(AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'When Cortina's century-old bobsled track closed for financial reasons 13 years ago, the adjacent coffee bar kept on serving espressos. Or the days when his brother would drive him down the twisty track in a two-man bobsled. A spectacle that locals hope can be rekindled for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Ad“You’ve got to build tracks where there’s some sort of tradition,” said Gianfranco Rezzadore, the president of the Bob Club Cortina. “This,” said Costantini, the Bob Bar owner, “is a golden chance.”___AP Sports Writer Graham Dunbar in Geneva contributed to this report.

(AP Photo/Aaron Doster)The New York Giants will be without starting quarterback Daniel Jones for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Jones was not expected to play because of a hamstring injury suffered last week against Cincinnati. Colt McCoy will make his first start of the season at QB for the Giants. Seattle was without both starting right tackle Brandon Shell (ankle) and backup Cedric Ogbuehi (calf) leaving a major question on the offensive line. ___CLEVELAND-TENNESSEEBrowns: WR Taywan Taylor, WR KhaDarel Hodge, CB Denzel Ward, RB Dontrell Hilliard, S Tedric Thompson, DE Joe Jackson.

FIU's Sterling Palmer celebrates with teammates after scoring a two-point conversion against the Old Dominion Monarchs on Nov. 02, 2019. MIAMI - James Morgan threw for 252 yards and Napoleon Maxwell rushed for 83 yards and a score as Florida International battled to a 24-17 win over Old Dominion on Saturday. Old Dominion marched 65 yards in 10 plays to close within a touchdown after Lala Davis scored from the 10 with 2:54 left. Two plays later Olin Cushion III picked off a Hayden Wolff pass to secure the win. Wolff threw for 169 yards for Old Dominion (1-8, 0-5), which has dropped eight straight.

MIAMI - Anthony Jones ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for another as Florida International scored 21 points in the second quarter to help beat Charlotte 48-23 on Saturday. Jones had 117 yards rushing on 16 carries for the Panthers (3-3, 1-2 Conference USA). FIU scored four consecutive touchdowns in the first half, staring with Morgan's scoring pass to Shemar Thornton late in the first quarter for a 7-3 lead. The Panthers continued the streak with Kaylan Wiggins' 4-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter to put them back on top, 14-10. Jones opened the second half with three consecutive touchdown runs, from 5, 41 and 13 yards, to push the Panthers' lead to 48-23 with 9:58 to play.

James Morgan passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns as FIU blanked UMass 44-0. MIAMI - James Morgan passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns, Anthony Jones rushed for 115 yards and a score and Florida International routed Massachusetts 44-0 on Saturday night. Maurice Alexander returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown and totaled 140 yards on two returns for FIU (2-3). The Panthers led 34-0 at halftime, scoring touchdowns on two TD passes by Morgan, Alexander's punt return touchdown, Jones' scoring run and two field goals by Jose Borregales. Through three quarters UMass (1-5) had 130 total yards with five first downs and trailed 44-0.

MIAMI - James Morgan passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns, Anthony Jones rushed for 115 yards and a score and Florida International routed Massachusetts 44-0 on Saturday night. Maurice Alexander returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown and totaled 140 yards on two returns for FIU (2-3). The Panthers led 34-0 at halftime, scoring touchdowns on two TD passes by Morgan, Alexander's punt return touchdown, Jones' scoring run and two field goals by Jose Borregales. Through three quarters UMass (1-5) had 130 total yards with five first downs and trailed 44-0. FIU's Austin Maloney, averaging 20.7 yards per catch, caught two passes for 47 yards and Tony Gaiter IV had seven receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown.

- Justin Henderson rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns, Bailey Hale tied a program record with five field goals and Louisiana Tech beat Florida International 43-31 on Friday night. Hale kicked field goals of 41, 25 and 29 yards in the fourth quarter to give Tech a 36-24 lead with 2:17 remaining. FIU snapped Tech's 16-0 scoring run with an 8-play, 72-yard scoring drive to get within 36-31 with 51 seconds left. J'Mar Smith was 27-of-41 passing for 290 yards for Louisiana Tech (3-1, 1-0 Conference USA), which entered ranked 26th in the nation for passing offense at 294.7 yards per game. Hale also made five field goals last season against North Texas.

MIAMI - Gaej Walker ran for a touchdown, Steven Duncan passed for another and the Western Kentucky defense made a big goal-line stand as the Hilltoppers defeated Florida International 20-14 in a Conference USA opener on Saturday. Late in the fourth quarter with WKU leading 20-14, FIU had 2nd-and-goal from the 2-yard line. Western Kentucky took over and was able to run out the clock after gaining one first down. Cory Munson added his second field goal of the game, a 44-yarder early in the fourth quarter. Morgan was 3 of 11 for 25 yards; Wiggins 2 of 6 for 41 yards.

Tulane running back Darius Bradwell runs past Florida International linebacker Jamal Gates as the Green Wave defeated the Panthers 42-14, Aug. 29, 2019, in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS - Justin McMillan passed for 199 yards and two touchdowns and Tulane piled up another 350 yards on the ground in a 42-14 season-opening victory over Florida International on Thursday night. The Green Wave had even more success on the ground, with Darius Bradwell gaining 90 yards, Corey Dauphine 76 and McMillan 51. AP Photo/Matthew Hinton Florida International quarterback James Morgan drops back to pass against Tulane during a 42-14 season-opening loss to the Green Wave, Aug. 29, 2019, in New Orleans. The Panthers managed little on the ground, with Anthony Jones gaining 48 of his team's 59 total rushing yards.

These 10 Sunshine State players are likely to have the most impact on the fate of their teams this season. He led Florida State in receiving with 744 yards (breaking the school's freshman record) and eight touchdowns, including the game-winning 74-yard catch in a 22-21 upset against No. Zuniga has started 22 games in his career, making him one of the more experienced members of the Florida defense. Pinckney ranked third on the team with 74 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks last season. His lone interception of 2018 came against rival Florida State, helping the Hurricanes rally from a 27-7 deficit in the third quarter to win 28-27.

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Florida International and Florida Atlantic are projected to finish second and third, respectively, in the Conference USA East Division. The Panthers received nine first-place votes, while the Owls received three. The Panthers were 6-2 in C-USA play, falling to rival FAU and Marshall after a 4-0 start. FAU stumbled to a 5-7 finish in Lane Kiffin's second season after winning a school-record 11 games, capturing the C-USA crown and crushing Akron 50-3 in the Boca Raton Bowl to cap the 2017 season. FIU and FAU join projected division winners Marshall and North Texas as the only teams to receive first-place votes.

FIU quarterback James Morgan against the CanesMIAMI - FIU quarterback James Morgan picked up an honor on Tuesday. Morgan was one of 30 quarterbacks named to the 2019 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List. In his first season at FIU, Morgan earned C-USA Newcomer of the Year. He threw for 26 touchdowns and a passer efficiency rating of 157.6Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.