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Indiana's newly-appointed football coach Curt Cignetti fired up the crowd at his presentation with a hilarious introduction speech.  Cignetti immediately fired shots at Indiana's Big Ten rivals as he expressed his excitement at his new opportunity.  'I've never taken a backseat to anybody and don't plan on starting now,' Cignetti said. 'Purdue sucks!'

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers apologized to his teammates for comments he was heard making to New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley. Following last weekend's loss, Peppers was overheard by a microphone telling Barkley 'you lucky we a**,' as the two players exchanged a hug after the Giants won the game 10-7. The clip went viral on social media and on Friday Peppers addressed his remarks.

Former US President Donald Trump will be at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for UFC 296 to support welterweight contender Colby Covington.  In a video, posted by Covington on X (formerly known as Twitter), the No 3 ranked welterweight met with Trump at the Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Trump expressed his excitement at supporting Covington when he fights Leon Edwards for the UFC welterweight title on December 16. 'America's Champ Returns in 2 Weeks,' Covington captioned. 

Kathie Lee and Cody Gifford, widow and son of Frank Gifford, have lifted the lid on how chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) impacted the late NFL legend before his death in 2015.  In an interview with People, Kathie Lee and Cody revealed how the player-turned-broadcaster's memory worsened as he battled the brain disorder which has affected so many ex-football players.  'The NFL gave my father a life,' Cody said. 'But at the same time, there were dangers.'

Travis and Jason Kelce have heaped praise on tough Tom Brady after watching a clip of a savage hit on the legendary quarterback from over two decades ago 'when football was football'. A viewer sent in the clip from a game between Brady's New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park from December 2001. In it, Brady is running with the ball behind the line of scrimmage when Bills cornerback Nate Clements appears from nowhere and smashes into the hall of fame quarterback.

A dead Longhorn was found in front of a frat house near the campus of Oklahoma State University hours before the college football team faces the Texas Longhorns for a champion football game. The steer had been branded with profanity and was sliced open.

Hamburg goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes scored an extraordinary own goal in Friday's Bundesliga 2 derby clash against St.Pauli that saw him smash the ball into his own net. A poor piece of defensive play from his side's centre-backs left Fernandes scrambling to get back to his goal-line following a sloppy back-pass. The ball bobbled across the surface at the Millerntor-Stadion before being booted by the goalkeeper and into the back of his own net.

Travis Kelce has been given dating advice by Lamar Odom , as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end continues his relationship with Taylor Swift. 'My advice would be to be strong and stay by her and be as close to her as possible,' Odom told The Messenger.

Adidas have removed a social media post that mocked Kevin Durant, calling the NBA star 'dusty' and joking that the 35-year-old is about to retire.  The now-deleted comment on X, formerly known as Twitter, was replying to Durant's own post about how he wouldn't consider wearing Anthony Edwards' Adidas sneaker. The Minnesota Timberwolves' rising star signed a deal with the German brand to release his own signature range in September. 

New York Knicks star Julius Randle just couldn't hold his frustration with the referees any longer on Thursday night - even spoiling one couple's engagement during a game. The forward marched over to the center of the court during a break in play against the Pistons and started venting his frustration to the officials. But what he didn't realize is that, just a few yards behind him, a couple were getting engaged in front of almost 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden.

Describing himself as a 'great leader' and 'leader of men,' Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is hitting back at 'poor people' criticizing him for charging $9.99 for a pay-per-view event. 'I would never complain about nine bucks, you f***ing poor people,' Portnoy said in a self-shot video. As Portnoy explained, he originally wanted to air his reality show 'Surviving Barstool' for free on the website's YouTube channel. But when YouTube decided the content might incite violence, his crew was given three hours to edit out the offending material from previous episodes or risking being banned from the platform. 'No f***ing way was I gonna edit Surviving Barstool,' the 46-year-old Swampscott, Massachusetts native said in what he described as an 'emergency press conference.' The decision was made to move the content off YouTube, so to recoup some lost ad revenue, Portnoy initially decided to put the footage on PPV and charge $9.99.

It was a little after 3:30pm by the time Klete Keller stepped on to the subway in Washington DC. The sun had not yet set but already darkness enveloped the nation's capital. He was soon approached by a young boy. The child had spotted Keller's jacket, which carried all the bells and whistles of the USA Olympic team. The boy asked Keller if he was really an athlete. He wanted to know about the former swimmer's career, which between 2000 and 2008 took the 6ft 6ins Keller to three Games. He won five medals including two golds, with a teammate claiming his anchor leg in the 4x200m freestyle at Athens 2004 - when Keller held off the great Ian Thorpe - cemented his place as 'an American hero'. No wonder the child asked for a picture. Before long, however, Keller had thrown the jacket in the garbage. He took a hammer to his cell phone, too. Because earlier that afternoon, on January 6 2021, the Olympian had made 'one of the worst decisions of my life.'

Blackhawks center Connor Bedard snapped his stick after slamming it against the boards as Chicago was blown out by the Detroit Red Wings. Bedard, a first overall pick who is considered one of the finest prospects of his generation, exploded in fury in the second period of Thursday's 5-1 defeat.  He smashed his stick along the boards until it broke and then threw it on the floor. Bedard's temper boiled over once more when he punched the backboards after heading to the bench.