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Brown avoids prison

MIAMI — Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault with a firearm in connection with a 2025 shooting outside a celebrity boxing match in Miami. Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez sentenced Brown to three years of probation, during which time he will have to attend ...

Hoops du Jour — Nov. 7-8

SATURDAY Women: PSU at Cincinnati Tipoff: 2 p.m., Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio Records: Penn State (0-1); Cincinnati (1-0) TV: ESPN+ Notable: Penn State beat Cincinnati last year in the teams’ first-ever meeting. Penn State is coming off a loss at home to Cleveland State. … Cincy went 11-20 last season and won its opener against East Texas A&M by eight points. … First-year coach Tanisha Wright is Penn State’s seventh coach in program history. … PSU has just one player from last year’s roster on the current team. Mirror prediction: Penn State 66, Cincinnati ...

What are the odds?

The Indianapolis Colts have two Blair County high school football stars on their roster in Luke Rhodes (left) and Kevin Givens this season. Givens, a standout at Altoona, was signed this past weekend by the Colts after spending the past eight seasons with the 49ers. Rhodes, a Hollidaysburg ...

Injured Murray forces Vikes to change plans

EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray will miss at least the next game because of a hamstring strain, coach Kevin O’Connell announced on Thursday. Carson Wentz will start instead against Buffalo on Monday, with Max Brosmer serving as the backup. Murray’s status will ...

Miami faces Irish minus Toney

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — For Notre Dame, this season comes with a mantra of “leave no doubt.” For Miami, there is now doubt. A game that has been hyped for months — No. 1 Miami at No. 4 Notre Dame — awaits Saturday night, a rematch from last season’s contest that got the Hurricanes ...

Larson has good time at ‘awkward’ media day

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Larson’s championship media day at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Thursday could be summed up in one word: awkward. Larson was the lone Cup Series “contender” on hand for the event. Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin, both technically still in the mix for the title, ...