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Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti
The NFL playoff bracket
Still, Jim, coaches are falling left and right. Will Michael Locksley be your coach in 2026? “I would say this at any point in time, in any season — 7-0, 4-3,” Smith said. “You have to look at the whole body of work and ask: ‘Are we going in the right direction? Do we believe we have the talent and are going in the right direction?’ And I think that will determine itself here at the end of the year.”
Deebo Samuel Sr. provides a spark: The Raiders won the pregame coin toss and elected to defer, giving the Commanders the ball first. Samuel returned Daniel Carlson's opening kickoff 69 yards. The seventh-year receiver nearly had the first kickoff return touchdown of his career and Washington's first since DeAndre Carter in 2021.
Text: Carlos Alcaraz takes down rival Jannik Sinner to win second U.S. Open title
Text: Aryna Sabalenka wins second straight U.S. Open championship
Text: Money wagered on the WNBA doubled at several top sportsbooks last season compared to the previous year. The league expanded its roster of sportsbook partners to seven, and three teams added their own betting sponsors. But as it faces significant growing pains, including a rash of abuse toward players, the WNBA could be especially vulnerable to some of the dangers that can accompany increased gambling.
Image of Washington Commanders fans at a football game with text: Trump calls for Commanders to return 'immediately' to old name.
Photo of T.J. Oshie with text: T.J. Oshie, fan favorite and 'warrior' for Caps, announces retirement
Frustrated Capitals players with text: "Stanley Cup playoffs: Capitals get shut out by Hurricanes in Game 3."
The Caps and Hurricanes are scoreless after one period of Game 2 at Capital One Arena
Photo of Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson looking stoic. Text: "Stanley Cup playoffs: Capitals lose Game 1 to Hurricanes in OT"
Capitals center Aliaksei Protas in red jersey reaches for the puck against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker in white jersey.
Image of the front of Capital One Arena with text: "Hockey game here tonight"
Image of race horse with text "Sovereignty beats Journalism to win Kentucky Derby"
Logan Thompson and the Caps are one period away from advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the Cup-winning run in 2018.
Alex Ovechkin struck first for the Capitals in Game 5 vs. Montreal.