Author: Michael

While the NHL is full of hard-nosed, old-school guys no coach in the league fits that description more than John Tortorella. The Philadelphia Flyers’ head coach taking away his team’s iPads is just the latest example of his coaching strategy.
Like you see NFL players on the sidelines dissecting plays on a tablet nowadays, NHL players do the same between shifts on the bench. For such a fast-paced game, taking a moment to watch previous plays on a screen instead of watching the game in front of you doesn’t seem like a great strategy.

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Green Bay will give Rodgers space to decide his future, but there’s no doubt they want him back under center.
After a season filled with offensive struggles and lack of team success, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was noncommittal regarding his future despite signing a three-year, $150 million contract extension last March.
On Friday, Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst addressed Rodgers’s future when asked about his star quarterback in a year-end press conference.
“He’s certainly going to take some time,” Gutekunst said. “I think that’s fair.

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The Chargers coach already came under fire for leaving his starters in during the season finale, despite having no chance to improve the team’s playoff seeding.
Chargers coach Brandon Staley faced a wave of scrutiny for leaving his starters in for a majority of last weekend’s regular season finale against the Broncos despite the team having no chance to improve its playoff seeding. The backlash is already in full force again after Los Angeles ruled out wide receiver Mike Williams from this Saturday’s wild-card game with a back injury that he sustained while playing in Week 18.

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Best bets and analysis for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, headlined by favorite Nassourdine Imavov fighting Sean Strickland.
After a rocky start to 2023, the UFC will put on its first card of the year in the wake of the promotion’s president Dana White being caught on camera slapping his wife across the face. In a fight made on short notice due to Kelvin Gastelum pulling out due to injury, Sean Strickland will be stepping in to take on Nassourdine Imavov in Saturday night’s main event.

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