NFL notebook: Jaguars change QB, OC
The Jacksonville Jaguars benched quarterback Blake Bortles and fired offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett on Monday.
College football notebook: Meyer plans to return to Ohio State
Urban Meyer plans to be back as head coach of Ohio State next season, he said Monday during a news conference.
Ex-NFL standout Smith pleads no contest in domestic violence case
Former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith entered no-contest pleas to two misdemeanor domestic violence charges on Monday, according to a report.
Surfing: Gilmore wins seventh world surfing title in Maui
Stephanie Gilmore clinched her seventh world surfing title at the season-ending Maui Pro event in Hawaii, equaling the record held by fellow Australian and Hall of Famer Layne Beachley.
Jaguars RB Fournette suspended one game for fight
The NFL has suspended Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette for one game without pay for violating league rules on unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness.
NBA opens new training centre in Senegal
The National Basketball Association on Monday cut the ribbon on a new training centre in Saly, Senegal, where it hopes to develop a new generation of African players for the league.
Bulls PF Markkanen nears return from elbow injury
Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen is scheduled for full participation in practice Tuesday as he works his way back from a preseason right elbow injury.
Dolphins RB Gore dejected after loss to Colts
Buffalo Bills: Buffalo is known as a gritty, hard-working city, and Bills head coach Sean McDermott said that Buffalo has a quarterback built in its mold. “I love the fire. He personifies Buffalo, right?” McDermott said Monday, the day after Josh Allen…
Could Panthers’ Rivera be coaching for his job?
Atlanta Falcons: The team’s run game is missing in action after having just 26 yards — 16 by quarterback Matt Ryan — in the 31-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Thanksgiving night. Then throw in the six sacks, and you have an offensive line is und…
‘Everything on the table’ for Ravens at QB
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh remained noncommittal about his quarterback situation moving forward, but told reporters Monday that “everything is on the table.”
