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Per The Linemakers, Las Vegas sports books are not allowed to accept wagers on voted-upon events. But updated odds posted outside of Nevada have Rivers as the 4-1 favorite to take home the award. Behind him are reigning league MVP Peyton Manning (9-2) and league-leading rusher DeMarco Murray (5-1). Young guns Andrew Luck (6-1) and Russell Wilson (8-1), popular current picks, are fourth and fifth. MORE: Updated Super Bowl odds | Week 6 picks, predictions | Power Rankings...

That would be a trade of the highly talented-but-equally problematic Odell Beckham Jr. If I’m new Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, I’m saying “no mas” to OBJ’s exorbitant contract demands and to his diva-like behavior. Before shelling out $17 million, $18 million or more per year for the star wide receiver, I’m putting out feelers to gauge his trade value. And if I can get a first-round pick and another high choice, I’m sending him packing....

It’s all been a bit much, and the last straw, in all likelihood, were his cross-checks to the legs of Evgeny Kuznetsov that Schenn himself called “pretty dumb.” MORE: Best images from the first round So, T.J. Oshie and Schenn fought immediately after the puck dropped in Game 5. Washington is up 3-1. Might as well get it out of the way. Schenn won. So it goes.

Not it’s Drake’s turn to publicly support his close friend Johnny Manziel for Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback. MORE: Coaches on the hot seat | Ross Tucker weighs in | Tough choice for Pettine | Is it Johnny Football time? The hip-hop icon and TOPSZN leader was tracked down by the intrepid sleuthers at TMZ Sports and was asked what he thought of the Browns’ quarterback controversy. His response? The money sign, not surprisingly....

Turn Gmail Offline On This feature can actually be a blessing to so many of you out there but make sure that you remember this is specific to just the desktop avatar of Gmail. You must be using Gmail on Chrome for started and you must keep the Offline feature turned on. Additionally, you will have to say bye to the Incognito mode. Read up a step-by-step guide for helping you start up using this offline mode thingy right away....

That’s … not optimal. Especially when you consider 12 of those 19 games have been at home, and that they’ve yet to play any teams out of their division. In a schedule oddity, they actually won’t play their first non-NL East squad until May 8, when they host the Giants at Citi Field in their 33rd game of the year. Strange. So what’s wrong? It’s not the rotation stars. Noah Syndergaard has a 1....

The Netherlands international missed a large part of the 2015-16 season through injury, slipping down the pecking order at St James’ Park, and so made a temporary switch to Ajax at the start of this campaign in a bid to regain form and fitness. Keep up to date with all the Deadline Day rumours! However, having failed to feature for the club’s first team, Krul has now left the Amsterdam Arena to join fellow Dutch side AZ - and the 28-year-old is hoping to impress in the coming months....

Stanic takes aim at Conte over China comments The La Liga side had been keeping an eye on the 27-year-old ever since he impressed for Partizan Belgrade at a youth tournament in Albacete in August 2006, but previously failed to lure him to Spain. Jovetic eventually left Partizan for Fiorentina and then went on to join Manchester City before returning to Italy with Inter in July 2015. The attacker made an encouraging start to life at San Siro, but struggled to secure regular first-team action this term, first being deemed surplus to requirements by Frank de Boer, before being told by new coach Stefano Pioli that he was no longer needed....

This story, like the six months of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, is characterized by tribal vengeance, ghastly violence, teenage death. But it has something more. A transcript of the online conversations between Rahum and Muna, obtained exclusively by NEWSWEEK, is testimony to the depth of hatred many Palestinians feel for Israelis after the killing of nearly 400 of their brethren (66 Israelis have also died in the violence). Muna, the 25-year-old seductress, who appeared in court last week for the first time since her arrest, hardly fits the profile of a terrorist....

MORE: When did your team last win a national title? Lyle was reportedly arrested early Saturday morning, according to the Vanderburgh (Ind.) County Sheriff’s Office booking records. He was booked at 2:09 a.m. and was charged with three class B misdemeanors – public intoxication, criminal mischief to a vehicle and disorderly conduct, before being released on a $150 bond. But the saga doesn’t end – or begin – there. Lyle reportedly quit the team on April 11, more than a month ago....

Step away from the keyboard. Put the phone down. Ohio State weathered this scenario before. This is the fifth time in 30 years the Buckeyes lost a Heisman hopeful before the season started. For a school with national-title-or-nothing expectations, Miller’s injury rekindles memories of what could have been. MORE: Don’t panic, Buckeyes | SN’s 10 greatest all-time Buckeyes | Most iconic players It starts with Keith Byars, a tree stump with legs who launched his career with a 99-yard kickoff return in the 1984 Fiesta Bowl....

During the 13-minute meeting of the Ohio Controlling Board on Monday, State Senator Andrew Brenner could be seen fiddling with his phone, while also turning his camera on and off as he drove with the office background displayed. “I wasn’t distracted. I was paying attention to the driving and listening to it (the meeting,)” Brenner said, The Columbus Dispatch reported. “I had two meetings that were back to back that were in separate locations....

There’s aggressive, and then there’s what No. 3 Ohio State did in a 45-24 blowout at No. 14 Oklahoma on Saturday. There’s only one to come out and say it. This was a professional ass-kicking by a young-and-fearless team that’s taking a cue from its coach. You don’t get to 19-0 in true road games under Meyer without that professionalism on the road. He would give a professional answer afterward....

Edmonton acquired forward Mike Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Jussi Jokinen on Tuesday. Cammalleri, 35, recorded seven points through 15 games with Los Angeles this season. The Oilers have scored 38 goals this season — which is last in the NHL in goals scored as does the team’s goals per game. With the trade, the Oilers gain the offensive help that they looked for when they initially signed Jokinen during free agency, but at a inexpensive price-tag....

Tyrek Coger, a 21-year-old junior college transfer from Raleigh, N.C., collapsed from heat exhaustion on the stairs of Boone Pickens Stadium and was rushed to Stillwater Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to the Stillwater News Press. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016 In a press release, new Oklahoma State coach Brad Underwood, who was on a recruiting trip in Las Vegas, mourned the loss of the 6-8, 235-pound forward....

Every movie needs a villain, and one of the most despicable and loathsome bad guys of all is a traitor. This is the nefarious character that pretends to be on the hero’s side but has their own selfish plan hidden underneath their friendly guise.RELATED: The Greatest Westerns Ever MadeSometimes the traitor hides so well they even fool the viewer, but other times the person working for the other side is painfully obvious....

As we’ve said before, the future is only getting brighter for VR and the Oculus team, as the recent acquisition by Facebook has put the company in a position to make some real changes. One of those changes, as we have just recently learned, apparently includes a new VR headset that, instead of interfacing with a computer or game console, actually works with your phone. While details are still fairly slim, Engadget reports that Oculus is working with Samsung to develop a VR headset that uses a person’s mobile phone as an interactive space....

At least there’s one piece of good news: Tests on Beckham’s hamstring came back negative Monday, according to NJ.com’s Jordan Ranaan and Conor Orr, who anticipate Beckham being out another week and missing Sunday’s preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills. NBC will broadcast the Hall of Fame Game at 8 p.m. ET. Obviously, Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin would love to have their 2014 top pick return sooner if sensible....

According to Sports Illustrated’s Greg Bishop, Beckham told then-Broncos linebacker Von Miller during the offseason not to come to Cleveland despite a shared desire by the pair to play together. “Don’t come to Cleveland,” Beckham said, according to Miller. NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: Updated bracket and TV channels for AFC, NFC Beckham and Miller had been rehabbing different injuries sustained during the previous season. Miller had dislocated his patella tendon, and Beckham had torn his ACL....