CLARION — Karns City senior running back Maverick Kelsea has been named D9sports.com Football Player of the Week.

Kelsea rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns in the Gremlins' 58-34 victory at Central Tech. He had a key interception on defense as well.

CLEVELAND — Already an elite rebounder, Tristan Thompson snatched a long-term contract from the Cavaliers.The restricted free-agent forward has agreed in principle with the defending Eastern Conference champions on a five-year, $82 million contract, ending his holdout and giving the Cavs needed frontcourt depth as they enter a new season.The team confirmed that it had a verbal agreement with Thompson, who helped the Cavs get to the NBA Finals last season by filling in for an injured Kevin Love. Thompson had been seeking a maximum deal, while the Cavs made it known they valued the former No. 4 overall pick, but weren't going to overpay for a reserve

COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Tortorella is back coaching in the NHL after the Columbus Blue Jackets fired Todd Richards with the team off to an 0-7 start.Tortorella, who won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004, has been out of hockey since the Canucks fired him in May 2014 after one season in Vancouver. He takes over for Richards, who had been with the Blue Jackets since 2012 and led them to only their second NHL playoff appearance in 2013-14, when they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round.

LOS ANGELES — Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have decided to stay married as the former NBA star continues his recovery a week after he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel.Kardashian's lawyer, Laura Wasser, filed a petition Wednesday to dismiss the reality star's divorce filing from December 2013. A clerk granted the request in such a way that the divorce papers can be refiled at a later date.The document doesn't state a reason for the change, but it shows Odom signed off on dismissing the divorce Tuesday.Kardashian has been by Odom's side since he was found in extremely critical condition Oct. 13 at the Love Ranch brothel in the rural community of Crystal, Nevada, and hospitalized in Las Vegas. He regained consciousness Friday.

NEW YORK — Disney's ESPN is cutting about 300 jobs, or 4 percent of its staff, amid signs that the traditional cable bundle is less far-reaching than it once was.ESPN spokeswoman Amy Phillips confirmed the number of job losses Wednesday.The Bristol, Connecticut-based sports channel is one of the linchpins of the traditional cable bundle of hundreds of channels, which is under pressure from viewers migrating online. A few are choosing to bypass paying for a cable subscription entirely, opting instead for a growing number of choices of online TV alternatives.