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Diana Moskovitz

A photo of former Michigan State coach Mel Tucker on the left and former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald on the right.

Mel Tucker and Pat Fitzgerald

College Football

The Football Coach Always Gets Paid

Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans reacts during the first half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium on November 26, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. He's wearing a green jacket and a headset.

Mel Tucker

Mel Tucker Officially Fired From Michigan State

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Patrick Redford

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 09: Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans looks on prior to a game against the Richmond Spiders at Spartan Stadium on September 09, 2023 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Richmond v Michigan State

Mel Tucker Isn’t Going Quietly

Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans looks on in the fourth quarter of a game agains the Richmond Spiders at Spartan Stadium on September 09, 2023 in East Lansing, Michigan.

Michigan State Has Begun The Process Of Firing Mel Tucker

A general view of Spartan Stadium during the game between Notre Dame and Michigan State Spartans on September 23, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. The stadium is packed.

Spartan Stadium

13 Years After Lizzy Seeberg, Going Up Against College Football Remains A Fraught Idea

Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans during a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on October 9, 2021 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Michigan State

Mel Tucker at Michigan State

Michigan State Suspends Football Coach After Sexual Harassment Investigation Goes Public

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Samer Kalaf

Antonio Brown exposes himself at a hotel pool in Dubai.

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Video Shows Antonio Brown Exposing Himself At Dubai Hotel Pool

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Baltimore Ravens v Washington Redskins

Congressional Report Shows Dan Snyder Is Sneakier Than Previously Known, Still Awful

Former Dallas Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson. In the photo, he is talking into several microphones.

Donnie Nelson

Lawsuit: Dallas Mavericks Fired Donnie Nelson For Reporting Sexual Assault And Harassment

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Tom Ley

NFC Wild Card Playoffs – San Francisco 49ers v Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys Sure Know How To Sew Up A Voyeurism Scandal

2020 NWSL Challenge Cup – Quarterfinal – North Carolina Courage v Portland Thorns FC

Soccer

NWSL Players Association Calls For Investigation Into Coach’s Alleged Misconduct

Former head coach Les Miles of the Kansas Jayhawks watches from the sidelines during the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas.

Les Miles at Kansas

The Problem Was That Les Miles Stopped Winning

Then-LSU head football coach Les Miles looks on during the game against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Auburn, Alabama.

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