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2 days ago
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Knicks Set To Hire Mike Brown As New Head Coach
Knicks Set To Hire Mike Brown As New Head Coach originally appeared on Fadeaway World. The New York Knicks are closing in on their next head coach, and it's a name with both pedigree and championship experience. According to senior ESPN insider Shams Charania, the Knicks are expected to hire two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown to lead the franchise into its next phase. After a month-long search following the surprising firing of Tom Thibodeau, Knicks president Leon Rose appears to have made his choice. Brown brings with him a wealth of experience, having coached across three decades in the NBA. He is a four-time NBA champion as an assistant, winning titles with the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs under Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich. His resume includes guiding teams with elite defensive identities, but his most recent accomplishment was shaping the Sacramento Kings into an offensive juggernaut in 2022–23, the top-rated offense in the NBA that season. His time in Sacramento ended unexpectedly in December 2024, when the Kings fired him midseason. The decision was widely criticized across the league, with many believing Brown was unfairly dismissed despite his efforts to transform a perennial lottery team into a playoff contender. Now, just months later, he lands in the biggest market in the league with a chance to coach one of the most promising rosters in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks are coming off their best season in over two decades. They finished third in the East with a 51–31 record and made their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years. However, after losing to the Indiana Pacers in six games, the front office shocked fans and analysts by firing Tom Thibodeau. While the move raised eyebrows, it was clearly the beginning of a vision shift and now, Mike Brown will be tasked with building upon that momentum. Brown inherits a deep, talented, and versatile roster. Jalen Brunson has emerged as a true superstar and leader of the team, while Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges bring scoring and spacing. OG Anunoby and Josh Hart offer elite perimeter defense and hustle, giving Brown a core group tailor-made for two-way basketball. The challenge will be to balance that defensive identity with a modernized, efficient offense, something Brown has proven capable of managing. New York's coaching search was exhaustive. Leon Rose reportedly requested permission to interview five sitting NBA head coaches but was denied each time. The front office then pivoted to multi-round interviews with several free-agent candidates. Brown impressed throughout and was seen as the best blend of experience, flexibility, and leadership. This hire signals a strong belief in the current roster's ability to contend now, without blowing up the foundation built under Thibodeau. Brown's reputation as a steady presence, with championship acumen and locker room respect, could be exactly what the Knicks need to clear the next hurdle: reaching the NBA Finals. As the Knicks aim to build on their 2025 success, Mike Brown will be at the helm, poised to guide a hungry, rising squad through the East's gauntlet. This story was originally reported by Fadeaway World on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Times
3 days ago
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- New York Times
India football federation receives ‘hoax' Xavi and Pep Guardiola head coach applications
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has confirmed an application for the national team's head coach vacancy purporting to be from former Barcelona boss Xavi was a hoax. The AIFF's national team director Subrata Paul told The Times of India on Friday that the federation had received an application under Xavi's name, although a member of the AIFF's technical committee was quoted as suggesting it would not be financially viable to pursue. Advertisement On Saturday, the AIFF said it had narrowed its head coach shortlist down to three applicants and in the process had dismissed hoax applications purporting to be from Xavi and Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola. An AIFF statement read: 'The AIFF received an email furnishing the applications from Spanish coaches Pep Guardiola and Xavi Hernandez. The authenticity of their applications could not be confirmed, and it has since emerged that the email applications were not genuine.' India have been without a permanent manager since Manolo Marquez's contract was mutually terminated at the beginning of July. Marquez's return to former side Goa has since been announced. The AIFF said it received 170 applications for the head coach role, which has since been whittled down to three by the technical committee. Guardiola, 54, signed a new contract with Manchester City in November which runs until 2027, while Xavi, 45, has been out of management since departing Barcelona at the end of the 2023-24 season. Speaking to The Athletic in May, he explained the Indian Super League was among the divisions he follows due to the number of Spanish coaches working in it. 'La Liga (I follow) the most,' Xavi said. 'Then the Premier League. Not so much the French league, but sometimes I'll watch PSG or Marseille, especially Paris. Italy, I follow Como because I have a couple of friends there, Sergi Roberto and Cesc Fabregas. I have good friends in Saudi and Qatar, so I follow the leagues there. I watch a lot. I love football. I also follow Panama because my friend is there. And sometimes the Indian League because many Spanish coaches are there.' India, ranked 133rd in the FIFA men's world rankings, are next in action on October 9 when they face Singapore in an Asian Cup qualifier.
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6 days ago
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Bears' Johnson talks starting roles, expectations for new season
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson talks about competition for the starting left tackle position and emphasizes players are ready for upcoming season.
CBS News
6 days ago
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- CBS News
Aaron Glenn ready for the challenge of being Jets head coach: "This is something that I've been waiting on for a long time"
Aaron Glenn woke up at 3:30 on the morning of his first training camp practice as the New York Jets ' head coach and couldn't fall back asleep. A text message sent from his wife an hour earlier had a familiar message: "Just be A.G." "And that's who I'm going to be," a smiling Glenn said after a light practice Wednesday. "Right, wrong or indifferent, nothing's going to change about how I operate, nothing's going to change about the way that I think. "But, man, I was excited." And he has been wide awake since. "This is something," he said, "that I've been waiting on for a long time." Glenn, who turned 53 last Tuesday, was hired by the Jets in January in a return to the franchise with which he was a star cornerback for the first eight seasons of his 15-year NFL playing career. Thirty-one years after being a rookie player in Jets camp, the longtime assistant coach is now tasked with trying to turn around the fortunes of a franchise that hasn't made the playoffs in 14 seasons, the league's longest active drought. "Listen, I know the pain," Glenn said. "I know all the things that the fans have been through and I know all the things you guys have been through. I might have been gone from here, but I've never been gone in spirit, so I get it. That sticks with me a ton. "I'm just telling you guys that now, I understand the pain and I'm hoping, I'm praying and I expect to make sure that pain goes away. I think about that every day." Glenn's most recent coaching gig was overseeing a defense that helped the Detroit Lions rise to one of the NFL's best teams under Dan Campbell. He played for Bill Parcells and coached for Sean Payton and kept meticulous notes, building his own foundation for how he'd do things if and when he ever got the chance to do so. Glenn has focused on changing the culture around the facility. It's an often overused term in football, but after all the losing for so long, the Jets sorely needed it. When he gathered his team Tuesday after the players officially reported for camp, Glenn told them it's a "one-day mentality" with the knowledge that the Super Bowl is always the ultimate goal. But it starts with the work that's being put in during the hot, muggy days of the next several weeks. "I've been coached by one of the greatest coaches of all time and I kind of know how it looks and know how it feels when it comes down to being around people who can take me and a team to the highest level," said defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, who played for Nick Saban at Alabama. "And (Glenn) got every aspect in him. He's got every quote. "The way he carries himself, I know he's going to be one of the greatest coaches in this league." That's high praise, but Williams isn't alone. The fact that Glenn was once a star player -- he made three Pro Bowls and was selected to the Jets' all-time four-decade team in 2003 -- carries a lot of weight with the men he's now leading as a coach. "For me, it was just getting in front of him, meeting him," fourth-year wide receiver Garrett Wilson said. "He's done this thing, he's played at a high level. He's been a Jet before, which for me is like, it's huge, man. ... He can relate. "And then not to mention, he's seen the blueprint for what it means to take a team that hasn't had much success and turn them into a top of the league, premier team, right? He's seen the blueprint twice or three times. So for me, that's really all I needed to hear." Glenn and his Jets just need to manifest it all on the field, particularly when they start their season on Sept. 7 at home against Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. And maybe Glenn will find some time to sleep before then. "We have this whole day where we have things we need to get done," he said. "So I'm looking forward to every part of every minute of every hour of what we have going on today because it's a day of teaching. And I want to make sure I go through that the right way."
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6 days ago
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Aaron Glenn was wide awake at 3:30 a.m., ready to begin the process of making Jets' 'pain' go away
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Glenn woke up at 3:30 on the morning of his first training camp practice as the New York Jets ' head coach and couldn't fall back asleep. A text message sent from his wife an hour earlier had a familiar message: 'Just be A.G.' 'And that's who I'm going to be,' a smiling Glenn said after a light practice Wednesday. 'Right, wrong or indifferent, nothing's going to change about how I operate, nothing's going to change about the way that I think. 'But, man, I was excited.' And he has been wide awake since. 'This is something,' he said, 'that I've been waiting on for a long time.' Glenn, who turned 53 last Tuesday, was hired by the Jets in January in a return to the franchise with which he was a star cornerback for the first eight seasons of his 15-year NFL playing career. Thirty-one years after being a rookie player in Jets camp, the longtime assistant coach is now tasked with trying to turn around the fortunes of a franchise that hasn't made the playoffs in 14 seasons, the league's longest active drought. 'Listen, I know the pain,' Glenn said. 'I know all the things that the fans have been through and I know all the things you guys have been through. I might have been gone from here, but I've never been gone in spirit, so I get it. That sticks with me a ton. 'I'm just telling you guys that now, I understand the pain and I'm hoping, I'm praying and I expect to make sure that pain goes away. I think about that every day." Glenn's most recent coaching gig was overseeing a defense that helped the Detroit Lions rise to one of the NFL's best teams under Dan Campbell. He played for Bill Parcells and coached for Sean Payton and kept meticulous notes, building his own foundation for how he'd do things if and when he ever got the chance to do so. Glenn has focused on changing the culture around the facility. It's an often overused term in football, but after all the losing for so long, the Jets sorely needed it. When he gathered his team Tuesday after the players officially reported for camp, Glenn told them it's a 'one-day mentality' with the knowledge that the Super Bowl is always the ultimate goal. But it starts with the work that's being put in during the hot, muggy days of the next several weeks. 'I've been coached by one of the greatest coaches of all time and I kind of know how it looks and know how it feels when it comes down to being around people who can take me and a team to the highest level,' said defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, who played for Nick Saban at Alabama. "And (Glenn) got every aspect in him. He's got every quote. 'The way he carries himself, I know he's going to be one of the greatest coaches in this league.' That's high praise, but Williams isn't alone. The fact that Glenn was once a star player — he made three Pro Bowls and was selected to the Jets' all-time four-decade team in 2003 — carries a lot of weight with the men he's now leading as a coach. 'For me, it was just getting in front of him, meeting him,' fourth-year wide receiver Garrett Wilson said. "He's done this thing, he's played at a high level. He's been a Jet before, which for me is like, it's huge, man. ... He can relate. 'And then not to mention, he's seen the blueprint for what it means to take a team that hasn't had much success and turn them into a top of the league, premier team, right? He's seen the blueprint twice or three times. So for me, that's really all I needed to hear." Glenn and his Jets just need to manifest it all on the field, particularly when they start their season on Sept. 7 at home against Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. And maybe Glenn will find some time to sleep before then. 'We have this whole day where we have things we need to get done,' he said. 'So I'm looking forward to every part of every minute of every hour of what we have going on today because it's a day of teaching. And I want to make sure I go through that the right way.' ___ AP NFL:
