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Detroit Mercy hires ex-Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery off Izzoโs staff at Michigan State
Read full article: Detroit Mercy hires ex-Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery off Izzoโs staff at Michigan StateDetroit Mercy has hired former Northern Illinois coach Mark Montgomery off Tom Izzoโs staff at Michigan State.
Detroit Mercy and coach Mike Davis agree to part ways after Titans finish season at 1-31
Read full article: Detroit Mercy and coach Mike Davis agree to part ways after Titans finish season at 1-31Detroit Mercy and menโs basketball coach Mike Davis have โmutually agreed to part waysโ two days after the Titans finished their season with a 1-31 record, the school announced Thursday.
Detroit Mercy ends a 27-game losing streak, dating to last season, with an 81-66 win over IUPUI
Read full article: Detroit Mercy ends a 27-game losing streak, dating to last season, with an 81-66 win over IUPUILed by Jayden Stone's 25 points, the Detroit Mercy Titans defeated the IUPUI Jaguars 81-66 on Wednesday night.
Detroit Mercy menโs basketball is 0-26. Their best chance to win a game could be tonight
Read full article: Detroit Mercy menโs basketball is 0-26. Their best chance to win a game could be tonightTo say the University of Detroit Mercy menโs basketball season has been a disappointment would be a massive understatement.
Woodside, Barkley throw TDs as Titans stop Falcons 23-3
Read full article: Woodside, Barkley throw TDs as Titans stop Falcons 23-3Logan Woodside and Matt Barkley each threw touchdown passes to open Tennesseeโs backup quarterback competition and the Titans beat the Atlanta Falcons 23-3 in each teamโs preseason opener.
Saints rout Panthers 33-7 to earn No. 2 seed in NFC playoffs
Read full article: Saints rout Panthers 33-7 to earn No. 2 seed in NFC playoffsThe Saints (12-4) will host the seventh-seeded Chicago Bears in the wild-card round next weekend. He also ran for five TDs, but the Panthers struggled to make winning plays late in games all season with Bridgewater at the helm. That leaves questions about his future as the Panthers starting QB, especially with the team having a top 10 draft pick in 2021. UP NEXTSaints: The four-time defending NFC South champions host the Bears next weekend in the playoffs. Panthers: After failing to make the playoffs for the third straight season, Carolina will look to the NFL draft to upgrade a number of pressing needs.
Detroit Mercy basketball team cancels next 2 games for mental health, well-being of players
Read full article: Detroit Mercy basketball team cancels next 2 games for mental health, well-being of playersHead coach Mike Davis of the Detroit Mercy Titans is seen during the game against the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse on November 12, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. DETROIT โ The Detroit Mercy basketball team has canceled its next two games for the mental health and well-being of its players, according to the Horizon League. Detroitโs Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 games against the University of Illinois at Chicago have been canceled. โThe pause for a week is only for the mental wellness and safety and not at all due to any positive tests in the Detroit Mercy program.โDetroit last took the court Saturday and Sunday in back-to-back losses against Oakland. โThe health and safety of our student-athletes have always been and will continue to be our top priority.
Brady, Buccaneers bounce back with 46-23 win over Panthers
Read full article: Brady, Buccaneers bounce back with 46-23 win over PanthersBrady threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns, Ronald Jones set a franchise-record with a 98-yard touchdown run, and the Buccaneers bounced back from a dreadful defeat with a resounding 46-23 win over the Carolina Panthers. Panthers coach Matt Rhule described Bradyโs play as โeliteโ and โfantastic.โThe Bucs ran the ball just five times last week. Tampa Bay racked up 544 yards on offense and outgained the Panthers 322-35 in the second half and outscored them 29-6. Chris Godwin had 92 yards receiving for the Buccaneers (7-3), who swept the season series and handed the Panthers (3-7) their fifth straight loss. Rhule said the Panthers were unaware the ball had hit the ground or else he would have just had Bridgewater spike the ball.
Panthers list McCaffrey as 'day to day' with shoulder injury
Read full article: Panthers list McCaffrey as 'day to day' with shoulder injuryCarolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey (22) celebrates after scoring against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)CHARLOTTE, N.C. โ Panthers coach Matt Rhule says running back Christian McCaffrey is โday to dayโ with a shoulder injury he suffered in the closing seconds of Carolinaโs 33-31 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Rhule would not say if McCaffrey has already had an MRI or an X-ray, adding that he should know more about the extent of the injury on Wednesday. McCaffrey left the game for a few plays and was seen holding his shoulder on the sideline. I thought he had some really nice runs, obviously scored a couple touchdowns.โIf McCaffrey can't play, Mike Davis would get the start.
Ryan, Falcons avenge earlier loss to Panthers, 25-17
Read full article: Ryan, Falcons avenge earlier loss to Panthers, 25-17Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan gets sacked by Atlanta Falcons linebacker Foye Oluokun during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)CHARLOTTE, N.C. โ This time, the Atlanta Falcons finished. Carolina was driving late, but Atlanta stopped the rally when Blidi Wreh-Wilson intercepted Teddy Bridgewater near the Falcons' 10-yard line with 1:04 remaining. Moore on third and 18 to move the Panthers into Falcons territory. Bridgewater was limited to 176 yards passing as the Panthers (3-5) lost their third straight game without injured Christian McCaffrey. UP NEXTFalcons: Host the Broncos on Nov. 8Panthers: Open the second half of the season at the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs on Nov. 8.
Bridgewater, Panthers fix red-zone woes, top Cardinals 31-21
Read full article: Bridgewater, Panthers fix red-zone woes, top Cardinals 31-21You'd never know it watching Bridgewater break the pocket, juke two defenders and race 18 yards to the end zone on Sunday, helping the Carolina Panthers defeat the Arizona Cardinals 31-21 for their second straight win. Bridgewater also threw for 276 yards and two scores as the Panthers solved their red-zone issues from a week ago by scoring TDs on their first four trips inside the Arizona 20-yard line. It was tough to catch up all day.โSaid Panthers DE Brian Burns: โWe put emphasis on keeping eyes on (Murray). After the game, Bridgewater gave his offensive line the game ball. โWe didnโt play well enough or coach well enough in any phase,โ Kingsbury said.
Panthers' McCaffrey out multiple weeks with ankle sprain
Read full article: Panthers' McCaffrey out multiple weeks with ankle sprainThe All-Pro running back is expected to miss โmultiple weeksโ with a high right ankle sprain he sustained in Carolinaโs 31-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. โAs soon as the third quarter ended I went and got taped and tried to play it off,โ McCaffrey said. In two games this season McCaffrey has run for 156 yards and four touchdowns and caught seven passes for 67 yards. The loss of McCaffrey is a devastating blow for the Panthers' offense. The Panthers rewarded the fourth-year running back with a four-year, $64 million contract making him the highest-paid running back in the league.
USGA transfers US media rights from Fox back to NBCUniversal
Read full article: USGA transfers US media rights from Fox back to NBCUniversalThe USGA is transferring its U.S. media rights from Fox Sports to NBC, which returns the U.S. Open and U.S. Womens Open to NBC this year and for the final seven years of the Fox contract. Fox Sports also has contracts with the NFL, college football and Major League Baseball, which led Fox Sports to agree to NBCUniversal taking over the contract. Because of the shutdown, particularly the qualifying for USGA events, only four events are being played this year the U.S. Womens Amateur and U.S. Amateur in consecutive weeks in August, the U.S. Open in September and the U.S. Womens Open in Houston on Dec. 10-13. It also will have the FedEx Cup playoffs every other year when the new media rights deal with the PGA Tour begins, along with all majors on the LPGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Ohio TV meteorologist arrested on child pornography charge
Read full article: Ohio TV meteorologist arrested on child pornography chargeiStock / sodafishCOLUMBUS, Ohio (CNN) - A meteorologist at a CNN-affiliate station in Ohio was arrested Thursday on one felony charge of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor. Authorities say they received a tip that WBNS meteorologist Mike Davis had sent and received "a significant number of images of child pornography," Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin said in a press conference. An arrest warrant was executed at multiple locations -- including the TV station in Columbus -- Thursday morning. He was arrested at his home and is currently being held at the Franklin County Jail, according to police records. Davis, 50, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at 9 a.m. in Franklin County Municipal Court.