Author: Michael

James Harden remains a member of the 76ers for the time being, but his relationship with the franchise is a tenuous one after a rocky summer where Harden lost trust in team executive Daryl Morey and ultimately requested a trade that has yet to come to fruition.
Harden’s market never materialized this summer, and now he is back practicing with the 76ers in training camp while still having a fractured relationship with team brass.

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The Patriots’ struggles in the post Tom-Brady era have become one of the NFL’s biggest topics of discussion through the first five weeks of the 2023 season.
In a two-week span, New England coach Bill Belichick has witnessed the franchise register its largest blowout in his Patriots’ tenure as well the team’s worst shutout at Gillette Stadium in franchise history. For nearly two and half decades, Belichick has built a reputation for winning Super Bowls and establishing a first-class organization with the help of brilliant assistants and superior leadership.
However, Belichick has a .

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The Dolphins are placing running back De’Von Achane on injured reserve, ensuring that he will miss at least the next four games, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Achane suffered a knee injury in Miami’s win against the Giants on Sunday.
So far this season, Achane has been a revelation for the Dolphins. After the running back missed the first game of the season, and barely appeared in the second, he exploded in the three games prior, totaling 455 yards on 37 carries with five touchdowns since Week 3. On the year, Achane is averaging a league-high 12.

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There is a coach in this weekend’s Patriots game who needs to prove he can win without Tom Brady, but it isn’t Bill Belichick. It is the Raiders’ Josh McDaniels.
McDaniels’s Raiders are 2–3. He is 19–31 in his head coaching career. He has never had a winning season. He is a rare head coach who’s had personnel power in each of his first two jobs (in Denver and Las Vegas), so it is hard to argue that he has been a victim of circumstance. There is no doubt McDaniels is a terrific football coach. But there are real doubts about whether he is a good NFL head coach.

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This isn’t the normal baptism Catholics do but whatever floats your boat
When No. 10 USC goes into South Bend to take on the No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, they’ll be ready for anything the Irish throw at them. That includes the weather.
In order to prepare for potential rainfall, USC coaches went to a tried and true practice to make sure the Trojan hands were on point: spraying them and the footballs they practiced with in water.

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If you wanted to name everything wrong with the Broncos, we’d be here forever.
“Everything I heard about last season, we’re doing the opposite.”
These are the exact words Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton said to USA Today’s Jarrett Bell in an exclusive interview before the season kicked off. Yes, the same interview where he trashed former Broncos head coach, and current Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, saying he conducted “one of the worst coaching jobs in NFL history.

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Even a win isn’t enough to protect Matt Canada from angry Steelers fans. During an NHL game between the Penguins and Blackhawks Tuesday night, Pittsburgh fans spontaneously broke out into a “Fire Canada!” chant. And no, they weren’t referring to the country. 
The Steelers offensive coordinator has faced relentless criticism for his team’s struggles to score and it appears the natives will take any opportunity to attack him. It’s worth noting that the Steelers beat the Ravens 17–10 on Sunday and the two teams are currently tied atop the AFC North with 3–2 records.

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Penn State is ranked No. 6 in the AP Poll going into its matchup with UMass (1–6) on Saturday. The Nittany Lions will likely improve their record to 6–0 and currently look like one of the best teams in the country.
Yet fans and media see a team that still isn’t fulfilling its potential, especially when it comes to utilizing the talents of first-year quarterback Drew Allar. However, when asked about his offense throwing deep more often, coach James Franklin rejected the idea and said it was triggering a physical reaction in him.

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