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Slippery Rock University’s Jordan Grady, a forward on the men’s basketball team, has been named PSAC-West Freshman of the Week.

Grady scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds — both career highs — in a 122-60 victory over Ohio Eastern last week.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs should be quite familiar by now.The sides spent much of the day in negotiations for Reid to become the Chiefs' coach, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the situation.The discussions followed nine hours of talks Wednesday that went well enough that Reid canceled plans to interview for other openings, the person told the AP. It was unclear which details were preventing the two sides from reaching an agreement.

TEMPE, Ariz. — With Andy Reid no longer in the picture, the Arizona Cardinals received permission to interview Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Todd Haley for their head coaching job, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.The person asked not to be identified because the situation has not been made public.Haley, former head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, was offensive coordinator for Arizona in the Cardinals' Super Bowl run in the 2008 season.

DALLAS — An autopsy found that Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown Jr. was sober when he was killed in a crash that led to an intoxication manslaughter charge against the driver, teammate Josh Brent.The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office reported that Brown died of head and neck trauma when their vehicle overturned. He had a dislocated neck, a severely bruised spine and a blood alcohol content of 0.056 percent, well below the Texas limit of 0.08 percent.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers placekicker David Akers said he received death threats on Twitter and closed the account.Akers received the death threats late last month, but is unsure at the number of posts directed at him.

LAS VEGAS — San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo is facing a misdemeanor summons in Las Vegas alleging he violated airport rules after being detained by authorities at McCarran International Airport on New Year's Day.

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