One sunny morning more than a few years ago on Lake Milton, I spotted a surface commotion that begged for investigation. As the Bass Cat glided toward the splashes and ripples, I recognized the source of the fuss. It was a 6-inch smallmouth bass with a 5-inch yellow perch in its mouth. ...
PITTSBURGH — There are many, many things Mike Tomlin loves about coaching football. The urgency created by the limited number of chances to compete is near the top of the list. “You get 17 opportunities to state a case for yourself,” the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach said. And 11 ...
BEREA — Deion Sanders was Kyle Shanahan’s favorite player when his father, Mike Shanahan, was the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator during their 1994 Super Bowl season. On Sunday, Shanahan will table his adoration of the Pro Football Hall of Famer for a couple of hours as he ...
Myles Garrett is not thinking about if he can break the NFL’s single-season sack record. The Cleveland Browns All-Pro pass rusher is convinced it’s a matter of when. Garrett leads the league with 18 sacks and needs five in Cleveland’s final six games to surpass the 22 1/2 by Pro ...
PITTSBURGH — Damarco Minor scored 18 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to rally Pittsburgh past Ohio State 67-66 on Friday, handing the Buckeyes their first loss of the season. After Amare Bynum gave Ohio State a two-point lead with a second-chance score with 3.7 ...
ATLANTA — Jalen Johnson had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 130-123 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. Atlanta eliminated Cleveland from the in-season tournament, meaning neither team advances to the quarterfinal ...