Pete Carroll's a Raider, a surprise firing and the buzzer-beater seen round the world in today's Roundup

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news on a Friday, but it's your last weekend with multiple NFL football games until next season kicks off in September...Sigh...Let's go...A legendary head coach will make his return to the sidelines in 2025...Pete Carroll is back in the NFL! Why the Raiders made the hire, plus our grade and what's next...Raiders linked to ex-Pro Bowl QB after Pete Carroll hire...Raiders hiring Pete Carroll as head coach is the ultimate high-risk, high-reward move...Chiefs trying to end this shocking 17-year drought by NFL teams that started with undefeated Patriots in 2007...Bobby Slowik's firing as Texans offensive coordinator is NFL's most shocking coaching change...Why Bobby Slowik job interview could only benefit the Bears...Nikola Jokic stuns fans with incredible shot to beat the buzzer...Nikola Jokić hits insane 66-foot buzzer-beater and makes history as the Denver Nuggets top the Sacramento Kings...Dan Quinn on Jayden Daniels: He puts in the work, that's where the success comes from...Name, image and goodness: How Ole Miss' Jaemyn Brakefield is using his NIL money to help raise a 16-year-old...‘Drive a dagger in:’ Is this the year the Buffalo Bills slay the king?...Joe Burrow's MVP candidacy proves what a disaster the Bengals were in 2024...What did the world look like the last time LeBron James didn't make the NBA All-Star game?...OKC Thunder have only lost three games at home, but they cannot win against Western rival...Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal get into a heated debate over Jimmy Butler...LIV Golf just locked down the sport's biggest YouTube creator...

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