Statewide football coaching clinic set June 23
Football coaches from four Maine colleges and one high school will be gathering at five sites on June 23 to conduct the second annual Maine Statewide Youth Coaches Clinic. The sessions, which run from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., are free.
The University of Maine, Colby College in Waterville, Bates College of Lewiston and Bowdoin College in Brunswick, along with Cheverus High School of Portland, all are hosting events designed to provide the state’s youth football coaches with valuable information and tactics to teach their players.
The clinic is sponsored by the Howard Vandersea Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. The sessions will be held at the four college campuses and at Cheverus.
To register, email UMaine assistant coach Roosevelt Boone at roosevelt.boone@umit.maine.edu
Ex-NFL referee Carey out at CBS
CBS Sports will not bring back former NFL referee Mike Carey as its rules analyst for the 2016 season.
The New York Daily News first reported Saturday that Carey is out after two seasons. The report was later confirmed by other media outlets.
“We have mutually agreed to part ways,” CBS Sports told Sports Illustrated.
According to the Daily News report, it is highly unlikely CBS will look to hire another retired referee to replace Carey, who spent 24 seasons as an official before getting into television.
Carey was criticized by football fans during the last two seasons for being wrong too often, even though CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus defended Carey’s work.
Broncos coach gets ring with wrong name
Wade Phillips waited nearly 40 years to see his name adorn a Super Bowl ring. The veteran defensive coordinator still is waiting, however, even after the members of the Denver Broncos received their jewelry on Sunday.
It’s not that 68-year-old Phillips didn’t get a diamond-encrusted ring … it’s just that it had the wrong name.
Phillips received his championship ring with the name “Peters” on the side. No worries as a Jostens representative apologized and the company is sending a new ring within a week, Phillips posted on his official Twitter site.
If you’re wondering, Denver assistant director of college scouting Adam Peters received his ring with the proper name on it.
Phillips oversaw a dominating defense that handcuffed Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. The Broncos’ defense finished atop the league in most major defensive categories.
Robinson, formerly in NBA, gets Seahawk tryout
Former NBA player Nate Robinson is attempting to tackle another sport.
Robinson had a tryout with the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, the Washington Post initially reported. The Seattle Times noted that the 32-year-old was trying out as a defensive back.
Robinson, who had been playing basketball in Israel, attended the University of Washington on a football scholarship. The 5-foot-9 Seattle native opted to concentrate on basketball, however, and was selected with the 21st overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft.
A three-time slam dunk champion, Robinson averaged 11.0 points and 3.0 assists during his career with eight NBA teams.