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In Brief: UP Basketball Poll No. 2

Boys

Division 1-3

1. Marquette (6) 8-2 30 1

2. Kingsford 9-1 24 2

3. Westwood 9-3 16 3

4. Iron Mountain 7-2 11 4

5. Negaunee 8-2 7 5

Others receiving votes: Munising (8-2) 2.

Division 4

1. Forest Park (6) 8-1 30 1

2. Dollar Bay 8-2 20 2

3. Pickford 7-1 16 3

4. North Dickinson 9-2 12 —

4. Norway 7-3 12 T4

Girls

Division 1-3

1. Negaunee (6) 11-0 30 1

2. Gladstone 9-0 24 2

3. Houghton 7-2 15 3

4. Sault Ste. Marie 7-2 13 4

5. Ishpeming 4-3 5 —

Others receiving votes: Calumet (4-3) 2, Kingsford (5-4) 1.

Division 4

1. St. Ignace (5) 8-1 29 1

2. Ewen-Trout Creek (1) 9-1 25 2

3. Munising 8-0 15 4

4. L’Anse 8-1 13 5

5. Lake Linden-Hubbell 7-2 7 3

Others receiving votes: Newberry (7-2) 1.

COWBOYS FLOAT FAMILIAR NAMES

By The Associated Press

Deion Sanders and Jason Witten are two of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ former — and favorite — players, and both have been floated as potential replacements for coach Mike McCarthy.

Jones and McCarthy have agreed to part ways after five seasons together.

Sanders helped Dallas win a Super Bowl as one of Jones’ splashiest free agent signings.

Witten is the best tight end in franchise history and the club leader in several categories.

Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has strong ties to franchise quarterback Dak Prescott.

STEWART GIVEN FRANCHISE TAG

By The Associated Press

New York’s Breanna Stewart was one of a handful of players who have been given the franchise tag by their WNBA teams, meaning they can’t sign a contract directly with anyone else.

Other players that have received the franchise player designation include Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas), Satou Sabally (Dallas) and Gabby Williams (Seattle). Teams have until next Monday — the day before players and teams can begin negotiating — to offer core designations to eligible players.

By coring a player, the team gives them a one-year qualifying offer at the WNBA’s maximum salary of $249,244.

It prevents the players from signing with another team as a free agent.

TEXANS WAIVE DIONTAE JOHNSON

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have waived Diontae Johnson after the beleaguered receiver played just two games for them.

Johnson had one reception for 12 yards in Houston’s wild-card playoff win over the Chargers on Saturday.

He played four games for Baltimore after a trade from Carolina. That was before being suspended for refusing to enter a game and then being released on Dec. 20.

He has 4,726 yards receiving in a six-year career that started in Pittsburgh. Texans coach DeMeco Ryans didn’t provide any details about why the Texans let him go, simply saying “it didn’t work out.”

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