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Patric Schneider/AP After two seasons of damage control at Penn State, Bill O’Brien moves to the NFL with the Texans. HOUSTON (AP) – Bill O’Brien got a bit antsy as his introductory press conference with the Houston Texans started to drag on and a question was posed about how much he knows about his new team. “I’ve got a lot ...

Gang green’s rookie quarterback Geno Smith may have more in common with predecessor Brett Favre than just tossing balls and getting sacked. Atlanta nursing student Jackie Presley tells Confidenti@l that she enjoyed a fling with Smith that started out virtual, but soon turned into something more. Favre, of course, was the gridiron gunslinger accused of texting pics of his member ...

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Kevin Gilbride, after seven seasons as the Giants’ offensive coordinator, is expected to retire. Kevin Gilbride isn’t getting fired, but he is set to leave the Giants. The Giants’ embattled offensive coordinator is expected to announce his retirement soon. While nothing is official, a source said Thursday afternoon that things were “headed that way.” The ...

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images WR Breshad Perriman (r.) celebrates a third-quarter touchdown with WR J.J. Worton. GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Baylor’s first BCS bowl appearance was a big-time bust. The sixth-ranked Bears, a 17-point favorite in the Fiesta Bowl at kickoff, never led against No. 15 Central Florida in a stinging 52-42 loss Wednesday night. This was supposed to be the ...

Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Ryan Callahan will represent the U.S. in the Olympics for the second-straight time. PITTSBURGH — They’ll be the Rangers’ Sochi Big Three. Captain Ryan Callahan, top defenseman Ryan McDonagh, and center Derek Stepan all were named to the U.S. Olympic team after the NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Day. Team USA will compete in ...

Elise Amendola/AP Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask reacts as Islanders center John Tavares (second from r.) celebrates his goal with teammates Kyle Okposo, Thomas Hickey and Andrew MacDonald. ISLANDERS 5, BRUINS 3 BOSTON (AP) — John Tavares scored 32 seconds into the third period and added a power-play goal with 6:43 left as the New York Islanders rallied for a 5-3 ...

Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images Sidney Crosby (l.) battles Andrei Loktionov for a loose puck during Tuesday’s matinee. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Adam Henrique scored 1:38 into the game and Michael Ryder connected 2:45 into the second, sparking the Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Goalie Martin Brodeur had an assist in the game for ...

Tony Gutierrez/ AP Photo Southern’s Tre Lynch scores 27 points as they break the all-divisions record by scoring first 44 points in their game against Champion Baptist College.  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Southern set an NCAA record by scoring the first 44 points of the game en route to a 116-12 rout of Champion Baptist College on Monday. The ...

Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News Tom Coughlin makes it clear he wants to be on the sidelines with the Giants next season. Tom Coughlin just endured his first losing season, going 7-9 and he is the oldest coach in the NFL. But that doesn’t mean he has any intention of riding off into the sunset. RELATED: MYERS: GIVE COUGHLIN ONE ...

STEVE NESIUS/AP Mats Zucarello (c.) celebrates a goal in the first period that ties the game at 2.  RANGERS 4, LIGHTNING 3 TAMPA – At a critical juncture for Henrik Lundqvist‘s confidence, Rangers forwards Mats Zuccarello, Chris Kreider and Benoit Pouliot thundered a season-high three power-play goals past the Lightning Sunday night for a 4-3 comeback victory in front of ...