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Linebacker Luke Kuechly was on the Carolina Panthers sideline, in street clothes as he recovers from a concussion, ranting and raving at the officials and everyone else nearby after a long Seattle Seahawks touchdown. Earlier, Derek Anderson started at quarterback because Cam Newton apparently didn’t wear a necktie. He didn’t start because he was disciplined for a dress-code violation. Anderson played one play. He threw an interception. It was all…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Welcome cleveland.com readers and voters to your first year-end cleveland.com Sports Awards, where you cast the votes and decide the winners for the most amazing, most interesting and most deserving Cleveland athletes, teams and moments of 2016. Categories will be released Dec. 5 through Dec. 15, with winners announced the week of Dec. 19. Voting for each category lasts one week.  Today’s category: THE BELIEVELAND BEST MOMENT…

In an NFL season filled with bizarre moments, plays and stories, the opening to the Panthers-Seahawks Sunday Night Football game might take the cake. Carolina took the opening kickoff and then, without any fanfare or notice, backup quarterback Derek Anderson walked onto the field for the opening series while a healthy Cam Newton stood on the sideline watching. Coach Ron Rivera later revealed that he benched the reigning NFL MVP for…

It is win-win-win. • This generates additional revenue, because, for the most part, college stadiums are larger than bowl sites. More notably, third-party middlemen (bowl directors) are cut out of profiteering off “amateur” sports as college football finally frees itself of the fiscally irresponsible act of outsourcing its most valuable asset, the football playoff. Bowls can continue (and will) to serve non-playoff teams, but the bowl industry no longer gets…

Dante Sparaco dreamed of playing big-time college football, and his parents were willing to do just about anything to help him achieve his goal. Sparaco started his career as a quarterback at Glenwood Springs High, where he helped lead the Class 3A Demons to the playoffs as a sophomore. Then he transferred across state to perennial Class 5A heavyweight Cherry Creek for his junior year, where he played tight end…

It’s pretty easy to root for Berry. One of the NFL’s best stories got even better on Sunday. Detroit Lions and their newfound defense: You don’t go into the Superdome and shut down New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Even the great Denver Broncos defense gave up 303 yards and three touchdowns to Brees earlier this season. So what do we make of what the Lions did on Sunday? Detroit,…

CHICAGO – When “The Best Dressed Man on TV” come on the show, there is always a lot of good conversation. That was certainly the case on Sunday when sports legal analyst Exavier Pope came on Sports Feed. There was the Bears’ victory over the 49ers in the snow to discuss along with the impact of Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest, which he continued on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field….

Dante Sparaco dreamed of playing big-time college football, and his parents were willing to do just about anything to help him achieve his goal. Sparaco started his career as a quarterback at Glenwood Springs High, where he helped lead the Class 3A Demons to the playoffs as a sophomore. Then he transferred across state to perennial Class 5A heavyweight Cherry Creek for his junior year, where he played tight end…

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has hinted Dodge could make a return to NASCAR. According to multiple reports, Marchionne talked about the possibility during the Ferrari Finali Mondiali at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday afternoon, stating he recently spoke to NASCAR Executive Vice President Jim France. “Yes, I’d love to,” said Marchionne when asked if he’d like Dodge to return to the sport. “I talked to Jim France just last…

As the College Football Playoff selection committee spent Saturday night and Sunday morning choosing the teams that would make the sport’s final four, two separate arguments raged in the college football-loving world. Only one of them mirrored a discussion in the committee room. Argument No. 1: Ohio State should not make the playoff over Penn State because Penn State beat Ohio State and won the Big Ten title. This…

Dante Sparaco dreamed of playing big-time college football, and his parents were willing to do just about anything to help him achieve his goal. Sparaco started his career as a quarterback at Glenwood Springs High, where he helped lead the Class 3A Demons to the playoffs as a sophomore. Then he transferred across state to perennial Class 5A heavyweight Cherry Creek for his junior year, where he played tight end…

Mike McQueary Made $5 Million Richer Maybe this marks the end of a long, treacherous journey for Mike McQueary. The former Penn State football assistant has scored his second victory in the courts, taking home $5 million most recently and a total of $12.3 million altogether from his legal battles. Former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary has made more than $10 million through the courts. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty…

The NFL Oakland Raiders are teaming up with the Major League Baseball’s Oakland A’s to aid those affected by Friday’s warehouse fire that killed 9 and left nearly two dozen people missing. The Raiders have pledged to match up to $30,000 in contributions through the YouCaring.com page set up by the A’s. The NBA Golden State Warriors are also donating $50,000 to help families affected by the deadly fire….

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Ultimately, the definition of a successful sports agent is someone with great clients. Recruiting and signing them is a skill every sports agent must master. Players in college football are coming to decision point this month regarding the agents who will represent them for the 2017 NFL Draft process. There are almost 1,000 NFLPA certified agents vying for the representation of many less draftees and players who will be undrafted….

On the heels of leading the Sooners to a Big 12 title over Oklahoma State, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield told reporters he’ll return to school in 2017. Oklahoma won the annual Bedlam Game 38–20, with Mayfield throwing for 288 yards and three touchdowns for the No. 9 Sooners. The junior will skip his potential NFL career for one more season. After transferring from Texas Tech following the 2013…

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There are many moments that can hit you upside the head with how quickly time passes, and one of them happened in the last month: Cody Paul, the 12-year-old whose amazing moves on the football field became the Internet’s first sports viral video, completed his college football career. The video above, produced by Paul’s brother and posted in July 2007, not only had millions with mouths agape at the kid wearing No….

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Make the right call, selection committee. Put newly anointed Pac-12 champ Washington in the College Football Playoff. No need to wait until Sunday to make up your minds, either. The now 12-1 Huskies handled your eighth-ranked Colorado Buffaloes, 41-10, here Friday. It marked the seventh time in 10 games against conference opponents that Washington has won by more than three touchdowns. The kind of pain Chris…