By PAUL GOTHAM Jamir Jones, the former Aquinas and Notre Dame standout will join his brother, Jarron, on the Pittsburgh Steelers, the club announced on Wednesday. Jamir Jones, who signed a free agent deal in 2020 and spent training camp with the Houston Texans before being released, played 37 games at Notre Dame from 2016 to 2019. He recorded 30 tackles, two sacks, a forced … [Read more...] about Jamir Jones signs with Pittsburgh Steelers
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From DIII to NFL, Daboll continues to climb coaching ranks
By JOHN LIKANJE Brian Daboll was destined for a career centered around football. Even as a freshman at Saint Francis High School or an economics major at the University of Rochester, his superiors and teammates knew how passionate he was about the sport. Although he has been extremely successful as a coach and it helped him return home to be the offensive coordinator for the … [Read more...] about From DIII to NFL, Daboll continues to climb coaching ranks
Bridging the Gap: D2 and D3 Football among NFL’s elite
By IAIN HIGGINS and JOHN LIKANJE Eleven years ago, Jordan Hogan was a freshman, third-string wide receiver at SUNY Brockport. Today, he's the quarterbacks coach for the Arizona Cardinals. In 2011, Ali Marpet took his first collegiate snap for the Hobart College Statesmen. Today, he is starting at center and guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A pair of NFL journeys that began … [Read more...] about Bridging the Gap: D2 and D3 Football among NFL’s elite
A numbers game: How analytics are affecting decision-making in professional baseball
By PAUL CIFONELLI Baseball is a numbers game. Baseball has always been a numbers game. As the game has progressed, so have the type and amount of numbers used. The one thing that has not changed is that players are sometimes evaluated strictly by the statistics they produce. The best hitters in the early-1900s were those with high batting averages and RBI totals. Once the … [Read more...] about A numbers game: How analytics are affecting decision-making in professional baseball
Rochester boy wins contest to design Green Bay Packer’s cleats
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Ethan Haley's effervescent smile was the first thing to catch Aaron Jones's eye, just as it catches the eye of all who meet the 12-year-old from downtown Rochester. "You just bring me a lot of joy," Jones told him on a Zoom call recently. "Any time I'm having a bad day, I think about you and that smile, think, 'What would Ethan be doing right now? He'd be … [Read more...] about Rochester boy wins contest to design Green Bay Packer’s cleats