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Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 Team Needs 1.0
Behind the Steel Curtain - January 19, 2021 0
The Pittsburgh Steelers' 2020 season is officially over, and that means the offseason has officially begun. When the offseason begins, fans start to look...
Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Ravens: Rookie review
Buffalo Rumblings - January 19, 2021 0
Led by a suffocating defense, the Buffalo Bills defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-3 on Saturday to advance to the AFC Championship Game. Both teams...
Bills Mafia helping local Buffalo businesses
On the heels of tremendous donations to Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson's favorite charity, Blessings in a Backpack, Bills Mafia has a chance to...
Bills Mafia helps raise more than $360k for Lamar Jackson's favorite charity
Following the Buffalo Bills' defeat of the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, Bills Mafia decided to turn a negative...
Portland Trail Blazers lose CJ McCollum for weeks due to left foot fracture
Distinct Athlete - January 19, 2021 0
Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard CJ McCollum suffered a fracture in his left foot this past weekend and will be out of action indefinitely. McCollum...
Top NBA players from each Martin Luther King Jr. Day game
MLK Day is a day designed to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., a Civil Rights leader who preached nonviolence, equality among all...
New York Mets GM Jared Porter allegedly sent explicit texts to female reporter, could be out of a job
Everything seemed to be going pretty well under owner Steve Cohen for the New York Mets. General manager Jared Porter had just pulled off...
NBA world reacts to thrilling Brooklyn Nets win over Milwaukee Bucks
Now that the Brooklyn Nets have teamed Kevin Durant up with James Harden, their matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks Monday evening could very well...
New York Mets GM Jared Porter fired for sending explicit texts to female reporter
Los Angeles Dodgers, Cody Bellinger agree to one-year, $16.1M deal
The Los Angeles Dodgers and former MVP Cody Bellinger avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $16.1 million contract, according to...
New York Yankees, Aaron Judge agree to one-year, $10.175M deal
Outfielder Aaron Judge reached a one-year, $10.175 million deal with the New York Yankees to avoid arbitration, according to multiple reports Friday. Judge will have...
After retaining DJ LeMahieu, the 2021 offseason is just heating up for the New York Yankees
After months of negotiations and some flirting with other teams, infielder DJ LeMahieu finally re-signed New York Yankees. While he didn't get the $20...
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Calipari says 1 lineup has analytically proven to be elite offensively
A Sea of Blue - January 19, 2021 0
On his call-in show Monday night, John Calipari revealed that there is one offensive lineup that could be the problem solver to Kentucky Wildcats'...
The Longhorn Republic tries to figure out where it went sideways
Burnt Orange Nation - January 19, 2021 0
The Texas Longhorns had up-and-down weeks on both the men's and women's sides of the hardwood, turning in 1-1 performances, with both losses to...
Frogs O War - January 19, 2021 0
Football: Behind Patterson's energy and a young roster, TCU AD sets high expectations for 2021 | The Star-Telegram 2021 feels like THE year. Unfortunately, Iowa State,...
REPORT: Vanderbilt hires Jesse Minter as defensive coordinator
Anchor of Gold - January 19, 2021 0
A bit of early news on Tuesday morning, via Pete Thamel: Sources: Vanderbilt expected to hire Baltimore Ravens DBs coach Jesse Minter as the school's...
Termination letter outlines Tennessee's reasons for Jeremy Pruitt's firing
Tennessee announced it was firing head football coach Jeremy Pruitt for cause on Monday. Pruitt was let go in the midst of an investigation...
Paul Finebaum rips Tennessee, Phillip Fulmer for 'terrible' Jeremy Pruitt tenure
Tennessee fired Jeremy Pruitt after three years as the Vols' head coach, a move that dominated college football media Monday. Chief among them was...
SEC Power Rankings: 3 teams in play for league title
Just about three weeks into the 2020-21 SEC men's basketball slate, three teams have started to emerge at the top: Tennessee, Alabama and LSU....
Duke, Kentucky, UNC simultaneously absent from AP Poll for first time since 1961
The latest NCAA men's basketball AP Top 25 poll that was released on Monday was not friendly to three of the most iconic brands...
Batwoman may not recast Kate Kane after all
Fansided - June 2, 2020 0
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Roswell delivers an epic twist with the help of Liz's mom
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Star Wars: Latest rumors could mean a live-action Rebels sequel series
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6 biggest takeaways from HBO Max launch
Here's what HBO Max got right with its highly anticipated launch and what hurt the fledgling service's debut into the streaming wars.WarnerMedia has officially...
Carmelo Anthony's Wife Lala Talks About Her Favorite Sex Positions
Distinct Athlete - April 19, 2020 0
With everyone on quarantine and dealing with the stress of COVID-19, it seems like a lot of people are doing a bit of oversharing. This...
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What Norvell wants to see out of FSU, Blackman during '20 season
Hired by Florida State on Dec. 7, 2019, a nine-month wait for Mike Norvell to leads the Seminoles is almost over. FSU's first-year head coach, after a successful run with Memphis from 2016-19, leads his new team into Saturday's opener against Georgia Tech at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
"It's just been such a unique offseason — missing out on spring practice, obviously, all the different steps that go into place just to being able to get on the field," Norvell said Monday evening on ESPN's College Football Countdown, in an interview with studio host Matt Barrie. "And to have this opportunity, I can tell you, as a program, we're so excited about being able to kick it off on Saturday.
"But the sacrifice that our guys have had to make with their day-to-day living and every aspect of what they've had to do, I think we've had a good camp. I think we've tried to implement as much as possible, to try to put our guys in the best position to be successful. But it's definitely been challenging at times and moments, but I think our guys have responded well."
An 11-game slate — including 10 ACC contests — begins at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. Coming off a 6-7 overall (4-4 ACC) record in 2019, Norvell keeps the outlook simple for FSU.
"For us, I want to see daily improvement," Norvell said. "I want to see us go out there and maximize the potential that we have. I'm not going set limits to what this team can accomplish. I am very, very excited about the young men that I get to coach, the coaching staff that we've been able to put together and how we work together. And so, we work our guys extremely hard. We push them every day in not only what they're doing on the field, but what they're doing off the field — in the weight room, in the classroom, the decisions that they're making socially. I mean, I want them to have the opportunity to be the best version of themselves each and every day.
"So I want this program to show signs of improvement in everything that we do and really proud of the things our guys have done up until this point. But now, Saturday, we have an opportunity to show the country and to show ourselves the growth that we've made. And we understand that there's going to be challenges, there's going to be adversity, but the thing that's going to define this football team is our response to that adversity — and hopefully the response to the success that we're able to see here moving forward."
An imperative part of Florida State's success hinges on fourth-year junior quarterback James Blackman. Named the Seminoles' starter last Tuesday, Blackman received a glowing review from Norvell.
"James has really done everything since I've gotten here to continue to build that trust," Norvell said of Blackman, who completed 390 of 640 passes (60.9 percent) for 5,079 yards and 41 touchdowns to 23 interceptions in 27 games from 2017-19. "He is a young man that absolutely loves the process of work. He is relentless in what he does in his preparation.
"It's been an interesting career for James. He's going on his fourth offensive coordinator, his third head coach. It's been a lot of changes. This is a young man that got thrust into the limelight there as a freshman — as a true freshman — and he's had to grow and learn along the way, and some through trial and error, but he is a phenomenal young man and has really done a great job in every aspect not only physically but mentally to learn this offense, to learn a new terminology.
"And obviously, when he steps on the field, one thing I challenge our quarterbacks with is, 'Can you make 10 guys around you better by the way that you play and just the mindset and approach that you bring on a daily basis?' And James has done a great job of that and I'm really excited for the season and the opportunity that's in front for him."
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High School Distinct Athlete - January 18, 2021 0
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