Last Top Stories: Long Winter Ahead for Jets Fans After Debacle in Buffalo

• Long Winter Ahead for Jets Fans After Debacle in Buffalo

  

  The Jets couldn't keep up with Bills QB Tyrod Taylor on Sunday. If only Rex Ryan could’ve coached the Jets like he coaches against them, he’d still be their coach. Rex’s Bills weren’t much against the rest of the NFL this season, but they sure had Gang Green’s number — it was 17, which the Jets were held to in each of their losses vs. Buffalo, while the Bills scored 22 in both contests. ..

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• Beaver Hides, Bear Grease and 'The Revenant'

  

  PhotoA costume concept sketch for Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Hugh Glass.CreditKirsten FransonDesigning the costumes for “The Revenant” was both a physical and metaphysical challenge for Jacqueline West. This story of early-19th-century trappers stranded in the American wilderness was filmed largely outdoors in the Canadian Rockies during fall and winter, when temperatures sometimes reached 40 degrees below zero, so keeping the actors warm — “and alive,” she added — was a serious concern.A mo..

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• Already-largest ever Powerball jackpot surges to $800 million

  

  DES MOINES, Iowa --The estimated prize for this weekend's Powerball drawing, already the largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history, has surged to $800 million ahead of Saturday's drawing.On Thursday, the Powerball jackpot grew to $675 million, surpassing the previous record of a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot won in March 2012.Powerball is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, but in the end, it all boils down to math. From the hug..

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• Fritz Pollard Alliance identifies its six coaching candidates

  

  Getty ImagesEach of the teams with a coaching vacancy has to interview at least one minority candidate, in order to comply with the Rooney Rule.And the group that promotes diversity has identified the guys they hope get chances at those jobs this year.According to Chris Tomasson of theSt. Paul Pioneer Press, the Fritz Pollard Alliance hasnamed the six candidatesthey’re recommending to teams this year, including Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards for the first time.Chairman John Wooten ..

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• Giants coaching search: Pros and cons of hiring Doug Marrone

  

  Doug Marrone - Phil Sears-USA TODAY SportsThe former Syracuse Orange and Buffalo Bills head coach is set to interview on SaturdayDoug Marrone, former coach of the Syracuse Orange and Buffalo Bills, will apparently get an interview for the vacant New York Giants head-coaching job this weekend. Marrone has a solid coaching record, but he is a controversial, enigmatic figure. Let's take a closet look at him. Pros Marrone, 51, has head coaching experience, and there is little doubt he has do..

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• How '30 for 30: Four Falls of Buffalo ' Made Me Love My Loser Bills

  

  Stream30 For 30: Four Falls Of BuffaloOkay, right off the bat I’m going to cop to something: that title is misleading. I have never not loved the Buffalo Bills. I was eight years old when I first remember following the Bills, watching road games on my couch next to my dad. For the home games, Dad worked at what was then called Rich Stadium as an usher, though at least once a year he’d sneak my brother and me in and let us watch with him from his perch in the upper deck, where we’d combat the fre..

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• Drunk driving charges dismissed against woman who claims her ...

  

  BUFFALO, NY --A judge dismissed drinking and driving charges against a woman whose lawyer claims his client's body brews its own alcohol, a condition called auto-brewery syndrome.In October of 2014, Joseph Marusak's client, an Upstate New York woman, had a blood alcohol content reading of .33.Marusak claimed she was far from drunk,Time Warner Cable News Buffalo reports. He said, "With this condition, she had no driving impairments. ... She was as sober as a Mormon."He says his client, who was pu..

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• Khalil Mack first player voted to AP All-Pro first team at two positions

  

  Getty ImagesThere’s no question thatKhalil Mackwas a force for the Raiders defense in his second season.There was some question for All-Pro voters whether he should be considered a defensive end or a linebacker, but that didn’t get in the way of him being voted to the first team. Twice.TheAssociated Pressannounced that Mack has been voted to the first team at both positions. Other players have made the first team at one position and the second team at another, but Mack is the first to make the f..

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• The NFL Expands Livestreaming, Could Partner With Google Or Apple

  

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• Injury Report: Three Key Texans Questionable For Playoff Opener ...

  

  By Sam McPhersonAs the Houston Texans prepare to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC playoffs on Saturday, the Texans might have a problem on offense. Two of their wide receivers, veterans Cecil Shorts and Nate Washington, are listed as questionable for the game. If neither are available, the Houston offense will face unique challenges against the Kansas City defense. Overall though, the Texans are healthy heading into this game and that bodes well for Houston’s chances to advance to the AFC ..

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