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The Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver on Tuesday made clear his stance on San Francisco’s quarterback battle following the team’s 19-10 loss to the Bears: The 49ers can — and should — stick with Lance, even following a subpar debut. Rice said as much in an appearance on “The Adam Schein Podcast,” where the namesake host asked whether it was time for coach Kyle Shanahan to reconsider who his starter should be....

Jerry York, the longtime coach of Boston College, announced his retirement Wednesday. The 76-year-old York spent 50 seasons coaching at the Division I level, the last 28 with the Eagles. The BC graduate began his coaching career with Clarkson as an assistant. He took over as head coach of the Golden Knights in 1972. He spent seven seasons in charge there. He took the head coaching job at Bowling Green in 1979....

Tammy Faye is seen as so over-the-top. How did you find the right balance? I love that she lived larger than life in every aspect: her clothing, her voice and how silly she was. Everything was like, “I’m going to take up as much space as I can boys. So get ready.” I just love that about her. But also I don’t want it to ever look like I’m making fun of her....

Recently, there have been multiple characters from Netflix’s canceled Marvel shows who have officially jumped over to the MCU. During his appearance at the recent Fan Expo in Boston, Tennant noted that there may some challenges in brining Purple Man over the MCU, but perhaps it’s not impossible. RELATED: Jessica Jones’ Kilgrave Remains One Of Marvel’s Best Villains Daredevil is getting a new series on Disney Plus, and there have been rumblings of the other small screen heroes making a return....

Talking to Myself, which was produced by comedy superstar Bill Burr, may be Kirson’s first special, but it’s far from her first TV credit. The comedian has appeared on The Tonight Show with both Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno. She appeared as herself in HBO’s Crashing and was Robert DeNiro’s comedy consultant in The Comedian. Talking to Myself is scheduled to premiere on Comedy Central Friday at midnight. Ahead of her solo debut, Kirson spoke to Newsweek about her special, her inner monologue and coaching audiences....

The Brazil international damaged his medial collateral ligament in the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on December 31 after stretching for the ball. Jesus left the pitch in distress but confirmed via his official Instagram page that the problem was “not very bad” and that he would not require surgery. Guardiola thinks the 20-year-old could return in a little over a month, giving him a chance of being available for the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie with Basel on February 13....

Winslow, the team's leading receiver with 17 catches, is immediately beginning his suspension, meaning he will sit out the Jets' game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. MORE: Sports most disgraced athletes | NFL Week 6 in photos | David Garrad re-signs with Jets "It came as a huge surprise to me when I learned that I tested positive for a banned substance," Winslow said in a statement issued by his publicist....

Audax will visit the Jets on July 8 in the first meeting between the sister clubs, who finalised an alliance last month after Newcastle owner Martin Lee and CEO Lawrie McKinna travelled to Chile for talks. Tickets for the friendly go on sale for Jets members on Wednesday. Jets part ways with coach Jones It is likely to be the first game for the Jets under a new coach after the club sacked Mark Jones over the weekend....

Morrissey returned from a lower-body injury and scored one of Winnipeg’s three power-play goals, and the Jets got goals from seven players while routing the Philadelphia Flyers 7-1. “I woke up this morning, felt awesome, came to the rink and went through the routine and everything was good to go,” said Morrissey, who extended his point streak to three games. Kyle Connor, Brandon Tanev, Dustin Byfuglien, Blake Wheeler, Bryan Little and Tyler Myers also scored for Winnipeg (18-9-2)....

No, that’s not a joke. The wide receiver celebrated the Jets’ bye week by running at least part of the Brooklyn Rock ’n’ Roll Half Marathon early Saturday morning. He was decked out in a basic gray sweat suit, topped with a black fedora. MORE: Sports’ funniest motivational quotes | Best craft beer at NFL stadiums Marshall wasn’t listed as an official participant in the race, but his wife Michi was....

Three NHL franchises haven’t made the playoffs in the seven seasons since, let alone reach the Stanley Cup semifinals. Ten more haven’t won a single playoff series. Yet here we are: A first-year expansion team meets a first-time final four participant for the right to play for a championship. GOLDEN STANDARD How Vegas became the most successful expansion team in sports history By point totals, the Jets and Golden Knights were the West’s second- and third-best teams from the regular season....

On Monday, the American Jewish Committee took to Twitter to respond to Cannon’s comments by saying, “@NickCannon spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories about “Rothschilds” and “Zionists” to millions of his followers is abhorrent and unacceptable.” The tweet continued, “His message of hate has no place in our society and should be condemned by all people of good conscience.” In addition to the American Jewish Committee, Cannon was criticized by Michael Dickson, executive director of Stand With Us Israel; Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Anti-Semitism; and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League....

The three-time All-Star can expect be in a cast 4-6 weeks before even beginning a rehab process that will take at least another month. And because the three-time defending NL Central champions are expecting to be without Peralta until June at the earliest, other teams are circling. FANTASY: Ranking 2016’s top shortstops | MORE: Baseball’s next breakout star However, Mozeliak is preaching patience. “Everyone’s sort of pounding on, ‘What are we going to do?...

Dr. Anna Durbin, a professor in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Newsweek that the Lambda variant “is going to run into a problem here in the U.S. and that is the Delta variant.” “These viruses are all competing with each other for advantage to be the one that survives,” Durbin said. “We know that the Lambda variant has some of the same mutations as the Delta variant that we think [will] allow it to be more transmissible, so it would be difficult to outcompete the Delta variant....

That should surprise nobody. Which coach feels more pressure to win this installment at noon ET on FOX? That’s up for debate. No. 4 Michigan and No. 10 Ohio State enter that winner-take-all Big Ten East showdown with identical 10-1 records and opposite records in the rivalry matchup. Meyer is 6-0. Harbaugh is 0-3. What do they know about pressure? MORE: Michigan ‘has to win’ for next chapter of The Game to unfold...

Several jobs are widely speculated to attract new coaches — Chicago, Jacksonville and Las Vegas, among others. It will likely be a lot of the same names getting thrown around and considered. But there’s one coach, who has been out of the league for several years, who could see his name pop up on radars. BENDER: What’s next for Michigan following CFP blowout? As first reported by The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, fresh off a College Football Playoff berth, could be poised to leave his alma mater and return to the NFL, where he coached the 49ers to a Super Bowl berth....

Most of them have been attached to one team, the Raiders. But that team, who had Jon Gruden resign during the season, is first concerned about Satuday’s wild-card playoff game in Cincinnati under interim leader Rich Bisaccia. Now that Harbaugh’s name has resurfaced to re-join the ranks of his brother, the other teams looking for new coaches following “Black Monday” should contemplate whether they can make a real run at him....

Jim Harbaugh and his Dockers could be on their way back to the pro ranks in the coming weeks, with the current Michigan head coach eyeing openings around the league. Harbaugh’s NFL return is seemingly a foregone conclusion, according to recent reports. He’s already interviewed with one organization for their head coach spot, with more to come, potentially. Harbaugh’s desire to head back to the pros isn’t new. Early in 2022, Harbaugh came very close to taking the Vikings opening, but reports over a contract that would amount to several hundred Brinks trucks may have steered him away....

Scout.com reported Harbaugh offered to spend the night with Quinn Nordin — the country’s No. 1-rated kicker in the Class of 2016 — on Thursday. MORE: 2016 Week 1 matchups | Weird location for Michigan spring practices “Under the exact rules, he’s going to be at my house at 12:01 (a.m.)," Nordin told Scout. “That’s when it’s legal for him to be at my house. He said we can watch a movie, see how well we jell and he said he would sleep over after that....