Los Angeles Rams make major decision on their future
The Los Angeles Rams made a major decision with the future of their franchise on Friday.
Nate Scheelhaase was promoted to offensive coordinator in a move that puts the prodigal assistant in line for a head coach job in the 2027 cycle.
Scheelhaase was almost a head coach this cycle, as he was a finalist for both the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers before the franchises chose more experienced names for the position.
It might be the best thing to happen for the 35-year-old, who is now in the most powerful coordination position in the entire league.
Although head coach Sean McVay still calls the plays for the Rams, the L.A. OC title has brought everyone who has held it over the past decade to a head coaching job sooner rather than later.
For the first few years with the Rams, McVay didn't have an OC, but then he promoted Kevin O'Connell for the 2021 season, where they won the Super Bowl.
O'Connell is now considered one of the best coaches in football with the Minnesota Vikings.
Liam Coen was the OC for the Rams and had an amazing first season as a head coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars, turning them into an instant playoff team.
The LaFleur brothers have bookended it all, with Matt leaving his close friend after his first year in L.A. to lead the Green Bay Packers. And now, Mike has also landed a head coaching job following his OC tenure with the Rams, leading NFC West divisional rival the Arizona Cardinals.
Every OC who has been under McVay not only has gotten a head coaching job in the league but is also doing well.
For Scheelhaase, the 2026 season is one of growth and learning the ropes of becoming that future leader of a team, which he will certainly get the chance to do in the next few seasons.
McVay and general manager Les Snead, knowing this, also promoted quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone to co-offensive coordinator alongside Scheelhaase. If the latter gets a head coach job in 2027, it'll be an easy transition for Ragone to have his chance in the full coordinator seat.
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Live updates, scores, how to watch Nevada's Class 5A boys basketball state championship game between Coronado and Liberty
Live updates, scores, how to watch Nevada's Class 5A boys basketball state championship game between Coronado and Liberty originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 20 — Nevada's NIAA Class 5A boys basketball state championship matchup is set with the Coronado [Henderson, NV] Cougars set to take on the Liberty [Henderson, NV] Patriots.
The two teams have met once this season already back on February 2. The Patriots won that contest, 63-59, on the way to fashioning a 16-8 record to date. The Cougars, meanwhile, are 23-5, and the game is expected to be another tight affair.
Both teams failed to advance past the quarterfinals in 2024-25, and Coronado will be seeking its first state championship in boys basketball since opening in 2001. Liberty opened two years later in 2003, and the Patriots were the 2021-22 Class 5A state champions.
The game is set for 10 p.m. EST (7 p.m. PST local) at Valley High School in Las Vegas. The game will be streamed live on the NFHS Network.
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Canada Slight Gold Medal Favorite over USA in Men's Hockey Olympic Final
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The Olympic men’s hockey gold-medal game is set, and as many predicted, it’ll be a rematch of Vancouver 2010 and the 4 Nations Face-Off Final, with revenge on the mind for the Red, White, and Blue.
Key Takeaways
- Canada enters Sunday’s Olympic men’s hockey final as a slight betting favorite over the United States.
- Canada and the United States enter the gold-medal game after surviving dramatic quarterfinal tests before securing semifinal wins over Finland and Slovakia, respectively.
- The game marks the latest chapter in hockey’s biggest rivalry.
The USA's 6-2 drubbing of Slovakia on Friday, alongside Canada’s thrilling last-minute 3-2 win over Finland thanks to Nathan MacKinnon, has set the stage for the best rivalry in hockey to take on its latest rendition.
Connor McDavid and the Canadians are once again aiming to upstage their southern neighbors, while Auston Matthews and the Americans have their own plans to bust a drought almost 50 years in the making, even if the Olympic hockey odds lean in the Canucks' favor.
Who’s got the edge heading in?
Ahead of Sunday morning's game, Team Canada is slightly favored over the United States at most major books, with most seeing the game as little more than a weighted coin flip for hockey supremacy.
At DraftKings Sportsbook, Canada’s fearsome Mach3 line of McDavid, MacKinnon, and teenage phenom Macklin Celebrini helps make them -125 favorites, with the best and brightest of the United States the underdogs at +105. Elsewhere, BET99 similarly views Canada as the pick to take home the gold medal at -130, compared to the USA at an even +100.
Meanwhile, other books such as BetMGM and FanDuel Sportsbook see the game as a potentially much tighter contest, with BetMGM pricing Canada as -117 favorites to the United States’ -102 price.
Men’s Olympic Hockey Gold Medal odds at @BetMGM@HockeyCanada -118@usahockey -102
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It’s even tighter at FanDuel Sportsbook, where Canada’s a mere -113 favorite compared to a -106 price for the United States.
| BetMGM | DraftKings | FanDuel | BET99 | bet365 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | -117 | -125 | -113 | -130 | -125 |
| United States | -102 | +105 | -106 | +100 | +105 |
How did we get here
Even though this final was largely the expected outcome heading into Milan Cortina 2026, it’s hard to say that it’s been a straight line to get here, even if both teams went undefeated through their respective qualifying and knockout rounds.
Entering the tournament, Canada and the United States both appeared heavy favorites according to most books, with BetMGM opening with Canada as the tournament favorite at +230, and DraftKings at an even more aggressive +120. The USA wasn’t far behind either, priced as the clear second-best team at +280 and +175 at each book, respectively.
As the games got underway, the United States stormed through their group stage, handily dispatching Latvia, Denmark, and Germany to win Group C with a +11 goal differential. Canada, similarly, made light work of their preliminary round opponents, winning all three of their games, punctuated by a decisive 10-2 win over France that included plenty of rough stuff throughout.
Both squads earning byes directly into the quarterfinals, though the drama to come would ultimately provide plenty of adversity and intrigue for both teams en route to Sunday’s final.
Despite Canada’s 5-0 preliminary domination of Czechia, a quarter-final rematch required a heart-racing, late-game comeback and overtime heroics from Vegas Golden Knights’ star Mitch Marner to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2018.
The same was the case for the United States, facing a Swedish team that had struggled to gel throughout the tournament and finished third in their group. Despite their qualification round struggles, the Swedes gave the USA quite the scare, as a late goal by Mika Zibanejad pushed the game to overtime before Quinn Hughes put a dagger through the heart of the Tre Kronor.
QUINN HUGHES! USA WINS! 🦅 pic.twitter.com/WxbCRKxPiO
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 18, 2026
The semifinal wins marked the final step – thanks in no small part to a goal by MacKinnon with 32 seconds remaining – required to ensure that the greatest rivalry in hockey would see another chapter, and potentially set the stage for another magical moment in hockey history.
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