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Notre Dame coach says players should keep blood to themselves

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman certainly is no P.J. Fleck. One week after the Minnesota coach smeared the blood from linebacker Maverick Baranowski's mouth on his face in a postgame celebration, Freeman had an entirely different reaction when Fighting Irish offensive lineman Anthonie Knapp came to the sideline with blood streaming down his face during Saturday's 37-26 victory at North Carolina. "We talk about bloody Tuesdays around here, that was a bloody Saturday," Freeman said Monday, referring to Notre Dame's practice mentality. "I saw him running toward me, saying something and ...

Bills receiver apologizes for media spat

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills cornerback Max Hairston wasn't going to let one bad day spoil the next. Rather than stew in his emotions, Hairston made an unusual appearance in the Bills' media room on Monday to apologize for leaving the locker room and refusing to take questions a day earlier following a 29-26 loss to New England. "First, I wanted to apologize for that. That's kind of immature, and I'm better than that. So I wanted to get that out of the way," said Hairston, who requested to address reporters even though players are off until Thursday. "I let my emotions ...

Narduzzi wants ACC to garner national respect

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi is tired of ACC football being a punching bag in the polls and seemingly everywhere else. The pathologically unfiltered Pittsburgh coach is ready for the league to start punching back. Narduzzi landed the first but likely hardly the last salvo of the season ...

Bengals nearing panic mode

Joe Burrow doesn't want to panic after the Cincinnati Bengals lost their second straight game to fall to 2-2 for the second straight season. The veteran quarterback might have second thoughts in a couple of days if he is without star wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins for this week's game at Miami. Chase remains in the concussion protocol and Higgins is questionable with a groin strain. Both were injured in Sunday's 22-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. "We've got experience enough with this stuff where it happens before the week to where we kind of know where to set ...

Potters don’t shy away from tough schedule, B1

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Supreme Court weighs local governments’ climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies in state court to help cover costs associated with climate change, an issue with ...