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“I regretted mentioning 9/11 in my message that day and I immediately apologized to the team,” McDermott said.

The 104-38 demolition No. 1 South Carolina delivered to Morgan State on Wednesday was an event tailor-made to invite a degree of cynicism to diehard and casual fans alike. 
What is one of modern college basketball’s most powerful programs doing, you may ask, inviting a 3-5 MEAC school to its home gym seemingly to serve as cannon fodder ahead of a better game against Utah this Sunday afternoon?
Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley views the situation differently. After South Carolina’s win over the Bears, Staley outlined how she viewed the arrangement as a form of paying it forward.

New York Giants quarterback Tommy Devito will get the nod again on Monday night when the team takes on the Green Bay Packers.
However, while his focus is likely on the task at hand — beating the Packers — Devito found some time to give his thoughts on some Italian dishes.
Not sure if you realized this, but Tommy Devito is Italian.
Now, you can’t go wrong with Italian food, and truth be told, I’ve always been a little jealous of people who grew up with it.

Bills coach Sean McDermott addressed a concerning report Thursday that he once used the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists as an example of good teamwork in a 2019 meeting.
“My intent in the meeting that day was to discuss the importance of communication and being on the same page with the team,” McDermott said. “I regretted mentioning 9/11 in my message that day, and I immediately apologized to the team.”
McDermott said he planned to address the situation with his current team Thursday afternoon after team meetings.

As questions about Justin Fields’ future in Chicago swirl, DJ Moore left no doubt about who he wants under center for the Bears next year and beyond.

Bills coach Sean McDermott said Thursday he regretted mentioning 9/11 in a 2019 training camp talk with his team and “immediately apologized” to his players.

ESPN announced that Patriots coach Bill Belichick will serve as the guest picker for College GameDay in Foxborough ahead of Army vs. Navy on Saturday. The Patriots play the Steelers on Thursday night, meaning Belichick will have off this weekend instead of preparing for a game.
Belichick has a personal connection with the timeless rivalry game, as he grew up in Annapolis and his father both served in the Navy during World War II and coached at Navy for 30 years.

When Jerry Hairston made a pitch for Shohei Ohtani to sign with the Dodgers, he insulted Canada, according to one Toronto morning show host.

The NBA trade deadline remains over two months away, but this season has been a friendly reminder that the rumors and rumblings never seem to cool off. While teams like the Bulls and Raptors are contemplating potential roster overhauls, there are a number of players fans should keep on the radar ahead of the deadline.
The three names below are all players capable of stepping into roles where they can make an immediate impact for potential playoff teams. Let’s break them down a bit and layout two potential fits for each.

Only one team in professional sports has an appearance policy worthy of its own Wikipedia page.
For almost five decades, the Yankees have hewn closely to late former owner George Steinbrenner’s attitude toward facial hair. New York’s players are expressly prohibited from growing “any facial hair other than mustaches (except for religious reasons).”
The policy has long polarized opinion among both Yankees fans and baseball fans in general.