The Jacksonville Jaguars cut the 34-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner and University of Florida quarterback Tuesday, and Jaguars coach Urban Meyer pulled no punches when assessing Tebow’s future as an NFL player. “I would guess it is,” Meyer said when asked about whether Tebow’s release signified the end of his pro-football career according to a tweet from NFL.com insider Ian Rapoport. “Obviously he’s his own man … elite warrior, elite competitor, but he’s also 34 years old....

Burger didn’t know exactly what his immediate baseball future looked like — he was in the White Sox’s plans, though essentially as a wild card — but he was happy. Heck, he was healthy, and that’s what mattered. “With everything I’ve been through,” he told The Sporting News with a grin, “I just want to play. It doesn’t matter where. Just have fun and play the sport I love.”...

Last week, a grand jury indicted Jake Gardner over the shooting death of 22-year-old James Scurlock during protests in Omaha, Nebraska on May 30. Gardner, a former Marine, was found dead outside a medical clinic in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, on Sunday. Hillsboro Police said officers responded to the 300 block of Southeast Ninth Avenue at around 12:20 p.m. and found the 38-year-old dead. The cause of death is under investigation, police said....

Webber appeared on the Dan Patrick Show Wednesday morning and complained about the 30 For 30 documentary on the Fab Five (which was more or less produced by Rose and the rest of the group) while trying to shoot down the notion that he refused to appear on the show. He claimed he was noticeably absent from the documentary because he didn’t have time to prepare. MORE: SN’s 2016 college basketball champion is… | Roy Williams’ touching letter to bullied fan...

And the redshirt freshman has surpassed every one of them through five games. Florida State is 5-0 and Winston is a big reason behind the success. Playing against No. 25 Maryland last week, Winston put together his best game of the season. He completed 23 of 32 passes for 393 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. Sporting News' Matt Hayes discusses Winston's performance.

Pro-Trump rioters descended on the nation’s Capitol last Wednesday, storming the legislative building as Congress met to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the November election. Five people died in the attack. Prior to the assault, Trump spoke at a rally and told his supporters to “fight harder,” while Republican Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama asked attendees if they’d be willing to give their lives in support of Trump. The president’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani told the crowd he wanted “trial by combat....

As Turkey’s Emir Preldzic drove around Kyrie Irving, Harden turned from the left elbow to watch. Rather than helping out on Preldzic, Harden simply stood as Kerem Tunçeri raced to the corner behind him. An easy pass from Preldzic to Tunçeri allowed Turkey to score as the collective American basketball fanbase to shook their heads in solemnity. Ever since he joined the Houston Rockets in 2012, it seems Harden has given up entirely on that end of the floor in favor of his stellar offensive game....

Record-breaking contestant James Holzhauer is returning to Jeopardy! for a chance to add to his immense winnings at the Tournament of Champions. Airing November 4 to 15, the 2019 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions will bring back a collection of winners from the past two seasons, as well as this year’s victors of the college and teachers tournaments. The syndicated game show’s top winners will go head-to-head in the hopes of winning a $250,000 grand prize....

Coach Erik Spoelstra said the decision, announced less than two hours before tipoff, was "somewhat close." But after Miami beat Chicago 93-79, Spoelstra said he didn't want to risk James aggravating the injury. "One serious hit to the face would have been very tough," Spoelstra said. "It would have been a big setback." James was replaced in the lineup by center Greg Oden, who made his first NBA start since December 2009....

According to CBS’ unnamed source, Dixon is “now considering what amounts to an offer” to take over after Trent Johnson was fired last week. MORE: 10 coaches who survived the hot seat and thrived The move wouldn’t be an immediate “upgrade” for Dixon necessarily, other than to give him the opportunity to lead the Horned Frogs — a team he played for from 1984-87. Dixon already has a long-term contract with Pittsburgh that runs through the 2022-23 season....

If the Chip Ganassi Racing driver just looked at the standings, where he’s 19th and rookie teammate Larson is 13th, he might wonder what’s wrong. MORE: Ambrose, Mears fines | Montoya to return | What if Danica wins? But McMurray knows he has fast cars — he has qualified in the top 10 in five of the first nine races and has finished outside the top 17 just twice when he got collected in accidents on short tracks....

With Earnhardt, a five-time winner at Talladega, maneuvering behind him, McMurray thought he was a sitting duck. And then Austin Dillon, Earnhardt's drafting partner, suddenly lost control of his car and went sailing through the air. When the caution flag flew on the final lap, McMurray knew he was home free. MORE: Dillon crash | Big Talladega wrecks | Talladega results | Video: Ambrose-Montoya crash "I don’t know how the last lap would have played out," McMurray said....

Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said earlier this week the public hearings, which started on June 9, will resume next month. Once they do, “We’re going to show how Donald Trump tapped into the threat of violence, how he summoned the mob to Washington, and how, after corruption and political pressure failed to keep Donald Trump in office, violence became the last option,” he said. Rep. Liz Cheney said Thursday the public heard from more than a dozen Republican witnesses during the committee’s June hearings....

Biden cited concerns that releasing hundreds of pages of records from the Trump administration could breach national security and compromise executive privilege. Biden is said to be protecting some documents from being handed over to the House committee that were created on January 6 and contain sensitive information that isn’t relevant to the capitol riots. Officials working for Biden said some documents from the National Security Council have sensitive preparation information and deliberations....

Rugani has yet to nail down a starting spot at the Old Lady, and Arsene Wenger is now ready to take advantage, with Rugani keen to play every week. PSG WILL SELL CAVANI TO CLEAR WAY FOR SANCHEZ PSG are preparing a £25 million January bid to bring in Arsenal attacker Alexis Sanchez, according to Express Sport. The report adds Sanchez wants a move to Manchester City, who are also expected to bid in January, but that PSG are hopeful a move can be done and will sell Edinson Cavani to make room....

Late next week, President George Bush will descend upon Tokyo for a once-postponed meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. This time-to the annoyance of the Japanese government-he will be bringing along 21 American senior executives; including the CEOs of Detroit’s Big Three automakers. They are along to drive home a single point: the United States wants Japan to buy more American products. It is a message with newfound urgency for a president whose approval rating is slumping along with the U....

Friday’s virtual chat lasted nearly an hour and a half and marked the second time the two men met face-to-face and their first extensive dialogue since Biden took office in January 2021 and Kishida in October. Officials from both sides detailed a warm, candid conversation that spanned a range of topics pertaining to the economic and political nature of the 70-year Washington-Tokyo alliance. One Japanese official speaking to Newsweek summed up the call in six points: “First, the building up of the personal relations plus the face-to-face although online meeting, second, the Free and Open Indo-Pacific, third, the alliance, fourth, China and other regional issues, fifth, the economy and sixth, nuclear....