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Notre Dame continues coaching shuffle on defense by adding Charlie Partridge, moving Al Washington
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is shuffling his defensive coaching staff by putting former defensive line coach Al Washington in charge of the linebackers and hiring Charlie Partridge to coach defensive linemen. The moves come less than two weeks after Freeman decided to remain Notre Dame’s head coach on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ESPN’s regular-season NBA games averaging 2.1 million viewers through Christmas, 2nd-ever best start
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN has had one of its most-viewed starts to the NBA regular season since it started to carry games in 2002. According to the network and Nielsen, ESPN averaged 2.6 million viewers in its first 21 games through Christmas, a 35% increase from last season and the second most-watched in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nick Saban’s legacy lives on as his former assistants dominate the College Football Playoff
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
It’s been two years since Nick Saban last took the field as a coach, but he still has his hands all over the College Football Playoff, regardless of how it shakes out. Five of the 12 CFP teams this year are led by a coach who served directly under Saban at one time or another. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ole Miss and Miami to play for a spot in the FBS national championship game at Fiesta Bowl
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mississippi has kept winning despite its coach bolting for another program. Miami has rekindled the glory days of its 2001 national championship with a ferocious defense and steady quarterback. One will play for a national championship after Thursday night’s Fiesta Bowl. Ole Miss (13-1) spent the last half of the regular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argonauts head coach Mike Miller unveils his 2026 coaching staff
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
TORONTO — Mike Miller and Chris Miller are together again. Chris Miller will serve as the Toronto Argonauts quarterback coach under new head coach Mike Miller, the CFL club announced Thursday. The two, who are not related, spent three seasons together as coaches with the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, where Mike Miller was the club’s quarterback ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tough, motivated defenses headline high-stakes Peach Bowl between No. 1 Indiana and No. 5 Oregon
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana linebacker Isaiah Jones insists there’s no real secret to the Hoosiers defensive success. They prepare hard, follow coaches’ instructions, stick to the fundamentals and trust one another to do their jobs. It’s as old-school as it gets, hardly a surprise in coach Curt Cignetti’s program. But No. 1 Indiana is here, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel, the quirky, inventive coach who they once viewed as their future
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday following a 7-10 season in which Miami missed the playoffs for the second straight year. The decision ends McDaniel’s four-year tenure in Miami, a period defined by soaring expectations that ultimately went unfulfilled. “After careful evaluation and extensive discussions since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Samantha Chang signs with AFC Toronto, the team she helped beat in the NSL final
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
TORONTO — Midfielder Samantha Chang, who captained the Vancouver Rise to the inaugural Northern Super League title in November, is joining the AFC Toronto team she helped beat in the final. It’s a homecoming for the 25-year-old midfielder, who hails from suburban Mississauga. Chang, whose Vancouver contact had expired, has not lived in her hometown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dolphins fire Mike McDaniel after 7-10 season in which Miami missed playoffs for a 2nd straight year
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday following a 7-10 season in which Miami missed the playoffs for the second straight year. The decision ends McDaniel’s four-year tenure in Miami, a period defined by soaring expectations that ultimately went unfulfilled. “After careful evaluation and extensive discussions since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dolphins fire coach Mike McDaniel after a 7-10 season in which Miami missed the playoffs for a 2nd straight year
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins fire coach Mike McDaniel after a 7-10 season in which Miami missed the playoffs for a 2nd straight year. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wake Forest signs UNC transfer QB Gio Lopez in a move from one instate ACC school to another
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Gio Lopez is moving from one Atlantic Coast Conference school in North Carolina to another. The quarterback who worked as the starter for Bill Belichick’s first college team at UNC has signed with Wake Forest ahead of Jake Dickert’s second season there. The Demon Deacons announced Lopez’s signing in a social-media post, meaning Lopez will ... Read More »
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