Manziel announced Wednesday that he’ll participate in the developmental Spring League in Austin Taylor Gabriel Jersey , Texas, which will play from March 28 to April 15. The league is designed for players hoping to impress NFL scouts. The league
confirmed Manziel will participate.Article continues below ... Manziel won the Heisman as a freshman with Texas A&M in 2012 and left school after his sophomore season for the NFL. He was drafted in the first round
by the Cleveland Browns, but was cut in 2016 and hasn’t played since.In a recent interview with ”Good Morning America”, Manziel said he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has stopped drinking alcohol. In 2016, a
domestic assault charge against Manziel in Dallas was dismissed after Manziel
took an anger management course and participated in the NFL’s substance-abuse
program. He was also suspended four games for a substance-abuse violation even
though he wasn’t under contract.”Can’t wait to get back on the field and show NFL scouts what I can do!” Manziel tweeted Wednesday.Manziel played nine games with the Browns in two seasons, passing for 1,675 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions.”Football has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. Sometimes you take for granted how much you value something until it’s gone. My
goal is to make it back to the NFL and I realize I have to earn that privilege,”
Manziel said in a statement provided by the Spring League.BASEBALLCLEVELAND (AP) – Terry Francona loves to talk about his dad. Their relationship went way beyond baseball.One a Cleveland Indians player, the other the team’s adored manager. Father and son.Tito and the kid who became Tito.John ”Tito” Francona, who proudly watched his son Terry follow his footsteps to the major leagues, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday night in New
Brighton, Pennsylvania. He was 84.Francona’s passing cast a pall over Cleveland’s training camp in Goodyear, Arizona Josh Lambo Jersey , as pitchers and catchers reported Wednesday. Terry Francona, who has been affectionately called ”Tito” for years in a respectful
bow to his dad, will leave the team for several days to be with family.There will be private services to celebrate the elder Francona’s life.”We’re all incredibly saddened by Tito’s passing,” Indians president Chris Antonetti said. ”Not only was he a really good player in our franchise history
but he was a friend to so many of us. There have been so many great things for
the organization and for me personally. Having Terry here for the last five
years, one of the most meaningful things for me was to get to know his dad and
build a friendship with him.”He was such a warm, thoughtful, exuberant person that brightened every room he walked into. To have the opportunity to visit with him when he’d come into
town, to hear his stories, to see how he and Terry connected was really
meaningful. He will be missed by so many of us.”HOCKEYVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – The Vancouver Canucks have signed general manager Jim Benning to a multiyear contract extension.Benning has served four years in the role since joining the Canucks in May 2014.”I’m grateful to the Aquilini family and to Trevor Linden for the commitment they’ve made to me and for their confidence in our long-term vision for the
Vancouver Canucks,” Benning said in a statement.”I’m excited about the direction of our team and the depth and talent we continue to build.”Prior to joining the Canucks, Benning spent seven seasons as an assistant general manager with the Boston Bruins, being part of a Stanley Cup champion in
2011. He also served as Buffalo’s director of amateur scouting for 12 years.Benning played 12 NHL seasons as a defenseman with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver.SOCCERMorgan Brian and Rose Lavelle are returning to the U.S. women’s national team ahead of next month’s SheBelieves Cup after dealing with injuries last year.Brian J.J. Watt Jersey , in France playing for Lyon, will not take part in training camp in Orlando, Florida, but will be available for the SheBelieves Cup roster.
Brian had knee and groin injuries last year, while Lavelle struggled with a
hamstring problem. Both missed last month’s training camp and it was unclear how
much Lavelle would be able to participate.The 26-player roster was announced by coach Jill Ellis. The list will be cut to 23 for the tournament, which opens on March 1 against Germany in Columbus,
Ohio.In addition to the top-ranked U.S. team and No. 2 Germany, the tournament includes No. 3 England and No. 6 France. Matches also will be played in Orlando
and Harrison, New Jersey.The roster includes newcomer Hailie Mace, a UCLA senior. Mace had 15 goals and three assists last season for the Bruins, who played in the College Cup
final.WASHINGTON — For a group making their first trip to the Eastern Conference Final, the Washington Capitals look right at home.Even when they are on the road.The Capitals come home to Capital One Arena for Game 3 on Tuesday night sporting a 2-0 lead over a Tampa Bay Lightning team that won the most games in
the NHL during the regular season.“I can’t wait to go home and play the game,” Alex Ovechkin told the Washington Post after Game 2. “The fans are going to be all over the place and
we’ve waited for this moment for a long time. It’s going to be pretty cool and
pretty special.”The Capitals improved to 7-1 on the road in these playoffs with Sunday’s 6-2 win and the Lightning now must win one of two in Washington to send the series
back to Tampa Bay.Road teams that have taken a 2-0 series lead in the NHL conference finals have an 18-1 series record. The Capitals are 3-3 at home this postseason.“We’re here for a reason. We believe in ourselves and in this group John Elway Jersey ,” Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman told the team’s website. “We’ve got to go out there and win games on the road, and we’ve done that in the
playoffs and we’ve got to do it again.”Washington has outscored the Lightning 10-4 despite playing without center Nicklas Backstrom (right hand injury). Lars Eller moved up to the second line
and scored a goal for the second straight game. He has four points in two
games.“I like the playoffs,” Eller, who has 11 points (five goals, six assists) this postseason, told NHL.com. “I embrace when there’s more on the line and the
stakes are higher. I always like that, and I think that it brings out in the
best in me, and now with Nick out I’ve just been playing more minutes.”Washington’s defensive play has limited the Lightning to one even-strength goal in the first two games, and the Capitals have succeeded in generating
odd-man rushes when they have the puck.Eller and Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and two assists in Game 2, and Ovechkin and Tom Wilson each had a goal and an assist. Braden Holtby made 33 saves for
Washington and has stopped 52 of 56 shots in two games, winning the goaltending
battle with Andrei Vasilevskiy.The Capitals scored twice late in the second period to take a 4-2 lead, including a power-play goal by Kuznetsov with three seconds left, and cruised
home.Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos scored Game 2 goals — Vasilevskiy made 31 saves — for Tampa Bay KeiVarae Russell Jersey , which lost two games in a row for the first time this postseason.“If there is one thing I can sit here and say about these two games, it’s we just played tentative and a little bit slow,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper told
NHL.com. “We didn’t get 113 points by playing that way. We didn’t win the first
two rounds by playing that way. These first two games, that’s the way we’ve
played.”One bright note for the Lightning, the last time they lost two straight home playoff games, in the 2015 conference final against the New York Rangers (Games
4 and 6), they won the series in seven games.“Sometimes, adversity is gut-check time and let’s see who we really are,” Stamkos told NHL.com. “We haven’t had to really deal with that so far in the
playoffs. Now we are, so we’ll see what type of team we are.” Adidas Henrik Sedin Jersey
