Author: Michael

The U.S. squad, which will be led by interim coach Anthony Hudson, features five players from the 2022 World Cup team and a handful of dual nationals.
Less than two months after the American men were eliminated from the Qatar World Cup, the embryonic 2026 cycle is kicking off amid short- and mid-term uncertainty. 
There’s no head coach. Gregg Berhalter’s contract has expired and U.S.

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Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats did not just drop the name Ray Lewis out of the air Tuesday before his team’s game at Vanderbilt.
He was asked a simple question by Alabama basketball play-by-play veteran Chris Stewart on the Crimson Tide Sports Network.
Chris Stewart, the Voice of Alabama football and basketball (left), asked coach Nate Oats (not pictured) if he had sought advice as to how to handle a murder charge vs. one of his players. (Photo Courtesy of Crimson Tide Sports Network).

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Trash talking, jokes and honest admissions were on display during wild-card weekend.
1. I’ve said this a million times and I’ll say it again: More miked-up players, please.
In addition to the great games we got from wild-card weekend, we now have some outstanding clips of players who were miked up during the action.
NFL Films does a tremendous job each week of highlighting the best of players who were miked up for games, and things went to another level for wild-card weekend.
First we have Giants nose tackle Dexter Lawrence, who caused havoc for the Vikings in New York’s 31–24 win.

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The hype around Payton is huge, but is it deserved?
With numerous coaching vacancies around the NFL there’s one name that keeps popping up as the golden goose of 2022: Sean Payton. The former Super Bowl winning coach of the New Orleans Saints is on the verge of returning to the league, and with it the hype and expectation that he can bring immediate success to an ailing franchise.
Payton is good, make no mistake, and his return to the league following a break comes at the perfect time for him.

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The hype around Payton is huge, but is it deserved?
With numerous coaching vacancies around the NFL there’s one name that keeps popping up as the golden goose of 2022: Sean Payton. The former Super Bowl winning coach of the New Orleans Saints is on the verge of returning to the league, and with it the hype and expectation that he can bring immediate success to an ailing franchise.
Payton is good, make no mistake, and his return to the league following a break comes at the perfect time for him.

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The 2022 season has barely ended and we’re already looking ahead to the 2023 Heisman Trophy odds, thanks to a few sports books. Yes, Caleb Williams and Drake Maye lead the way, but SEC QBs Jayden Daniels and Joe Milton are getting some early Heisman love.
Yes, we don’t know how spring practice and the transfer portal will effect some of these odds, but these casinos will certainly take your money on a hunch you might have heading into the off-season.

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