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Irish Examiner
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Familiar look to Cork football as county championship throws in
Throw-in time for the Cork football championship. The conversation remains unchanged from the 2024 edition. Forgive the repetition, but repetition is unavoidable. Castlehaven again begin as champions. Nemo and the Barrs again are prioritised by unseating the men from the west. Everyone else, bar one or two at the bottom of the ladder, are again prioritised with breaking the latter-end stranglehold of the big three. In essence, as you were, this time 12 months ago. But of course, it isn't as you were given the game is largely unrecognisable from last summer. The new rules could lend to an interruption of the big three. They could also serve to push the Haven, the Barrs, and Nemo further clear from a chasing pack that hasn't managed to get in amongst them since Clonakilty contested and came up short of the Barrs by the minimum in the 2021 county final. Clon again appeared best placed to push through and break through. They brought the Barrs to extra-time in the recent Division 1 League final, coming up short on this occasion by two. The fixture was the latest piece of evidence of how the 2025 Cork football championship could be sung to Steven Sherlock's tune. On the opening weekend of the League, Sherlock, who opted out of the Cork set-up this year, kicked 0-15, including four two-pointers. On the final weekend of the League, and in steering St Finbarr's to early-season silverware, he kicked 0-18, including three orange flags. Mark Collins of three-in-a-row chasing Castlehaven said the champions still have to calibrate their orange flag radar. According to the former Cork footballer, their two-point conversion rate was as low as 20% during the League. The return of Cork captain Brian Hurley should help improve that particular figure, the 33-year-old having registered five of them across the Munster and All-Ireland championship. 'Our percentage was shocking, and it's something we're looking at. I think it's a lot about right option-taking. When the rules came in first, there was kind of a freshness to it and everyone was maybe looking to have a go or have a pot. Trying to nail that as the year goes on, is something we'll look at,' said Collins. The top-tier championship throws-in with a familiar pairing. Nemo versus Ballincollig (Ballygarvan, 7.30pm). They met on the opening weekend last year, Nemo winning 0-11 to 0-6. They were even more comfortable winners on the opening weekend the year previous, Nemo taking that fixture 2-11 to 0-6. Throw in the one-sided 2022 semi-final and this is the fourth consecutive year they are crossing paths. Ballincollig have yet to walk in front of the men from Trabeg during that time. Where Ballincollig finished mid-table in Division 2, Nemo were a point off making the Division 1 League decider. And so the expectation is that Nemo will again be a step or two ahead.
USA Today
20-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Arizona Cardinals sign former UFL DL Kyon Barrs ahead of training camp
Barrs was one of five defensive linemen who tried out for the Cardinals on Friday. The Arizona Cardinals made a move to add a defensive lineman to the roster before players report to training camp on Tuesday. Per the NFL transaction report on Saturday, they signed defensive lineman Kyon Barrs. Barrs had a tryout on Friday. Per Cards Wire's Howard Balzer, he was one of five defensive linemen to try out. Barrs was a rookie free agent last year, who played his final college season for USC after four years with Arizona. He had a rookie camp tryout with the Tennessee Titans but was not signed. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks, was cut before the season, signed with the practice squad and was released Sept. 3. During the 2025 UFL season, he played all 10 games and had 24 total tackles and a sack. He is 6-foot-2 and 290 pounds. The move, not yet announced by the Cardinals, does not need a corresponding move, as they had a vacancy left unfilled after cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting was placed on the non-football injury reserve. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
15-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Arizona Cardinals to bring in former UFL DL Kyon Barrs for tryout
Barrs had 17 tackles and a sack for the Arlington Renegades of the UFL in the spring. The Arizona Cardinals will report for training camp a week from Tuesday. They currently have a vacancy on their roster. They could end up adding another defensive lineman, this time from the UFL. According to Pro Football Network's James Larsen, the Cardinals will bring in defensive lineman Kyon Barrs, who played most recently for the Arlington Renegades in the UFL. He has tryouts scheduled with the Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals. Barrs was a rookie free agent last year, who played his final college season for USC after four years with Arizona. He signed with the Tennessee Titans, was cut, signed with the Seattle Seahawks, was cut before the season, signed with the practice squad and was released Sept. 3. During the 2025 UFL season, he played all 10 games and had 24 total tackles and a sack. He is 6-foot-2 and 290 pounds. We will see if the Cardinals decide to sign him to the roster ahead of training camp next week. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
Irish Examiner
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Relentless Sarsfields secure league title at expense of St Finbarr's
Cork Division 1 HL final: Sarsfields 0-27 St Finbarr's 2-15 Another league title. Another impressive win. Sarsfields had a point to prove, and St Finbarr's were on the receiving end of it. It's synonymous with Johnny Crowley's Sars at this point. In Carrigtwohill on Saturday for the RedFM Hurling League Division 1 final, it was another perfect example of what Sars can do. After 47 minutes, the Barrs were two in front. By conclusion, they were six behind. Ten of the last 12 scores were from Sars. Their first burst of five-in-a-row from the 49th to 54th minutes left it 0-22 to 2-13. Jack Cahalane got one back. Another burst of four was the answer from Sars. Subs Hogan and Barry O'Flynn accounted for three of those efforts. Having had enough of it, William Buckley tracked back to his own 45 to receive the puckout from Shane Hurley. He ran all the way to the opposing 45 and fired over. But Sars response was perfect. Pass, pass, score. Colm McCarthy to Bryan Murphy, then to Hogan for his third point. Sars couldn't be stopped. In added time, the Barrs went goal hunting. But to no avail. A six-point win. Another league title heading back to Riverstown. The Sarsfields team and some of their youngest supporters. Pic: Howard Crowdy After 35 minutes, the teams were deadlocked, 1-9 to 0-12. Thanks to the superb showings from Bryan Murphy and Ben Graham, that score read 0-17 to 1-11 in favour of Sars after 43 minutes. But Jack Cahalane and Buckley came to life. An incisive run from Cahalane allowed him to pop the pass to Kevin O'Flynn, who was brought down for a penalty. Cahalane rifled home, before he and Buckley added a score each. But Sars would have the final say. Graham's exceptional double save in the first half ensured there would be no Barrs lead at half-time. The chance arrived two minutes after O'Flynn had nudged the Barrs ahead with a goal, as Eoin Keane went long to Colm Keane, who offloaded to John Wigginton-Barrett. The Barrs' full-forward closed the space before unleashing a strike that was brilliantly saved, but the follow-up fell to Wigginton-Barrett again. He pulled as Graham saved again, and Colm Keane's third attempt was knocked around for a 65, which Ben Cunningham converted – leaving it 1-7 to 0-8. A McCarthy free and Cian Darcy effort restored parity for a third time between the teams after 26 minutes. That 1-7 to 0-10 score remained until the break. Pictured with the Red FM Division 1 Hurling league trophy were Craig, Sam and Jack Leahy, with Jamie Graine. Pic: Howard Crowdy After 15 minutes the Barrs had a two-point cushion – but Nodwell and McCarthy (two) had their say, nudging Sars in front for the first time after 19 minutes, 0-7 to 0-6. The Barrs' response was brilliant – Hurley playing the one-two with Jamie Burns before driving it in on top of the Sars square, where Kevin O'Flynn emerged to blast home after 21 minutes. St Finbarr's never pulled more than two clear, though, and paid the price for it in the second half. Scorers for Sarsfields: C McCarthy 0-8 (0-6 f), B Nodwell 0-4, D Hogan 0-3, D Long, B Murphy 0-2 each, B Graham (f), B O'Flynn, K Murphy, L Elliott, C Roche, C Darcy, J Sweeney, J Leahy 0-1 each. Scorers for St Finbarr's: J Cahalane 1-2 (1-0 pen), B Cunningham 0-4 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), K O'Flynn 1-1, W Buckley 0-3, C Cahalane 0-2, J Wigginton-Barrett, C Keane, J O'Kelly 0-1 each. SARSFIELDS: B Graham; C O'Sullivan, C Roche, K Walsh; B Murphy, L Elliott, C Leahy; K Murphy, J Leahy; D Long, Colm McCarthy, C Darcy; B Nodwell, J Sweeney, S O'Regan. Subs: Cathal McCarthy for Leahy, D Hogan for Sweeney (both 45), B O'Flynn for K Murphy (56). ST FINBARR'S: S Hurley; E Keane, J Burns (c), B O'Connell; C Doolan, B Hennessy, C Crowley; C Cahalane, C Walsh; B Cunningham, C Keane, J O'Kelly; S Cunningham, J Wigginton-Barrett, K O'Flynn. Subs: W Buckley for S Cunningham, J Cahalane for C Keane (both HT), C O'Connor for B Cunningham (43), A Buckley for Walsh (51). Referee: Wayne King (Banteer)
Irish Examiner
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Steven Sherlock kicks incredible 18 points in thrilling Barrs extra-time victory over Clon
St Finbarr's v Clonakilty Div 1 FL Final: St Finbarr's 1-20 (1-3-14) Clonakilty 2-15 (2-0-15) (AET) When the game was slipping away and St Finbarr's looked dead and buried, Steven Sherlock refused to blink. In a sensational display that bordered on the surreal, Sherlock kicked 0-18 – dragging the Barrs from six points down to extra-time glory in Friday night's epic McCarthy Insurance Group Division 1 Football League final at Ballygarvan. And when the moment called for someone else to deliver, John Wigginton Barrett answered – intercepting a loose pass, finishing a flowing move, and crashing home a stunning goal in the 78th minute to snatch victory from a relentless Clonakilty. Sherlock was the heartbeat, the metronome, the match-winner. His third-quarter burst – eight points in barely 10 minutes – completely flipped the game on its head. Dragging the Barrs back from a six-point deficit, Sherlock put them in front with five minutes of normal time to go. It looked like they had done enough, but Darragh Gough sent over a pressure free in the sixth minute of added time to level the game for the fifth time and force extra-time. In extra time, Ben Ridgeway pushed Clon in front. Sherlock hit back. The trading continued. Level still after 76 minutes, 0-20 to 2-14. Until John Wigginton Barrett did brilliantly to intercept a Daly back pass from a free with two minutes remaining. He offloaded to Maguire. He picked out Cian O'Sullivan in the corner. Wigginton Barrett continued his run. He was there to receive the pass from O'Sullivan. Through on goal, he made no mistake – rifling a shot into the top corner to send the Barrs two clear and their supporters into raptures. Clon could find no way back. Earlier, Gough's palmed goal in the 44th minute had stretched Clonakilty's lead to six and left the Barrs staring at defeat. But Sherlock's response was emphatic, turning the game on its head in a dazzling fourth-quarter spell. With five minutes to go in normal time, the Barrs led 0-17 to 2-10. They might have sealed it in regulation, too. After a 16-pass move sparked by a Maguire turnover, the midfielder teed up Thomas O'Keeffe, only for Maurice Shanley to make a sensational block on the line. Clon wouldn't lie down. Tom Clancy and David Lowney stood tall, Ridgeway won the vital free, and Gough duly converted to bring the game to extra time. The opening half had been a far quieter affair, more reflective of pre-rule change football – just five points in the first 15 minutes, and only one from play. In that first half, Clon goalkeeper Mark White kicked three 45s, while Maguire assisted Sherlock twice for points and won a free that his former Cork teammate converted. From 0-6 to 0-3 after 21 minutes, the west Cork side pushed back, to draw level with 26 minutes elapsed. Parity would remain at half-time. And again at the end of the game. But extra-time took on a life of its own. Scorers for St Finbarr's: S Sherlock 0-18 (1 tp, 2 tpf, 0-7 f), J Wigginton Barrett 1-0, B O'Connell 0-2. Scorers for Clonakilty: D Gough 1-3 (0-1 f), L Griffin 1-1, M White (3 45s), D Ó Sé 0-3 each, R Mannix 0-2, C Daly, T Clancy, B Ridgeway 0-1 each. ST FINBARR'S: D Newman; S Ryan, A O'Connor, J Kennefick; B O'Connell, J Burns, E Dennehy; F Crowley, E Comyns; C Doolan, J Wigginton Barrett, A Lyne; C Barrett, S Sherlock, I Maguire. Subs: L Hannigan for Comyns (10 inj), B Hennessy for Kennefick (41), C O'Sullivan for Barrett (50), T O'Keeffe for Lyne (52), Lyne for O'Connell (60+2), O'Connell for Hannigan (65). CLONAKILTY: M White; C Kenneally, D Darragh, D Lowney; M Shanley, T Clancy, J O'Mahony; D Ó Sé, B Ridgeway; R Mannix, D Gough, S McEvoy; L Griffin, C Ustianowski, C Daly. Sub: B White for Ustianowski (37) Referee: Ciarán Murphy (Glanworth)
