodgers will be ready to face the Bears in a winner-take-all game for the NFC North title.

Tanaka bidding

Masahiro Tanaka, Japan's next heralded export to Major League Baseball, will move a step closer to playing in the United States on Thursday when teams can enter competition for his services.

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Top college plays

Just when you think you've seen it all. The 2013 season brought fireworks in Auburn with the Prayer at Jordan-Hare and Kick Six. They weren't the only big ones. SN looks back at the season's top plays.

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Rondo cleared for contact

On Saturday, Celtics coach Brad Stevens told reporters that point guard Rajon Rondo has been cleared by team doctors and Dr. James Andrews to resume full-contact practices. Rondo could now return to game action as soon as early January.

Morneau/Rockies

Justin Morneau looks forward to playing for his new team, especially since he's in the best shape he's been in the past five offseasons.

Heisman Trophy

Tony Dorsett's advice for Jameis Winston: "You can't trust anybody."

Belcher's brain

Tests will be done on the brain of former NFL player Jovan Belcher a year after he killed his girlfriend and then himself.

Free agency

James Loney takes a look at free-agent options and decides to extend his stay with Tampa Bay.

Infante/Royals

The Royals and Omar Infante have agreed to a four-year deal worth about $30 million, sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney.

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David Ortiz's representatives are meeting with the Red Sox to add a year to his deal, according to multiple reports.

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Howard out

An MRI to Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard revealed a Grade 1 MCL sprain that will sideline the Detroit starter for two to four weeks.

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Boxing

Welterweight champ Adrien Broner could use a lesson or two on how to present himself outside the ring. Marcos Maidana is ready, willing and able to deliver.

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Lecavalier injury

Tests show Lacavalier has a non-displaced fracture in his lower back. He will miss at least a month.

NHL meeting

Expansion? Please … the National Hockey League isn't going to add two teams any time soon. So with its Board of Governors meeting this week, talks will focus on an issue more important to the NHL.

Trade rumors

With Tyler Bozak out again and Dave Bolland weeks away, the Leafs could be in the market for center help as the NHL begins a Board of Governors meeting.

Islanders flailing

Nine consecutive losses; a coach on the firing line; a team in freefall: No wonder the New York Islanders held a players-only meeting.

Penguins-Bruins

Shawn Thornton and James Neal facing NHL calls in the wake of Sunday's nasty game that left the Bruins' Loui Eriksson and Chris Kelly, and the Penguins' Brooks Orpik injured.

Blackhawks injuries

Shaw missed two games with an upper-body injury. Bickell's leg injury has cost him 10 games and counting.

Lecavalier's back

Flyers forward Vincent Lecavalier returned to Philadelphia for test on his aching back, team officials announced Sunday.

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Yankees/second

Who will play second base and replace Robinson Cano? The Yankees have options, with players in the organization or available through free agency or trade.

Beltran/Yankees

Carlos Beltran's wife posts a photo of the couple celebrating on the night he signs a free-agent deal to join the Yankees. Mets fans aren't so happy.

Jay Mohr/Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick is the target of ribbing from comedian Jay Mohr during the NASCAR awards banquet.

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Granderson/Mets

Curtis Granderson decides to stay in New York, but he leaves the Yankees for the Mets in a free-agent deal.

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Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013

Nelson Mandela's life is best remembered for his struggle to free blacks in South Africa by ending the state-sanctioned segregation system known as apartheid. It was sport that brought the country together.

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Boxing

Devon Alexander (25-1, 14 KOs) meets Shawn Porter (22-0-1, 14 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The title fight is one of several scheduled in the final month of 2013.

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Golf

Jason Dufner, Auburn fan, will be on the golf course Saturday while his beloved Tigers play for the SEC title. Tiger Woods, Stanford man, has no such problem.

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Bowl schedule

Between the New Mexico Bowl and Jan. 6's BCS national title game, the 2013 season will reach its climax. Here is the schedule of games, with teams soon beginning to fill the competition.

CFB title games

Seven conferences will crown football champions, and possibly send winners to BCS games, in action this week. Check the schedule.

Florida football

Brent Pease became the scapegoat for Florida's football failure. Sunday, word spread he paid for the Gators' collapse with his job.

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Cano market

Robinson Cano wants $260 million, which is even too much for the free-spending Yankees to accept. Maybe they learned a lesson from their fat pact with Alex Rodriguez. Is Cano worth it?

AP Top 25

Florida State takes over the top ranking in all three major polls, thanks to Alabama's loss to Auburn. No. 2? It's Ohio State. Things will get more interesting with the coming week's conference title games.

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Tomlin gaffe

Mike Tomlin’s gaffe when he stepped onto the playing field during a kickoff return by the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night might cost the Pittsburgh Steelers big-time.

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Steelers injuries

Fernando Velasco is done for the season with an ankle injury, forcing the Steelers to seek their third starting center of the season.

Martin/Dolphins

Jonathan Martin is on the reserve/non-football illness list in the wake of a scandal surrounding Dolphins players' treatment of the second-year tackle.

Free agency

Don't count the Royals out of the pursuit for Carlos Beltran. The team is willing to meet his terms on length of salary but likely would need to shed salary.

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Rays plans

James Loney's job as Tampa Bay Rays first baseman is up for grabs, with the team weighing numerous free-agent options. Loney is among them.

Broncos-Chiefs

The Chiefs take the field at home Sunday having lost their past two games, starting with Nov. 17's 27-17 game at Denver. The Broncos have injury questions to answer as they come off a loss last week to the New England Patriots.

Raiders QBs

Matt McGloin continues to impress the Oakland Raiders, but don't crown him yet as winner of a quarterback battle with Terrelle Pryor.

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Michael Crabtree's return from a torn Achilles tendon will be complete when he sees his first action of the season in Week 13 against the Rams.

Ramirez/Dodgers

Hanley Ramirez is home in the Dominican Republic healing from 2012 injuries and getting talks under way with the Dodgers on a contract extension.

Drew/BoSox

Stephen Drew has yet to sign a free-agent deal. He just might have a place in Boston, staying put to bolster their infield.

MLB free agents

Long an object of attention from the Twins, Suk-Min Yoon is believed to be on the radar for a half-dozen teams.

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Tomlin gaffe

Nolasco/Twins

Righthander Ricky Nolasco was on the verge of changing leagues. Media reports Wednesday indicate he will soon have a deal with the Minnesota Twins.

2014 NFL Draft

Although many expect Southern Cal wide receiver Marqise Lee to declare for the draft, he said he hasn’t made that decision yet.

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As Johnny Manziel heads into what could be his final regular-season game in college, the future of the Texas A&M quarterback is under scrutiny—again.

Carl Pelini

In the latest twist to the departure of former Florida Atlantic coach Carl Pelini, FAU’s interim president wrote to Pelini that he lost his job because of the failure to report the conduct of a staff member—not for the use of illegal drugs.

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Aaron Murray's college career is over. The Georgia quarterback has a torn ACL in his left knee and will have surgery Tuesday, the university confirms.

McCann/Yankees

Brian McCann's next stop is the Yankees, reportedly for a five-year, $80 million free-agent contract.

Colts-Cardinals

Chris Rainey might take over kick return duties this week, in a game the Colts need improved field position. Their running game will be tested by the salty Cardinals.

Boxing

Manny Pacquiao faces Brandon Rios in a bout that could determine whether the Filipino champ, once the world's best fighter pound for pound, has a future in boxing.

Welker update

Barring a setback, Wes Welker will be in action Sunday when his Denver Broncos face his former team, the New England Patriots.

Beltran/free agency

Carlos Beltran is perhaps the best power-hitting outfielder available in free agency, having proved himself as a playoff performer. Where will he land? Think American League.

Rose knee

Derrick Rose and the Bulls await word on the severity of Friday's injury to his right knee. He missed more than a year after blowing out his left knee in April 2012.

CFB Top 25

A look at Week 13 college football games involving Top 25 teams.

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Hot Reads

Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman discusses the ending of the Panthers-Patriots game on his weekly Hot Reads program.

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Vonn injury

Lindsey Vonn enters rehab with one question: When will she be able to compete again and how her injuries might affect her Olympic hopes?

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Boxing

As if any fight involving Pacquiao needed a jolt of attention, Wednesday's mess in Macau sets boxing on a clear path for the weekend's biggest event.

Lindsey Vonn injury

Lindsey Vonn, the reigning Olympic downhill champion, partially tore a ligament in her surgically repaired right knee during a training crash less than three months before the Sochi Games.

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College football rankings

There are changes in the list but not at the top of the Harris Poll.

Top 25 college hoops

Shades of Larry Bird: Indiana State produced a spurt in which it outscored Notre Dame 18-3 and came away with an 83-70 victory over the 21st-ranked Fighting Irish on Sunday.

Joe Dean

Former LSU Tigers basketball player and longtime athletic director Joe Dean died Nov. 17 at the age of 83, school officials say.

Weather

Fans heading for the Bears' home game against the Ravens are advised of a tornado in central Illinois. Warnings are up across the Ohio Valley as well.

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Chiefs-Broncos

As John Fox recovers from heart surgery his Broncos are in the hands of Jack Del Rio. The baton passes from friend to friend and rests with an experienced coach.

Scherzer wants to stay in Detroit

Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer told MLB Radio that he would like to stay in Detroit after his contract is up in 2014. Scherzer, who won the 2013 AL Cy Young, is in line for a big pay day that the Tigers' front office might not be able to accommodate.

Bryant returns

Just seven months after tearing his Achilles, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant returned to practice Saturday. Bryant could make his return to the LA lineup in the next 2-3 weeks, depending on how he fares in practice.

Dolphins mess

It appears a meeting between Jonathan Martin and Stephen Ross will be held next week. Meanwhile, an NFL investigator is expected to meet Dolphins players next week in Miami.

Patriots-Panthers

In an NFL Week 11 game of growing importance, the Patriots will meet the Panthers on Monday without a key defensive player.

ASG ballot

More than a quarter of the NBA's players are on the ballot for the 2014 All-Star Game.

Asik request

The Houston Rockets are willing to grant Omer Asik’s trade request, but they’re going to make sure that they get something substantial for him, Yahoo! Sports reported.

Raiders/Pryor

It's looking more and more as though Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor's sprained right knee will keep him out of Sunday's game in Houston.

Finley/Packers

Packers tight end Jermichael Finley is recovering from spinal fusion surgery and making plans to begin a rehabilitation schedule of at least three months.

Harvin/Seahawks

Percy Harvin "has a chance" to play his first game of the season Sunday against the Vikings. Other than that, there's no guarantee the Seahawks will get their big offseason acquisition into action this weekend.

Vikings/Peterson

Adrian Peterson says he wants to finish his career with the Vikings but knows the team will entertain notions of trading him in a rebuilding push.

Mike McCormack: 1930-2013

Mike McCormack played for the Browns in their heyday, and later served as a coach and administrator. He was 83.

Dolphins

Center Mike Pouncey misses Friday's practice as the team preps to face the Chargers on Sunday. Its offensive line is a mess.

Martin-Incognito

Troubled player Jonathan Martin meets the NFL's lead investigator in the search for information about what happened in the Dolphins locker room.

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Jeter future

Derek Jeter is making plans for his future, a wise move by a man whose career is in its latter stages. They include book publishing. But first, Jeter wants to make 2014 a season to wipe out the miserable one he just finished with the Yankees.

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Students shot

Brashear High School in Pittsburgh is known for its athletic program, which produced NFL player Brandon Marshall and former West Virginia quarterback Major Harris. Brashear was in the news Wednesday for a much darker reason.

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Point guard Steve Nash saw a back specialist Monday about pain that forced the 39-year-old to exit the Lakers' 113-90 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The diagnosis? Nash has a nerve root irritation, and is expected to miss at least two weeks.

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Typhoon tweets

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Pacquiao/typhoon

Manny Pacquiao can be forgiven if he isn't totally focused on his Nov. 23 fight in Macau, China. His heart is in the Philippines, where a typhoon left an estimated 10,000 people dead in one city alone and untold scores in desperation. Typhoon Haiyan appears to be the island nation's deadliest natural disaster on record.

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Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito has remained quiet throughout the fiasco that led to his suspension from the team. But he'll break the silence Sunday. Incognito will sit down with Fox Sports for his first interview since his involvement with a harassment case within the Miami organization was discovered, Jay Glazer announced on Twitter Saturday night.

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DeSean Jackson used a stiff-arm to fend off an opponent in NFL Week 9. Before his next game Jackson was dragged down by the long arm of league supplemental discipline.

Duper/CTE

Former Dolphins start Mark Duper is the fourth NFL veteran found to have the condition that leads to mental health problems including suicidal thoughts.

Vikings/Simpson

Wide receiver Jerome Simpson is arrested early Saturday in suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Two years ago he was sentenced in a marijuana case.

Martin/IR

Doug Martin goes on injured reserve, eliminating the Buccaneers' top running back for the rest of the season.

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