Browns fans swarm 4th-string QB QuinnBrowns fans swarm 4th-string QB Quinn

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Brady Quinn answers questions at a press conference Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, in Berea, Ohio. Quinn, the team's first round draft pick, signed a five year contract with the Browns last night and will begin training camp practices.

Bradymania had its first day. Following his first training camp practice in public view on Monday, Browns rookie quarterback Brady Quinn was swarmed by Cleveland fans, who have been eager for their first on-field glimpse of the former Notre Dame star. Shortly after the Browns completed their two-hour workout on a gorgeous Monday afternoon, Quinn began signing autographs for a group of fans on the…

Vick co-defendants set plea hearingsVick co-defendants set plea hearings

The two remaining co-defendants in Michael Vick’s federal dogfighting case on Monday scheduled hearings to enter plea agreements. Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, is set to appear in federal court in Richmond on Thursday and Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, on Friday. Last month, another original co-defendant, Tony Taylor, pleaded guilty to his role in a dogfighting conspiracy he says was…

2B Polanco sets MLB errorless record2B Polanco sets MLB errorless record

Placido Polanco of the Detroit Tigers set a major league record for second baseman by playing his 144th straight game without an error in a 7-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. “I have to really thank the organization for giving me the opportunity to be the second baseman and play every day,” said Polanco, whose last error was July 1, 2006, at Pittsburgh.

Raiders’ Kiffin hospitalized with virusRaiders’ Kiffin hospitalized with virus

Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin was hospitalized Monday with a viral infection and might not return to the team until later this week. “This morning when he woke up, from what I understand, he was feeling under the weather,” Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp said. “(It’s) something he’s been fighting for the last two or three days.” According to Knapp, Kiffin presided over meetings Sunday…

‘Pacman’ proclaims innocence in shooting‘Pacman’ proclaims innocence in shooting

Jeff Jarrett, co-founder of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, talks about the involvement of Tennessee Titans cornerback Pacman Jones in their wrestling program Hard Justice Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, in Nashville, Tenn. Jarrett said Jones will be in the wrestling ring in his new role and is working out at his Tennessee farm to prepare for his debut.

Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones sees himself as an innocent bystander in the Las Vegas strip club fight that led to a triple shooting and left one man paralyzed, and he expects to be vindicated. “And I’ll tell you, ‘I told you so,”‘ Jones said in an interview scheduled to air Tuesday night on HBO’s “Real Sports.” Las Vegas police identified the Titans cornerback as the…