Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts confirmed on Monday that quarterback Daniel Jones tore his right Achilles during Sunday's 36-19 loss at Jacksonville, ruling him out for the season after he underwent evaluation and will have surgery. Coach Shane Steichen said Jones will have surgery this week and praised his leadership. Rookie...
MEMPHIS, The University of Memphis hired Charles Huff as its new head football coach this week, replacing Ryan Silverfield who left for Arkansas on Nov. 30. Athletic director Ed Scott announced the hire Monday and Memphis scheduled a public introductory press event on Wednesday. Huff went 7-5 in his first...
Indianapolis, Indiana defeated Ohio State 13-10 in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday, securing the Hoosiers' first conference title in decades and likely earning the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Fernando Mendoza threw a key 17-yard touchdown to Elijah Sarratt and Indiana's defense held Ohio State scoreless...
United States. High school and college basketball teams posted multiple weekend results across regional rounds. Lockport, Woodstock and other prep teams remained unbeaten in conference and nonconference play Friday and Saturday. Utah Valley, UMass and Navy secured college wins Saturday and Sunday, driven by key performances from Jackson Holcombe, Marcus...
Washington — Federal and local reporting this week covered a range of developments: a prosecutor described a suspect linked to Jan. 6-era pipe bombs as motivated by the 2020 election outcome; courts preserved a Guantanamo-related migrant-detention lawsuit; the administration expanded travel restrictions and paused some immigration applications; a Pentagon IG...
Washington — A Navy admiral told Congress this week that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not issue a 'kill them all' order as lawmakers examined an attack that killed two survivors near Venezuela and sought additional information. This week also saw Missoula athletic victories, a Pee Dee IceCats roster move,...
LEXINGTON, Ky. Kentucky hired Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as head football coach Monday, replacing Mark Stoops after his 13-season tenure. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced a five-year deal and cited Stein’s Kentucky roots and quarterback development. Stein, 36, will take his first head-coaching post after serving as Oregon’s offensive...
BATON ROUGE, Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss this weekend and accepted LSU's head coaching job, saying Monday he could not pass up what he called the best job in college football. LSU introduced Kiffin at a stadium event after he and athletic director Verge Ausberry arrived by private plane. Kiffin...
United States — Local outlets also reported a range of events this week: university and college activity including UNI’s NCAA volleyball seeding and a student holiday market; New Jersey political developments with Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr.’s trial starting jury selection and a bill reallocating casino parking fees advancing...
FAYETTEVILLE, The University of Arkansas hired Ryan Silverfield as its 35th head football coach Sunday, the school announced. He replaces Sam Pittman, who was fired in September after a 2-3 start, and interim Bobby Petrino, who lost seven games. Silverfield, promoted at Memphis in December 2019, compiled a 50-25 record,...
