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Sometimes, he would stay in his room and lie in the dark because the pain in his head was so excruciating. And at his darkest moments a few years ago, when it was just about too much to handle, the former Bears quarterback thought about killing himself. MORE: Marion Barber’s mental health in question | Dan Marino pulls out of suit "I am glad I don't have any weapons in my house or else I am pretty sure I wouldn't be here," McMahon said....

Former Blinn College standout Jake Hubenak verbally agreed to play for Texas A&M, taking to Twitter to express his excitement. MORE: SN Preseason Top 25 | Will Fournette be No. 1 in 2017? | Bear QB is a ‘freak’ Sumlin will provide competiton at quarterback for the Aggies. Sophomore Kyle Allen is the Aggies’ returning starter and incoming freshman Kyler Murray decided against entering the Major League Baseball Draft to challenge Allen for the starting position....

The former NFL linebacker recently entered hospice care, having fought liver disease for two years. The Buccaneers selected Hayes with a sixth-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft out of Florida State. Tampa Bay released a statement on Hayes’ passing on Tuesday: Hayes last played with the Jaguars in 2014. He also spent time with the Bears. He was a 2007 All-ACC first team selection with Florida State. 

Jordan’s comments came in a Tuesday segment of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, during which the show’s panel discussed Republican efforts to undermine and disparage impeachment witnesses. Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, on Monday sent a letter to his GOP House colleagues in which he questioned the credibility of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman. The decorated veteran of the Iraq War, who serves as a Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, will testify publicly before House investigators on Tuesday....

McConnell last Thursday told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would be working closely with White House counsel in the increasingly likely event of a Senate trial following a vote of impeachment in the House of Representatives. “I’m going to take my cues from the president’s lawyers,” the Republican from Kentucky asserted. As a result, many Democrats – and some conservatives – have criticized McConnell for openly announcing his intent to violate the oath he, along with other senators, will be required to take ahead of the trial....

The veteran wide receiver, who became a free agent when the Colts opted not to re-sign him in March, told reporters at a news conference in Indianapolis before receiving a key to the city Friday that he intends to play one more season before retiring. MORE: Best, worst offseason moves for each team | Best rookie-veteran position battles “Ideal is playing one more year and hanging it up,” Wayne told RTV6....

Former Democratic New York State Assembly member Dov Hikind shared video from a Sunday Rutgers event entitled, “A Global Crisis: Refugees, Migrants, and Asylum Seekers – Lessons from the Prophet Muhammad,” which showed him being escorted out after interrupting Tlaib’s talk and accusing her of making previous anti-Semitic remarks. Hikind, who is Jewish and a pro-Israel activist, can be seen lashing out at the Muslim congresswoman as several uniformed law enforcement officers remove him from the event....

Pareja officially left his position with FCD last week, departing after spending five seasons in charge of the MLS side. As Goal reported on November 17, the 50-year-old has now officially taken over Xolos, who finished 15th out of 18 teams in the Apertura and missed the playoffs by nine points. The club’s poor form saw them sack Diego Cocca in October, with Franky Oviedo having been interim coach since Cocca’s departure, losing two games and drawing one while in charge....

The Florida transfer’s petition for immediate eligibility to play was approved by the NCAA, USC confirmed Tuesday. The freshman cornerback filed for immediate eligibility in June, when he was accepted to USC. He originally committed to the Trojans in July 2018, but decommitted in October and ended up signing with the Gators in December. Steele enrolled at Florida in January, but his decision to leave the program came after his request for a different dorm roommate was denied....

Tynes sent out one Tweet that cut to the core of New England fans. MORE: AFC Championship photos | Pats make AFC look silly | Patriots, Seahawks Super Bowl matchup Tynes is of course referring to the the two Super Bowl wins the Giants hold over the Patriots while simultaneously prediciting their impending doom to the Seahawks in this year’s big game. Low blow, Tynes. Low blow.

Former Iowa and New York Giants player Tyler Sash found that out through trial and error over the weekend. Sash, 25, took off on his scooter around 1:30 a.m. Saturday in Oskaloosa, Iowa with police chasing behind him and ordering him to stop, according to KCCI News. MORE: Draft grades | He ditched the scooter and attempted to hide behind a tree (again, he seems to live by the trial and error method) before officers shot him with a Taser and took him in to custody as he resisted the handcuffs a half hour later....

Nassar, a former Olympic and MSU sports doctor, was accused by hundreds of women and girls of using his position to sexually abuse them for decades. He was sentenced in 2018 to 40 to 175 years in prison. Klages was found guilty of felony and misdemeanor charges of lying to police in February 2020 and given a 90-day jail sentence in August 2020. Two women testified during her trial that they informed Klages about the abuse in 1997, but Klages has maintained that she cannot recall having conversations with either of them....

In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, May 27, in the Houston Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the woman—identified only as “Jane Doe”—alleges that she had been held under the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency for around three months in 2018. According to the lawsuit, which was first reported on by BuzzFeed News, on the eve of her scheduled deportation (June 1, 2018), guards employed by CoreCivic separated her and two other women into an isolated cell at the Houston Processing Center....

McClain died at a hospital in Urbana after a brief, unspecified illness, Champaign Central High School Principal Joe Williams said. McClain had coached Central’s boys basketball team since last season. Before spending several years as an assistant coach at Illinois, McClain made his reputation at Peoria Manual High School, where he started as an assistant coach in 1977 and guided three teams to state titles in his first three seasons as head coach in the mid-1990s....

Cesar started for Brazilian side Flamengo in a 2-0 win over América Mineiro on Saturday in his final action as a professional, having signed a short-term deal with the club he left for Europe over a decade ago. The Brazilian is best known for his time with Inter in Serie A, where he made over 200 appearances over the course of seven years with the club, and as the goalkeeper for the Brazilian national team....

One of the few exceptions? NFL Network analyst — and former Jacksonville All-Pro running back — Maurice Jones-Drew. Whether he was simply being a homer for his former team or saw something the rest of us didn’t, he offered this analysis at halftime predicting Jacksonville would get back into the game. “It’s halftime,” Jones-Drew said. “The Chargers are up 27-7. The most Charger thing to do is allow the Jags back in the game in the second half, and they win on a last-second field goal....

U.S. District Court Judge William Martinez sentenced Ryan Kamada, a former Weld County District Judge, to one year and one day in prison on Wednesday, according to the Department of Justice. Kamada, 42, pleaded guilty in June 2020 to using information he received as a judge to obstruct the federal task force investigation. “Public officials charged with upholding the law must be held to the same standard by which they judge others,” acting U....

During KU’s annual “Late Night In The Phog,” one male and one female fan are selected to make a half-court shot. If the shot is made, Kansas coach Bill Self writes a $10,000 check to the student. MORE: NCAA Men’s champions over the years | Kansas freshman Cheick Diallo cleared to practice The school decided to spice things up and allow the fans to select another person to take the shot for them (via the Kansas City Star), as long as that person was not a current Jayhawks player or recruit....

The Perak FA (PAFA) today announced the appointment of former Perak and Malaysia midfielder Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian as the manager of the Perak Super League team. Apart from the manager post, Shahrul, who prior to this had been an assistant coach at Felda United, has also been appointed as the PAFA honorary secretary. According to a press statement by PAFA, Shahrul has replaced Dato’ Jamal Aris who had vacated the post in May....

Reports that Rooney would move to United this summer and that he and the club were in advanced talks cropped up in May, with Everton manager Sam Allardyce confirming that negotiations were taking place just days later . The former Manchester United and England star now joins a D.C. United club that sits dead last in the MLS standings having picked up just 10 points from 12 matches so far this season....