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Steve Kerr Emerges As Favorite To Become Next USA Basketball Head Coach

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Steve Kerr has emerged as the favorite to replace Gregg Popovich as head coach of USA Basketball, sources tell Marc Stein of Substack. Erik Spoelstra is another natural candidate but he lacks prior experience on the national team coaching staff, which is believed to be a prerequisite for the job. Kerr was an assistant under Popovich on the Olympic team that overcame a loss to … [Read more...] about Steve Kerr Emerges As Favorite To Become Next USA Basketball Head Coach

Raiders QB Derek Carr named AFC Offensive Player of the Month

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Derek Carr and the Raiders couldn’t have started the 2021 season any better. They are 3-0 for the first time since 2002 and Carr is playing the best football of his career. Through three games, he leads the league in passing yards as he is averaging over 400 yards per game. Not only is Carr filling up the stat sheet, he is finding ways to win big games, two of which went to … [Read more...] about Raiders QB Derek Carr named AFC Offensive Player of the Month

AFC West report for Week 4: Chiefs with unfamiliar view from the bottom

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If you simply gave people the records of all the AFC West teams after three weeks, they would almost certainly have guessed the teams that go with those records completely wrong. Most likely the positions would have flipped from what they actually are. But here we are, with the AFC West looking like this: 1. Las Vegas Raiders 3-0 (0-0, 3-0) 2. Denver Broncos 3-0 (0-0, 2-0) 3. … [Read more...] about AFC West report for Week 4: Chiefs with unfamiliar view from the bottom