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Connor Shaw, Cleveland’s projected third-string quarterback, suffered a broken thumb in Thursday’s preseason opener that will require surgery, according to the team. MORE: Cleveland’s hunger for Ray Rice makes sense | Browns-Redskins highlights The Browns didn’t given a timetable for Shaw’s return, stating that he’ll be out for “an extended period of time.” “I feel for Connor because he has worked extremely hard,” Coach Mike Pettine said in a Browns release....

It started in January when the team promoted Sashi Brown to be its executive vice president of football operations and general manager. The Browns then hired former Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson as their new head coach. MORE: Sports pioneers who changed the game After Jackson accepted the job, he tabbed Pep Hamilton as his offensive coordinator and named Ray Horton his defensive coordinator. Hamilton, who previously served as the Colts’ offensive coordinator, and Horton, a former player and widely respected defensive coach with the Lions, Steelers, Cardinals and Titans, are both black men — as are Jackson and Brown....

Arizona on Wednesday cut Floyd, who was arrested on multiple charges early Monday morning in Scottsdale, Ariz., hours after the Cardinals had returned from a 26-23 road loss to Miami. MORE: Week 15 power rankings Coach Bruce Arians told co-host Bill Polian and me on SiriusXM NFL Radio that Cardinals management was investigating the extent of disciplinary action allowed against Floyd under rules of the league’s labor deal with the NFL Players Association....

Winston’s rookie contract expires at the end of the season and the 25-year-old’s future in Tampa Bay is up in the air. In 12 appearances this season, Winston, selected with the number one pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, has tallied 20 interceptions and 22 touchdowns for the Buccaneers (5-7). Winston’s woes were highlighted in a five-interception performance against the Panthers in Week 6, and he has thrown 10 more picks in five games since....

Arians, 65, spent much of the last two months denying rumours he was set to bring the curtain down on his coaching career, but confirmed the news at a media conference on Monday. “I will miss the game,” said Arians, who went 50-32-1, including two playoff appearances, in Arizona. “It’s been a great ride.” The 50th win of his career was Sunday’s 26-24 victory over the Seahawks in Seattle....

NFL MOCK DRAFT 2018:Raiders go defense in first round Most of Woodson’s critiques were about new coach Jon Gruden. “I understand Gruden, wonderful on his TV gig, did some wonderful things as a coach, but he only won 53 percent of his games,” Woodson said. “Ten years, $100 million. I hope Mark Davis has an out. My question would be, how many Super Bowls do you have to win for $100 million?...

The hit didn’t draw a penalty and Blue Jackets head coach Todd Richards was not happy, calling the hit a “shot right to the head,” according to NBC Sports. Calvert bounced back to score the game winner and an empty-net goal in Columbus’ 3-1 win. MORE: Marchand gets two-game suspension | Suspension likely for Blackhawks’ Carcillo

Pastrnak recorded his second hat trick of the season and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins routed the Montreal Canadiens 8-1 Tuesday night. Jake Debrusk, Brad Marchand, Anders Bjork, Charlie Coyle and Danon Heinen also scored for the Bruins (16-3-5), who have won four straight. Marchand, Coyle, David Krejci and Torey Krug had two assists apiece, while Sean Kuraly had three. “It’s good that a lot of guys got on the score sheet,” said Pastrnak, who has 23 goals in 24 games this year....

Of that, there is little debate. The A’s owned most of their AL wild-card game against the Royals. This was their game to win, their ticket to the ALDS waiting to be punched. “How am I feeling?” A’s manager Bob Melvin told reporters after the game. “Well, I’m not feeling very good. I mean, it was a great game. Both teams played well and played hard. But the short answer to your question is not great at this point....

The Nationals right fielder pulled an okey-doke on the Astros’ Alex Presley during Monday’s exhibition, jogging after a ball as he baited Presley into trying to stretch a single into a double. The plan worked; Harper threw out Presley at second base. MORE: Fantasy rankings: OF | Bold predictions for Nationals | Harper pays respects to Tark Harper’s manager doesn’t want to see that again. “The batter/runner’s got good speed and he’s going to try to test any time he can, so what we want to accomplish in that regard is to get on the baseball and stop him at first,” Williams told reporters, according to The Associated Press....

Forbes hit six quick 3-pointers in the second half to help the Spartans, who led by just two points at halftime, roll to a 97-66 win. He finished will 33 points, so yes, all his points came from beyond the arc. MORE: Field of 68 projections Forbes has hit 26 3-pointers in his last four games, and Michigan State has won its last five games by 12 or more points as it gears up for another NCAA Tournament run under Tom Izzo....

Ultrafast Fibre customers already benefit from a speed guarantee, but now BT has rolled it out across all of its broadband packages making it the first and only Fibre broadband to offer a Stay Fast Guarantee for speeds of up to 150Mb. This guarantee will now provide all customers with round-the-clock speed monitoring, personalised line checks and BT’s most reliable broadband ever. BT’s Marketing Director, Kelly Barlow claims, “With our new Stay Fast Guarantee, we don’t just guarantee customers’ broadband speeds, we constantly check and optimise them, so they’ll get reliable broadband speeds all day every day....

As with any offer, it’s crucial to read the small print, and it almost goes without saying that the £5.99 is in addition to BT’s mandatory line rental which currently costs £16.99 per month unless you pay for 12 months in advance. This Line Rental Saver cuts the price to £14.16 each month. If you’re an existing BT broadband customer, there’s also a one-off activation charge of £35 for BT TV....

More from GolfDigest.com: "These people, they're helping me. They're the guys behind the scenes, making sure I have the right equipment, working hard," Bubba said. "I owe a lot to them, and so this is just a simple way of giving thanks." This isn't Watson's first lunch run; he opted for pizza and sandwiches in the past, according to Golf Digest. The publication listed an estimate of "around the $10,000 mark" for the cost of lunch....

“First of all, he should be in the top three in the [AL] MVP voting,” Showalter said (via MLB.com). “I would make the case he’s more valuable to his team than anybody in baseball. Where would we be without Britton?” MORE: Zach Britton named to SN’s AL All-Star team The left-hander was a perfect 47 for 47 in save opportunities this season, owning a ridiculous 0.54 ERA in 69 appearances....

Pressure on the 69-year-old’s position has increased following his side’s poor performance in the 1-1 result in Turin, with an automatic spot in the finals in Russia next year now out of their reach. Ventura has been criticised for persisting with a 4-2-4 system that some have claimed is ill-suited to the players, especially after their 3-0 defeat to Spain last month. His selection policy has also come under fire, with Napoli midfielder Jorginho continually overlooked and Toronto star Sebastian Giovinco ignored despite his outstanding MLS displays....

The spokesman said the U.N. does employ some antibugging measures. “We do have some technical means. But are they foolproof? No.” U.N. officials acknowledge that among member countries that don’t want to pay for better anti-eavesdropping measures are probably governments that are involved in routine espionage against U.N. targets.

In contrast to the powers who fight “sprawl,” advocates of the new suburbanism focus on ways to make the periphery work better. It’s about bringing business and jobs, not just bedrooms, to the outer rings, and reviving main streets in smaller towns and cities, not just in major urban centers. In some senses, the new suburbanism seeks to recover the ideals of early advocates of decentralization such as the early-20th-century British visionary Ebenezer Howard, who proposed dispersing populations into largely self-sustaining “garden cities....

The wide receiver told reporters after Denver’s 27-16 loss to the Packers that the team was “living in a world of suck.” Fangio was asked about Sanders’ statement when he met with reporters one day later. “He was just repeating what I had said in the locker room after the game," Fangio said. “I told them, ‘We’re going to have to deal with everybody thinking we suck.’ All of us, not just players—coaches, everybody, the whole organization — we need to deal with that....