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The Mean Machine stars in "The Longest Yard," now available in the 4K Ultra HD disk format from Kino Lorber.

‘The Longest Yard’ 4K Ultra HD movie review

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

Alabama head coach Nick Saban paces as his team warms up before Alabama's A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) **FILE**

Saban says current track in college football will lead to less competitive balance

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell (26) carries the ball during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Pittsburgh on Oct. 22, 2017. The former Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets running back said on a podcast, Friday, May 26, 2023, he smoked marijuana before playing some NFL games during his career. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Former Steelers, Jets running back Le’Veon Bell says he smoked marijuana before games

Associated Press

8 or 9 conference games? SEC heads to spring meetings still debating schedule formats

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

President Calvin Coolidge signs a baseball for Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson as other members of the Senators look on in 1924. (Library of Congress via AP)

Sports no sure respite from politics when title-winning athletes visit the White House

By Chris Megerian and Josh Boak - Associated Press

Commanders’ trademark application denied, team to respond

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Former Cleveland Browns player Jim Brown, left, gets a hug from LeBron James, who holds the Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy during a rally June 22, 2016, in Cleveland. “I hope every Black athlete takes the time to educate themselves about this incredible man and what he did to change all of our lives,” James posted shortly after Brown's death. ”We all stand on your shoulders Jim Brown. If you grew up in Northeast Ohio and were Black, Jim Brown was a God." (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Jim Brown Appreciation: Remembering Hall of Fame running back’s lasting impact on and off field

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

Pro Football Hall of Fame football star Jim Brown talks to a reporter following a news conference at his home in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999. NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, May 18, 2023, with his wife, Monique, by his side, according to a spokeswoman for Brown's family. He was 87. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87

By Tom Withers - Associated Press

Pac-12 to provide more access to players, coaches during football broadcasts

Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the NBA basketball team's practice facility in Camden, N.J., Tuesday, May 14, 2019. A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the NFL's Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder for a North American professional sports team record $6 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday, April 13, 2023, because the deal had not been announced. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) **FILE**

Dawn of new ownership era fuels hope among Commanders faithful

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Penn State running back Journey Brown (4) celebrates his third quarter touchdown run against Rutgers during an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa, Nov. 30, 2019. Brown thought he was headed for an NFL career after starring as a running back at Penn State, but now after a heart condition diagnosis, he is working towards a career as a NASCAR pit crew. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

Ex-Penn State RB Brown embarks on NASCAR pit crew career

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

Rep Colin Allred, D-Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Rep. Colin Allred launches challenge against Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders gestures in the first half of the team's spring practice NCAA college football game Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. The spring transfer window for college football players closed with 43 scholarship players -- the equivalent of half a roster -- from coach Deion Sanders' Colorado program having entered the portal since the spring game was played on April 15. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) **FILE**

Transfer exodus at Colorado unprecedented in portal era

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

D.C. Defenders tight end Briley Moore (88) celebrating a completion during an XFL game against the Seattle Sea Hawks at Audi Field in Washington D.C., April 30, 2023. (Photo by Billy Sabatini)

Defenders build strong foundation as they advance to XFL championship in reboot season

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Dartmouth's coach Buddy Teevens gestures on the sidelines during a football game against Princeton in Princeton, N.J., Nov. 18, 2006. Teevens had his right leg amputated following a bicycle accident last month in St. Augustine, Florida. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Dartmouth coach Teevens has leg amputated after bike crash

By Eric Olson - Associated Press

OHIO STATE 31, MIAMI 24. Maurice Clarett and the Ohio State Buckeyes stunned the Miami Hurricanes in a 2 OT thriller in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, the BCS championship game.

Symposium focuses on obstacles for Black athletes on college scholarships

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin reacts after a play during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 9, 2022, in Orchard Park, Hamlin has been cleared to resume playing and is attending the team’s voluntary workout program some four months after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game at Cincinnati, general manager Brandon Beane said Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)

Bills’ Hamlin cleared to play 4 months after cardiac arrest

By John Wawrow - Associated Press

Washington Redskins free safety D.J. Swearinger runs onto the field prior to an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) **FILE**

Boxing, an ego in check and his son’s request: D.J. Swearinger’s winding path to the XFL

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 3, 2023. Alabama's Bryce Young, Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, Kentucky's Will Levis and Florida's Anthony Richardson all will make fan bases very happy on April 27, but the steal of the draft could end up being Tennessee's Hendon Hooker. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) **FILE**

NFL draft steal? Hooker hurdles age, health, style concerns

By Arnie Stapleton - Associated Press

Northwestern offensive lineman Peter Skoronski runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Skoronski looks like a custom-built NFL offensive lineman. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Skoronski stands apart in NFL draft class of legacy players

By Michael Marot - Associated Press