07:14 PM ET 06.19 | There was few surprises in the NFL larger than the Indianapolis Colts. When they cut Peyton Manning last summer it looked like they were in for a long haul in terms of getting back to the glory days of being a playoff contender. But thanks to Andrew Luck and a resilient spirit the team showed they had, the Colts went from having the first pick in the draft the year prior to an AFC playoff team. Among the players who stepped up for the Colts in 2012 was running back Vick Ballard. But despite turning in an amazing season which came out of nowhere, it looks like Ballard will once again be starting his season by taking a backseat to another running back. After the Colts signed free agent Ahmad Bradshaw, Evan Silva is reporting that Ballard is going to be relegated to backup duties once again.

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10:53 AM ET 06.19 | There are few bigger stars in college football right now than Johnny Manziel. He became the first freshman to ever win a Heisman Trophy and he's become a rockstar on the campus of Texas A&M as well as all over college football. But while he's bigger than ever at the moment, Manziel is still struggling with being a teenager trapped in the body of the most popular college football player in the country. His little tantrum he threw on Twitter this weekend, like everything he does, has been broken down by everyone as though it's a scientific study of some kind. Not everyone agrees with Johnny Football's behavior and USA Today's David Climer went so far as to call Manziel the Kardashian of college football. Perhaps a better comparison would be to call Manziel the Kurt Cobain of college football as he clearly loves the attention most of the time but is still having trouble adjusting to the volume of attention and praise he's getting. Where Cobain was supposedly the voice of a generation, Manziel is the Aggies' bright and shining hope to be kings in the SEC and that's no small feat.

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07:15 PM ET 06.19 | It???s still weird to see Jayson Werth come to the plate at Citizens Bank Park wearing a baggy Nationals Jersey, rather than wearing the red pinstripes. It???s still weird to not hear Lil??? Wayne???s ???Right Above It???, playing every time Werth comes to the plate. Many people in the Delaware Valley will always view Jayson Werth as a Phillie, and in an interview with MLB.com???s Todd Zolecki, Werth acknowledged that Philly still feels like home to him. After vowing in 2011 that he would make sure Phillies fans didn???t get to have another parade down Broad Street, Werth sounds like he has come to the conclusion that he isn???t going to be treated well in Philly for the rest of his career, but he still hopes that someday the glory days are what stands out in the mind of Phils fans.

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06:46 PM ET 06.19 | Ben McLemore was widely considered one of the best shooting guard prospects in the 2013 NBA Draft. Though he sometimes disappeared in his freshman season with the Kansas Jayhawks, his upside was enough for some to consider him a potential No. 1 overall pick leading into the pre-draft workout rounds. But as McLemore has gone through his workouts, several issues have begun to pop up. McLemore has reportedly struggled with conditioning drills in workouts with the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic, raising concerns about his commitment since leaving Kansas. Additionally, McLemore has been bumping heads with his advisers. The results have been fewer workouts and more concern among the teams that will pick early in the lottery.

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07:15 PM ET 06.19 | After a disappointing season in which he only tallied 16 points, it wasn???t any shock that speculation began late in season that the Flyers would use one of their two new amnesty clauses to buy Briere???s contract out. After the season it became evident that was the course of action that the Flyers would take, and it was only a matter of time before Briere???s deal was bough out. Last night, the news became official. Briere spent six seasons in the orange and black, and the final two years of the eight-year deal will be bought out. The great thing about the amnesty clause is that the Flyers will not take a cap hit with the release of Briere, they still will pay him for the next two seasons, but it will not count against the cap.

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05:13 PM ET 06.19 | Chan Sung Jung, otherwise known as the 'Korean Zombie,' admitted he did feel bad for Ricardo Lamas for getting the title shot over him against Jose Aldo at UFC 163. "I do feel bad about it. I honestly think he was next in line, due to my time off, but I was told I was getting the next title shot after the Poirier fight. While I do feel bad for him, I wouldn't give this opportunity up for the world," Jung said.

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05:19 AM ET 06.16 | There probably isn't an amateur golfer in the country who doesn't dream of competing in the U.S. Open or the U.S. Women's Open. Only occasionally, however, does an amateur win the Open, regarded by players and fans alike as golf's ultimate mental and physical challenge. Francis Ouimet did it in 1913. Jerome Travers did it in 1915. Chick Evans did it in 1916. Bobby Jones did it in 1923, 1926, 1929, and 1930. And Catherine Lacoste did it in 1967. Can Michael Kim do it this year? The amateurs who qualify to play against golf's Goliaths face an uphill climb at the Open, which is as much a test of mental stamina as it is a contest of technical skill. Just getting to the Open entails an endurance test. This year 10 amateurs qualified to enter the field by advancing from one of 111, 18-hole stroke play, local qualifiers to one of 13 sectional qualifiers -- 36 holes of stroke play in a single day -- and paying the $150 entry fee. Of the 10 who teed off Thursday, four survived the cut and will play the final round on Sunday.

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02:59 PM ET 06.18 | Greg Biffle's win of the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., on Sunday not only marked the driver's first win of the season and the 13th Cup-level victory at MIS for Roush Fenway Racing, it was the 1,000 victory for Ford across the three national levels of NASCAR -- Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck. Trevor Bayne claimed NASCAR win 999 just a week prior in the Pioneer 250 Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Bayne's Iowa win also marked the 200th win for Ford, specifically, in the Nationwide Series. The win total includes 100 from Lincoln-Mercury and 900 from various Ford models including the current model, Fusion, and others like Taurus and Thunderbird. A Lincoln took the the checkered flag in the first NASCAR-sanctioned top-tier NASCAR race in June 19, 1949, in Charlotte, N.C. It was driven by Jim Roper. The first victory for the Ford brand came in 1950, courtesy of Jimmy Florian at Dayton (Ohio) Speedway.

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08:06 AM ET 06.18 | Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne received a taste of Bundesliga soccer last season, as Chelsea loaned him out to Werder Bremen. According to Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc, De Bryune would like to join the second-best team in the Bundesliga and the Champions League runner-ups. Dortmund is interested in acquiring De Bruyne from Chelsea, and Zorc knows that De Bruyne "is wanting to make a transfer" to the elite German squad. Whether or not they can pry the young midfielder from other teams is another question, but it is positive news for Dortmund that the team has more than piqued De Bruyne's interest.

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10:02 AM ET 05.23 | FOX Sports is trying to put together an impressive staff to fill up the shows on their 24/7 sports network FOX Sports 1, hoping to compete with ESPN, and on Wednesday we learned a big name that will be joining the network. According to a SportsIllustrated.com report, FOX Sports has agreed to hire former tennis star Andy Roddick as a co-host for the three-hour show FOX Sports Live. The show feature Roddick and Charissa Thompson, who will be leaving ESPN, as the co-hosts. Roddick's big personality could do well in the co-hosting gig, but it will be interesting to see if he has a wide grasp of sports.

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