Giants’ O.C. moving on to Denver
Mike Sullivan left quite the impression with his play-calling Week 6 in Denver.
The Broncos on Thursday reached an agreement with Sullivan, the Giants’ offensive coordinator the past two seasons, to be Denver’s new quarterbacks coach, according to Mike Klis of 9News.
Sullivan’s first game calling plays for the Giants, when Ben McAdoo handed off the duties with the Giants at 0-5, resulted in a 23-10 Giants’ road win over the Broncos on Oct. 15.
Sullivan’s departure also is noteworthy because Eli Manning’s future with the Giants is up in the air. Sullivan has coached Manning for five of the past seven seasons, and the Broncos are a possible destination for the veteran QB if Manning were to be traded or released to sign.
—Pat Leonard l Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy says he’s making progress with his right ankle injury but his status is uncertain for Sunday’s AFC wild-card playoff game against the Jaguars.
SERENA OUT OF AUSSIE
Defending champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open, saying she is not ready to return to tournament tennis. The seven-time Australian Open champion Williams will be missing it for the first time since 2011. Williams was pregnant with her first child when she won here last year.
ISLES LOSE 4TH IN ROW
Ivan Provorov had two goals and an assist, and Sean Couturier had a goal, an assist and participated in one of several fights for the host Philadelphia Flyers in a feisty 6-4 victory over the slumping Islanders. Cal Clutterbuck scored twice, and John Tavares and Ryan Pulock added third-period goals for the Islanders in their season-high fourth straight loss.
l Tyler Seguin scored his teamleading 20th goal short-handed, Alexander Radulov had a goal and two assists and the host Dallas Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3. Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists for the Devils, who scored in the final minute of each of the first two periods, starting with Brian Boyle with 14 seconds left in the first.
IVY LEGEND DEAD AT 87
Carmen “Carm” Cozza, who coached Yale to 10 Ivy League football titles over 32 years as well as the famed 29-29 tie with Harvard, died Thursday. He was 87. Cozza retired as the winningest coach in Ivy League history.
LIU BROOKLYN BEATEN
Jamal King and Andre Wolford combined to score 43 points and fueled a fast start to the second half that carried host St. Francis (PA) to a 85-68 win over LIU Brooklyn. LIU Brooklyn (6-10, 1-2) was led by Julian Batts’ 14 points.
l Romone Saunders tied his career best with 24 points while grabbing nine rebounds as host Wagner took control in the second half to beat Sacred Heart 69-63.
l Matty McConnell converted a 3-point play with 10 seconds left in overtime to give Robert Morris an 80-79 win over visiting St. Francis-B’klyn. Rasheem Dunn scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for St. Francis.