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Goalapalooza: Offense coming from everywhere around NHL
Alain Nasreddine watched New York Rangers defensemen go to the front of the net and hang out below the goal line. It wasn't like this back in his playing days. Nasreddine scored one goal in 74 NHL games as a defenseman from 1998-2008. Now, the interim New Jersey Devils coach sees a league in which defensemen are...
Coach K remembers Kobe, berates fans as Duke beats Pitt
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — It was a topsy-turvy night for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Freshman center Vernon Carey Jr. had 26 points and 13 rebounds in the ninth-ranked Blue Devils' 79-67 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, a game that included tributes to Kobe Bryant and an outburst by Coach K at his own...
Baseball coach killed with Bryant honored at team's opener
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — John Altobelli’s team knew there was only one way to honor its late coach — by playing on his favorite day. Altobelli’s Orange Coast College baseball team opened its season as scheduled on Tuesday against Chula Vista Southwestern. The game occurred two days...
Longtime offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia retires
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia, the league's longest-tenured coach with the same team, has retired. Considered one of the best O-line coaches in NFL history, he spent 34 seasons with the Patriots and 36 in the league. “Dante Scarnecchia has been...
Kobe Bryant helicopter lacked recommended safety device
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it’s not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because the pilot may have lost control as the aircraft plunged into a fog-shrouded...
Mack, Clemson rally past Syracuse for 71-70 victory
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Brad Brownell told Tevin Mack last spring he'd be a primary player this season for the Tigers. “I told him that four years ago when I recruited him," Brownell said. “But it wasn't as appealing." It sure made sense to Mack these days. Mack, the grad...
NFL dealing with social media hackers during Super Bowl week
MIAMI (AP) — The NFL has been dealing with hackers, not someone trying to peak into the league's records or team playbooks. The hackers apparently attacked social media accounts for the league and the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. The NFL said Tuesday that its...
Panthers retain Blackburn as special teams coordinator
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers are bringing back Chase Blackburn as their special teams coordinator. Blackburn spent the last two seasons in the same role under former head coach Ron Rivera, but was on an expiring contract. Blackburn has some history with new Panthers coach Matt Rhule. They spent time...
Judge rejects Sandusky's latest request for shorter sentence
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge flatly rejected Jerry Sandusky's latest request to have his 30- to 60-year child molestation sentence reduced during a brief hearing Tuesday. Judge Maureen Skerda said she purposely fashioned the prison term to have an impact on the former Penn State assistant football coach...
Coach on Bryant helicopter put "heart and soul" in teaching
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Christina Mauser poured her heart and soul into coaching and teaching physical education at the school where young Gianna and her basketball star father Kobe Bryant were an integral part of the community. The mother of three worked at the campus in Newport Beach for more than a...
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