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Kenny Pickett projects as the future at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But he’s going to have to earn it. The only quarterback selected in the first round of last week’s draft, Pickett joins a quarterback room in Pittsburgh that include Mason Rudolph and free-agent signing Mitchell Trubisky, both of whom have been starters in the NFL. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told NFL Network’s Rich Eisen on Wednesday that the Steelers drafted Pickett in part because of his “pro-ready” accuracy. He… Source link

While 16 teams remain alive for an NBA championship, the rest of the league is making plans for next season. For three teams — so far — this means finding a new head coach. The Charlotte Hornets fired head coach James Borrego on Friday and joined the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings in their searches for a new bench leader. The Lakers and Kings previously parted with Frank Vogel and Alvin Gentry, respectively, after likewise missing the playoffs. Candidates emerge Per multiple… Source link

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Speaking to students at the University of Virginia on Tuesday night, former Vice President Mike Pence sounded like a man comfortable in his own skin. He laughed his way past a questioner who wanted him to sign a Joe Biden tank top. And when asked what he would say to one of his children if they came out as gay, Pence replied, “I would look him in the eye and say, ‘I love you.’” He was even humorous at times, flashing some of the dry, deadpan “dad humor” that… Source link

The most damning testimonial about the distorted adherence to the NFL’s Rooney Rule went unnoticed for nearly 18 months. Lost in the abyss of COVID-related football coverage — nestled in the middle of a “Steelers Realm” podcast in October of 2020 — former NFL head coach Mike Mularkey took a familiar allegation about the Rooney Rule and told a story about it from a completely unfamiliar vantage. He provided the viewpoint of the guy who actually got the top job in 2016, and the regret… Source link

NEW ORLEANS — At the end of his last ride came a long walk. Beaten by his archrival, felled by a dagger of a 3-pointer in the final minute, Mike Krzyzewski unfolded his arms, got up off his courtside stool and strode calmly into retirement. He displayed no emotion when he shook the hand of North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis. Nor when Duke fans in the stands applauded reverentially and shouted “We love you, coach!” as he exited the floor. When Krzyzewski found his wife Mickie waiting… Source link

Michigan State was game for the moment. But Duke’s talent was ultimately too much to overcome on Sunday in a high-profile NCAA men’s tournament game that saw the Blue Devils secure an 85-76 victory to keep Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching career alive. Duke fought off a barrage of Michigan State 3-pointers and a late Spartans rally to secure Krzyzewski’s 1,200th career victory, 26th Sweet 16 and one last win over his friend and rival Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. Duke held Michigan State at bay… Source link

Former Vice President Mike Pence has spent the past week outmaneuvering Donald Trump, his old boss and potential 2024 primary opponent. Shortly after the plane Trump was flying on last weekend was forced to land due to an engine failure, Pence flew to Israel on the private jet of the GOP’s most prized donor, Miriam Adelson. And while Trump was avoiding criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin in a call-in interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Pence and his wife, Karen, flew to the… Source link

Mike Krzyzewski got a hero’s sendoff at his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, as you might expect from the winningest coach in college basketball history, but he did not get a happy ending. Krzyzewski’s Cameron career came to an end on Saturday against, who else, North Carolina. Among the people who were there to send him off, per Duke, were NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Jerry Seinfeld, Dirk Nowitzki, Kyler Murray, Ken Jeong, Nick Nurse, Terrell Owens and the usual… Source link

Back-to-back losing seasons led to the firing of Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer in January. The quarterback leading those teams remains. It turns out Zimmer wasn’t so hot on him. According to Chad Graff of The Athletic, Zimmer “complained openly” in coaches meetings about Kirk Cousins, who quarterbacked the Vikings for half of Zimmer’s eight-season tenure in Minnesota. Per the report, Zimmer didn’t believe that Cousins elevated his teammates, took enough chances or made enough… Source link

Three days later, Mike McCarthy is standing by the ill-fated final play that saw the clock run out on the Dallas Cowboys‘ season. In his first public comments since his postgame news conference on Sunday, McCarthy discussed with reporters that final play from Sunday’s playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He also addressed speculation about his job status. While he says he would run the play again, he’d like to see something change on Dak Prescott‘s execution — and it doesn’t involve… Source link