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Increased efficiency from Colorado WRs would aid struggling passing attack
By: Pat Rooney
Jordyn Tyson and the CU Buffs receivers hope to get the offense on track this week at Arizona. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) No doubt, much of the struggles behind Colorado’s stagnant offense can be attributed to the sub-par play at quarterback. But those signal-callers can’t shoulder the entire blame. While the...
Best college football seasons for hoops powerhouses
Kansas and Kentucky are undefeated, and basketball season hasn't started. Duke and UNC each have a loss. Suddenly some basketball schools are winning at football, too. Can they match their best seasons?
Kyle Stowers’ rare appearance vs. left-hander ends in homer, but Orioles drop series with 5-3 loss to Red Sox
By: Tribune News Service
Kyle Stowers threaded the needle earlier this series when asked for his thoughts on his opportunities to face left-handed pitching — or lack thereof. He walked a diplomatic line, acknowledging how the Orioles have ample right-handed hitters who can face southpaws. “I think it’s less about what I’ve done against...
Ravens LT Ronnie Stanley says he’s ‘very close’ to returning, could play Sunday vs. Bills
By: Tribune News Service
Speaking to reporters Thursday for the first time since September of last season, Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley said he feels good and there’s a chance he’ll play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. “This could possibly be the week,” said Stanley, who practiced fully for the second straight day. “I’m...
Hyde5: Who was filming Dolphins practice (and how McDaniel threw change-up)? Plus, how to beat the Bengals
By: Tribune News Service
What in the name of Zapruder was happening at the Miami Dolphins practice in Cincinnati on Wednesday with someone sending video of a few plays on social media? And does it matter? First, someone with the Twitter handle JFolkUHC shot video of a handful of Dolphins walk-through plays on Wednesday,...
Broncos DL D.J. Jones misses second practice with concussion
By: Parker Gabriel, Kyle Newman
Broncos defensive lineman D.J. Jones did not practice for a second straight day this week after suffering a concussion in Sunday’s win over San Francisco, clouding his status for this weekend’s division game against Las Vegas. Jones played just 13 snaps and then exited the game. He was put into...
It’s back to the Bronx for Aaron Judge and the Yankees as slugger aims for No. 62
By: Tribune News Service
Aaron Judge will surely get a hero’s welcome when he returns home to the Bronx on Friday night. And further history may be in the making as No. 99 needs just one more — as John Sterling would say — “Judgian blast” to break the American League all-time single-season home...
Knicks announcer Mike Breen’s Long Island house destroyed in fire
By: Tribune News Service
A massive house fire destroyed the Long Island home of Mike Breen, ESPN’s lead NBA play-by-play man and the voice of the Knicks for 30 years. No one was home at the time, and no injuries were reported, according to TMZ. The blaze is under investigation. Firefighters responded to the...
Column: Jason Heyward reflects on his Chicago Cubs career and the Game 7 speech that lives on in history: ‘We still got a ring’
By: Tribune News Service
Jason Heyward’s career with the Chicago Cubs is coming to a close, ending with one year and $22 million remaining on his eight-year, $184 million contract. It didn’t pan out the way former President Theo Epstein envisioned in 2015 when he gave Heyward the long-term deal, and current President Jed...
Chicago Bulls voice optimism following Lonzo Ball’s latest surgery — but the point guard’s road to recovery is still lengthy
By: Tribune News Service
The Chicago Bulls are optimistic after Lonzo Ball’s latest knee procedure, but expectations are still tempered as the point guard continues a nine-month rehabilitation. Ball underwent an arthroscopic debridement in his left knee Wednesday in Los Angeles to assess and remove the previously unidentified source of lingering pain following a...
Afternoon Briefing: What happened in latest Arlington Heights-Chicago Bears ‘debate’
By: Tribune News Service
Good afternoon, Chicago. “Don’t Feed the Bears …?” was the title of an event held last night in Arlington Heights hosted by a pair of libertarian and conservative groups to discuss the Chicago Bears’ potential move there. Residents of the northwest suburbs who attended were skeptical about infrastructure changes and...
Steve Nash: Ben Simmons is a ‘special, special player without taking jump shots’
By: Tribune News Service
Nets head coach Steve Nash says All-Star forward Ben Simmons doesn’t need to shoot jump shots to be effective on the court. “I’m not one of those people who thinks Ben has to shoot the ball,” he said. “I don’t. He’s a special, special player without taking any jump shots....
Aaron Judge’s 61st home run ball landed in the Blue Jays bullpen, only feet away from being caught by fans
By: Tribune News Service
Fans and players quickly jumped to their feet when Aaron Judge swung and connected on a 3-2 sinker in the seventh inning at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Wednesday night. The line drive record-tying home run grazed past the several gloves in the front row and landed in the...
Ravens DT Michael Pierce has season-ending surgery on torn biceps
By: Tribune News Service
Ravens defensive tackle Michael Pierce underwent season-ending arm surgery Thursday, four days after he tore his biceps in the team’s Week 3 win over the New England Patriots. Coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that Pierce was still uncertain whether he would undergo surgery or play through the injury this season....
Zach Wilson shouldn’t try to do too much in first game back, says O-coordinator Mike LaFleur
By: Tribune News Service
Zach Wilson hasn’t seen live game action in about six weeks. But Sunday could be a rude awakening for the second-year quarterback out of BYU against a tough Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Wilson is expected to start Sunday after being cleared by doctors on Wednesday following his knee procedure last month....
The outlook for Magic guard Markelle Fultz’s toe, plus other injury updates
By: Tribune News Service
If it were up to Markelle Fultz, he’d been a more active participant in the Orlando Magic’s training camp despite recently fracturing his big left toe. “If it was up to me, I’d play,” Fultz said during the team’s media day on Monday. “That’s me. I’m kind of crazy.” With...
Heat’s Erik Spoelstra impressed with Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel
By: Tribune News Service
Among the most enjoyable aspects of Erik Spoelstra’s offseason was meeting with Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel. It also was one of the most sobering. Spoelstra, 51, used to be the young gun among South Florida coaches. Now that torch has been passed to McDaniel, 39. “I really like these...
Heat’s Erik Spoelstra impressed with Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel
By: Tribune News Service
Among the most enjoyable aspects of Erik Spoelstra’s offseason was meeting with Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel. It also was one of the most sobering. Spoelstra, 51, used to be the young gun among South Florida coaches. Now that torch has been passed to McDaniel, 39. “I really like these...
