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By Bruce Feldman, Antonio Morales and Ralph Russo UCF has inquired about the availability of USC coach Lincoln Riley as it searches for a replacement for Gus Malzahn, three people who have been privy to those conversations told The Athletic on Wednesday. There has been no indication Riley is interested in making the move, the…
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An agreement with the London-based streaming company DAZN came just a day before the draw for the inaugural event and after other networks balked at FIFA’s demands. Source link
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Alabama moved into position to receive an at-large bid to the College Football Playoff and Miami was locked out of contention as the selection committee’s penultimate rankings Tuesday night narrowed the field of contenders. Miami fell six spots to No. 12 behind No. 11 Alabama, who holds the last at-large spot heading into championship weekend.…
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DETROIT — On a first-quarter play on Thanksgiving, Penei Sewell lined up at tight end instead of his usual right tackle position. At the snap of the ball, the 6-foot-5, 335-pound Sewell turned and burst into his own backfield on an end around. He took a handoff from quarterback Jared Goff while running to his…
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Carli Lloyd was voted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2025, the organization announced on Tuesday. It’s an honor she has earned through two World Cup titles, scoring two gold-medal-winning goals in two Olympics and several individual awards earned during her decade-long career. Lloyd is one of…
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I have been covering the NFL Draft for almost two decades — and the 2025 class might be the most polarizing of them all. Some NFL scouts believe one or two quarterbacks are deserving of this year’s first round, while others think drafting any QB in Round 1 would be a mistake. A comment from…
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Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article included an image of a different OJHL player named Simon Wang. NOBLETON, Ont. — On a brisk but sunny fall Tuesday, the parking lot at the Nobleton Community Centre is full for a 1:30 p.m. puck drop between the Jr. A King Rebellion and Burlington Cougars. At…
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Kate Scott didn’t set out to create a career of firsts in sports media. But her latest first is mind-blowing. How does a girl from Clovis, Calif., someone who wanted to be a teacher like her mother, end up as one of the play-by-play voices in the Madden NFL ’25 video game? Talent is key.…
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Last month, the Chicago Bears fired Shane Waldron. They had never fired an offensive coordinator during the season. The day after Thanksgiving, they fired Matt Eberflus, the first head coach fired in the middle of a season in the franchise’s 105-year history. The decisions may have been obvious, so we don’t need to necessarily credit…
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Paul Aladejare will never forget the phone call. It was August 2020 and his scouting boss at Arsenal’s academy was ringing, although this time it was not with instructions on which game he was being assigned to. Arsenal’s head of recruitment from under-12 to under-14 had been given an unusual tip-off that two brothers from…