Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew will not play in the team’s finale at Houston because of a knee injury. Coach Jack Del Rio ruled Jones-Drew out Friday, along with linebacker Justin Durant (groin) and tight end Zach Miller (concussion). The Jaguars (8-7) also will be without quarterback David Garrard, who was placed on injured [...]

Clemson quarterback Kyle Parker’s football career came to an abrupt end when he broke ribs in the first half against South Florida in the Meineke Bowl. Parker, who is leaving to pursue a baseball career with the Colorado Rockies in the spring, completed 11 of 17 passes for 134 yards and an interception on Friday [...]

Mario Lemieux couldn’t find the net. That doesn’t mean he’s lost his scoring touch. Lemieux set up two goals to offset two goals by Washington’s Paul Mulvey as retired players from the Capitals and Penguins skated to a 5-all tie Friday in the Winter Classic alumni game. The two-period game played before 10,000 fans was [...]

Michigan State assistant Don Treadwell has been hired as the head coach at Miami, Ohio, replacing Michael Haywood. Treadwell has been Michigan State’s offensive coordinator and receivers coach for the last four years. He was chosen on Friday to take over for Haywood, who left for Pittsburgh after two seasons in Oxford. Read more

Reuters – A senior United Nations official warned incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and other senior officials on Friday they may be held criminally accountable for human rights violations. Read more