Jan 27, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Sydney Sweeney arrives at the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORKActress Sydney Sweeney responded Saturday to a message from the Oregon Duck mascot.Puddles, the Ducks’ mascot, wrote a message on a poster that it held up behind ESPN’s “GameDay” set Saturday. The msssage said “Sydney Sweeney Call Me Back.”Sweeney responded via her Instagram Story Saturday. She posted a screenshot of Puddles holding the poster and wrote in response, “Sorry. Changed my number haha.”Sweeney is one of the most popular celebrities in the country.…
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Aug 12, 2022; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson looks on during the first quarter of a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson may or may not be on the hot seat, but the team’s owner is not piling on additional pressure right now. In a new interview with Demetrius Harvey of the Florida Times-Union, Jaguars owner Shad Khan gave a vote of confidence to both Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke. Khan said he was an admirer of what Baalke and…
Jul 27, 2021; Florham Park, NJ, United States; New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh talks with the media on training camp report day at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Robert Saleh is out of a job largely because of the ineptitude of the New York Jets’ offense, but a new report suggests he saw trouble on the horizon during the offseason and tried to address it. A new report from Dianna Russini of The Athletic suggests Saleh targeted several high-profile offensive figures for his coaching staff in the offseason. Those include Eric Bieniemy,…
The Arizona State Sun Devils stunned the 16th-ranked Utah Utes, 27-19, on Friday night, sending the Mountain America Stadium crowd into an absolute frenzy. But it was head coach Kenny Dillingham who truly stole the show following the victory. ESPN cameras caught up with Dillingham as thousands of fans stormed the field and what transpired immediately went viral. Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham pulled off the upset then disappeared into the night in a mob of students pic.twitter.com/YjqqUqzCOV — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 12, 2024 “We fought, man, we competed. That’s what football’s about, competing,” Dillingham said. It was a…
When the Los Angeles Lakers decided to hire JJ Redick as their next head coach, it was immediately met with skepticism and criticism. Despite several Lakers players publicly praising Redick, much of that criticism persists months later. The latest to pile on is former three-time NBA All-Star Steve Francis. “I love basketball, but there’s no way that just because he went to Duke, and he criticizes people on television like he sounds like a great coach,” Francis said while appearing on Live From The District. “But I look at it like all these other guys who put a lot of…
Aug 22, 2019; Foxborough, MA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) warms up prior to the start of a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports On Friday, former NFL quarterback Cam Newton made his debut appearance on ESPN’s First Take and came out guns blazing. The victim of his first shot? Co-host Shannon Sharpe. After a short conversation about the upcoming slate of NFL and NCAA games, the panel was asked to pick the top 5 homecoming essentials for a university’s homecoming game. Stephen A. Smith rattled off the usual…
Former NBA head coach Sam Mitchell got testy with his NBA TV co-host Chris Miles on Friday night. NBA TV was previewing different preseason games, including the Kings-Warriors game that was upcoming on NBA TV. Miles asked Mitchell what the former coach thought of someone like Steve Kerr not receiving a gold medal despite being the coach of the US men’s basketball team that won gold at the Olympics. That led Mitchell to say that coaches were underappreciated by the Olympics. “It just tells you how they value coaches … not at all,” Mitchell said. “I’m surprised coaches get a…
Apr 5, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) warms up before the game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Golden State Warriors fans got quite the scare Friday when Steph Curry had to leave the team’s preseason contest early. The Warriors hosted the Sacramento Kings for a preseason contest at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. Curry started the game and played 16 minutes in the first half. But the two-time NBA MVP jammed his finger late in the second quarter and was subbed out. The 10-time…
Oct 28, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A general view of the Toronto Raptors court logo before a game against the Orlando Magic at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports The NBA preseason usually carries little weight in terms of how a team’s next season would go. But Friday’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards probably didn’t instill confidence in either team’s fan base. The Wizards hosted the Raptors at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. for the teams’ second postseason clash against each other in five days. Despite the familiarity with one another, the game did…
Aug 26, 2022; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders linebackers coach Antonio Pierce watches from the sidelines against the New England Patriots at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders defeated the Patriots 23-6. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Antonio Pierce had a great message for his new starting quarterback Aidan O’Connell. The Las Vegas Raiders are 2-3 this season and will host the 3-2 Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. After previous starter Gardner Minshew struggled to move the ball the last few games, the Raiders decided to switch to O’Connell for Week 6. Pierce’s message for O’Connell is simple: “Take care of…