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Notre Dame football: Kelly sees JumboTron as part of big picture.

South Bend Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND - The fascination about how long Wednesday's Notre Dame football practice went beyond its normal parameters and how much more physical pounding took place abruptly ended when Brian Kelly uttered a seemingly benign nine-letter word. JumboTron....

Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ken Niumatalolo, Football

High school football: When a high school athlete's reality trumps invincibility

South Bend Tribune

SOUTH BEND -- Guarantees aren’t issued with helmets and shoulder pads. Every high school football player is always one play away from the end of his career. An unspoken code within the inner sanctum of the locker room won’t allow for...

Tags: Mike Anderson, Basketball, High School Sports, University of Pennsylvania, Broken Bones

Powerhouse Clairton blanks Berlin in PIAA playoff

christinad@dailyamerican.com

The Clairton Bears got more than they bargained for from the Berlin Mountaineers in the first quarter of Friday’s PIAA quarterfinal playoff football game.    But the three-time Class A state champions proved to be too much for the Mountaineers...

Tags: College Sports, LaRod Stephens-Howling, Football, Sports

Four Ravens sit out Wednesday's practice

In addition to a trio of starters in inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, cornerback Corey Graham and tight end Ed Dickson missing Wednesday’s practice, wide receiver and return specialist Jacoby Jones was also sidelined. Jones was present during...

Tags: Ben Roethlisberger, Torrey Smith, Sprained Ankle, Jacoby Jones, Pittsburgh Steelers

UC Irvine prof can seek damages from Johnny Depp in concert scuffle

William Byrd vs. Lord Botetourt

In Daleville, William Byrd and Lord Botetourt hooked up in a rematch of the regular season game won by Byrd in overtime, as the Terriers rallied from a big deficit. The Terriers also had their quarterback back tonight.  Zac Hill returned after missing...

Tags: William Byrd, Football, Sports

Watt extreme force of nature

The Texans made second-year defensive end J.J. Watt a captain this week. This was after the media pronounced him defensive player of the year about a month ago. And after defensive coordinator Wade Phillips put him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in...

Tags: Chicago Bears, National Football League, Gabe Carimi, Houston Texans, Reggie White

Court: UCI prof can seek damages against Johnny Depp

A UC Irvine professor who claims she was injured by Johnny Depp's bodyguards can seek punitive damages against the actor, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled this week. The professor, who teaches in the medical school, asserts that she was...

Tags: Justice System, University of California, Irvine, Crime, Law and Justice, Johnny Depp, Lawyers

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade objects to "punk play" by Celtics' Rajon Rondo

Sun Sentinel columnist

Good thing Dwyane Wade caught himself. Angry with Rajon Rondo for what he considered an excessive foul with 16.9 seconds left in Tuesday's season-opening win, Wade stepped in close and glared down at the Celtics' controversial point guard for a few tense...

Tags: Dwyane Wade, Basketball, LeBron James, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat

Inside the PD: Woodside's Howell iffy for this week

Tags: Sports, Football

Despite missing training camp, Texans' J.J. Watt at top of his game

Many NFL coaches are quick to suggest that the rigors of training camp can shape a player's propensity for success during the regular season. Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt may be the poster boy who dispels that notion. Watt leads the league...

Tags: Joe Flacco, American Football Conference, National Football League, Cam Cameron, Houston Texans

Navy hopes to avoid letdown vs. Central Michigan

The emotions and energy Navy puts into its annual game against Air Force typically takes a lot out of the Midshipmen for their next game. A year ago, after a controversial overtime loss to the Falcons in Annapolis, Navy was throttled the next week at...

Tags: Central Michigan Chippewas, Ricky Dobbs, Tom Brady, Sports, Football