07:06 AM ET 05.22 | Broadway Joe is at it again. Joe Namath calls Gang Green's prized rookie QB Geno Smith a "sensational athlete" with "good size." And Namath also thinks drafting Smith was unnecessary. "No, I don't think they needed a quarterback," Namath said at the United Way's 20th annual Gridiron Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Tuesday. "They needed the other positions filled. Possibly offensive line. They got some defensive line. The safeties are still questionable. The outside linebackers are still questionable." To Namath, the Jets already had a quality quarterback in embattled starter Mark Sanchez. Sanchez has struggled in the last two seasons. But Namath attributed that to "distractions."

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07:20 AM ET 05.22 | Believe it or not, the college football season is now under 100 days away. [It's] time for our annual Freaks List. We've been doing it for a decade, focusing on the top workout warriors or players who amaze their teammates and coaches with what they can do in the weight room, on the track or in some other "wow" aspect of athleticism. ... 1. Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina, DE: Like just about everything else that Jadeveon Clowney does athletically, his workout numbers are jaw-dropping. ... Clowney was tested by Gamecock coaches the week before South Carolina started spring ball. He vertical jumped 38 inches and clocked a 4.54 40 weighing 274 pounds. A year ago, he ran a 4.58 at 257.

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07:14 AM ET 05.22 | Phillies star Cliff Lee is zooming out a bit, putting his future in a larger context. [Lee] said he "hopes" the Phillies turn it around, and it wouldn't do him any good to think about the alternative. But if the alternative does come to pass, and he does go on the trading block, it sounds like Lee can deal with it. There's a list of only nine teams to which Lee can be traded without his consent, but he's been traded before and it doesn't sound like it's something that would faze him -- or, under the right circumstances, especially bother him. "I definitely want to win. I want to be on a winning team," Lee said when asked about the possibility of being traded before the Phillies were to play the Marlins on Tuesday night.

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07:11 AM ET 05.22 | Vinny Del Negro is out, and Los Angeles' search for a head coach will begin immediately. One source with knowledge of the Clippers' thinking said Phil Jackson would "pretty much be excluded" from consideration because of his engagement to Lakers executive Jeanie Buss. While the source insisted it wasn't a reflection on Jackson's coaching ability, it would simply be "too creepy" for the Clippers to bring in a coach who was engaged to the owner of their crosstown rival. Jackson repeatedly has insisted that he's not interested in a return to coaching, preferring a front-office role instead. ... Del Negro had a 128-102 regular-season record in three seasons with the team.

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07:26 AM ET 05.22 | Is Colorado about to lose out on Patrick Roy for the second time in four years? Tuesday came and went without the Avalanche naming a head coach, but [Roy] remains a strong candidate for the job. ... The Avalanche would not comment on a Denver Post report that quoted Roy's brother, Stephane, as saying his older brother would be the next coach. Stephane Roy on Tuesday deleted a post on his Facebook page that said Patrick would be the next coach, something he reiterated in a Monday night interview with The Denver Post. He did not return calls Tuesday. The Avs remain interested in Roy as a candidate, however, and the newspaper La Presse in Quebec says Roy is interested in the job and talks are ongoing.

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08:11 AM ET 05.22 | Josh Barnett is returning to the UFC for the first time in over 11 years. The free-agent heavyweight has signed a multi-fight contract with the organization. He was 4-1 during his previous tenure with the UFC, earning the heavyweight championship with a UFC 36 win over UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.

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05:07 PM ET 05.20 | Jennifer Johnson was able to pick up her first LPGA victory yesterday. Other than bogeys on the first two holes in the first two days, she played very steady golf. Jennifer Johnson came out of nowhere on Sunday, and picked up her first win on the tour. She fired a seven-under par 65 in the final round, and picked up a much-needed $180,000 for her effort. She had a problem with the par-four fifth hole during the weekend, but back-to-back 65s will most generally win you a golf tournament.

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06:20 PM ET 04.24 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch climbed into a ride of a different kind on Tuesday as part of a media event to promote the V8 Supercars Series race May 17-19 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. As part of the promotion, Busch made a 20-minute run around the road course in a V8 Supercar, while Supercar driver James Courtney took Busch's No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup car for a spin. "It was sure a thrill to get into a car that I have watched and admired for many years during all those Supercar road races," Busch said. "It was also a little weird driving the Supercar and watching my car stretch its legs down the straightaway." Before getting into the Supercar, though, Busch acclimated himself with the track by driving his familiar ride, his Sprint Cup car. "I had a blast driving my car on the road course and even more of a blast in the V8 Supercar," Busch said. "The Circuit of The Americas is an awesome track with a lot of interesting and fun turns." When it came time to climb into the V8 Supercar, Busch had a few things to get used to. Opening a door to get into the car, as opposed to climbing in the window, was the easy part. Busch had to get used to a car with the steering wheel on the right side and the shifter to his left.

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05:01 PM ET 05.20 | The rumors and speculation have been swirling all season that this could be Jose Mourinho's last at the Bernabeu. And now Real Madrid has formally announced that Jose Mourinho will not be back next season. "We've decided to bring our relationship to an end," said Real Madrid President Florentino Perez. "Nobody's been sacked, it's a mutual agreement." Real Madrid has fallen short of winning a trophy this year. They are 13 points behind Barcelona in La Liga, lost to their cross town rivals Atletico in the Copa Del Rey, and fell to Borussia Dortmund just short of the Champions League final.

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07:05 PM ET 04.01 | The two top Indian doubles players, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, are reuniting for one final run. The two competed together during the 2012 season and have decided to join forces on the same side of the court beginning with the Monte Carlo Masters after spending the beginning of the season experimenting with other partners. Bhupati is preparing to call it quits on his career that included four Grand Slams and eight mixed doubles Grand Slams, and he couldn't think of a better way to go out than to compete with an old partner.

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