Manning’s name has been in the news lately after a report Tuesday night suggested the veteran quarterback’ s name was a part of trade talks with the Texans. The Broncos have aggressively denied the report, and Mike Klis of 9News provided some evidence to support that claim. MORE: NFL’s top 25 highest-paid players | Russell Wilson’s future in Seattle To put the $10 million pay cut request in perspective, Manning was originally set to make about $19 million in 2015....

Peyton Manning had just driven Denver downfield and found Emmanuel Sanders for a 19-yard touchdown pass to tie the game 24-24 with 36 seconds remaining in regulation. MORE: Week 2 in photos | Steele: Reid hands Manning a win On the very first play following the ensuing kickoff, Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles fumbled and Broncos defensive back Bradley Roby returned it 21 yards for the game-winning touchdown. The turnover was KC’s fifth of the game....

Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson is 18-1 as a starter at home, with opponents averaging just 13.3 points in those games. The Line: Seahawks -5, Total: 48.5 Line movement: The spread opened Seattle -4.5 at the Las Vegas SuperBook and William Hill, with the former moving to -5 Monday and the latter making the same move on Wednesday. As of Thursday, both numbers could be found around Vegas. Asked whether the sharp money is on one side or the other, SuperBook manager Ed Salmons told The Linemakers on Sporting News on Wednesday, “No, not really, we’ve actually got good two-way write on it so far....

According to Bleacher Report, the Broncos have asked the sixth-year quarterback to take a hefty pay cut to approximately $7 million for the 2016 season if San Francisco agrees to trade him. MORE: 10 NFL players still costing their old teams millions It was reported Monday the Niners, hoping to salvage their relationship with their QB, decided not to release Kaepernick before April 1 to avoid guaranteeing his contract. Kaepernick is due $11....

Reed was one of several wrestlers reportedly released by the wrestling promotion’s NXT roster this week. Several WWE stars took to Twitter to express regret at Reed’s release but also offered words of encouragement to the 32-year-old, who hinted at the next steps in his career. Reed, a former NXT North American champion, tweeted on Friday: “Just got released from @WWE. “This monster is back on the loose … you don’t know WHAT you’ve just done....

The two golfers, ranked sixth (DeChambeau) and eighth (Koepka) in the world, have been embroiled in a feud dating back to 2019. The feud was known to have started over issues Koepka had with DeChambeau’s slow play, but ahead of the 2021 British Open, Koepka explained why the public quarrel has been long-lasting. Koepka said it all dates back to a deal they made at the 2019 Northern Trust tournament at Liberty National in Jersey City, N....

Competing Saturday at the Ryder Cup, Brooks Koepka was playing in a foursome with Daniel Berger when he went to play Berger’s drive. The shot on the 15th hole landed in tall grass near a bunker and was resting up against a drain pipe. MORE: Ryder Cup Day 2 live updates, highlights Koepka, believing his club would hit the pipe on his swing, lobbied the rules officials for several minutes and asked to be granted relief, but to no avail....

Blinken brought up Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed during the meeting with his Russian counterpart, urging Russia “to do the right thing and let them come home.” David Whelan, Paul’s brother, told Newsweek Friday that his family is appreciative of Blinken’s efforts. “We’re grateful that, at a time when the White House is trying to deter an illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, that Secretary Blinken still took the opportunity to raise Paul’s case and that of Trevor Reed,” David Whelan said....

The bear wandered past camera traps set up by a film crew, local reports say. The crew of Montaña ou Morte (Mountain or Death) released footage of the bear grazing and rubbing itself again tree trunks in O Invernadeiro national park in Galicia, an autonomous community in northwest Spain, last week. “The specimen, a male between 3 and 5 years old, is the first to be filmed in the area and probably the first to pass through this region in the last 150 years,” Zeitun Films said in an accompanying statement....

Lee, who has worn No. 4 in his previous 11 seasons in San Francisco, is switching to No. 8 as a tribute to his daughter, Madeline. The number represents how many days Madeline was alive before dying of complications from her birth. MORE: Devon, Leah Still present $141,000 to Children’s Hospital | Famous fathers and sons in sports “I think sometimes, not necessarily by me and my wife, her life can get overlooked....

Every year, a handful of big-name players sit out this portion of the offseason. This is due to a variety of factors both on and off the field. Some veterans like to sit out to get some extra rest, but others try to send their teams a message by skipping them. The 2022 NFL offseason will be no different. Several big-name star players are choosing not to attend the workouts, and while their absences don’t matter yet, they could be a harbinger of longer-term issues or potential holdouts....

Browns defensive end Chad Thomas was carted off the field with a neck injury after being immobilized on a stretcher out of caution. According to reports, Thomas was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation but had feeling and movement in all his extremities. NFL Media reported later Monday that Thomas had returned to the team’s facility and is considered day-to-day with a neck sprain. Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry told reporters he was just happy his teammate was all right....

It’s not quite like it was that Heisman Trophy season at Texas A&M — and it might never be again — but if we learned anything from the Browns’ 31-10 loss to the Bengals on Thursday, it’s this: Manziel still can make something out of nothing. MORE: Week 9 in photos | Dalton, Eifert, defense help Bengals remain perfect There’s no way the 2-7 Browns should start anybody other than Manziel the rest of the season....

Multiple media reported from Browns training camp on Monday that the rookie safety, Cleveland’s second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, was carted off the field. Other reports indicate the Browns fear it is an Achilles injury, which has a typical recovery time of four to six months in the NFL. MORE: SN’s NFL predictions for 2020 Delpit’s was a star-studded college career, particularly in his sophomore season: He recorded 74 overall tackles (9....

Was it too much to ask the Browns to have a .500 season before we picked them to win the whole damn thing? Apparently, it was. My how the voices have quieted after Week 1 of the NFL season. MORE: Get the latest NFL odds at Sportsbook Review The Browns were destroyed in their Week 1 matchup against the Titans. Cleveland’s defense, which probably has more talent on the roster than most teams in the league, allowed 43 points....

MORE: NCAA President Mark Emmert denies he is not reporting crimes Jared Harper, the unfortunate player Pearl hit, appeared to be ok and finished the game with 11 points and eight assists.

The Born to Run rocker’s emoji only appears when you use the “Springsteen” hashtag. (It doesn’t seem to appear in embedded tweets.) It shows the Boss in a well-known pose with an arm raised, about to strum his Fender telecaster, seemingly modeled off his Born in the U.S.A. era. The emoji appearing with the hashtag makes it the perfect time to share what your favorite Springsteen album is, or share a snippet of the singer-songwriter’s lyrics that resonates with you....

On Tuesday, forensic expert Matthew Noedel spent five hours inside the home in which four University of Idaho students were discovered dead in November, the New York Post reported. Kohberger, a criminology student and teaching assistant at Washington State University, is alleged to have killed Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen at the women’s rented property on King Street in Moscow, Idaho. Noedel, of Noedel Scientific, which offers forensic consultation and training, was reportedly in the house alongside Kohberger’s defense team, including his attorney....

At around 10:40 p.m. on Sunday night a shooting was reported on Culbreth Road. While Silva was initially suspected, the UVA police department’s social media accounts confirmed they were looking for former student athlete Christopher Darnell Jones regarding the incident, which occurred on the grounds of the University of Virginia. Although there was confirmation from police sources that they are looking for Jones, Silva was mentioned by many on social media who believed he was involved....

Harper shared an extensively detailed proposal for the return of the MLB season via his Instagram, which included a 135-game regular season, a College World Series format for the postseason and some other interesting tidbits. MORE: A-Rod sounds more like owner than player in suggesting 50-50 split A post shared by Bryce Harper (@bryceharper3) on May 15, 2020 at 10:27pm PDT For those who don’t want to read through that mountain of a paragraph, here’s a breakdown of the five most interesting things about Harper’s proposal:...