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NFL

Mike Nolan joining Saints as assistant coach

METAIRIE, La. — Mike Nolan will follow in his father’s footsteps as a coach for the New Orleans Saints.

The Saints have hired the former San Francisco 49ers head coach and longtime former NFL defensive coordinator, according to Nolan’s employer, SiriusXM Radio. Also, the new image on Nolan’s Twitter avatar is of the Saints logo.

He will likely serve as linebackers coach, since the Saints have a vacancy there after firing LB coaches Joe Vitt and James Willis earlier this month.

Nolan’s father, Dick Nolan, was the Saints’ head coach from 1978 to 1980.

Mike Nolan was the 49ers’ head coach from 2005-2008, compiling an 18-37 record before being fired midway through the 2008 season. Scott Cunningham/Getty Images

Mike Nolan last served as a linebackers coach with the San Diego Chargers in 2015 before spending the past year as an analyst for both SiriusXM and the NFL Network.

Before that, Nolan spent three years as the Atlanta Falcons’ defensive coordinator from 2012 to 2014. His tenure in Atlanta began with a splash (the Falcons went 13-3 in 2012 and had the NFL’s No. 5-ranked scoring defense). But it ended with a fizzle (the Falcons ranked 32nd in yards allowed in 2014).

Nolan was the 49ers’ head coach from 2005 to 2008, compiling an 18-37 record before being fired midway through the 2008 season.

He has also served as defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Washington Redskins and New York Giants during 35 years as an assistant in the NFL and college ranks.

The Saints have several vacancies to fill on their coaching staff after firing Vitt, Willis, defensive line coach Bill Johnson, special-teams coordinator Greg McMahon and special-teams assistant Stan Kwan. The Saints also lost wide receivers coach John Morton to the New York Jets’ offensive coordinator job, as ESPN reported Sunday.

The Saints’ defense showed signs of progress during the 2016 season in Dennis Allen’s first full year as the defensive coordinator. But the Saints finished 7-9 for the third straight year. So head coach Sean Payton decided to fire Vitt and Johnson — two longtime assistants who helped the team win a Super Bowl in 2009 — because he felt an injection of new ideas was needed.

The Saints have ranked last in the NFL in total defense since 2007, and they have set NFL records for most yards allowed in a season (in 2012), most touchdown passes allowed in a season (2015) and highest opponents’ passer rating in a season (2015).

NFL

Report: Hardy applies to play in Spring League

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy has submitted an application to play in an independent football league in April, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the application. Hardy’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, didn’t immediately return a phone message.

Hardy didn’t play last season following a tumultuous 2015 with the Cowboys that began with a four-game suspension for Hardy’s role in a domestic violence case in North Carolina.

Hardy, 28, would not receive a salary for playing in the Spring League, which is designed to give former NFL draft picks a shot to display their talent. The league isn’t affiliated with the NFL but NFL teams plan to send scouts to games and workouts.

Greg Hardy would not receive a salary for playing in the Spring League, which is designed to give former NFL draft picks a shot to display their talent. AP Photo/Brandon Wade

Hardy was suspended the first four games in 2015 and his production dropped significantly after photos were released of his bruised ex-girlfriend. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones didn’t re-sign him after initially saying he wanted to give Hardy a long-term deal.

Hardy was convicted by a judge in the North Carolina case, but prosecutors dropped the case during his appeal because his ex-girlfriend couldn’t be located to testify. Prosecutors said they believed Hardy and the woman had reached a settlement.

Hardy had six sacks in 12 games in his only season with Dallas. He had 15 sacks for the Carolina Panthers in 2013 when he was picked for the Pro Bowl.

Hardy was arrested on a cocaine possession charge in a Dallas suburb in September.

Spring League officials have extended invitations to former stars including Johnny Manziel and Ray Rice, while other former NFL players have already signed up, including 33-year-old tight end Kellen Winslow Jr.

The Spring League consists of four teams composed of free agents. The teams start training April 5 at The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia and will play a total of six games there in a three-week span.

Soccer

Ronaldo lambasts media campaign against him

Agence France-Presse

January 10, 2017 12:22pm

Reuters

Madrid – Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo claimed he had to overcome media “campaigns” against him to win FIFA’s inaugural “The Best” prize for the world’s best player in 2016.

Ronaldo lifted the award at a star-studded ceremony in Zurich on Monday after a glittering year on the pitch saw him lead Madrid to Champions League glory and captain Portugal to the country’s first ever major international triumph at Euro 2016.

However, Ronaldo’s year was blighted by reports from an international consortium of media organisations in December that claimed a huge data leak involving 18 million documents showed the Portuguese hid €150 million from image rights in the British Virgin Islands.

Ronaldo, 31, has strongly denied all claims of wrongdoing.

“There were many doubts, many campaigns against me from inside and outside football,” Ronaldo told Spanish radio station COPE.

“They wanted to hit me from all sides and the truth is The Best was The Best and that is me, so I am very happy.

“They wanted me to feel bad, but as I have said ‘he who owes nothing, fears nothing in life’. As always, I have shut up a few mouths once again.”

The Spanish tax authorities have committed to investigating the allegations against Ronaldo and a series of other Spanish-based sports stars named in the “Football Leaks” investigation.

However, the four-time World Player of the Year insists he is calm and believes justice will be done in his favour.

“It bothers me because when you do things well, when you help a lot of people and I am going to mention the award for charity work, which is one of the best awards I have in my museum.

“I have helped so many people and you do so many good things, but people want to hit you to camouflage the bad things that others do.

“It bothered me and it continues to bother me, but justice is always done in the end and so we are going to wait and see what happens.”

NFL

Poll: Pats most disliked NFL team, Cowboys next

For the second straight year, the New England Patriots are the most disliked team in the NFL.

This according to a new poll taken last week and released Monday by Public Policy Polling.

In the poll, taken of 378 NFL fans representative of the US population, 21 percent of people disliked the Patriots — once again edging the Dallas Cowboys (19 percent).

Of those polled, 42 percent said they feel negatively about the Patriots, compared to only 19 percent who said they think of their Super Bowl LI opponent Atlanta Falcons negatively. As far as who those polled are rooting for to win the Super Bowl, 53 percent are pulling for the Falcons, 27 percent for the Patriots.

Patriots QB Tom Brady is both the most popular QB among fans, and the least popular, and coach Bill Belichick is also seen negatively by 34 percent of those polled by Public Policy Polling. Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports
  • Quarterback Tom Brady addresses Patriots fans who gathered at Gillette Stadium to send off their team, saying the Super Bowl would be “the toughest one we’ve had all year.”

Tom Brady is the most popular quarterback among fans (22 percent), but he’s also the least popular (24 percent). Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was the seventh-most-liked quarterback behind Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Eli Manning, Dak Prescott, Ben Roethlisberger and Russell Wilson.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick is also viewed negatively by 34 percent of those polled, while only 8 percent of those polled said they didn’t like Falcons coach Dan Quinn.

Belichick isn’t as disliked as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, as 37 percent said they thought of him unfavorably and 42 percent disapproved of the job he was doing.

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Soccer

  • Watch: Carvajal's header delivers killer blow for Madrid in UCL final

  • An introduction to Top Soccer News on theScore ??

  • An introduction to Top Soccer News on theScore ??

  • Real Madrid beat Dortmund to win 15th European Cup

  • Police arrest dozens of ticket-less fans at Wembley final

  • Dortmund boss Terzic lauds 'brilliant' Sancho after UCL defeat

  • Modric, Kroos among Madrid stars to make history with latest UCL triumph

  • Madrid's inevitability is a superpower no rival can match

  • Transfer window preview: 50 players who could move this summer

  • Vinicius Jr. named Champions League Player of the Season

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