Even so, Brown, currently leading the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0) with his 1.5 steals per game while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a workmanlike spark plug off the bench across his 15 outings to date, made another positive stride on Wednesday.

Junior forward Maliq Brown has been sidelined for nearly three weeks with a sprained knee. The Duke defensive specialist is making progress toward a return.

Embattled Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton might not be long for the team this offseason if certain things don’t fall into place quickly. That much seems clear based on comments made by Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin at the Senior Bowl this week during a conversation with the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton. The Bengals selected Burton in the third round of last year's NFL Draft despite other teams removing him from their boards. Those teams look wise in retrospect after a rookie season in which the number of games Burton was held out of due to a coach's decision (2) nearly matched the number of passes he caught (4).