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QB D’Eriq King says he’s returning to Hurricanes in 2021
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — D’Eriq King transferred to Miami with the hope of competing for championships. He is staying with the same hope for 2021. The Hurricanes quarterback — who came to Miami with the intention of spending just one year at the school — announced Saturday he is returning...
Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan dies
DALLAS — Ty Jordan, a star freshman running back for the University of Utah who grew up in the Dallas area, died, school officials announced Saturday. Authorities in Texas and Utah have not released details about the circumstances of the Jordan’s death. A day earlier, Jordan was named Pac-12 Newcomer...
Jarvis Landry among 6 Browns out because of covid-19
CLEVELAND — The Browns will try to make the playoffs without four wide receivers, including Jarvis Landry, along with their starting middle linebacker and his likely replacement, because of a positive covid-19 test and subsequent contact tracing. Cleveland’s game against the New York Jets will be played as scheduled, an...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Steelers have underachieved in playoffs for past decade
Even if the Steelers lose out, including a wild-card playoff defeat, they will not make a coaching change. (By the way, if they don’t win Sunday at home vs. Indianapolis, they won’t win again.) Mike Tomlin is immune to unemployment. That’s because he never has had a losing season and...
Steelers Four Downs: Deep passing game faltering
1. No depth The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger was successful in completing just one of his 14 pass attempts of 10 or more yards downfield during Monday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. That continued a recent trend of struggles for the veteran when throwing downfield. According to game charts compiled...
The Penguins are younger, but are they better?
The Penguins couldn’t help but get younger this offseason. That’s because they parted ways with one of the NHL’s only 40-somethings in veteran forward Patrick Marleau, who was not re-signed. But shedding one of the few active NHLers who played in the league during the 20th century was going to...
Covid-19 concerns cause Duke women’s basketball to end seasonVideo
The Duke women’s basketball team ended its season Friday amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The student-athletes on the Duke women’s basketball team have made the difficult decision to conclude their current season due to safety concerns,” said Michael Schoenfeld, Vice President for Public Affairs & Government Relations and Chief Communications Officer...
Alvin Kamara’s 6 TDs ties NFL record as Saints beat VikingsVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Alvin Kamara tied an NFL record by running for six touchdowns in a game and finished with a career-high 155 yards rushing to help New Orleans beat the Minnesota Vikings, 52-33, on Friday and clinch a fourth straight NFC South title. Wearing different colored shoes — one...
Sabres upgraded in offseason, could hang around in NHL East Division
The NHL is employing an unbalanced schedule this season with teams playing only division games. This is the second in an eight-part series previewing the Penguins and the seven opponents they will face eight times apiece in the East Division. For the first time since 1997-98, the Penguins and Buffalo...
Buffalo holds off Marshall to win Camellia BowlVideo
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Kevin Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1 minute, 9 seconds left, and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall, 17-10, in the Camellia Bowl on Friday. Subbing for the national leader in rushing yards per game, Jaret Patterson, Marks carried 35 times...
Boston Celtics Hall of Fame player, coach K.C. Jones dies at 88Video
BOSTON — Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion who won eight straight NBA titles during the Celtics’ Bill Russell era and then coached the Boston teams with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish to two more championships in the 1980s, has...
Tom Brady-led Bucs can clinch playoff spot with win over LionsVideo
DETROIT — Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are rolling into the Motor City with a chance to clinch a spot in the playoffs. “This is why we play, to put your team in a place and give yourself an opportunity to compete for a championship,” Brady said. The...
Dolphins move past Raiders in rebuilding processVideo
Coach Brian Flores started the rebuilding process in Miami a year after Jon Gruden did the same in his return to the Raiders. Both coaches traded away big-name players for premium draft picks and reshaped the roster in hopes of reviving once-proud franchises. While Flores arrived a year later than...
Cardinals pushing for playoffs in home game vs. 49ersVideo
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals are in the middle of the playoff race for the first time in years, while the San Francisco 49ers have been eliminated from the postseason a year after playing in the Super Bowl. Saturday’s game between the two teams is yet another example of...
Benny Snell gives Steelers an extra option as they try to sort out running game problems
As the Pittsburgh Steelers try to use what few chances they have left in the regular season to improve their running game, coach Mike Tomlin might be turning away from his bell cow. Although starter James Conner has been cleared to return from a quad injury that kept him out...
DE Stephon Tuitt returns to practice for Steelers, is expected to play against Colts
After missing two days of practice this week with a back injury, defensive end Stephon Tuitt returned Friday and is expected to play Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field. The Steelers (11-3) will try to halt a three-game losing streak and clinch the AFC...
Mark Madden: Pre-Mario Penguins provided plenty of memorable moments
Everybody remembers Mario Lemieux scoring five goals, five ways on New Year’s Eve, 1988. (Although nobody figured out exactly what Lemieux had done ‘til the next day.) But who remembers when the Penguins netted five goals in 127 seconds? I do. I was there. It was glorious. As the NHL...
Penguins A to Z: Cam Lee takes his first stepsVideo
As the NHL prepares for a new season scheduled to start in mid-January, the Tribune-Review will offer Penguins A to Z, a player-by-player look at all 48 individuals under NHL contract with the organization, from mid-level prospect Niclas Almari to high-profile trade acquisition Jason Zucker. Cam Lee Position: Defenseman Shoots:...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: After Josh Bell trade, Pirates need to invest in future cornerstone
Ben Cherington has been consistent with his message that the Pittsburgh Pirates need to “be aggressive and focused about adding talent,” which is a polite way of saying that the organization is bereft of it. The Pirates general manager also hasn’t been shy about implying that anyone and everyone is...
Pitt secures commitment from 6th defensive back in class of 2021
With his 2021 recruiting class, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi hopes he will have plenty of options in pass defense. oh yeah it’s up? #H2P @DB_BucksFB @Pitt_FB pic.twitter.com/wxkGLXU2p1— Phillip O’Brien Jr (@PhillipOjr) December 25, 2020 Phillip O’Brien Jr. became the sixth defensive back in Pitt’s 23-man class Christmas morning when he...
This Date in Sports History: Dec. 25
1956 — Corky Devlin of Fort Wayne goes 0 for 15 from the field against the Minneapolis Lakers to tie an NBA record. 1971 — Garo Yepremian’s 37-yard field goal at 7 minutes, 40 seconds of the second overtime gives the Miami Dolphins a 27-24 victory over the Kansas City...
Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle buys Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch for $22 million
Peter Pan still hasn’t grown up, but Neverland has finally sold. Michael Jackson’s famous 2,700-acre Southern California ranch sold for $22 million to billionaire Ron Burkle, The Wall Street Journal reported. Burkle, who Forbes estimates is worth $1.5 billion, was a friend of Jackson who helped manage his money in...
Todd Graham, Hawaii win New Mexico Bowl — in Texas
FRISCO, Texas — Chevan Cordeiro threw three first-half touchdown passes, and Calvin Turner had two long scoring plays to help Hawaii beat Houston, 28-14, on Thursday in the New Mexico Bowl. The game was moved to Frisco from its usual location in Albuquerque because of covid-19 restrictions in New Mexico....
Heisman finalists: Alabama teammates plus Trevor Lawrence, Kyle TraskVideo
Alabama teammates Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith along with Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Florida’s Kyle Trask were named finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Thursday. The Heisman will be awarded Jan. 5 during a virtual ceremony. The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the usual trip to New York for...
West Virginia LB Tony Fields II shares Big 12 top newcomer awardVideo
Iowa State running back Breece Hall and linebacker Mike Rose are the Associated Press Big 12 Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year after the Cyclones’ best conference season ever also earned Matt Campbell coach of the year honors. The Big 12 runner-up Cyclones will play in a New Year’s...
