FIU’s Cristobal not leaving for Rutgers (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations says Rutgers is in contract discussions with Florida International’s Mario Cristobal to become the Scarlet Knights’ football coach. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because the deal, first reported by The Star-Ledger, is not complete. [...]
Golf-Mickelson dumbfounded after woeful Torrey Pines start (Reuters) SAN DIEGO, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson, an unabashed fan of Torrey Pines where he has triumphed three times, was totally perplexed after battling to a five-over-par 77 in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday. In near-perfect scoring conditions on the South [...]
Red Wings extend home win streak to 16 (AP) DETROIT (AP)—The Red Wings are getting accustomed to living dangerously and winning. Valtteri Filppula scored in the fourth round of a shootout to give Detroit its 16th straight home victory, 3-2 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. The 16-game home winning streak tied Detroit [...]
Bulls improve to 15-3 without Rose, Noah (AP) CHICAGO (AP)—Injuries. Brutal scheduling. Heavy travel. Nothing seems to faze the Chicago Bulls. Carlos Boozer scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half to lead the injury-depleted Bulls to a 95-89 win over the struggling Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. Luol Deng added 22 points [...]
Steelers off. coordinator Arians retires (AP) PITTSBURGH (AP)—Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says offensive coordinator Bruce Arians is retiring from coaching. The 57-year-old Arians joined the Steelers as the wide receivers coach in 2004 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2007. Tomlin announced the move in a statement Friday, lauding Arians for “helping lead [...]
Kloppenburg takes over lowly Shock (AP) TULSA, Okla. (AP)—As an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever, Gary Kloppenburg scouted the Tulsa Shock the last few years. So, when he learned that the Shock were looking for a head coach, he jumped at the opportunity. “Tulsa has a good core group of players,” Kloppenburg said Wednesday [...]
Colts tab Eagles executive Grigson as GM (AP) The Colts’ new GM will have to make a decision about quarterback Peyton Manning’s future with the team.(Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Ryan Grigson is a big man walking into a big job in Indianapolis. The former offensive lineman was hired Wednesday as the new general manager of the [...]
Former Jets assistant who resigned over tripping incident gets hired by Mora at UCLA Alosi tripped Carroll on Dec. 13, 2010. Sal Alosi, the former New York Jets assistant coach who resigned in 2010 after intentionally tripping an opponent, is returning to the sidelines. He will join former NFL coach Jim Mora at UCLA, serving [...]
Picture: Nobody wants to sit next to Roger Goodell 2012-January-7-17-17-0 When NBC showed Roger Goodell sitting in a luxury box at the Houston Texans wild card game, the NFL commissioner was all alone in his row. Shutdown Corner theorizes five possible reasons why. 1. Three people in his row celebrated a Texans touchdown as a [...]
