The fallout from UCLA coach DeShaun Foster’s dismissal deepened Wednesday when interim coach Tim Skipper disclosed that defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe had agreed to “mutually part ways” with the team, depriving the Bruins of one of their most respected assistant coaches. Meeting with reporters for the first time since he was selected to coach the team for the rest of …
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Fourteen final thoughts on Notre Dame’s 41-40 loss to Texas A&M that left head coach Marcus Freeman without answers and the Irish without a win. 1. Freeman has a defensive coordinator problem. He doesn’t need to admit it. But he absolutely needs to understand it. For all the offseason talk about Chris Ash enhancing the defense, …
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Offensive coordinator John Morton, defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard, and special teams coordinator Dave Fipp spoke to the media Thursday as they do every week during the regular season. Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from those media sessions: 1. Sheppard felt pretty good overall about the defensive performance in Green Bay after watching the tape. He lamented a few plays, …
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New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams will be away from the team for at least a few days, head coach Mike Vrabel announced Wednesday, just one week into the season. Williams, one of Vrabel’s closest aides, spent time away from the team this spring to address a health concern, but Vrabel said this is not related to the previous …
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Despite the recent proliferation of intimacy coordinators on sets in the wake of #MeToo and revelations of sexual harassment of women in the entertainment industry, some actresses have opted out of the service. NCIS: Tony & Ziva‘s Cote de Pablo is among them, explaining why she didn’t feel the “need” to work alongside one for the upcoming Paramount+ spinoff. “Did …
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As seen in the newest NCIS: Tony & Ziva trailer (released at the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel), things are heating up between the titular former agents in their long-awaited NCIS spinoff, premiering in September on Paramount+. In recent years, intimacy coordinators have become the norm on sets for such steamy scenes, but Cote de Pablo told us that she didn’t …
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“NCIS” favorite Cote de Pablo recently told TV Insider that she turned down the offer to use an intimacy coordinator with co-star Michael Weatherly on their upcoming franchise sequel series “NCIS: Tony & Ziva,” which debuts in September on Paramount+. The two actors were series regulars together on CBS’ flagship “NCIS” series for 12 seasons. “Did not need one,” de …
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3. One young defender who has caught Sheppard’s eye early is sixth-round rookie Ahmed Hassanein. “I’m excited for him to get the pads on because I don’t think his game can be seen until the pads are on,” Sheppard said. “The way he plays. The mentality he plays with. The effort he plays with. He’s everything we are about here.” …
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