‘The Dynasty’ delivers the goods on Patriots’ Shakespearean story originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston I sat in my blue chair staring at my laptop until 3 a.m. Wednesday morning. I watched every episode of the 10-part Apple TV+ documentary “The Dynasty” back-to-back-to-back. My two-sentence synopsis: “It got every bit as bad as we told you. It was even better …
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One person dead, up to 15 injured after shooting near Chiefs Super Bowl parade
Getty Images One person is dead and upwards of 10 to 15 were injured after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, Kansas City Police Police Chief Stacey Graves said in a press conference. Shots were fired west of Union Station near the garage. The status of the victims is still unclear and officials do …
Read More »How could the SEC align its permanent rivals with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas?
The SEC is dealing with one of those good problems. As the conference prepares to expand to 16 schools with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas, SEC leadership is debating how to construct its schedule. In 2024 and most likely in 2025, the SEC will play eight conference games as they work out the details for what could come down …
Read More »New Patriots OC Alex Van Pelt emphasizes importance of strong run game
New Patriots OC Alex Van Pelt emphasizes importance of strong run game originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have a lot of issues to fix on offense heading into the 2024 NFL season, and one of them is getting the rushing attack firing on all cylinders again. After ranking 12th in rushing yards per attempt in …
Read More »MSU football offers 2025 New York 4-star OL Rowan Byrne
Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to the top player from New York in the 2025 class. Four-star offensive tackle Rowan Byrne announced on Tuesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. He is rated as the No. 1 player from New York in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. Byrne ranks as the No. …
Read More »49ers part ways with defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after one season
Getty Images Just two days after their Super Bowl LVIII overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters that he expects all of his coaches to be back in 2024. On Wednesday, Shanahan changed course. Shanahan informed reporters that the 49ers were parting ways with defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, per CBS Sports …
Read More »College football insider Brett McMurphy leaves Colorado out of his early bowl projections
Although Colorado football has improved in several needed areas this offseason, some still aren’t convinced that the Buffs will be much better in head coach Deion Sanders’ second year. College football insider Brett McMurphy of The Action Network, for example, doesn’t even see CU reaching six wins next season. McMurphy released his early 2024 bowl game projections on Wednesday and …
Read More »Tom Brady admits his departure from Patriots was due to Bill Belichick
Tom Brady knew his tenure with the New England Patriots was over before it officially ended. In the upcoming documentary “The Dynasty,” the former Patriots quarterback shared that he knew he wasn’t going to return to New England as a free agent in 2020 with Bill Belichick remaining as the head coach. “Me and coach Belichick, we did what we …
Read More »Shanahan, 49ers part ways with DC Wilks after first season
Shanahan, 49ers part ways with DC Wilks after first season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers are on the search for the organization’s fourth defensive coordinator in five seasons. Coach Kyle Shanahan met with Steve Wilks on Wednesday morning and informed him he was fired after one season running the 49ers’ defense. When asked about Wilks’ status …
Read More »Sports: Malakoff stars honored by state sports writers
Feb. 14—Malakoff placed several players off the Class 3A Championship team on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Team, released on Tuesday. Coach Jamie Driskell was named coach of the year for guiding the Tigers to a 16-0, perfect season. Chauncey Hogg was a first team selection as a defensive back, while offensive standout Mason Logan was the second …
Read More »Injuries reported after shots fired at Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade site, police say
Minutes after Kansas City Chiefs players vowed to go for a third-straight Super Bowl title Wednesday, shots were fired and multiple people near the parade route were carried away on stretchers. Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said eight to 10 people were injured but declined further comment, saying only that additional information will be released soon. Police said in …
Read More »Perfect Eagles 2024 NFL Draft plan: Restock the defense, first in the secondary and then at linebacker
The Kansas City Chiefs just got done winning their second straight Super Bowl, which should bring to mind the Philadelphia Eagles advancing to the big game at the end of the 2022 season. But does it? Just a year after contending with Patrick Mahomes and Co. for the NFL’s ultimate prize, the Eagles somehow feel much further removed from their …
Read More »The historic Army-Notre Dame football rivalry has a November date at Yankee Stadium
Army football will face Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium on November 23, 2024, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It will be the 52nd meeting between the schools, with Notre Dame leading 39-8-4. NBC Sports will televise the contest; it will also be streamed on Peacock. No start time was announced. This will mark the 23rd meeting between the two teams at …
Read More »49ers dismiss DC Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII loss
The San Francisco 49ers have fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after one season, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Wednesday. Wilks arrived in San Francisco last offseason after an impressive turn as Carolina Panthers interim head coach in 2022, nearly leading the Panthers to a playoff spot after the early-season firing of Matt Rhule. He replaced outgoing defensive coordinator Demeco Ryans, …
Read More »49ers fire defensive coordinator Steve Wilks
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said at a Tuesday press conference that he expected all of the team’s coaches, including defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, back for the 2024 season, but Wednesday brought very different news about Wilks’ future with the NFC West club. At the start of a hastily scheduled conference call on Wednesday afternoon, Shanahan told reporters that Wilks …
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