NFL’s ‘Black Monday’ has coaches on alert
The NFL regular season wrapped up on Sunday, offering a finalized look at the playoff picture and leaving some head coaches wondering if they’ll be coming back. Three teams, the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins, have already fired their head coaches and more are sure to follow. According to Mike Jones of USA TODAY Sports, these coaches could be getting the boot: Jason Garrett of the Dallas Cowboys, Pat Shurmur of the New York Giants and Doug Marrone of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Northeast braces for snow and ice
A weather front that dumped rain in California and whiteout conditions in parts of the Midwest marches east on Monday. It will “re-energize” over the next few days in the northeastern United States with heavy rain for parts of the mid-Atlantic and snow and ice for parts of New England, said AccuWeather senior…