The Falcons announced the hiring of Jeff Ulbrich as their new defensive coordinator on Saturday night. The team interviewed seven candidates this week following the firing of defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake on Jan. 11 after Lake’s one season with the team. Ulbrich returns to Atlanta after four seasons with the Jets. He was the team’s … Read more
Jared Goff (16) of the Detroit Lions reacts after throwing an interception against the Commanders. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Jared Goff threw a terrible interception, and then it got worse for him. The Detroit Lions quarterback was in pursuit on the interception return for a touchdown when he was hit hard in the head … Read more
Nashville Predators defenseman Luke Schenn checks his teeth after a fight against the Minnesota Wild’s Marcus Foligno on January 18, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. (Photo by Casey Gower/NHLI via Getty Images) The Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators presumably met up for a hockey game on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. However, spectators might … Read more
The Detroit Lions were breathing a sigh of relief after winning in Week 18 to get the first-round bye, and after the Los Angeles Rams’ emphatic win over the Vikings, head coach Dan Campbell and crew are not just happy for the extra rest. Avoiding an early bump in the road is usually beneficial, and … Read more
The Atlanta Falcons hired former Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich to be their new defensive coordinator, the team announced on Saturday. Ulbrich was New York’s defensive coordinator between 2021-24 before he was named interim head coach after Robert Saleh‘s firing early in the season. The Jets, who finished 5-12 and in third place in … Read more
Steve Sarkisian led Texas to a 13-3 record this season before falling to Ohio State in the CFP semifinals. (Photo by CFP/Getty Images) Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is staying with the Longhorns long-term. Sarkisian agreed to a contract extension that keeps him in Texas through 2031, per multiple reports. The 50-year-old head coach has … Read more
The NHL announced the Calgary Flames Quarter-Century team on Jan. 11, featuring several memorable names in franchise history. Today, we want to look back at Jarome Iginla’s tenure with the club and examine his credentials for being on the Flames’ first team. Iginla was the Dallas Stars top pick (11th overall) in the 1995 Draft. … Read more
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes got the benefit of a couple of 15-yard penalties on Sunday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) It has become a pastime for NFL fans to complain that the Kansas City Chiefs get all the calls. And NFL officials keep giving them reasons to complain. On Saturday it wasn’t just disgruntled non-Chiefs … Read more
USC guard Desmond Claude, right, drives to the basket in front of Wisconsin forward Steven Crowl during the Trojans’ 84-69 loss Saturday at the Galen Center. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Fresh off what seemed to be a turning point in the USC men’s basketball season, during which they had finally found a rhythm … Read more
When the New York Islanders relieved Barry Trotz of his duties as head coach following the 2021-22 NHL season, his assistant coach, Lane Lambert, was hired in his place. Lambert elected to hire Doug Houda, his former Detroit Red Wings teammate who had been an assistant with Detroit since 2016 and an NHL assistant since … Read more