Live chat: Tony Grossi analyzes beating the Steelers at noon

clevelandChat live with Tony Grossi today at noon.How did the Browns beat the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers for the first time in 13 games last night? Does Eric Mangini deserve another year solely based on beating Pittsburgh? What does this win mean for the rest of the season?Tony Grossi will be online for a special live Friday chat at noon to provide the answers and field your questions… Read more

Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly is heading to Notre Dame to replace fired Weis

StarTribuneCINCINNATI – Notre Dame has settled on Brian Kelly as the man who can restore its faded glory, just as he turned Cincinnati into a national title contender.Just 10 days after Charlie Weis was fired, it’s up to Kelly to revive the fortunes of a team that just completed the worst decade of football in the history of the storied program with a 70-52 record and three losing… Read more

Tiger Woods — the hits just keep on coming

MiamiHeraldWould anyone want to be Tiger Woods right now?In the wake of the bevy of women who have surfaced claiming to have had an affair with the golf titan, the money well appears to be drying up. A big endorsement (Gatorade’s Tiger Focus drink) dropped him, and no ads featuring Woods have aired since Nov. 29 (a Gillette spot). Since then, the PGA icon’s commercials have been MIA from all… Read more

Lakers roll to 10th straight win with big 4th

Washington PostLOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, Pau Gasol had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled off 19 consecutive points in the fourth quarter of their 10th straight victory, 101-77 over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.Ron Artest scored 17 points for the Lakers, who improved to an NBA-best 17-3 by holding the Jazz to six points and two field goals in a… Read more

Wildcats edge UConn to stay perfect

BostonHeraldFreshman John Wall scored a season-high 25 points, including 12 of Kentucky’s last 15 in the game, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats beat No. 14 Connecticut, 64-61, last night in the SEC/Big East Invitational.Wall lived up to his billing in his first appearance at Madison Square Garden, overcoming first-half foul trouble to dominate over the final 7 minutes for the Wildcats… Read more

Reynolds leads Villanova past St. Joseph’s 97-89

SIPHILADELPHIA (AP) -Taylor King already knows about the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. Now, he found one just as intense in Villanova-St. Joseph’s.King, a transfer from Duke, scored 20 points and hit two key 3-pointers in the closing minutes to lead the No. 3 Wildcats over St. Joe’s, 97-89 on Wednesday night.”In some ways, it was like a bout,” said Hawks coach Phil Martelli. “They took a swing…. Read more