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Geno Smith knows he can write a 'superhero movie' story in his return to the Jets

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith knows what a lot of New York Jets fans are daydreaming about. The quarterback has been here before, a much younger and less-experienced version, of course. The Jets had only missed the playoffs the previous two years when Smith was selected by the franchise in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He has come and gone elsewhere — four other stops, actually — and that postseason drought has since reached 15 years, the longest among teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball. Smith is now 35 years old and back where he began his ...

Big 12 coaches unanimously agree on their preference for a 24-team playoff

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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 coaches unanimously agreed Thursday on their preference for a 24-team College Football Playoff, a scenario in which the conference would have had five playoff teams last season instead of only league champion Texas Tech like it did in the current 12-team playoff format. When the 16 coaches were informally polled about doubling the size of the playoff field during one of their sessions at the Big 12 spring meetings, all of them raised their hands. "They should ask coaches for more opinions on what's best for college football," West Virginia coach Rich ...

Historic run ends for Harrison Central softball

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DUNCAN FALLS - The Harrison Central softball team faced a tall order against Emory Whisner and undefeated Licking Valley. Whisner was recently named the Licking County League Buckeye Division Player of the Year, and her and teammates showed exactly why they are a force to be reckoned with as the Panthers - the No. 1 ranked team in the state - shut out the Huskies, 14-0, in four-and-a-half innings in the second Ohio Division IV Region 13 Semifinal of the day Thursday evening out at Philo. "We ran into a buzzsaw today," Harrison Central (19-11) head coach Darrin Young said. "It is what ...

Golden Bears bounce back to stay alive

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SOUTH CHARLESTON — Thanks to a big bounce back on Thursday night, the Oak Glen softball team remains alive in its bid to repeat as state champs. The Golden Bears dropped a tough loss in a pitcher’s duel between their ace Mattie Carney and top-seed Logan’s Myleigh Adkins in their first ...

Weir's season ends on Day 2 of state tournament

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SOUTH CHARLESTON — Weir High got off to a tough start to Thursday morning's elimination game and never were fully able to recover. Taking on Midland Trail in a battle of teams coming off tough losses a day earlier at the Class AA state tournament, the Red Riders fell behind early in the ...