Nashville Predators owner Bill Haslam said that Nick Saban, who purchased a minority stake in the team in December 2025, will be on the search committee to find a new general manager after Barry Trotz announced his retirement on Feb. 2. Saban, the former Alabama football coach and current analyst on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay,’ is a longtime fan of the ...
The first firing of the 2026 women’s college basketball season has happened. Virginia Commonwealth University announced Beth O’Boyle’s dismissal on Monday. Rams assistant Kirk Crawford will serve as the interim coach for the remainder of the season. ‘We want to thank Coach O’Boyle for her service to VCU and her dedication to our student-athletes. We will not renew her contract ...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for Russia’s ban from international soccer to be lifted. Russia has not been allowed to participate in FIFA competition since 2022, when the country invaded Ukraine. Nearly four years later, the war between Russia and Ukraine is still ongoing. UEFA has also had a ban in place barring Russian teams from participating in European club ...
One day after being handcuffed and escorted off the court by police, Tuskegee University men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor has retained legal counsel. On Sunday, Feb. 1, Atlanta-based civil rights attorney Harry Daniels announced in a news release that Taylor has hired him to pursue a potential civil lawsuit. According to Taylor and Tuskegee athletic director Reginald Ruffin, Taylor asked ...
One of the more accomplished offensive minds in college football over the past 20 years is calling it a career. Florida State offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn — who previously served as the head coach at Auburn, Central Florida and Arkansas State — is retiring, the university announced on Monday, Feb. 2. The 60-year-old Malzahn just completed his first year as ...
SAN FRANCISCO − The NFL’s European football invasion will continue on to the mainland this year, as the league announced on Feb. 2 it will stage its first regular-season game in Paris. The matchup wasn’t fully revealed, but the New Orleans Saints will comprise half of it. “Bringing a regular season game to Paris in 2026 marks an exciting next ...
Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson turned to social media on Sunday, Feb. 1, to refute any connection with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after his name was referenced the Justice Department’s latest release of Epstein files. Several emails from Epstein and his personal pilot, Larry Visoski, were among the millions of pages of documents published by the DOJ on ...
Barry Trotz is retiring from his role as general manager of the Nashville Predators. The announcement was made at Bridgestone Arena on Feb. 2, alongside CEO Sean Henry and majority owner Bill Haslam. Haslam indicated the search for the new general manager would begin immediately and that Trotz would assist in the search through the end of his contract in 2026-27. Trotz, ...
Weston McKennie is picking the right time to be in the form of his life. With his club future up in the air, the U.S. men’s national team midfielder has put together an outstanding run with Juventus in recent weeks. The 27-year-old is ensuring he will have a payday coming at the end of the season – whether or not ...
When people think about rivalries in college sports, Duke versus North Carolina immediately comes to mind. But if the thought is narrowed to women’s basketball, one could make the case that, like football, the Tar Heels’ fiercer rival is NC State. UNC versus Duke is a rivalry of mutual respect. The Wolfpack versus the Tar Heels is more like a ...