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It's been eight years since Rex Ryan was last a head coach in the NFL and he hasn't taken a single coaching job since despite his reputation as a top defensive mind. But with a number of NFL teams looking for new head coaches this offseason, the former New York Jets and Buffalo Bills coach wants one job in particular. Appearing on Pardon My Take, the former head coach turned NFL analyst publicly lobbied the Jets to re-hire him as their head coach. "There's way too much talent on this team to play the way we've been playing," Ryan said, referring to the Jets. "Period. And, how hard can you get a guy to play? That's the thing. Like, nobody's seen the team going to play the way... As hard as this team's going to play in the future, trust me, if I'm the guy. Trust me." "And that's going to be it," Ryan said. "That's what's going to seperate me from all these other guys you're going to bring in. You know, your Grudens [Jon Gruden], your whoever or whatever, give me a break. They ain't New York Jets. I'm all about the Jets." "And the great thing is, alright yeah, second chance. You'd get a second chance at it, things that doesn't happen very often. Yeah, well when it does, it's usually special. And so, we'll find out if I get that chance or not." “I think I’m the guy for the Jets” Rex Ryan has some unfinished business with New York @PardonMyTake pic.twitter.com/v1MQbaIvhM Ryan was the last coach to lead the Jets to the playoffs back in the 2010 season. He went 20-12 in his first two seasons at the helm between 2009 and 2010, leading them to the AFC Championship Game in back-to-back seasons. His big personality made him a great fit for New York and his bombastic style had fans loving him even after some of his worst moments. But poor quarterback play from Mark Sanchez between 2011 and 2012, followed by Geno Smith from 2013 to 2014 resulted in four straight years without a winning season and Ryan's firing following the 2014 season. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images Ryan became head coach of the Bills mere months after the Jets fired him but he went 15-16 in two years, also failing to reach the playoffs. Should the Jets hire Ryan as their next head coach? Related: New York Sports Radio Host Wants Jets To Hire Rex Ryan
Tulsa fires head coach Kevin WilsonIt’s a familiar story. You get so focused on Christmas that you forget to make plans for Hogmanay – then panic buy a ticket to an overpriced event at a pub, paying a fortune to have a decidedly average evening. So this year, why not plan ahead and do something a bit different? From cabins to ceilidhs, these are our pick of the best alternative ways to spend New Year’s Eve. Stay at Glencoe Woodland Lodges, Ballachulish Why not forego the crowds completely, and see in 2025 in total tranquillity? That’s what’s on offer at the delightful Glencoe Woodland Lodges. Their luxury RiverBed micro cabins are perched right on the riverside, with private sunken hot tubs on the deck where you can toast the bells in style. Only 12 square metres in size, the cabins are cosy and romantic, but well stocked with a Simba mattress, mini kitchenette and luxury en-suite bathroom. And with the breathtaking surroundings of Glencoe on your doorstep, it’s the ideal place for a New Year’s Day walk to blow the cobwebs away. www.woodlands.scot/accommodation (Image: The Stand) Enjoy comedy at the Hogmanay Special at The Stand, Glasgow End 2024 on a high with a giggle at the Stand Comedy Club. This intimate venue in Glasgow’s west end has seen some A-list comedians performing there over the years and is a great place to catch exciting new talent. Their Hogmanay special will be hosted by Marc Jennings, with performances from Susan Riddell, Gary Little and headliner Ray Bradshaw. The event starts at 8pm, but be sure to arrive an hour earlier, when the doors open, to secure a seat up the back. If not, you run the risk of becoming part of the act. www.thestand.co.uk Dance at the Taybank, Dunkeld, Perthshire The Taybank, one of Perthshire’s most popular pubs, is a hub for celebrations on Hogmanay. There’s cocktails, canapés and a disco upstairs, or live trad performances from ceilidh band Rohallion for those who prefer more traditional music . If you want a bit of fresh air, there’s fire pits and mulled drinks outside where you can coorie in and enjoy views of the majestic Telford Bridge over the Tay. Tickets for the party are £50 per person, but you can buy an extra package that includes a four-course dinner and a glass of fizz in the restaurant. www.thetaybank.co.uk (Image: Stonehaven Fireball Festival) Watch the Stonehaven Fireball Festival, Aberdeenshire For a truly memorable way to spend the bells, look no further than the Stonehaven Fireball Festival. Thousands descend on this Aberdeenshire harbour town to see the locals parade through the street swinging balls of fire around their heads (allegedly banishing the bad spirits before the new year). The excitement starts around midnight and lasts for 20 minutes, before a firework display kicks off above the harbour. Best of all, it’s free and there is no ticket required to watch the festivities. Take note, Edinburgh! www.stonehavenfireballs.com Toast a whisky in Dufftown, Moray Dufftown is famous for whisky and shortbread, and you can enjoy both these Scottish classics at the town’s Hogmanay festivities. Most people begin the evening at a party in local hotel The Whisky Capital Inn, where stovies are served alongside whisky (included in the £20 entry ticket) and there’s live music from the Dufftown Pipe Band. At midnight, revellers spill out into the town square where free drams of whisky and shortbread are handed out, thanks to the local Glenfiddich distillery and Walkers biscuit factory. www.whiskycapitalinn.co.uk
NoneIndiana should be able to breathe easy this week. It has very little chance of making it into the Big Ten championship game. On the other hand, Georgia's spot in the Southeastern Conference title game is so risky that if the Bulldogs lose they might have been better off sitting it out. Over the next two weeks, the warm familiarity of conference championship games, which began in 1992 thanks to the SEC, could run into the cold reality that comes with the first 12-team College Football Playoff. League title games give the nation's top contenders a chance to hang a banner and impress the CFP committee, but more than ever, the bragging rights come with the risk of a season-wrecking loss — even with an expanded field. “I just don’t think it’s a quality conversation,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said last week, sticking with the time-honored cliche of looking no further than the next weekend's opponent. Those who want to have that talk, though, already know where Georgia stands. The Bulldogs (9-2) are ranked sixth in this week's AP Top 25 and projected somewhere near that in the next set of CFP rankings that come out Tuesday. They already have two losses and will have to beat No. 3 Texas or No. 20 Texas A&M in the SEC title game on Dec. 7 to avoid a third. How bad would a third loss hurt? The chairman of the selection committee insists that a team making a conference title game shouldn't count against it. What that really means won't be known until the games are played and the pairings come out on Dec. 8. "We're going to let the season play out," Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said. “But I think teams who make that championship game, the committee looks at them and puts them in high esteem." All of which could be good news for Indiana in the unlikely event the Hoosiers find themselves playing for the Big Ten title. IU is coming off a flop in its first major test of the season, a 38-15 loss to Ohio State last weekend. After his team's first loss of the season, coach Curt Cignetti took offense to being asked whether the Hoosiers were still a playoff-caliber team. “Is that a serious question?” he asked. “I’m not even gonna answer that. The answer is so obvious.” What might hurt Indiana, which dropped five spots to No. 10 in the AP poll, would be another drubbing. The Hoosiers would be at least a two-touchdown underdog in a title-game matchup against top-ranked Oregon. The odds of that happening, however, are slim. It would take a Michigan upset over No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday, combined with a Maryland upset over No. 4 Penn State and, of course, an Indiana win over Purdue (1-10). Because this is the first year of the 12-team playoff, there's no perfect comparison to make. For instance, this is the first time Power Four conference champions are guaranteed a spot in the playoff. But 2017 provides a textbook example of how a team losing its conference title game suffered. That year, Alabama had one loss (to Auburn) and didn't play in the SEC title game, but made the four-team field ahead of Wisconsin, which was 12-1 after a loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game. Ohio State didn't make it either — two losses didn't get teams into a four-team field. Neither did undefeated UCF. Saturday's results made things a little more clear for the rest of the conferences: — In the Big 12, winning the title game will probably be the only way for Arizona State (9-2), BYU (9-2), Iowa State (9-2), Colorado (8-3) or anyone else to earn a spot in the 12-team playoff. None are ranked higher than 14th in the AP poll. — The Atlantic Coast Conference could get multiple bids. Miami (10-1), SMU (10-1) and Clemson (9-2) all finished in the top 12 of this week's AP poll. They were cheering the loudest when both Alabama and Ole Miss suffered their third losses of the season. — The Mountain West would be a one-bid conference, but that's only a sure thing if Boise State wins. A loss by the Broncos could open the CFP for Tulane or Army of the American Athletic. Both the MWC and AAC title games take place at 8 p.m. on Dec. 6. — Where the committee places Alabama and Ole Miss on Tuesday will be an indicator of what it thinks of teams with three losses that played very strong schedules. — It could also set the stakes for Georgia, which faces the prospect of loss No. 3 in the Dec. 7 title game, assuming the Bulldogs beat rival Georgia Tech this week. — Clemson has been steadily climbing. Its 34-3 loss to Georgia came on Aug. 31. Is it ancient history to the committee, though? — Indiana's status as a playoff team — in, out, nervous? — will become apparent. The Ohio State game was Indiana's first against a top-flight opponent. 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The development, based in Faverdale Industrial Estate is set to include a wide range of amenities such as football and cricket training areas, golf simulators, a gym, a canteen, and even a dedicated padel tennis court, is designed to alleviate this pressure. The new complex aims to address the growing demand for accessible training spaces and amenities in Darlington. (Image: Ward and Sons Holdings Ltd) Francis Ward, director of Ward and Sons and the driving force behind the project highlighted the importance of this development for the town. As someone deeply involved in grassroots sports, Ward emphasised the challenges of finding suitable venues for local teams and coaches. He said: "As a coach for Hurworth Albion football club, I found it to be a real task to find somewhere to train in the winter indoors or outdoors. Same as all the other coaches in grassroots football. "As females are coming into football as fast as males, most clubs are struggling to accommodate for this growth. I also think any facilities can than keep kids off the streets in my opinion is a plus." Ward added: "I have spent years being involved in grassroots sports including boxing and football and I have always found it difficult to find a venue. Even now, we are still travelling to Middlesbrough and other areas to take part in a 6-a-side game as there is no availability in Darlington. "Darlington is a thriving town, with hundreds of new housing developments under construction and new infrastructure to go... Cian MortimerThrivent Financial for Lutherans lessened its stake in Energizer Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:ENR – Free Report ) by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 51,306 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,118 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned 0.07% of Energizer worth $1,629,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Clearstead Trust LLC lifted its holdings in Energizer by 307.1% in the second quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 1,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 820 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of Energizer during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $65,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Energizer by 2,650.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 4,399 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC purchased a new stake in Energizer during the second quarter worth $203,000. Finally, Welch Group LLC acquired a new stake in Energizer during the second quarter valued at $207,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.74% of the company’s stock. Energizer Stock Performance ENR opened at $38.11 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion, a PE ratio of 73.29 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.51. Energizer Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $26.92 and a twelve month high of $39.21. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $33.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.93. Energizer Announces Dividend Insider Buying and Selling In related news, EVP Robin Vauth sold 4,070 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.16, for a total value of $155,311.20. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 9,827 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $374,998.32. This represents a 29.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link . Also, VP Sara B. Hampton sold 2,812 shares of Energizer stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.49, for a total transaction of $108,233.88. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 4,635 shares in the company, valued at approximately $178,401.15. The trade was a 37.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 8,860 shares of company stock worth $334,694. 0.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of brokerages have weighed in on ENR. Barclays downgraded shares of Energizer from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $34.00 to $36.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Energizer from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $32.00 to $39.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Energizer from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com raised Energizer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $38.00 price target on shares of Energizer in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $37.63. Check Out Our Latest Report on Energizer About Energizer ( Free Report ) Energizer Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands. Further Reading Five stocks we like better than Energizer Russell 2000 Index, How Investors Use it For Profitable Trading The Latest 13F Filings Are In: See Where Big Money Is Flowing What is a Secondary Public Offering? 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Despite a roster overhaul and a general lack of Division I experience among the squad, the Colorado men’s basketball team has shown significant signs of progress since tipping off the season seven weeks ago. It’s been a home-heavy slate so far, too. Yet few people have witnessed the Buffaloes’ early growth in person. After the Buffs capped nonconference play with a win against Bellarmine on Saturday, head coach Tad Boyle pivoted from a question about a boisterous crowd spurred by an Alamo Bowl sendoff for CU football and an appearance by Travis Hunter’s Heisman Trophy to comment on the state of the program’s attendance through nonconference play. Simply put, there have been plenty of available seats at the CU Events Center. And at the dawn of the NIL era in college basketball, it’s a concern on the forefront of Boyle’s mind. “Quite frankly, I think the core of our fan base for the basketball program has been very loyal and good. But if people think that the nonconference attendance is going to allow us to be successful in the Big 12 as we move forward, unless it changes, they’re sorely mistaken. We’ve got to fill this thing up. Starting December 30th,” Boyle said after the Bellarmine win. “(Bellarmine) was a step in the right direction. (Saturday) was a great day to honor the football team and Travis and Shedeur. Had no problem with that at all.” Boosted by the festivities surrounding the football team, the attendance of 7,684 against Bellarmine was the second-highest of the season at the Events Center. Through eight home games, the Buffs are averaging just 6,435 fans. That’s currently on pace to mark the lowest average attendance of the 15-season Boyle era, although attendance figures are certain to climb with the marquee matchups on the way in Big 12 play, beginning with CU’s league opener against No. 3 Iowa State on Monday (7 p.m., CBS Sports Network). The Buffs host four other teams ranked in this week’s AP Top 25 in No. 7 Kansas (Feb. 24), No. 15 Houston (Feb. 8), No. 17 Cincinnati (Jan. 15) and No. 25 Baylor (Feb. 22). In the five top 25 games played at the Events Center since the mostly fan-less COVID season of 2020-21, attendance has averaged 9,554. The Buffs host two other teams currently receiving top 25 votes in West Virginia (Jan. 12) and Arizona State (Jan. 28), and CU hosts another big-draw matchup with BYU on Jan. 21. The attendance of 8,913 for BYU’s previous visit on Dec. 12, 2015, hasn’t been topped in a non-Colorado State nonconference home game since. Yet while attendance certainly will rise in January and February, the early returns have continued a recent box office trend for the Buffs. Following the COVID season, the Buffs averaged 7,141 fans in the 2021-22 regular season, at the time the lowest since an average of 6,900 in Boyle’s first season of 2010-11. CU then averaged a Boyle-era low 6,752 in 2022-23. Last year’s NCAA Tournament team pushed that average attendance figure back up to 7,531, but even the home win against CSU three weeks ago drew only 9,143 fans. That’s over 1,900 under capacity at the Events Center and nearly 900 fewer than the attendance for CSU’s previous visit two years ago. “I would like to see this place sold out every night,” Boyle said. “Like it is in Ames, Iowa. Like it is in Lawrence, Kansas. Like it is in Waco, Texas, and all the places that we’re going to play. If it is, it is. If it isn’t, it isn’t. There’s nothing I can do about it. My job is to get our team better.”
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SOCIAL MEDIA How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult. The Australian government's plan to ban children from social media platforms including X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram until their 16th birthdays is politically popular. The leaders of all eight Australian states and mainland territories unanimously backed the plan, though Tasmania, the smallest state, would have preferred the threshold were set at 14. But vocal experts in the fields of technology and child welfare responded with alarm. More than 140 of them signed an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemning the 16-year age limit as "too blunt an instrument to address risks effectively." The Australian Parliament has now passed the ban, and the platforms have one year to work out how to implement it. Concerned teen Leo Puglisi, a 17-year-old Melbourne student who founded the online streaming service 6 News Australia at the age of 11, laments that lawmakers imposing the ban lack the youth's perspective on social media. "With respect to the government and prime minister, they didn't grow up in the social media age, they're not growing up in the social media age, and what a lot of people are failing to understand here is that, like it or not, social media is a part of people's daily lives," Puglisi said. "It's part of their communities, it's part of work, it's part of entertainment, it's where they watch content — young people aren't listening to the radio or reading newspapers or watching free-to-air TV — and so it can't be ignored. The reality is this ban, if implemented, is just kicking the can down the road for when a young person goes on social media," he added. Puglisi is applauded for his work online. He was a finalist in his home state Victoria's nomination for the Young Australian of the Year award, which will be announced in January. His nomination bid credits his platform with "fostering a new generation of informed, critical thinkers." Grieving mom-turnedactivist One of the proposal's supporters, cyber safety campaigner Sonya Ryan, knows how dangerous social media can be for children. Her 15-year-old daughter Carly was murdered in 2007 in South Australia state by a 50-year-old pedophile who pretended to be a teenager online. In a grim milestone of the digital age, Carly was the first person in Australia to be killed by an online predator. "Kids are being exposed to harmful pornography, they're being fed misinformation, there are body image issues, there's sextortion, online predators, bullying. There are so many different harms for them to try and manage and kids just don't have the skills or the life experience to be able to manage those well," Ryan said. "The result of that is we're losing our kids," she said. "Not only what happened to Carly, predatory behavior, but also we're seeing an alarming rise in suicide of young people." Ryan is part of a group advising the government on a national strategy to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse in Australia. She wholeheartedly supports Australia setting the social media age limit at 16. "We're not going to get this perfect," she said. "We have to make sure that there are mechanisms in place to deal with what we already have, which is an anxious generation and an addicted generation of children to social media." Skeptical internet expert Tama Leaver, professor of internet studies at Curtin University, fears the government will make the platforms hold the users' identification data instead. The government already said the onus will be on the platforms, rather than on children or their parents, to ensure everyone meets the age limit. "The worst possible outcome seems to be the one that the government may be inadvertently pushing towards, which would be that the social media platforms themselves would end up being the identity arbiter," Leaver said. "They would be the holder of identity documents which would be absolutely terrible because they have a fairly poor track record so far of holding on to personal data well," he added. The platforms will have a year once the legislation becomes law to work out how the ban can be implemented. Ryan, who divides her time between Adelaide in South Australia and Fort Worth, Texas, said privacy concerns should not stand in the way of removing children from social media. "What is the cost if we don't? If we don't put the safety of our children ahead of profit and privacy?" she asked. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Preview: Crawley Town vs. Rotherham United - prediction, team news, lineups
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