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JONES CALLED UP AGAIN BUT DOESN'T PLAY ... AND SABRES ALMOST BLOW 4-0 LEAD

  Of Things Hockey and Football ... Their franchise-record-tying 10-game winning streak  ended 5-1 by Columbus, the Buffalo Sabres should be  active in the trade market, still hoping to prove the critics  wrong by snapping an NHL record of 14 straight years  without qualifying for the playoffs. Who knows, they  might even move Richmond’s  ZAC JONES  who leads  AHL Rochester in scoring (30 points, 28 assists in 28  games)… as a defenseman, believe it or not. Jones was recalled by the Sabres Tuesday (Jan. 6) in time  for a night game at home with the Vancouver Canucks. It  marked the third time the 5-11, 190 pounder had been  summoned … and he still hasn’t suited up for the parent  club.  In two previous callups, Jones spent the entire time as a  healthy scratch – Oct. 19-21 and Nov. 7-14. He signed a  two-way contract with Buffalo as a free agent July 3. The  Sabres put Jones, 25, on waivers Sept. 2...
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BUNCH OF STUFF: SO YOU WANT TO BE A COLLEGE COACH?

  Powhatan High School all-state wideout  BEN  WHITVER  said he de-committed to James Madison U.,  “due to recent coaching changes,” and announced  Saturday (Dec. 27) he will attend Penn State instead. JMU named ex-Florida coach  BILLY NAPIER  to  replace UCLA-bound  BOB CHESNEY  Dec. 4, a day  after Whitver actually signed a NIL contract to play for  the Dukes. More than three weeks later he changed his  mind (officially, that is), then taking fewer than 24 hours  to join the Nittany Lions of new coach  MATT  CAMPBELL . Not that anyone was all that surprised. Although he  committed to JMU prior to the start of his senior season,  Whitver had been a frequent visitor to Penn State in 2024  when  JAMES FRANKLIN , now at Virginia Tech, was  in charge. Franklin reportedly made an offer to Whitver but, before  details could be finalized, he was fired five games into the  20...
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NOW, WHAT DO CAVALIERS DO FOR AN ENCORE?

  Lots of Stuff: Let’s hear it for Virginia’s Cavaliers, especially coach   TONY ELLIOTT , QB  CHANDLER MORRIS  and a  defense that would have made late coach  GEORGE  WELSH  proud. I know, I know … the schedule wasn’t the toughest, and  like the Washington Commanders of a season ago they  somehow managed to win toss-up games that could have  gone either way … but fact is, they did DESPITE (it says  here) doing some really strange things, most of which  backfired, on offense. Now, if the NCAA will grant Morris another year (as it  should), with some more good fortune courtesy of the  Transfer Portal, maybe … just maybe, the Cavs won’t  advance in the opposite direction and, like the Team  Formerly Known as Redskins did in 2025, return to form  in 2026. A school-record 11 victories was nice … an ACC  championship would be nicer. ****  The ECHL players’ union ended its strike late  Sat...
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