With the prospect of a shakeup looming in Houston, the Texans coach would be interested in replacing Randy Edsall at Maryland, CBS Sports reports. MORE: College coaches who failed in the NFL | Lane Kiffin looming? O’Brien is in his second season with the Texans, who are 3-5 entering Monday night’s game at unbeaten Cincinnati. The shine has worn off quickly for O’Brien, who went 9-7 last year in his first season as an NFL head coach....
Deshaun Watson got the W in his first pro start Thursday as Houston topped Cincinnati 13-9. Watson’s 49-yard run in the second quarter was the game’s only touchdown. MORE: Texans-Bengals stats | SN’s TNF blog Watson’s opposite number in Arlington, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (14-3 in the regular season), took notice of that play: Now, don’t get it twisted: It’s way too early to say Watson will match Prescott as NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year....
The total on Foster’s rushing yards for Monday night’s tilt in Pittsburgh is posted at 97.5 on the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s props board. The numbers on each side suggest taking the OVER. Foster is the Texans’ best player, so he should get the ball even if they fall behind – as they did against the Colts last week. Pitt’s got a nice back of its own in Le’Veon Bell....
Quoting an unidentified school official, the report said Strong is “very close” to losing his job at the end of the season, although no move will be made before then. MORE: Five teams living up to the hype Strong, 13-16 in Austin in just over two seasons, will take over play-calling duties on defense, the report said. Defensive coordinator Vance Bedford is expected to be demoted after Cal scored 50 and Oklahoma State put up 49 points against Texas in the past two weeks....
The Pharr Police Department, Texas, said Alexandro and Christian Trevino, aged 18 and 17 respectively, beat 42-year-old Gabriel Quintanilla and left him for dead. A third person, Juan Eduardo Melendez, aged 18, was also arrested for involvement in the crime. Quintanilla’s body was discovered by a farmer who alerted authorities. The McAllen Police Department arrived at approximately 2:41 p.m. Thursday. The investigation was turned over to the Pharr Police Department the following day....
Chip Brown from HornsDigest.com first reported the university had restricted coaches and assistants to just 30 complimentary meals a year. An open records request that produced an internal memo Texas coaches and assistants received outlining the new policy, obtained by SB Nation’s Matt Brown , confirmed the original report. MORE: Charlie Strong through the years | Top 10 programs all time According to the memo, if a coach or assistant goes over the 30 meal limit, each meal is $10....
On Tuesday, Texas recorded its highest daily case count since the outbreak began, with around 3,400 new cases. That’s double the 1,700 new infections reported Monday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. In a letter Tuesday addressed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, the mayors of Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Arlington, El Paso, Grand Prairie and Plano asked him to “restore the ability for local authorities to enforce the wearing of face coverings in public venues where physical distancing cannot be practiced,” should there be no plans for a statewide mandate....
MORE: Exclusive photos of John Wooden | Enfield speaks out If you remember correctly, Enfield took a shot at Floyd, a former USC head coach, in a recent article in Men’s Journal, stating “Tim Floyd shows up every day at work and realizes he lives in El Paso, Texas,” said Enfield. “And he’s pissed off that he didn’t get the USC job two months ago.” As if the comments were bad enough, Floyd also accused Enfield of tampering with Isaac Hamilton a top UTEP recruit who asked for his release but wasn’t granted it because Floyd believed Enfield was trying to convince the commit to flip to USC....
Friday, after one of the toughest losses Dunphy has suffered to date, a 72-70 overtime defeat for Temple at the hands of No. 7 seed Iowa in the South Region’s first round, the coach showed why he’s one of the most respected figures in the game. MORE: First round in photos | Interactive bracket Asked by a young reporter from Sports Illustrated for Kids, “Coach, it was a heartbreaking loss, but your upperclassmen stepped up — how do you feel about them?...
Before the start of each of the four races at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Tendulkar did 10 push-ups as part of the #KeepMoving Push-up Challenge and urged the runners to join him in the exercise. “Whatever will be the fund that we receive from here, it will all be donated for a good cause, a bigger cause. It will be donated to the families of the martyrs. I am sure you understand the feelings and hope everyone joins us in this movement,” Tendulkar said....
While many films have opted to shift to a streaming or on-demand release during this time, some large-budget blockbusters are holding out for a traditional theater release. Comedies and indie films might not need all that screen real estate to tell their story, but action films like Wonder Woman and Tenet use every inch of the screen as part of the spectacle. RELATED: Fortnite Will Screen Christopher Nolan Movie for Free...
Tennessee canceled all of its classes for Thursday, Sept. 1, when the Volunteers host Appalachain State in their football season opener at 7:30 p.m. ET, according to multiple reports. ESPN and its SEC Network are to blame for the game’s date and time. The school, which features massive Neyland Stadium on the edge of its hilly campus, hasn’t hosted a Thursday night game in almost 80 years, long before Neyland was expanded to its current capacity of 102,455....
During an interview with AL.com, Lincoln County Mayor Bill Newman said: “[The virus] is science and it’s true, and I do believe masking helps prevent the spread of it. “But I don’t feel I should mandate people wearing masks at this time,” Newman, an Auburn University-trained veterinarian, said. Newman noted that when he is forced to make big decisions in life, he looks to God and the Holy Spirit for guidance....
The second-ranked Serb overcame a stiff challenge from David Ferrer before grinding out a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win Friday to reach the Italian Open semifinals. Djokovic double-faulted on his first match point but then won a 38-shot rally before eventually closing it out in just over 2 1/2 hours. Having sat out last week's Madrid Open, Djokovic will face eighth-seeded Milos Raonic for a spot in the final. The big-serving Raonic held off Jeremy Chardy of France 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 on an overcast day with intermittent rain at the Foro Italico....
Terminal ileitis is often associated with Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, but that is not always the case. Because terminal ileitis can be caused by multiple conditions, understanding the underlying cause is crucial to getting the right treatment. This article will discuss the symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment options for terminal ileitis. Terminal Ileitis Symptoms Because several conditions can cause inflammation of the ileum, symptoms of terminal ileitis vary....
Some Terraria players may need extra guidance on how to spawn the Moon Lord, and want to know the best strategies to defeat this boss with ease. RELATED: Terraria Guide - Weapons, Items, Tips, Tricks, Bosses & More How To Summon The Moon Lord can be spawned one of two ways: Players must destroy the four Celestial Pillars that spawn in the player’s world during the Lunar Event - Solar, Nebula, Vortex, and Stardust....
No Watford contact - Ranieri The Ecuador international was charging down the right wing when he was abruptly halted by the France international, who leapt into the challenge fully committed but did not come close to making a connection with the ball. Referee Michael Oliver checked the condition of the South American before dismissing the former Lorient man. It was the 32-year-old’s second red card of the season, having previously been sent off against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Gunners’ Champions League defeat to the Bundesliga champions....
So it was for Jim Owens, a historian from Falls Church, Va., who at around 10:30 in the morning last Friday was sitting in the office of the acting United States consul in the American Embassy in the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salaam. Owens was talking about a 100-day trek he had just made through central Africa, following the route once taken by the body of 19th-century missionary and explorer David Livingstone on its nine-month journey home to England....
The recent transfer of Lindh, after four and a half years under far more lenient conditions in another prison, has surprised his lawyers and given added urgency to their renewed request last week that President Bush commute Lindh’s 20-year sentence. That penalty, they argue, now seems especially unfair in light of the nine-month sentence given two weeks ago to David Hicks, the Guantanamo detainee from Australia, in the Pentagon’s first military tribunal case....
The Council on American-Islamic Relations urged Tesla and its chairman, Elon Musk, to close a newly opened showroom in the city of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. The group urged the company to “cease what amounts to economic support for genocide” in a statement. Xinjiang has been accused of violating the human rights of Uyghur Muslim citizens, including forcing them into labor camps. The state and the Chinese government as a whole have denied these allegations....
