Vic Fangio introduced as Dolphins defensive coordinator

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Veteran NFL coach Vic Fangio compared the year he took off from the sidelines to a tenured professor on sabbatical leave. For the 64-year-old Fangio, whose NFL coaching career spans 35 years, class is in session again. Fangio was introduced as the Miami Dolphins new defensive coordinator at the club’s training facility Monday. Fangio replaces Josh

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Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000 – The Denver Post

By MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — With the hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched Wednesday for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The confirmed death toll from the world’s deadliest quake in more than a decade passed 11,000.

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As tornadoes hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping container – The Denver Post

By SHARON JOHNSON and BUTCH DILL MARBURY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. The harrowing stories of David Hollon and other survivors of Thursday’s storm are emerging as residents

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Rivalry renewed as Colorado men’s basketball looks to extend streak at USC’s Galen Center – The Denver Post

The players who made the Colorado-USC rivalry one of the more entertaining matchups in Pac-12 men’s basketball over the past five years have moved on. The next generation of Buffaloes is eager to carry on the battle. The nearly-annual, often entertaining visit to USC is at hand, with the Buffs beginning a two-game trip through Los Angeles on Thursday night

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A’s still pursuing Oakland ballpark with eye on Las Vegas – The Denver Post

By MARK ANDERSON LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics continue to push for a new stadium in the Bay Area, general manager David Forst said Tuesday, despite baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred’s recent concerns about whether a deal would get done there. The A’s, Forst said at baseball’s general managers’ meetings, are still looking for a new ballpark in Oakland

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Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida’s death toll climbs – The Denver Post

By MEG KINNARD and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A revived Hurricane Ian pounded coastal South Carolina on Friday, ripping apart piers and flooding streets after the ferocious storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida, trapping thousands in their homes and leaving at least 27 people dead. The powerful storm, estimated to be one of the costliest hurricanes ever

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As USWNT begins World Cup qualifying, here’s what you need to know about the CONCACAF W Championship – The Denver Post

The United States Women’s National Team has done all of its prep work. Now it’s time to roll out as the road to earning a fifth star on the badge will begin in earnest south of the border in Mexico. Monday marks the start of the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. The W Championship will double up as qualifying for the

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