USC senior cornerback Josh Shaw could potentially return to the team this season, coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday.    

The NFL is immediately implementing a sweeping domestic violence initiative that calls for a six-game suspension for a first offense and a lifetime ban from the league for a second offense.    

The NFL has fined Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning $8,258 for taunting, sources tell ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.    

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson told Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in a June telephone call he would like to play for the Cowboys.    

Dallas Cowboys defensive back Jakar Hamilton is being suspended for the first four games of the regular season for a violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse program, a league source told ESPN Insider Adam Schefter.    

He has been called Johnny Football and Johnny Cleveland, but on Thursday, Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel will get a new nickname: Johnny JamBoogie.    

Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon is not eligible to play in the Canadian Football League while he is under a season-long NFL suspension, the CFL and an NFL source say.    

New York Jets cornerback Dimitri Patterson, who was was suspended for the remainder of the preseason after allegedly going AWOL last weekend for 48 hours, told ESPN’s Josina Anderson on Thursday that the team’s allegations are “completely false.”    

Cleveland Browns All-Pro receiver Josh Gordon, who is suspended for the 2014 NFL season due to a repeat violation of the league’s substance abuse policy, will explore the possibility of playing in the CFL the remainder of the year, according to sources.    

Brazil guard Leandro Barbosa has reached an agreement to sign with the Golden State Warriors for the upcoming season, ESPN.com has learned.