![The top 10 teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school girls basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-lost record. Total points and position last week at right: DIVISION I 1. Lewis Center Olentangy (5) 14-0 104 2. Pickerington Cent. (4) 12-2 96 3. Marysville (1) 12-2 90 4. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (1) 13-2 79 5. Cin. Princeton 11-1 64 6. Rocky River Magnificat 9-4 43 7. Strongsville 12-1 41 8. Akr. Hoban 10-2 34 9. W. Anthony Wayne 11-2 20 10. Mason 11-2 18 Others receiving 12 or more points: Lyndhurst Brush 16. Uniontown Lake 15. […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-basketballstock2-2-4.jpg?w=140 "The top 10 teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school girls basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-lost record. Total points and position last week at right: DIVISION I 1. Lewis Center Olentangy (5) 14-0 104 2. Pickerington Cent. (4) 12-2 96 3. Marysville (1) 12-2 90 4. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (1) 13-2 79 5. Cin. Princeton 11-1 64 6. Rocky River Magnificat 9-4 43 7. Strongsville 12-1 41 8. Akr. Hoban 10-2 34 9. W. Anthony Wayne 11-2 20 10. Mason 11-2 18 Others receiving 12 or more points: Lyndhurst Brush 16. Uniontown Lake 15. […]")
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![By DAVE SKRETTA LeVelle Moton had just watched North Carolina Central, a program that he has turned into a mid-major mainstay in the NCAA Tournament, get obliterated by Kansas, yet he had a hard time wiping the smile from his face. He knew that, win or lose, his team had experienced something special just by playing the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse. “Kansas is just the mecca of basketball, right?” Moton asked. “You walk in and there’s subtle signs where they play mind games — it says, ‘Welcome to the Phog.’ ‘Beware.’ I’m like, ‘Wow, you can’t even look at the […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24011578191698-1.jpg?w=132 "By DAVE SKRETTA LeVelle Moton had just watched North Carolina Central, a program that he has turned into a mid-major mainstay in the NCAA Tournament, get obliterated by Kansas, yet he had a hard time wiping the smile from his face. He knew that, win or lose, his team had experienced something special just by playing the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse. “Kansas is just the mecca of basketball, right?” Moton asked. “You walk in and there’s subtle signs where they play mind games — it says, ‘Welcome to the Phog.’ ‘Beware.’ I’m like, ‘Wow, you can’t even look at the […]")
![By ROB MAADDI Jimmy Johnson showed more passion on television for winning than any of the Dallas Cowboys did on the field. Now, Jerry Jones could turn to another coaching icon to save his franchise. Speculation about Bill Belichick has ramped up. He already is the odds-on favorite to be the next coach in Dallas even though Mike McCarthy hasn’t been fired. After a dismal performance Jan. 14 against Green Bay, that might be just a matter of time. Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons and the rest of the NFC East champions didn’t show up for a wild-card game against Green […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24015045470688-1.jpg?w=132 "By ROB MAADDI Jimmy Johnson showed more passion on television for winning than any of the Dallas Cowboys did on the field. Now, Jerry Jones could turn to another coaching icon to save his franchise. Speculation about Bill Belichick has ramped up. He already is the odds-on favorite to be the next coach in Dallas even though Mike McCarthy hasn’t been fired. After a dismal performance Jan. 14 against Green Bay, that might be just a matter of time. Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons and the rest of the NFC East champions didn’t show up for a wild-card game against Green […]")
![By SCHUYLER DIXON ARLINGTON, Texas — Jordan Love threw for three touchdowns, Aaron Jones ran for three more and Darnell Savage returned an interception 64 yards for a score and the Packers handed the Cowboys their first home loss since the 2022 opener in a 48-32 wild-card stunner Jan. 14. Romeo Doubs had a career-high 151 yards receiving a week after being hospitalized with a chest injury as the Packers won Love’s postseason debut after finishing the regular season 6-2 to grab the NFC’s final playoff spot. Green Bay (10-8) will visit top-seeded San Francisco in the divisional round next […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24014823248768-1.jpg?w=132 "By SCHUYLER DIXON ARLINGTON, Texas — Jordan Love threw for three touchdowns, Aaron Jones ran for three more and Darnell Savage returned an interception 64 yards for a score and the Packers handed the Cowboys their first home loss since the 2022 opener in a 48-32 wild-card stunner Jan. 14. Romeo Doubs had a career-high 151 yards receiving a week after being hospitalized with a chest injury as the Packers won Love’s postseason debut after finishing the regular season 6-2 to grab the NFC’s final playoff spot. Green Bay (10-8) will visit top-seeded San Francisco in the divisional round next […]")
![By JOHN WAWROW BUFFALO, N.Y. — Logan Eschrich came to Buffalo to witness the snowstorm, and he stayed for the shoveling on Jan. 14. Once the professional storm chaser saw the Buffalo Bills invite fans to help dig out a snow-filled Highmark Stadium for their delayed playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, now scheduled for Jan. 15, Eschrich couldn’t resist. Sniffling and shivering from the cold, Eschrich detailed the seemingly impossible task he and the estimated 85-person shovel crew faced while being compensated $20 an hour. Winds whipped at 30 mph (48 kph), and snow was falling at a rate […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24014573886408-2.jpg?w=132 "By JOHN WAWROW BUFFALO, N.Y. — Logan Eschrich came to Buffalo to witness the snowstorm, and he stayed for the shoveling on Jan. 14. Once the professional storm chaser saw the Buffalo Bills invite fans to help dig out a snow-filled Highmark Stadium for their delayed playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, now scheduled for Jan. 15, Eschrich couldn’t resist. Sniffling and shivering from the cold, Eschrich detailed the seemingly impossible task he and the estimated 85-person shovel crew faced while being compensated $20 an hour. Winds whipped at 30 mph (48 kph), and snow was falling at a rate […]")
![By JOHN PYE MELBOURNE, Australia — Until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena on opening Jan. 13 in Australia, Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match. The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut in 2005, made it last as long as he could. He unsettled the 24-time major winner before Djokovic finished off the match 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic has developed a record at the Australian Open that no man can match, with 10 titles here among his unprecedented career haul. He […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24014410100693-1.jpg?w=132 "By JOHN PYE MELBOURNE, Australia — Until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena on opening Jan. 13 in Australia, Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match. The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut in 2005, made it last as long as he could. He unsettled the 24-time major winner before Djokovic finished off the match 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic has developed a record at the Australian Open that no man can match, with 10 titles here among his unprecedented career haul. He […]")
![By JOHN ZENOR TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kalen DeBoer stood at a lectern, only a few feet from Nick Saban, and enthusiastically embraced the chance to both replace and learn from his larger-than-life predecessor. The outsized expectations Saban leaves behind are a big part of that. The former Washington coach, hired two days after Saban’s retirement, said he’s giving the 72-year-old ex-coach “100 percent access” to his program — saying he’d “be a fool not to” — and that Saban firmly wants the Crimson Tide’s success to continue. All that makes it easier to be the guy who replaces the guy who […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24013723673493-1.jpg?w=132 "By JOHN ZENOR TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kalen DeBoer stood at a lectern, only a few feet from Nick Saban, and enthusiastically embraced the chance to both replace and learn from his larger-than-life predecessor. The outsized expectations Saban leaves behind are a big part of that. The former Washington coach, hired two days after Saban’s retirement, said he’s giving the 72-year-old ex-coach “100 percent access” to his program — saying he’d “be a fool not to” — and that Saban firmly wants the Crimson Tide’s success to continue. All that makes it easier to be the guy who replaces the guy who […]")
![By LARRY LAGE ANN ARBOR, Mich. — J.J. McCarthy, Michigan’s national-championship winning quarterback, is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft. McCarthy made the announcement Jan. 14, a day after being begged to stay. “The decision was not easy and how could it be — I love my teammates, I love my coaches and I love it here in Ann Arbor,” he wrote on his social media accounts. Jim Harbaugh might be the next to go. Harbaugh will meet with the Los Angeles Chargers about their head coach vacancy this week, a person familiar with the situation told The […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24002096234907-1.jpg?w=132 "By LARRY LAGE ANN ARBOR, Mich. — J.J. McCarthy, Michigan’s national-championship winning quarterback, is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft. McCarthy made the announcement Jan. 14, a day after being begged to stay. “The decision was not easy and how could it be — I love my teammates, I love my coaches and I love it here in Ann Arbor,” he wrote on his social media accounts. Jim Harbaugh might be the next to go. Harbaugh will meet with the Los Angeles Chargers about their head coach vacancy this week, a person familiar with the situation told The […]")
![By JOE REEDY The Jim Harbaugh derby for NFL teams is about to heat up. A week after leading the University of Michigan to a national title in the College Football Playoff, Harbaugh will meet with the Los Angeles Chargers about their head coach vacancy this week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Jan. 14 because the person wasn’t at liberty to publicly discuss personnel moves. Besides the Chargers, Atlanta, Carolina, Las Vegas, Seattle, Tennessee and Washington have openings. Harbaugh, who previously coached in the NFL, has a […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24009590533593-3.jpg?w=132 "By JOE REEDY The Jim Harbaugh derby for NFL teams is about to heat up. A week after leading the University of Michigan to a national title in the College Football Playoff, Harbaugh will meet with the Los Angeles Chargers about their head coach vacancy this week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Jan. 14 because the person wasn’t at liberty to publicly discuss personnel moves. Besides the Chargers, Atlanta, Carolina, Las Vegas, Seattle, Tennessee and Washington have openings. Harbaugh, who previously coached in the NFL, has a […]")
![By DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was so cold that Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered on a hit. Andy Reid’s mustache froze on the sideline. Fans and players alike huddled for warmth, trying their best to grit their way through the fourth-coldest game in NFL history. The Kansas City Chiefs managed to handle the adversity well Jan. 13. Handled the Miami Dolphins quite well, too. Mahomes threw for 262 yards, found Rashee Rice eight times for 130 yards and a touchdown, and made several daring runs for key first downs. Isiah Pacheco pounded over the frozen turf for 89 […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24014051099677-1.jpg?w=132 "By DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was so cold that Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered on a hit. Andy Reid’s mustache froze on the sideline. Fans and players alike huddled for warmth, trying their best to grit their way through the fourth-coldest game in NFL history. The Kansas City Chiefs managed to handle the adversity well Jan. 13. Handled the Miami Dolphins quite well, too. Mahomes threw for 262 yards, found Rashee Rice eight times for 130 yards and a touchdown, and made several daring runs for key first downs. Isiah Pacheco pounded over the frozen turf for 89 […]")