Thursday, February 23, 2017

Tom Coughlin 'overseeing all facets' of Jags' operation and other top stories.

  • Tom Coughlin 'overseeing all facets' of Jags' operation

    Tom Coughlin 'overseeing all facets' of Jags' operation
    The Jacksonville Jaguars are back in Tom Coughlin's hands. Owner Shad Khan spoke glowingly about Thursday morning about his new executive vice president of football operations, noting that Coughlin will have power to "oversee" the entire roster. "What enthuses me the most is Tom welcomes the challenge of overseeing all facets of football operations," Khan said. "And given his roots in Jacksonville, combined with his experience and pedigree, there couldn't be possibly anyone better to acce..
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  • Source: Chargers agree to 4-year deal with Anthony Lynn

    Source: Chargers agree to 4-year deal with Anthony Lynn
    SAN DIEGO -- After a day spent in their new city introducing themselves to new business partners, the Chargers made their first big decision.Editor's PicksWith two Super Bowl rings from his playing days with Denver, Anthony Lynn is set to bring his reputation as a relatable motivator to the Chargers.The Chargers on Thursday announced their plans to return to Los Angeles, where the team played its inaugural season in 1960 before moving to San Diego in 1961.Here's everything you need to know about..
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  • Derrick Rose Closes Knicks' Chaotic Week With Vintage Performance Against Bulls

    Derrick Rose Closes Knicks' Chaotic Week With Vintage Performance Against Bulls
    NEW YORK — After yet another flash of brilliance to begin the season—complete with Ron Baker three-point telescopes and Kristaps Porzingis one-legged fadeaways—the Knicks had once again plummeted into the darkness. A run of eight losses in nine games, culminating in a week bookended by the literal disappearance of their starting point guard and a loss at the buzzer in Philadelphia—a game in which the team had held a 10-point lead with under five minutes to play. ..
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  • Steelers: Joey Porter to be with coaching staff vs. Chiefs

    Steelers: Joey Porter to be with coaching staff vs. Chiefs
    PITTSBURGH -- Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter is returning to the team a day after his assault charges from an alleged altercation at a Pittsburgh bar Sunday night were dropped.Porter, the Steelers' outside linebackers coach, spent four days on team-administered leave but will be part of the coaching staff for the divisional playoff game Sunday at Kansas City, the team announced."We have reviewed the available information regarding the incident that took place on Sunday night," Steelers pre..
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  • NFL Playoffs 2017: TV Schedule, Bracket Predictions for AFC and NFC Games

    NFL Playoffs 2017: TV Schedule, Bracket Predictions for AFC and NFC Games
    We said goodbye to the NFL regular season some time ago, and we're nearly two weeks into the postseason. This obviously means that only a select few teams remain in the hunt for Super Bowl LI, and it means that every aspect of every game is now tremendously important. One wrong play call, substitution or coverage adjustment can send a team home until September. This, of course, is the kind of elimination football that we love. We have two more rounds of it remaining before the big game, and the..
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  • Geno Auriemma was close to leaving UConn for a men's team

    Geno Auriemma was close to leaving UConn for a men's team
    Geno Auriemma has built a dynasty at UConn with the women's basketball team, but he came close to leaving it several years ago. There's been a lot of talk about whether Auriemma would ever leave for a men's team, or even an NBA team, but he's never really discussed it before. But during an appearance on John Calipari’s podcast, “The Cal Cast,” he admitted he nearly left the program for a men's college team. MORE: SN's 50 most influential people in sports “Two things came up for me, and I think..
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  • Shootaround (Jan. 13) -- Warriors may be finding their 3-point groove

    Shootaround (Jan. 13) -- Warriors may be finding their 3-point groove
    Warriors sizzle from deep vs. Pistons | Porzingis' Achilles injury lingering | Suns soak up Mexico City experienceNo. 1: Warriors getting 3-point shot on track -- The Golden State Warriors as we know them now made their first waves in the NBA thanks to the "Splash Brothers": Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (and their barrage of 3-pointers). Since then, the Warriors have only amped up their 3-point attack, finishing in the Top 10 in 3-pointers made each of the last six seasons. This season, they'..
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  • Inside Aaron Rodgers' 8.3-second masterpiece

    Inside Aaron Rodgers' 8.3-second masterpiece
    Davante Adams said the play felt like it lasted 30 seconds. It wasn't quite that long, but for 8.3 seconds on Sunday, Aaron Rodgers dipped and dodged New York Giants defenders before finding Adams in the corner of the end zone.Rodgers has made a habit of making the sublime look routine. It was the quarterback's fifth completion and third touchdown pass in the past two seasons in which he held onto the ball for eight seconds or more, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. No other NFL qu..
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  • UFC Fight Night 103's Yair Rodriguez didn't ask to fight BJ Penn, but will treat him like anyone else

    UFC Fight Night 103's Yair Rodriguez didn't ask to fight BJ Penn, but will treat him like anyone else
    By: Steven Marrocco and John Morgan | January 12, 2017 8:30 pm MESA, Ariz. – For a brief moment this past year, Yair Rodriguez crossed paths with B.J. Penn. Penn was training at Rodriguez’s adopted gym, the famed Jackson-Wink MMA academy in Albuquerque, N.M. Penn had relocated there in advance of a comeback that wound up thrice delayed. A shadowboxing exercise was called out. Rodriguez (8-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), a little starstruck, introduced himself. “I didn’t want to tell him (I fought for..
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  • ASU's Graham flips off fans, claims slurs yelled

    ASU's Graham flips off fans, claims slurs yelled
    Arizona State star Torian Graham apologized for making an obscene gesture toward Arizona fans before his team's loss to the Wildcats on Thursday night, but he said he was only responding to "racial slurs."A pregame video posted by reporter Shane Dale of ABC15 in Phoenix shows Graham walking toward the locker room after warm-ups. In the video, Graham extends his middle fingers toward booing Arizona fans seated nearby before he enters the tunnel."I [apologize] for my actions," Graham tweeted after..
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