![By TOM WITHERS The Browns began trying to fill an unexpected vacancy on Thursday by interviewing Seattle offensive line coach Andy Dickerson to be their offensive coordinator. Dickerson previously worked in Cleveland on coach Eric Mangini’s staff in 2009-10. On Wednesday, coordinator Alex Van Pelt parted ways with the Browns after four seasons working under coach Kevin Stefanski. Van Pelt’s departure was surprising since he appeared to enjoy his time in Cleveland and was instrumental in helping the Browns make the playoffs while coping with numerous injuries on offense. It’s still not known why Van Pelt left. General manager Andrew Berry is […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP23133215495908.jpg?w=126 "By TOM WITHERS The Browns began trying to fill an unexpected vacancy on Thursday by interviewing Seattle offensive line coach Andy Dickerson to be their offensive coordinator. Dickerson previously worked in Cleveland on coach Eric Mangini’s staff in 2009-10. On Wednesday, coordinator Alex Van Pelt parted ways with the Browns after four seasons working under coach Kevin Stefanski. Van Pelt’s departure was surprising since he appeared to enjoy his time in Cleveland and was instrumental in helping the Browns make the playoffs while coping with numerous injuries on offense. It’s still not known why Van Pelt left. General manager Andrew Berry is […]")
Browns interview Seahawks offensive line coach Andy Dickerson for open coordinator position
By TOM WITHERS The Browns began trying to fill an unexpected vacancy on Thursday by interviewing Seattle offensive line coach Andy Dickerson to be their offensive coordinator. Dickerson previously worked...
![By STEVE MEGARGEE MADISON, Wis. — Five of the six major conferences have a leader or co-leader that failed to make the NCAA Tournament last season. That doesn’t mean this is a college basketball season full of Cinderella stories. Four of the major-conference leaders that got left out of March Madness last season have reached a Final Four within the last decade. But those teams’ early success shows how the 2021 rule change allowing players to transfer without sitting out a season has made it easier for established programs to bounce back quickly. “A lot of kids that are coming over from […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24013700010332-1.jpg?w=132 "By STEVE MEGARGEE MADISON, Wis. — Five of the six major conferences have a leader or co-leader that failed to make the NCAA Tournament last season. That doesn’t mean this is a college basketball season full of Cinderella stories. Four of the major-conference leaders that got left out of March Madness last season have reached a Final Four within the last decade. But those teams’ early success shows how the 2021 rule change allowing players to transfer without sitting out a season has made it easier for established programs to bounce back quickly. “A lot of kids that are coming over from […]")
![By LARRY LAGE DETROIT — The Detroit Lions and their fans waited a long time to celebrate as they did last week after beating the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, is used to being part of the party this time of year. The Lions won their first playoff game in 32 years, taking advantage of hosting a postseason game for the first time in three decades. Detroit has two home games in the same playoffs for the first time in franchise history, improving its chances to earn two postseason victories in a season for the first time […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24015163738229-1.jpg?w=132 "By LARRY LAGE DETROIT — The Detroit Lions and their fans waited a long time to celebrate as they did last week after beating the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, is used to being part of the party this time of year. The Lions won their first playoff game in 32 years, taking advantage of hosting a postseason game for the first time in three decades. Detroit has two home games in the same playoffs for the first time in franchise history, improving its chances to earn two postseason victories in a season for the first time […]")
![By AARON BEARD North Carolina’s Roy Williams and Gonzaga’s Mark Few were a day from meeting for the 2017 national championship with teams relying heavily on imposing front lines. And the coaching buddies couldn’t overlook one oddity. “He said, ‘You know, this is strange — it’s the first time all year long that we’ve had to defend a team with two big guys, it’s been go chase the 3-point shot,’” Williams recalled Few saying. “I said, ‘But Mark, look around. … We’re the only two left standing,” Williams said. It’s a moment the now-retired Hall of Fame coach said the two have […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24018648145334-2.jpg?w=127 "By AARON BEARD North Carolina’s Roy Williams and Gonzaga’s Mark Few were a day from meeting for the 2017 national championship with teams relying heavily on imposing front lines. And the coaching buddies couldn’t overlook one oddity. “He said, ‘You know, this is strange — it’s the first time all year long that we’ve had to defend a team with two big guys, it’s been go chase the 3-point shot,’” Williams recalled Few saying. “I said, ‘But Mark, look around. … We’re the only two left standing,” Williams said. It’s a moment the now-retired Hall of Fame coach said the two have […]")
![By TOM WITHERS Donovan Mitchell had 31 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers took advantage of Milwaukee being without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to extend their winning streak to a season-best six games by pounding the Bucks, 135-95, on Jan. 17. Antetokounmpo sat with a bruised right shoulder, an injury that kept him out of the lineup for the first time in 29 games — the second longest streak of his career. The two-time MVP is not expected to be out for an extended period. The Bucks had better hope not. The Cavs, who have made a surprising push despite being without […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-Cavaliers-0117-11-2.jpg?w=113 "By TOM WITHERS Donovan Mitchell had 31 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers took advantage of Milwaukee being without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to extend their winning streak to a season-best six games by pounding the Bucks, 135-95, on Jan. 17. Antetokounmpo sat with a bruised right shoulder, an injury that kept him out of the lineup for the first time in 29 games — the second longest streak of his career. The two-time MVP is not expected to be out for an extended period. The Bucks had better hope not. The Cavs, who have made a surprising push despite being without […]")
![By TIM REYNOLDS Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Jan. 17 in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was 46. Milojević died in Salt Lake City, where he was hospitalized Jan. 16 after the medical emergency happened during a private team dinner. The Warriors had been scheduled to play the Utah Jazz on Jan. 17, a game the NBA postponed. “We are absolutely devastated […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24017629621224-1.jpg?w=132 "By TIM REYNOLDS Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Jan. 17 in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was 46. Milojević died in Salt Lake City, where he was hospitalized Jan. 16 after the medical emergency happened during a private team dinner. The Warriors had been scheduled to play the Utah Jazz on Jan. 17, a game the NBA postponed. “We are absolutely devastated […]")
![By JOHN PYE MELBOURNE, Australia — Already sick and tired in another early round slog, Novak Djokovic unloaded on a heckler who crossed the line at the Australian Open. Defending champion Djokovic angrily challenged the spectator to “say that to my face” and gestured to the man to come down onto the Rod Laver Arena court, the venue for 10 of his record 24 Grand Slam titles. He then went on a roll, winning three straight games from 2-2 in the fourth set before finishing off Alexei Popyrin, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) 6-3. The 36-year-old Serb then turned to the […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24017456508255-1.jpg?w=132 "By JOHN PYE MELBOURNE, Australia — Already sick and tired in another early round slog, Novak Djokovic unloaded on a heckler who crossed the line at the Australian Open. Defending champion Djokovic angrily challenged the spectator to “say that to my face” and gestured to the man to come down onto the Rod Laver Arena court, the venue for 10 of his record 24 Grand Slam titles. He then went on a roll, winning three straight games from 2-2 in the fourth set before finishing off Alexei Popyrin, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) 6-3. The 36-year-old Serb then turned to the […]")
![By DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes has done just about everything in his NFL career, particularly when it comes to the postseason. Five straight AFC title games. Three conference championships. Two Super Bowl titles. One shattered helmet. Mahomes will try something entirely new Jan. 21, though, when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs into Buffalo for the divisional round of the playoffs. His previous 15 postseason games have been played in the friendly environment of Arrowhead Stadium, including a pair of wins over the Bills, so Mahomes never has been forced to go on the road. “It kind […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24014161715842-1.jpg?w=132 "By DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes has done just about everything in his NFL career, particularly when it comes to the postseason. Five straight AFC title games. Three conference championships. Two Super Bowl titles. One shattered helmet. Mahomes will try something entirely new Jan. 21, though, when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs into Buffalo for the divisional round of the playoffs. His previous 15 postseason games have been played in the friendly environment of Arrowhead Stadium, including a pair of wins over the Bills, so Mahomes never has been forced to go on the road. “It kind […]")
![By BRIAN DULIK Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Jarrett Allen had 10 points and 14 rebounds for his ninth straight double-double, and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away late for a 109-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Caris LeVert added 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists off the bench as the Cavaliers extended their longest winning streak of the season to five, despite blowing a 21-point lead in the second half. Coby White made two free throws early in the fourth quarter to put Chicago in front for the only time at 81-80, capping a 28-6 run […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-BKN-Cavaliers2-0115-01-4.jpg?w=113 "By BRIAN DULIK Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Jarrett Allen had 10 points and 14 rebounds for his ninth straight double-double, and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away late for a 109-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Caris LeVert added 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists off the bench as the Cavaliers extended their longest winning streak of the season to five, despite blowing a 21-point lead in the second half. Coby White made two free throws early in the fourth quarter to put Chicago in front for the only time at 81-80, capping a 28-6 run […]")
![Associated Press State Poll The top 10 teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-lost record. Total points and position last week at right: DIVISION I 1. Cle. St. Ignatius (5) 11-3 85 2. L.C. Olentangy Orange (1) 12-0 83 3. Findlay (2) 10-0 74 4. Garfield Hts. (2) 12-0 71 5. Cin. Moeller 12-1 62 6. Louisville 10-1 60 7. Cin. Elder 11-2 52 8. Tol. Whitmer 10-1 49 9. Centerville (2) 9-4 33 10. Beavercreek 10-2 25 Others receiving 12 or more points: Delaware Hayes 17. Cin. Sycamore […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-basketballstock-3.jpg?w=132 "Associated Press State Poll The top 10 teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-lost record. Total points and position last week at right: DIVISION I 1. Cle. St. Ignatius (5) 11-3 85 2. L.C. Olentangy Orange (1) 12-0 83 3. Findlay (2) 10-0 74 4. Garfield Hts. (2) 12-0 71 5. Cin. Moeller 12-1 62 6. Louisville 10-1 60 7. Cin. Elder 11-2 52 8. Tol. Whitmer 10-1 49 9. Centerville (2) 9-4 33 10. Beavercreek 10-2 25 Others receiving 12 or more points: Delaware Hayes 17. Cin. Sycamore […]")