The Brewers agreed to terms with reliever Todd Coffey on a one-year contract Monday, avoiding the arbitration process and kick-starting the team’s week at the annual Winter Meetings. Coffey, 28 and a right-hander, was excellent after the Brewers claimed him off waivers on Sept. 10 to bolster the bullpen for the final three weeks of [...]
The recession has hit the NFL. The league said Tuesday it is cutting more than 10 percent of its headquarters staff in response to the downturn in the nation’s economy. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the cuts in a memo to league employees. The NFL is eliminating about 150 of its staff of 1,100 in New [...]
Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis unleashed a load of frustration toward rookie coach Jim Zorn on Tuesday, criticizing the coach for giving inconsistent messages and flippantly calling Zorn a “genius.” Portis, in his weekly appearance on WTEM-AM radio, was still smarting from his lack of playing time in Sunday’s 24-10 loss to the Baltimore [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have yet to win consecutive contests since having their six-game winning streak snapped. The Flyers have a good chance of changing that Tuesday night, when they try for a seventh straight victory over the visiting New York Islanders. Philadelphia (13-7-6) won 2-1 in overtime at Carolina on Saturday to improve to 9-1-3 [...]
A state corrections official says O.J. Simpson has arrived at a Nevada prison. Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Susanne Pardee says Simpson arrived Monday morning at High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs. The all-male medium security prison is about 45 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It has 3,000 beds and serves as the intake [...]
By running over, around and through one of the league’s top defenses, the Carolina Panthers staked their claim as one of the NFL’s top teams. DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart proved a dominating tandem, and the Panthers seized control of the competitive NFC South with a 38-23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday [...]
The final seconds ticked away and the Arizona Cardinals weren’t sure how to celebrate. After all, it’s been 33 years since the franchise last won a division title. “My coach was like, ‘Act like you’ve been there before, act like you’ve been there before,”‘ defensive tackle Darnell Dockett said. “I said ‘Coach, I ain’t been [...]
Kicker Morten Andersen, the NFL’s all-time leading scorer, is retiring from football because of knee problems. The 48-year-old Dane, who scored 2,544 points during his 25-year career, played for the Atlanta Falcons the past two seasons but wasn’t able to get a contract this year. Andersen said Monday he has given up his search and [...]
Jeff Garcia took full advantage of a chance to get back into the starting lineup when he faced Carolina in October. In fact, the veteran rarely fails to impress against the Panthers. Garcia looks to put together yet another solid effort versus the Panthers (9-3) as he leads the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-3) on Monday [...]
The Tennessee Titans aren’t about to be distracted by a power outage in their locker room or a struggling opponent. Not now. Not as a division champion. Kerry Collins threw two touchdowns, and Chris Johnson ran for 136 yards and a score as the Titans routed the Cleveland Browns 28-9 Sunday to grab the AFC [...]
