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When NFL teams hire new head coaches who bring in their own staff of assistants, most fans assume it’s because ownership interviewed several candidates and chose the best fit for their organization. Then those head coaches hand pick assistants based on coaching experience, talent and work ethic. Right?
Not exactly.
A lengthy new report from ESPN on Friday went into detail on how the coaching carousel actually works in the modern NFL, and it’s not nearly as structured and process-based as it looks.

Rutgers this week placed women’s gymnastics coach Umme Salim-Beasley, who has coached the program since May 2018, on paid administrative leave after an investigation into the program revealed she “presided over a divided and dysfunctional organization.

There are a lot of ways college football fans could describe Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty.
He was a Heisman Trophy runner-up, Maxwell Award winner, Doak Walker Award winner and a unanimous All-American selection. But ahead of the NFL Draft, fans can also describe him as an underwear model.
Jeanty teamed up with SAXX last month to promote the men’s underwear line, which is said to be a comfortable undergarment for every part of the male body. He told Fox News Digital that he never imagined in his wildest dreams that he would be modeling underwear.

If you’ve been around the sport, then you’ll know that hockey parents can be a different breed.
Unfortunately, it sounds like one hockey mom in the Boston area may have crossed the line when it came to voicing her displeasure with the guys in stripes.
According to the Foxborough Police Department, officers were called to the Foxborough Sports Center on January 4 following a high school hockey game.

Three days after their Michigan loss, the Buckeyes bore their souls to each other and hashed out exactly what went wrong. Now, they’re on the doorstep of a title, and it may have been because of that meeting.

As Houston prepares for its matchup in Kansas City, Ryans has his defense playing at its best.

The Chiefs are nine-point favorites against the Texans, a fascinating number given that K.C. has not covered a spread this large all season.

Head coach Todd Golden has also stayed on the sideline after he was accused of sexual harassment in a Title IX complaint.

The NBA All-Star game is headed to San Francisco and everyone who is anyone in the world of basketball will be there… except for Charles Barkley.
On Friday night, Barkley and the fellas on Inside The NBA were talking about Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham and the likelihood of him having a presence at All-Star Weekend in the Bay Area.
But while Cunningham may spend some time at Oracle Arena, home of the Golden State Warriors, don’t expect Charles Barkley to do the same.
“He’s going to make the All-Star Team,” Barkley said. “I’m not going.

The Alabama vs. Kentucky men’s basketball game wasn’t just a phenomenal way to pass the time before the doubleheader of NFL action. It was likely a preview of the SEC title game.
At Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY, the two heavyweights collided for what the odds makers thought was going to be a high-scoring game (the over/under was set for 179.5 points at some sports books). Turns out they were right, as the teams combined for over 200 points in a 102-97 victory for the fourth-ranked Tide over the eighth-ranked Wildcats.