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On Monday afternoon, fewer than 24 hours after rocking the college football world with his decision to fire head coach James Franklin following a stunning loss to Northwestern, athletic director Pat Kraft addressed the media in State College to explain his decision.  Kraft read from a lengthy set of prepared remarks, answered a slew of pointed questions from reporters and …

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ian Carter, a 33-year-old job seeker in Redmond, Washington, who previously worked as a technical program manager at Microsoft. It has been edited for length and clarity. On May 13, I was getting lunch at a Panera Bread when I just happened to check my email. When I read it, it …

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Amid a chaotic start to his first season coaching college football, Bill Belichick’s handling of things at North Carolina is already being called out by people within the program. A new report from The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Brendan Marks and Stewart Mandel details the “culture of arrogance” that has been created by Belichick and Tar Heels general manager Michael Lombardi …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! John Candy believed he was living “on borrowed time.” On March 4, 1994, the comedic star was found dead of a heart attack while filming “Wagons East!” in Durango, Mexico. He was 43. The late actor is now the subject of a new documentary directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan …

The family lived on a tree-lined street in a tidy suburban neighborhood on San Francisco’s West Side. They were a mom, a dad, and two school-age kids. They were small-business owners and entrepreneurs, who lived in a spacious home purchased for $1.3 million more than a decade ago. Their neighbors all described them as friendly, if somewhat private, the pleasant …

Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links … In Roob’s Random Observations: How much of this mess is Kevin Patullo’s fault? – NBCSP1A. Both these things can be true: 1) Kevin Patullo has not done a great job as play caller and 2) Many of the Eagles’ issues on offense are not his fault. I don’t see enough …

Nicole Kidman may have given an early clue about her separation from Keith Urban during an interview that took place weeks before the news of the split shocked fans. At the time, the actress sat down with Vogue and was asked how she felt about herself now that she was in her fifties, which prompted the response that seemingly foreshadowed …

In 1843, Edgar Allen Poe wrote a poem entitled The Tell-Tale Heart about a heart that  refused to stop beating despite every effort to kill it.  The Ravens will need such a heart if they’re going to find their way back into the playoff picture.  On Sunday, Baltimore welcomed the Texans with both teams sitting at 1–3. The Ravens needed …

Ben BabyOct 5, 2025, 09:50 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s …