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Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was demoted to third string on Nov. 24 after a video of him partying emerged after the Browns' bye week. Take a look back at some of the memorable moments of Manziel's NFL career.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports)
Johnny Manziel's assault case goes to grand jury
A Texas grand jury will hear assault allegations<span style="color: Red;">*</span>from the ex-girlfriend of former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel on Thursday. Colleen Crowley has accused Manziel of striking her and threatening to kill her and himself after the two left a Dallas bar on Jan. 30, according to an affidavit. Dallas County District Attorney spokesperson Brittany Dunn said the grand jury could decide within days<span style="color: Red;">*</span>whether to charge Manziel<span style="color: Red;">*</span>with misdemeanor assault, which carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
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USA TODAY Sports' Lindsay H. Jones looks Johnny Manziel's most recent off-field headlines and provides insight on what the future holds for the troubled quarterback. USA TODAY Sports
Queen Elizabeth II turns 90
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her<span style="color: Red;">*</span>birthday Thursday, marking<span style="color: Red;">*</span>another royal record<span style="color: Red;">*</span>just seven months after becoming<span style="color: Red;">*</span>England's longest-serving<span style="color: Red;">*</span>head of state:<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>She's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the first British monarch<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to reach the age of 90. Despite the milestone, the day<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will be business as usual.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The queen will be working on her birthday, just as she has worked on most of her birthdays since her accession to the throne in 1952.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Later in the day, the royal family will have a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>private birthday gathering at Windsor Castle, but the official celebrations will be held in June.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Here are 90 facts about the queen on her 90th birthday.
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On Sept. 9, 2015, just after 4 pm London time, the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II, 89, the 40th monarch since 1066, passes her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria for longest reign in British history, at just over 63 years and six months. She will be at her Scottish estate on that day, which for her will be like any other day in terms of her schedule of engagements. She has asked there be no fuss, and so officially, there won't be. But Brits will be celebrating quietly nonetheless, raising a glass to their beloved Her Majesty and pulling out the photo albums for a look back at key moments during a singular, and singularly successful, reign.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Apic/ Getty Images
Her coronation took place more than a year later, on June 2, 1953, in Westminster Abbey, where British monarchs are crowned. Coronations, the most ancient, solemn and spiritual ceremony in the royal tradition, is also the most rare in the modern era. In 1953, it was televised for the first time, the first major international event broadcast on TV. That allowed millions of her subjects around the world to see their queen take up the emotional and actual burdens of the throne (the crown and scepter) and accept pledges of allegiance from peers and bishops in Westminster Abbey. Watching all this from a balcony above the throne was her young son and heir, Prince Charles, her mother, sister and her extended family.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> AP
Prince Charles' investiture as the Prince of Wales, an elaborate ceremony updated for the modern era, took place on July 1, 1969, when he was 20, at the medieval Caernarfon castle in Wales, where tradition holds all early princes of Wales resided. This ceremony, too, was televised for millions around the world. Although he had been Prince of Wales since age 9, the queen waited until he was old enough to understand the significance of the ceremony, in which she invested her heir with the insignia of his principality. Charles later delivered a speech in the difficult Welsh language.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> AFP/Getty Images
In June 2015, when the family gathered on the balcony for the Trooping the Color parade, Prince George joined for the first time, allowing the queen to stand with her son, Prince Charles, her grandson, Prince William, and her great-grandson, George, for one of those rare four-generation photos of royal heirs. The first official occasion was for George's christening on Oct. 23, 2013.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Tim Ireland, AP
In June 2015, when the family gathered on the balcony for the Trooping the Color parade, Prince George joined for the first time, allowing the queen to stand with her son, Prince Charles, her grandson, Prince William, and her great-grandson, George, for one of those rare four-generation photos of royal heirs. The first official occasion was for George's christening on Oct. 23, 2013.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Tim Ireland, AP
One of the queen's favorite events during her Balmoral holiday is the Scottish Braemar Gathering, which she attends faithfully as the Chieftain of the Gathering, accompanied by other members of the royal family, including Prince Philip and Prince Charles. This year it started Sept. 5, in Braemar, in the Cairngorms National Park, where there's been an annual gathering for over 900 years. The Highland Games feature competitions in running, heavy weight lifting, solo piping, and dancing. It's one of those events that brings delighted smiles to the queen's usually impassive look in public. <span style="color: Red;">*</span> Carl Court, Getty Images
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Torch relay begins for Rio Olympics
The Olympic flame for the Rio games waslit Thursday at the official lighting ceremony in the Greek city of Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient games. After the flame was ignited, champion gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias <span style="color: Red;">*</span>was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to start<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the torch relay that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will culminate in the opening ceremony in Rio's Maracana Stadium on Aug. 5.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Following Thursday's ceremony,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the torch<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will tour Greece before being handed over to Rio organizers April 27. It will then make its way to the Brazilian capital Brasilia,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>where the host country's relay begins<span style="color: Red;">*</span>May 3.
Actress Katerina Lechou, acting as a high priestess, holds the OlympicTorch at the Ancient Stadium during the rehearsal for the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia on April 20, 2016, in Olympia, Greece.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Milos Bicanski, Getty Images)
Stephen Curry to sit out of Game 3 against Houston
The Golden State Warriors likely will be without Stephen Curry<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for Game 3 against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The reigning NBA MVP, who missed Game 2 after suffering an ankle injury in Game 1,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said he probably won’t be ready to play. An MRI showed no major injury to Curry’s ankle, but the move to sit out would be a precautionary measure. The Warriors carry a 2-0 lead over the Rockets in the Western Conference<span style="color: Red;">*</span>playoffs first round.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry looks up towards the scoreboard during action against the Houston Rockets in the second quarter of Game 2.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Cary Edmondson,USA TODAY Sports)
Court-ordered deadline approaches for Volkswagen plan
Volkswagen is scheduled to appear in court<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Thursday to provide a specific plan for bringing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>nearly 600,000 diesel cars into compliance with clean air laws after an emissions cheating scandal. The German automaker is said to be close to announcing a deal to compensate U.S. owners of its affected diesel vehicles, according to a report by German newspaper Die Welt.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The plan could help the embattled German automaker avoid a trial before U.S. District Court Judge Charles<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Breyer in San Francisco, who had set the Thursday deadline.
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