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Cal needs win over SMU to make late ACC tourney push
Feb 22, 2025; Stanford, California, USA; California Golden Bears guard Jeremiah Wilkinson (0) attempts a three-point basket over Stanford Cardinal guard Ryan Agarwal (11) in the closing seconds of the second half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Cal will have its top player while SMU probably won’t when the Atlantic Coast Conference teams meet in a rematch Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.
Boopie Miller had 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals when the Mustangs (20-7, 11-5 ACC) beat the Golden Bears (12-15, 5-11) 76-65 in Dallas last month.
The star point guard bruised his left foot three games later and has sat out SMU’s last three contests, including a 79-69 home loss to Clemson last Saturday.
SMU coach Andy Enfield expects to get Miller back at some point, calling the injury a “pain-tolerance thing,” but has prepared his team to go without him on a two-game trip that includes a visit to Stanford on Saturday.
“We’re hoping for the best,” Enfield said. “We miss Boopie.
“The Bay Area is a nice trip. We have a lot to play for here. Not many people thought we could do this.”
SMU has gone 6-1 on the road in ACC play. The Mustangs will wrap up the conference regular season at Florida State next Saturday, following a final home game against Syracuse.
While SMU attempts to out-finish Wake Forest and North Carolina for a top-four position in the conference, Cal finds itself dueling teams for the last few spots in the upcoming ACC tournament. The Golden Bears begin the week with one more loss than Florida State, Virginia, Pitt and Notre Dame, the same number as Syracuse, and one fewer than Boston College and North Carolina State.
Cal has lost four in a row despite getting stellar play from freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson, who has averaged 21.5 points during the skid, and sophomore Andrej Stojakovic, who had a double-double in the Golden Bears’ 66-61 loss at Stanford last Saturday.
Stojakovic, the team’s leading scorer (17.6 ppg), missed the earlier loss at SMU with a hip injury.
With just two home games remaining on the schedule, Cal coach Mark Madsen hopes his fans show their appreciation for the young stars, who he expects will be prime transfer targets in the offseason.
Cal returned none of its top 10 scorers from last season despite five being underclassmen.
“The phrase we’ll use is this: Key players are going to be retained. And every effort is going to be made to retain key players,” Madsen said. “This is going to be a lot of stakeholders locking arms and doing everything possible to get this done.”
–Field Level Media
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Report: Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy's wife shot at home
Nov 7, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy looks on during the second half against the Green Bay Packers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s wife is hospitalized in stable condition in Virginia following a shooting in their home on Sunday night, ESPN reported.
A woman identified by the outlet’s sources as Mia Bieniemy, 57, was being treated for “serious injuries” in Loudoun County, where a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said police responded to a call at 7:32 p.m. ET Sunday in Ashburn, Va.
The Chiefs said they are aware of the incident involving the “family” of their 56-year-old assistant coach, who was with the club for training camp Sunday in St. Joseph, Mo. No further details were provided.
Bieniemy rejoined head coach Andy Reid’s staff in January after previous stints with Kansas City as the running backs coach (2013-17) and offensive coordinator (2018-22). He helped the Chiefs win Super Bowls LIV and LVII.
He coached the Chicago Bears’ running backs in 2025 and previously served as the OC for UCLA (2024), the Washington Commanders (2023) and his alma mater Colorado (2011-12).
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North Carolina places top Bill Belichick aide on leave
UNC football general manager Michael Lombardi North Carolina placed football general manager Michael Lombardi, one of head coach Bill Belichick’s top aides, on paid administrative leave.
The school announced Monday that the move is effective immediately but declined to provide further details. The Tar Heels open their second season under the legendary coach on Aug. 29 against TCU in Dublin, Ireland.
“As is standard procedure with personnel matters, leadership, staff, and student-athletes are prohibited from addressing this topic further, and has no reflection on the merits,” UNC said in a statement.
ESPN reported that a former front office employee at the university filed a human resources complaint against Lombardi and there is a pending investigation into the situation.
Lombardi, 67, joined Belichick in Chapel Hill in December 2024. He previously worked with the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach in New England, serving as an assistant to the coaching staff from 2014-16.
Lombardi was the general manager and vice president of the Cleveland Browns in 2013 and previously worked in the front offices of the Denver Broncos, then-Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles.
North Carolina was 4-8 in Belichick’s debut season in 2025.
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Browns' Jerry Jeudy: Clip didn't indicate his preferred QB1
Jun 11, 2026; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) catches a pass during minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images
Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy insists he wasn’t weighing in on Cleveland’s starting quarterback battle during a livestream clip that quickly went viral.
Jeudy flashes four fingers in the TikTok video, taken by many to indicate his support for the player who wears that jersey number, Deshaun Watson.
“Yall cut the clip perfectly for that narrative,” Jeudy posted Sunday on X, referencing the apparent skip in the clip between when the question is posed and when Jeudy holds up his fingers.
Jeudy, 27, who is entering his third season with the Browns, said he will not weigh in as new head coach Todd Monken and his staff evaluate the training camp competition between Watson and Shedeur Sanders.
“I don’t speak on decisions that aren’t mine to make. I support my teammates/Brothers, I do my job, and control what I can control,” Jeudy posted on X. “Let’s stop creating narrative that aren’t there for likes and clicks. I bet this won’t go viral because it’s too positive/real for y’all.”
Jeudy caught 50 passes for 602 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (16 starts) in 2025, when Watson missed the entire season with a torn Achilles. Jeudy made the Pro Bowl in his first season with Cleveland in 2024, setting career highs in catches (90) and receiving yards (1,229).
–Field Level Media
Report: Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy's wife shot at home
North Carolina places top Bill Belichick aide on leave
