MORE: Classic photos of Watt | NFL’s highest-paid players | J.J. Watt’s MTV cameo It doesn’t get much better than that. Marcella Burke, the wife, showed her appreciation on Twitter.

Houston handed Cincy its first loss of the season and gave Andy Dalton trouble all night, which couldn’t have made Watt happier. In his postgame interview on ESPN, Watt said “Our goal was to come out here and make the ‘Red Rifle’ look like a Red Ryder BB gun.” MORE: Best of Week 10 | DeAndre Hopkins’ catch put Texans ahead for good Watt also explained why he came out of the game in the fourth quarter, saying he “got banged up” in a sensitive area....

And after Cleveland’s Game 6 loss, Smith said he may be on the move again as he “probably” plans to opt out of the final year of his contract, according to ESPN. MORE: Smith unimpressed with Blatt’s halftime speech | LeBron takes loss hard | Thompson takes jab at King James Although the final year on his deal is worth more than $6 million, Smith clearly hopes his scoring ability attracts a larger number from another team....

Facing elimination in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, they struggled against the Warriors early. They fell behind by double digits but rallied to trim their deficit to two at the half. Considering what was on the line, you’d think they’d respond to a lively halftime speech from first-year coach David Blatt. But J.R. Smith wasn’t inspired — at all. MORE: Harrison Barns will get tipsy if Warriors win | Blind teenager sings amazing national anthem 

James has officially filed a grievance against the team after the offensive lineman was cut following a torn Achilles suffered while working out away from Denver’s camp. Because he was away from the facility when the injury occurred, the Broncos were able to designate it as a “non-football injury.” So, by rule, the Broncos were able to cut James without paying his $10 million salary for 2021. However, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, James is seeking $15 million in the grievance....

For the past two decades, Johnson has stayed on the cultural radar for three reasons: Ken Burns’ 2004 “Unforgivable Blackness” documentary, the occasional cable airings of 1970’s “The Great White Hope” and the quest, by his family and a handful of politicians, to get him a pardon. The world heavyweight title fight against Jim Jeffries that threw the nation into a racist fury was in 1910. His reign as champion ended in 1915....

In a new interview with Elle, Depp, daughter of Hollywood screen star Johnny Depp and French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, denounced the idea that her father’s name has opened doors for her, painting such talk as sexist. “I just hear it a lot more about women, and I don’t think that it’s a coincidence,” said Lily-Rose Depp, 23, who models for Chanel and has a starring role in upcoming HBO show The Idol....

Palmer, who along with Nicklaus and Gary Player were branded ‘The Big Three’ from the 1960s onward as they dominated golf, won seven majors in total — Nicklaus claimed 18 and Player collected nine. Palmer died Sunday night due to heart complications at the age of 87. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Nicklaus responded with a statement on the passing of “one of my best friends, closest friends....

He joined Roberto Clemente, Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer as recipients. Palmer was in attendance as Nicklaus was honored during a ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda. MORE: Jack still loves to play, but it isn’t the same | Says Tiger’s problem is between his ears CBS Sports commentator Jim Nantz was among those who spoke at the ceremony. He said Nicklaus’ 18th and final major title, a win at the 1986 Masters at age 46, was the Golden Bear’s greatest accomplishment....

Devin Lucien turned a short pass into a 40-yard TD with 9:57 to play, and the Bruins (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12) got creative to hold off a lively challenge from the Huskies (6-4, 3-4), who lost starting quarterback Keith Price to a shoulder injury right before halftime. Jack followed up his 120-yard debut at running back last week by becoming the 13th player in UCLA history to score four touchdowns. Cyler Miles passed for 149 yards after replacing Price, but the Huskies have lost nine of their last 12 Pac-12 road games....

He managed to snag the ball he chased to the fence Wednesday off the bat of Trey Mancini, preventing a walk-off home run and allowing Boston to defeat Baltimore 2-1 in 12 innings. Mancini tipped his helmet toward Bradley to recognize the play as he headed back to the dugout. “It was an amazing catch,” Mancini told reporters after the game. “I mean what else can you say? Game on the line, tie ballgame in the 11th … that was insane....

RoofClaim, a Cobb County, Georgia-based residential and commercial roofing company, stated in the lawsuit’s filing that it was “currently faced with the prospect of its brand being emphasized as the primary sponsor of the clown game.” The company had previously signed a $600,000 contract with the Jaguars in August that would guarantee Jacksonville made them the primary sponsor for at least one regular season home game. However, RoofClaim argued that the Jaguars have not held up their end of the contract, in which the NFL club reportedly said that it would provide the company with “dominant TV exposure” and “[send] a message to the marketplace that a brand is deeply tied to the team…....

Last week, when coach Doug Marrone told reporters he was unable to get a hold of Jalen Ramsey who was not in attendance for voluntary workouts, it caused a stir. But Monday, it became clear as to why to two had trouble connecting — Marrone didn’t actually have Ramsey’s phone number. “I couldn’t figure out what was going on, so we kind of had a little laugh about it," Marrone told reporters, via Jacksonville....

Specifically, Meyer said that weighed on his and general manager Trent Baalke’s decision because of the more stringent COVID-19 protocols on unvaccinated players, as mandated by the NFL: “Everyone was considered,” Meyer said (via ESPN). “That was part of the (considerations such as) production, let’s start talking about this, and also is he vaccinated or not? Can I say that that was a decision maker? It was certainly in consideration....

“We’re very focused on Jacksonville,” Gov. Rick Scott said, via the New York Times. “There’s potential for significant flooding there.” The Jaguars are on a bye week, and most of them are likely out of the city by now (or should be), but at least one Jag helped a neighbor before he left. A Facebook user uploaded a photo showing linebacker Paul Posluszny helping put up hurricane shutters. MORE: NFL Week 5 picks, straight up...

The 23-year-old owes the IRS $2,055,714 in unpaid taxes for the 2019 filing year, a clerk for the Los Angeles County Recorder confirmed to Newsweek on Friday. The office would not divulge any further details on the matter. The Sun was first to report this story. Newsweek has reached out to Paul’s reps for comment. The FBI showed up at Paul’s L.A. compound on Wednesday with a sealed warrant and raided the social media influencer’s home in an investigation regarding his arrest in Arizona earlier in the summer....

Chychrun was hurt in Saturday’s game against the Bruins and left the game. He flew back to Arizona for an MRI before it was announced that he would be out for the extended period of time. This throws a major wrinkle into the team’s trade deadline plans. The 23-year-old defenseman was regarded as one of the top targets for the March 21 deadline. He has 21 points in 47 games this season....

Winston, Petty, and Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota have been training together in San Diego but were pictured with Harbaugh in Ann Arbor as the Combine gets set to begin in Indianapolis. MORE: Combine schedule | Top 15 all-time Combine performers | 10 players with character concerns Michigan officials were not available for comment. According to NFL.com reporter Ian Rapoport, the two will throw together in an indoor facility before going to Lucas Oil Stadium....

Given that the world-famous Harlem theater had been the site of many of Brown’s greatest performances, it was only fitting that his body should lie in state there. Brown’s debut at Apollo Amateur Night in 1956 launched his career on the national stage. By the time one of his many returns was captured on the album “Live at the Apollo” in 1963, Brown had become an international megastar. Abrahim Bah, 44, manager of the Porta Bella men’s clothing boutique, four doors down from the Apollo, put speakers out and blasted “The Best of James Brown” for the fans on queue....