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Professional Sports

Patrick Reed leaving LIV golf tour

SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed is leaving LIV Golf with an eye on returning to the PGA Tour. Reed is the second major champion to leave LIV. He posted his intentions Wednesday on social media. His decision comes the same week that Brooks Koepka returns to the PGA Tour at Torrey Pines. The PGA ...

Steelers reportedly close to hiring defensive coordinator

PITTSBURGH — According to several media outlets, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers are close to signing Patrick Graham as their defensive coordinator. Graham, 47, would be the first major hire to new coach Mike McCarthy’s staff. Graham was the defensive coordinator the ...

Cleveland Browns pick Todd Monken as coach

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have hired one of their former coordinators to be the team’s head coach. However, it is not the one some people expected. The Browns hired Todd Monken on Wednesday as the franchise’s 19th full-time head coach, wrapping up a three-week search. He replaces ...

Super Bowl LX coaches Mike Macdonald and Mike Vrabel produce quick turnarounds

Two years ago, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots made the decision to move on from Super Bowl-winning coaches Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick. Those decisions have been validated now that Mike Macdonald and Mike Vrabel have engineered quick turnarounds to get the two franchises ...

McCarthy comes home to Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy. Really early. Considering the setting, it was hard to blame him. There the kid who grew up rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers from his family’s home in the city’s Greenfield neighborhood was on Tuesday, sitting on dais wearing a ...

Tough coaching helped Drake Maye flourish

Drake Maye got the tough coaching he wanted and thrived. The 23-year-old Maye is one victory away from being the youngest quarterback in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. He is grateful to have coach Mike Vrabel and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels in New England. The Patriots went from ...