Russ Gregg, longtime high school coach, dies at 91

Russ Gregg, a boys basketball coach at Ashville, Teays Valley and Whitehall, died Monday at 91.

A 1945 graduate of Ashville Harrison, Gregg played professional baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. He began coaching basketball in 1948. In 38 seasons, he compiled a 439-233 record with 15 conference championships. He was inducted into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1992. Gregg also coached baseball for 17 seasons and football for seven. void left by Shazier. The Pro Bowl linebacker’s career is on hiatus while he recovers from a spinal injury suffered in a win over Cincinnati in December 2017.

The 29-year-old Barron comes to Pittsburgh from the Los Angeles Rams. Barron spent four-plus seasons with the Rams, starting 66 games while developing a reputation as a sure tackler despite being a bit undersized for the position at 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds.

Rams sign Bortles, former Jaguars QB, to back up Goff

Quarterback Blake Bortles has agreed to a one-year deal to become Jared Goff’s backup with the Los Angeles Rams.

Bortles joins the Rams after spending his first five NFL seasons as the up-anddown starter for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who chose him with the third overall pick in 2014.

Vontaze Burfict, one of the most heavily fined players in the NFL, signed with the Raiders after visiting the facility Tuesday.

Burfict, 28, was released by the Bengals on Monday. His defensive coordinator in Cincinnati was through 2017 was Paul Guenther, who now has the same position for the Raiders.

NFL Media was first to report the transaction, which was confirmed by the Bay Area News Group.

The first day of play at the Miami Open’s new site in Miami Gardens, Florida has been washed out because of rain.

Twelve women’s matches, all on outer courts, were postponed Tuesday because of daylong showers. Men’s play is scheduled to begin Wednesday, when the first center court match is to be played in the Miami Dolphins’ stadium.