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NFL

In a Jerry Jones-driven split with the Cowboys, Mike McCarthy emerged victorious

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In most years, they left the Dallas Cowboys richer — but also less worn down when it came to the NFL’s appetite for their next head coaching job.Chan Gailey. Dave Campo. Wade Phillips. Even Jason Garrett. All capable. Perhaps capable of competing for a second chance at head coaching in a less than ideal situation. Most ended their careers stranded on the same island of rejection, considered better supporting actors than the leading men. Tom Landry and Barry Switzer never coached in the NFL again after being fired by Jerry Jones; Landry because he was too old, Switzer because he…

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Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns struggles with bone chip in thumb, considered daily

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Knicks center Cities of Karl-Anthony missed Wednesday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a sprained thumb, but the big man has something more to deal with.Sources confirm to SNY’s Ian Begley that Towns has a bone chip in his thumb, but that’s not why he was ruled out of Wednesday’s game. Towns is expected to be back on the field once the sprained thumb heals and is considered day-to-day.Cities injured his thumb in Monday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons after slamming his hand on the backboard during a first-half drive to the basket.In his first season with the Knicks,…

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Once the season ends, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh’s next agenda is two medical procedures

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Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh is having trouble leaving the field in Houston after a playoff loss to the Texans. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press)Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will undergo cardiac ablation this offseason as well as a hip replacement.“Soon,” Harbaugh said.During the Chargers’ Week 6 road game against the Denver Broncos, Harbaugh, 61, retreated to the locker room and was treated for an irregular heartbeat. Marco Zucconi, the Chargers’ director of health, wellness and player performance, gave the coach an IV and magnesium to treat the illness.Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter had temporarily taken the reins from Harbaugh, who returned in…

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Former Flames series: Can this center fill the shoes of a former Selke winner?

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When the Boston Bruins lost Patrice Bergeron to retirement, a big void was left in the organization. As a perfect frontline center, he constantly gave the opposition’s best players a hard time. Year after year, his two-way game would earn him the majority of Selke’s votes.Fast forward to this offseason, when facing a second year without their former captain, the Bruins thought they had his replacement. No one else is Bergeron, but former Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm is another player who has been praised for his two-way play. In fact, when Bergeron won the Selke in 2022, Lindholm was…

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