Daily Archives: April 3, 2024

Belvidere turns to wrestling coach Sean Donnelly to lead football program

Belvidere looked far searching for a new football coach but found him near. After interviewing a wide variety of candidates to fill a tradition-rich position for a team that has struggled since the town opened a second high school, Belvidere wound up hiring wrestling coach Sean Donnelly for a second coaching position. Donnelly will replace Tony Ambrogio, who moved to …

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Memphis football hiring Ohio DC Spence Nowinsky as defensive line coach | Reports

Memphis football is hiring Ohio’s Spence Nowinsky to fill the vacancy left by Lou Esposito’s departure, according to multiple reports. Esposito was hired in January as defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator but left last week for the defensive line coach job at Michigan. Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield said Tuesday night that he was “not going to be in a …

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Stefon Diggs trade doesn’t signal rebuild, Bills GM Brandon Beane says: We’ll have ‘a damn good team’ in 2024

While some may feel that the Buffalo Bills are punting on this season, general manager Brandon Beane stressed that that is not the case despite trading four-time Pro Bowl Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans on Wednesday. Diggs is the latest notable player to leave Buffalo this offseason, a list that also includes defensive backs Jordan Poyer, Tre’Davious White and Siran …

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Anonymous NFL exec says Bears were ‘bullied’ in Justin Fields trade: report

Anonymous NFL exec says Bears were ‘bullied’ in Justin Fields trade: report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago In March, the Bears finalized the Justin Fields era in Chicago, trading him to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a conditional 2025 sixth-round pick. According to an anonymous NFL executive via The Athletic, he believes they “gave up” on the trade. “They almost …

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Former Bears salary gap guru signs on with new NFL team

Former Bears salary gap guru signs on with new NFL team originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bears salary cap point person Joey Laine has a new job. The Seahawks announced on Wednesday that they hired Laine to work as their new vice president of football administration. Laine followed former Bears GM Ryan Pace from New Orleans to Chicago …

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Texas Tech football’s Behren Morton to miss rest of spring practice rehabbing injury

Quarterback Behren Morton will sit out the rest of the Texas Tech football team’s spring practices, continuing rehabilitation on the right shoulder injury he played through for much of the 2023 season. Tech announced Morton’s ceasing participation in spring practice on Wednesday, just before the Red Raiders’ eighth of their allotted 15 sessions. The announcement said Morton was a full …

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Mountain Ridge graduate Leuma Pua’auli commits to Division I Bryant

Apr. 3—SMITHFIELD, R.I. — After a historic senior season at Mountain Ridge and a stop at Lawrenceville Prep, Leuma Pua’auli committed to Division I Bryant University. The former Miner announced his commitment in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on March 22. Pua’auli graduated from Mountain Ridge in 2023 and played last season at Lawrenceville Prep in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. …

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Travis Kelce to host music festival, join Taylor Swift on Europe tour

Star Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce confirmed to Entertainment Tonight this week that he will be joining his girlfriend, music megastar Taylor Swift, as her hit “Eras Tour” concert series sweeps through Europe this summer. Not before, however, hosting some concerts of his own. Kelce will host the second annual “Kelce Jam” music festival at Kansas City’s Azura …

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Patriots still have most salary cap space in NFL as 2024 draft nears

Patriots still have most salary cap space in NFL as 2024 draft nears originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots entered NFL free agency with the most salary cap space of any team, and despite making several additions to their roster over the last few weeks, they still have enough financial flexibility to make a much-needed major …

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Idaho football’s secondary set to take on new look in 2024

Apr. 3—The Idaho football team has specialized in stopping the pass two years into the Jason Eck Era. The Vandals were the Big Sky’s top aerial defense last season, allowing a conference-low 182.3 yards per game to opposing passers. Idaho led the conference with 16 interceptions in 2022 and ranked third against the pass (190 yards per game). One of …

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