• The Canadian Press

    Boom! Boom! Pow! Jets hope trio of rookie playmakers' physical approach 'permeates' the entire team

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Malachi Corley's eyes light up whenever a defensive player squares up to tackle him. The New York Jets rookie wide receiver is ready to deliver an even harder hit. And then he keeps running. “Every time I get the ball, I’m trying to make something happen with it,” the Jets' third-round pick out of Western Kentucky said during the team's rookie minicamp. “And running through guys is just my way of imposing my will.” That physical approach is why the Jets also drafted a p

  • The Canadian Press

    Bob Avellini, quarterback who teamed with Walter Payton to lead Bears to 1977 playoffs, dies at 70

    CHICAGO (AP) — Bob Avellini, the former Chicago quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, has died. He was 70. The Bears said Saturday that Avellini died after a battle with cancer. The team did not say when he died. Avellini and Payton had the finest seasons of their careers in 1977, when Chicago and the Minnesota Vikings each went 9-5 in the NFC North. Minnesota won the division, while Chicago earned a wild-card playoff berth. T

  • The Canadian Press

    Jordan Travis has pondered someday replacing Aaron Rodgers. Health is focus now for Jets rookie QB

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jordan Travis still needs some time to recover from the horrific leg injury that once put his football career on hold. Patience is something Travis has perfected, especially in the past few months. The former Florida State star, who was taken by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the NFL draft last week, will spend his rookie season on a team with Aaron Rodgers as its starting quarterback. And he has considered the possibility he could someday end up replacing the

  • Yahoo Sports

    Tom Brady's Birmingham City gets relegated to England's third division for first time since 1995

    Brady joined Birmingham City's ownership group last August.