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David Roth

Head coach Pete Carroll of the Las Vegas Raiders speaks with Atonio Mafi #56 prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on January 4. The Raiders actually won this one but fired Carroll shortly after.

Podcasts

That Is Way Too Much Raiders, With Kalyn Kahler

Ray Ratto

Head coach Bruce Pearl of the Auburn Tigers at the media day before the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game on April 3, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.

College Basketball

Bruce Pearl Always Knew What He Could Get Away With

Jae Towle Vieira [they/them] works as a producer for Normal Gossip. Their fiction has been published in The Normal School, New England Review, Carve Magazine, Passages North, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere.

Jae Towle Vieira

Normal Gossip logo with cartoon characters gossiping

Lit Up On Bleep Island

Patrick Redford

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 08: (L-R) Bill Belichick and Jordan Hudson attend Michael Rubin's 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at The Sugar Mill on February 08, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Fanatics)

College Football

Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Asks That Her Boyfriend’s Son Receive The “Upmost Respect”

Dave McKenna

A screenshot of Ross Levinsohn standing at a lectern. He's speaking at the University of Colorado. A giant poster of an SI cover with Deion Sanders on it is behind him.

Journalismism

Debating The Finer Points Of Nepotism With Ex-SI Boss Ross Levinsohn

Lauren Theisen

Shemy Schembechler Experiences Sudden Change Of Heart About Slavery After Short-Lived Michigan Job

Capital

We’re Going To Need A Bigger Space Prison

Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy on the sidelines during his team's totally dispiriting loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Nepotism, Incompetence, And Repeatedly Falling For Email Scams, With Kalyn Kahler

Kalyn Kahler

Just How Big A Problem Is Nepotism In NFL Coaching?

Nepotism