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News.com.au
11 hours ago
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- News.com.au
‘Sometimes you can get away with it'
AFL: Geelong Cats' coach Chris Scott speaks to the media after his side's loss in Patrick Dangerfield's 350th game.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Arkansas Coach John Calipari Hints at Possible Future Retirement Plans in Jim Rome Show Interview
Arkansas Coach John Calipari Hints at Possible Future Retirement Plans in Jim Rome Show Interview originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Arkansas Razorbacks enjoyed a resurgence last season as they won 22 games one year after a 16 win season with John Calipari steering the Razorbacks' ship to the Sweet 16. Advertisement The season showed that the former Kentucky coach is capable of putting together a strong, athletic and successful roster on short notice, a welcome development for Razorbacks fans. On Sunday, Calipari's interview with longtime radio show host Jim Rome surfaced on X, during which the popular and well known coach shared his thoughts on his future in the coaching profession and how long he might have before he decides to hang up his whistle. John Calipari coaches during a game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on March 27, 2025. © Kyle Terada-Imagn Images "What's driving you at this you think about that amazing basketball life you've had, I mean, you've been in the Hall of Fame since your 50s, you don't need to do it, so why are you doing it?" Rome asked. Advertisement Calipari said he will continue to coach as long as he is helping kids and their families. "If it's transactional versus would I do it?" Calipari posed to Rome in question form. He then shared his raw thoughts on how many players he may see himself coaching going forward. "But I love doing what I'm doing, and so I'd like to help 20...25 more families, 30 more families, and then I'll be...'It's been a good run.'" Calipari's current contract includes a $50,000 bonus per tournament appearance, $100,000 bonus for reaching the round of 32, $250,000 bonus for reaching the round of 16, $350,000 for reaching the Final Four and $500,000 for winning the NCAA Championship. Advertisement Related: LSU's Derek Curiel Reacts to Beating Arkansas This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
News.com.au
2 days ago
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Munster comes to defence of Slater
NRL: Queensland Maroons coach Billy Slater speaks to the media after their Game 2 State of Origin victory.
The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Arsenal assistant coach Carlos Cuesta to be named manager of Serie A side aged just 29 in huge blow to Arteta
ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta has lost one of his closest associates following a record breaking transfer. Arteta's assistant coach Carlos Cuesta is set to be named Parma manager at the young age of 29. Cuesta is set to make history in Serie A after receiving the biggest opportunity of his career. The Spanish tactician will officially become the youngest head coach in the Italian top flight this century. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..
Associated Press
4 days ago
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- Associated Press
One Stanley Cup ring hasn't changed Paul Maurice, who has the Panthers on the verge of repeating
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice is not the same person or coach he was when he got his first job in the NHL at 28 years old in the mid-1990s with the Hartford Whalers. He followed that organization to Carolina, went to Toronto, returned to Carolina and spent nearly a decade in Winnipeg. The culmination of those three decades came last year when he coached the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup. One win from becoming just the 18th coach in NHL history to win it back to back, Maurice is the same guy his players have gotten to know and follow since he arrived in the summer of 2022. 'I don't think he's changed since winning,' playoff leading goal-scorer Sam Bennett said. 'He's the same. He can be hard on us. He's hard on us when he needs to be, and then he's relaxed with us when he knows that we need to, so I think he really does have a good feel for what our team needs. We all have the utmost respect for him.' Maurice, now 58, thought that was a nice thing to say. But what has allowed him to earn that respect from within the locker room? Unsurprisingly, his words. 'If you walk into the room and you just tell the truth, whether they want to hear it or not but it's the truth, and over time you could look back and say, 'What that person told me was the truth,' you'll have respect for that,' Maurice said. 'So, I work hard at trying to find the truth every day and then just telling it as simply as I can with the occasional joke slipped in. Most times I'm the only one that thinks it's funny.' It's a different kind of funny that Maurice almost stopped coaching after stepping away from the Jets in 2022. General manager Bill Zito called, Maurice took the job and the rest is Florida hockey history. The Panthers are on the verge of winning 11 of 12 series since Maurice took over. Not once was he close to the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year, but that's a regular-season trophy, and he has done nothing but win in the playoffs. 'He really has control of this team,' Bennett said. 'The team's really just bought into the culture that he's implemented into this team, and we're all willing to do whatever it takes and play that hard style that he keeps preaching to us night in and night out and we've all just bought into that over the years.' A.J. Greer, one of several additions who weren't part of the 2024 run, said Maurice is a unique combination of a motivator who is also analytical and technical. 'He's kind of just a complete package of being able to motivate us and elevate our games mentally,' Greer said. 'He's also a guy that can really translate prior games into a meeting and point out what we need to be better at. He sees the game incredibly well.' Zito credits Maurice and his staff, along with ownership and the lifestyle in South Florida, for making the Panthers an attractive destination for free agents and players with no-trade clauses who can choose where to go. There is good reason for that beyond Maurice's affable personality. From Bennett to Niko Mikkola, Nate Schmidt and many, many others, players who were either adrift in their careers or looking to get on track have thrived playing for him. 'They give you a blue print of how he wants you to play, and he molds that around your strengths as a player and he doesn't ask you to do more than what you should be doing,' said Schmidt, who got a glimpse into Maurice playing one season for him in Winnipeg. 'It's not the easiest system just to jump into, but he expects a certain level out of each guy and if you give that to him, there's no problem. And that's something that I find it was freeing for me, and once you kind of settle into how he wants you to play and into what kind of role he wants you to be in, it takes a lot of the pressure off.' The past several months has been about the pressure of defending a title, but Maurice has enjoyed this run more, acknowledging 'you're allowed to enjoy it a little bit more' with your name already etched in hockey's hallowed trophy. Tuesday night is set to be Maurice's 2,091st game as a head coach in the NHL, more than anyone except nine-time Stanley Cup-winner Scotty Bowman. He has some time to catch up to that record, but Maurice has not been at a loss for words going for his second as his popularity among players grows. 'I think you guys know, too: He's got a lot of things to say,' center Anton Lundell said. 'But it's fun to be here, and as a group we like him.' ___ AP NHL playoffs: and
