NCAA 2015 Football News: What Are College Head Football Coaches Really Worth?

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NCAA 2015 Football News: What Are College Head Football Coaches Really Worth?
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh smiles as he answers a question during Media Day for the NFL’s Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Louisiana January 29, 2013. The 49ers will meet the Baltimore Ravens in the game on February 3

Christian Post Report – How much money is a football coach worth? Are college coaches more valuable than NFL coaches because the recruitment of players falls more on a college coaches shoulders. Can a coach make that much of a difference? Jim Harbaugh recently said that he doesn’t think he is worth his $5 million a year, and many have questioned if Nick Saban is worth north of $7 million a year to Alabama.

“I like making a buck just like the next guy. I’m not doing five times as much work as somebody else or doing more work than someone who’s not the head football coach at the University of Michigan,” Bryan Fischer Harbaugh wrote for College Football 24/7. “So to answer your question, honestly, I would have to say no.”

Harbaugh is known to be a guy who speaks his mind but these seem like very odd comments made by a guy who just signed a seven year contract to coach football at his alma matter on a deal worth a reported $40 million. The powers that be at the University of Michigan certainly think Harbaugh is worth every penny of this deal, but that might change if he losses to Ohio State later this year.

“Michigan fans will think Harbaugh will be worth every penny, however, if he’s able to turn around the football program and have the Wolverines competing for national titles again just as the maize and blue used to do nearly a decade ago,” Fisher added.

Ben Axelrod of Bleacher Report added his thoughts: “In some cases, the coaches aren’t worth it, but in many of them, they are. In the case of Michigan, which has proved profitable regardless of results but has yet to reach its ceiling, it’s hard to envision a world where Harbaugh doesn’t prove worth his paycheck.”

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Wisconsin Badgers vs Arizona Wildcats Live Stream, TBS TV Schedule: Watch NCAA March Madness 2015 Online

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Wisconsin Badgers vs Arizona Wildcats Live Stream, TBS TV Schedule: Watch NCAA March Madness 2015 Online

Only two teams are left in the West Region of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament as the top-seeded Wisconsin Badgers face number two team Arizona Wildcats.

Christian Post Report – The match is on March 28, 2015 and starts 6:09 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the TBS network or online through live stream (details below).

Arizona Wildcats' Derrick Williams (L) drives to the net on Connecticut Huskies' Roscoe Smith in this 2011 file photo. (Photo: Reuters/Alex Gallardo)

Arizona Wildcats’ Derrick Williams (L) drives to the net on Connecticut Huskies’ Roscoe Smith in this 2011 file photo.

In the second round, Wisconsin took care of Coast Carolina 86-72 with Frank Kaminsky coming up big with 27 points and 12 rebounds. The Badgers led big by the half and continued to pile on the pressure to eliminate their Big South competition.

Next was a match against the Oregon Ducks. The game was much closer than their previous but Wisconsin held their own with Kaminsky again providing for the team with 16 points and seven rebounds. He got help from Sam Dekker, who poured in 17 points as four starters finished the game scoring in double digits.

In the Sweet 16, Wisconsin faced the tough North Carolina Tar Heels and gave them more than they could handle. North Carolina led by the half but Wisconsin rallied in the second frame to prevent the upset-minded underdogs. Dekker scored a game-high 23 points while shooting 10-of-15 from the field. He also pulled down 10 rebounds to finish the game on a high note.

Arizona dominated Texas Southern in the second round, winning big behind Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and his double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Wildcats held a 21-point lead to finish the half and eventually won 93-72.

Things were definitely much tougher in the Sweet 16 when they faced the Xavier Musketeers.

Arizona withstood an onslaught by big men Matt Stainbrook and Jalen Reynolds. The former finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds while the latter had 12 points off the bench. The Wildcats responded with 17 from T.J. Mconnell as he also pulled down seven rebounds and dished out five assists. Kaleb Tarczewski and Stanley Johnson each had 12 points in the 68-60 victory.

With a place in the final four up for grabs, catch updates and live scores on ESPN.com. For live streaming, click here.

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‘Captain Marvel’ Casting News: Are We Seeing Captain Marvel Soon?

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‘Captain Marvel’ Casting News: Are We Seeing Captain Marvel Soon?
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Umberto Gonzales’ Instagram post about Captain Marvel.

Christian Post Report – If rumors are to be believed, fans may be seeing Carol Danvers or Captain Marvel sooner that they think. According to numerous reports in Screen Rant, Games Radar and Slashfilm, Marvel may allow fans to get a preview of Ms. Danvers in the upcoming “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” when it is released in theaters on May 1.

According to Screen Rant, while Marvel announced late last year, that they will be making a solo movie featuring Captain Marvel for release in 2018, rumors have also been circulating that the script of “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” also includes cameos of new superheroes who will be introduced and appear as cameos in the movie. Paul Bettany who is rumored to be playing the role of Vision is one of these superheroes. And according to the report, Captain Marvel may be one of them as well.

There is also another rumor about how the film will end that reinforces the idea that new heroes need to come in. This has to do with the rumored end of the sequel wherein The Avengers are no longer a team and Captain America and the Black Widow need to recruit new members to the fold, which may include Captain Marvel.

Latino Review claims that Ms. Danvers has indeed been cast and Marvel is keeping a tight lid on who the actress is. As for the solo film, no writer has been signed on yet but reports are saying that comic book writer Kelly Sue Deconnick was trying to get the part. Another author close to the character of Captain Marvel, Jim Starlin, is said to be on board the “Captain Marvel” movie in an advisory capacity.

The report in Games Radar bravely cites a few possible names of actresses in contention for the role. It mentions Jessica Chastain, who earlier hinted “at a secret Marvel meeting.” It also mentions Jennifer Lawrence, who played Mystique in the “X-Men.”

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NFL 2015 Schedule News: NFL Playoff Expansion Plans Has Scheduling Conflicts

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NFL 2015 Schedule News: NFL Playoff Expansion Plans Has Scheduling Conflicts
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The NFL wants to expand its playoff tournament

Christian Post Report – The NFL wants to increase the size of their playoff field from 12 to 14 teams. While it seems simple to add a few games to the season ending tournament the NFL is facing significant scheduling difficulties as it tries to add games to the Wild Card Round without playing playoff games on Monday night, which could lead to a potential conflict with the College Football Championship games.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodel said the league will probably put off the decison. 

“This is something we’ve been evaluating over the last couple of years and I think several factors went into the decision to at least postpone the expanded playoffs,” he explained. “We want to make the regular season more important, more exciting and have more teams in the race. … We also have scheduling issues as far as when we could play the games: Saturday, Sunday, we’ve looked at a Monday night.”

“College football has the national championship on Monday night, we certainly don’t want to conflict with that. So there are a number of factors that are going on, so we just felt the right thing to do was take another year and evaluate all this,” he said.

The obvious solution to this is to have the lowest seeded teams to make the playoffs play on Thursday night. That would tie in with the league’s apparent decision to tie the added playoffs to its Thursday night TV package. Under this scenario one playoff game would be played Thursday night, two on Saturday and three games on Sunday during the Wild Card round.

Giving the lowest seeded teams what amounts to one addition day off if they win is not such a disadvantage considering they would be playing the highest seeded teams the following week which is most cases had a bye for the Wild Card round.

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‘Scandal’ Season 4 News, Spoilers: Olivia Pope Advises Cyrus to Walk Down the Aisle ASAP, B-613 in Danger

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‘Scandal’ Season 4 News, Spoilers: Olivia Pope Advises Cyrus to Walk Down the Aisle ASAP, B-613 in Danger
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ABC’s “Scandal” Season 4

Christian Post Report – Set to air yet another suspenseful and thrilling new episode this week, the next segment of the hit political drama TV series “Scandal” Season 4 titled “Put A Ring On It” will drop the spotlight on Cyrus (Jeff Perry) and his upcoming wedding.

A report from TV Line (via Design N Trend) indicated that Olivia (Kerry Washington) will urge Cyrus to “get married ASAP” with fiancé Michael (Matthew Del Negro) following the sticky situation he was in.

As fans remembered, the White House Chief of Staff was found out by the media to be sleeping with the male prostitute. With that in hand, Pope and Co. needs to control the situation by painting a romantic story and have the two wedded as soon as possible. This further means that the union wouldn’t be about love but about saving faces.

Meanwhile, the upcoming segment’s synopsis also mentioned about the B-613. The Futon Critic pointed out that David (Joshua Malina) will take the first step to bring down the organization. Will he succeed with his plans?

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, cast member Guillermo Diaz (who plays as Huck) dished out some details about the B-613.

“There are thousands of B-613 agents out there that we haven’t seen or touched on, if not more. It’s quite a large community. In these upcoming episodes, we’ll find out that there are a lot of more B-613 agents than we know of,” he said.

“Scandal” Season 4 episode 17 “Put a Ring On It” airs this Thursday, March 26 at 9 p.m. on ABC.

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NASCAR 2015 News, Rumors: Slugger Labbe Fined and Suspended

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NASCAR 2015 News, Rumors: Slugger Labbe Fined and Suspended
Duck Commander will sponsor the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway in April. (PIERRE DUCHARME/Reuters)

Duck Commander will sponsor the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway in April.

NASCAR has suspended Crew Chief Slugger Labbe of the no. 33 race team for three weeks and fined him $50,000. Labbe will also be placed on probation through the end of 2015 and car owner Joe Falk has been docked 25 car owner points. All of these punishments stem from violations on the no. 33 car driven last week in California by Brian Scott.

The no. 33 team was outside the NASCAR rule book for having an unapproved truck trailer arm installation and it was a P4 rules violation that is among the most serious offenses. NASCAR also levied a penalty for actions detrimental to stock car racing which is the racing leagues personal conduct penalty. NASCAR confiscated the pieces after the car failed its pre race inspection. Scott qualified for the race in the 25th spot and finished in the 27th earning a purse of over 100 thousand dollars.

The #33 team is a team driven by several drivers in a joint effort by Richard Childress Racing and Circle Sport. They are running all of the races to keep the car in the top 35 in owner’s points for a guaranteed starting spot each week. RCR is suing the car to get seat time for its young drivers like Scott and Ty Dillon.

While the fine is a hefty one the real damage could be the loss of 25 points owner’s point which could drop the no. 33 team out of a guaranteed starting spot. With 46 teams trying to qualify for 43 places this weekend at Martinsville that could be the difference between making the race and going home.

The no. 33 team was not the only team to receive penalties.

“NASCAR issued behavioral penalties to five XFINITY crew members for failure to comply with a directive from track security during pre-race activities March 21 at Auto Club Speedway. The crew members, who were working for driver Blake Koch’s No. 8 XFINITY Series team, were Mark Armstrong, Tyler Bullard, Nathaniel House, Jeremy Howard and Ryan Mulder.” FoxSports reported.

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Detroit Lions NFL 2015 News, Rumors: Make or Break Year for Lions and Matthew Stafford

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Detroit Lions NFL 2015 News, Rumors: Make or Break Year for Lions and Matthew Stafford
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford looks to throw a pass against the Chicago Bears during the first quarter of their NFL football game at Soldier Field in Chicago, October 22, 2012. (Photo: Reuters/Jeff Haynes)

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford looks to throw a pass against the Chicago Bears during the first quarter of their NFL football game at Soldier Field in Chicago, October 22, 2012.

Christian Post Report – Those who watch the Detroit Lions play their games say that if the team is going to take the next step it needs better, or maybe more consistent, play for its quarterback Matthew Stafford.

Stafford has put up a lot of numbers in his NFL career but rarely have those stats led to on the field success for his team. In what was a very down 2014 year for Stafford, in his sixth season as a NFL starter, his team won 11 games and made the playoffs. In his statistical best season, 2011, the Lions went 10-6. In each of those seasons the Lions lost in the opening round of the NFL playoffs.

That led his Coach, Jim Caldwell, to make the following comments as reported by Pro Football Talk:

“Someone said something about ‘Hey, well Coach, you really need your quarterback to take off. No, we don’t really need him to really take off. He’s been doing well. He’s improving steadily. Things in this league don’t happen that way. No one makes a meteoric jump. It’s gradual, it’s too competitive. There are too many good players. And it’s a tough league, and I do think he’s making really good progress.”

Even though it is his seventh Stafford’s first two seasons were marred by injury. He only played in 13 games those two seasons, which makes 2015 his fifth full year as the starter and a real make or break campaign for the franchise QB.

If Stafford plays more consistently and can lead his team on the field, and the Lions get a playoff win under their belt they are clearly on the right path. If he regresses and the Lions falter on the field the Lions may be stuck with a highly paid QB who cannot get them to the next level.

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Houston Rockets NBA 2015 News, Rumors: Howard Back in the Line-Up, Beverly to Undergo Surgery

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Houston Rockets NBA 2015 News, Rumors: Howard Back in the Line-Up, Beverly to Undergo Surgery

After getting Dwight Howard back from several weeks of absence due to injury, the Houston Rockets again received bad news.

Christian Post Report – According to ESPN, Rockets starting point guard Patrick Beverley could undergo surgery, and possibly end his season prematurely. Beverley tore his ligaments in his left wrist during the team’s win against Indiana. The injury reportedly caused swelling and pain.

James Harden Reuters/File

Houston Rockets guard James Harden

The guard reportedly consulted a doctor in Houston, but is looking for other options for the treatment of his injury. According to an insider, the entire team is hoping that a favorable prognosis would be needed after a re-evaluation of the injury.

Beverley, who is averaging 10.1 points and 3.4 assists a game, would be a huge loss for Houston in the backcourt. Not known for his offensive prowess, the 26-year-old guard is among the team’s best defenders and guard stoppers.

Meanwhile, in case Beverley does undergo surgery, he would be sidelined for the rest of the season.

Taking his place would be veterans Jason Terry and Pablo Prigioni. Unfortunately for the Rockets, the two has not adjusted yet.

During Houston’s match against New Orleans, Terry only registered two points and three assists in 27 minutes. Meanwhile, Prigioni did a little better with his two points and four assists in 20 minutes.

Unfortunately, those numbers and performances may not be enough to back-up James Harden in his scoring, especially during the playoffs.

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‘King’s Quest’ 2015 Release Date on PS3, PS4, Xbox One, 360: A Re-Imagining of an Old Classic

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‘King’s Quest’ 2015 Release Date on PS3, PS4, Xbox One, 360: A Re-Imagining of an Old Classic

The world’s first animated adventure game ever made for PC is making a comeback. In this age of reboots, a re-imagining of “King’s Quest” is being developed by The Odd Gentlemen and will be published by Sierra Entertainment. It is scheduled to be released between the third and fourth quarters of 2015.

King's Quest Trailer Screenshot YouTube/IGN

Christian Post Report – A screenshot of the reveal trailer of King’s Quest.

“King’s Quest” 2015 is actually not a sequel to the “King’s Quest” franchise. The franchise, according to the IGN report, has produced seven sequels, the last being “King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity” published in 1998. The upcoming game is still very much an adventure game, with King Graham of Daventry as the main protagonist. In the game, he is an old man telling his adventure stories to his granddaughter Gwendolyn.

His adventures are presented as flash back episodes where the player needs to solve puzzles in order to proceed. The old game series used point-and-click gestures, but the new game features third-person action/adventure controls.

“At its heart, though, it’s still very much a pure adventure game that relies on wits (and perhaps some trial and error) to solve fiendish puzzles. Objects in the game world are context sensitive, letting you know with an on-screen prompt whether they can be examined (from a first-person perspective, no less), picked up, or otherwise manipulated,” IGN reported.

Another feature of the game is the many ways that one can solve a puzzle or destroy an enemy. Everything a player does in the game will have consequences, which the player must live with throughout the game’s duration.

IGN’s initial preview of the game noted the game’s “gorgeous” graphics. The review says: “It evokes the whimsy and cartoonish aesthetics of the original games with a modern cinematic flair. Animated sequences wove so seamlessly with the gameplay that the effect was like watching a beautifully lush CG cartoon rather than a game.”

A demo of the game on PlayStation 4 was featured during the GDC 2015. The game will be available for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox 360.

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NBA 2015 News, Rumors: 2 Pre-Season Games Between Clippers and Hornets Happening in China in October

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NBA 2015 News, Rumors: 2 Pre-Season Games Between Clippers and Hornets Happening in China in October

NBA.com posted an official press release this Wednesday, saying that the NBA Global Games China 2015 will be featuring two preseason games between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers in China.

Christian Post Report – The first Far East hard court clash will take place on Oct. 11 at the Shenzhen Universiade Center, the site announced. The game will continue on Oct. 14 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.

As it was further detailed during the press conference which took place in Shenzen this week, the Global Games China 2015 edition will also feature a “variety of off-court activities including NBA Cares community programs.”

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Reuters/File

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference before Game 2 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat in San Antonio, Texas, June 8, 2014.

“We are delighted to have to young and talented teams in the Clippers and Hornets showcase the best NBA basketball to our fans in China,” NBA China CEO David Shoemaker said in a statement.

“We are honoured to bring the NBA Global Games to Shenzhen for the first time,” said Zhang Heyun, the culture, sports and tourism director of Shenzhen.

The Charlotte Hornets feature the talents of 2013-14 All-NBA Third Team selection Al Jefferson, which will be joined by emerging stars Kemba Walker and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. This will be first time that the franchise will be brought to China.

“The Charlotte Hornets are excited to play in NBA Global Games China and help grow the NBA’s brand internationally, while showcasing the strength of our franchise and team to millions of Chinese basketball fans,” owner and former Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan said.

Meanwhile, the Clippers will be led by the eight-time NBA All-Star player Chris Paul and five-time All-Star Blake Griffin. This will be the team’s second trip to the country following their games in Beijing and Shanghai in 2012.

“Basketball is more popular than ever, and Global Games China 2015 is part of our ongoing commitment to growing the game in the world’s most populous nation,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. “These games will not only bring the excitement of NBA action directly to Chinese fans, but will also provide the league another opportunity to experience the rich history and culture of China.”

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