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The NFL has closed the book on Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt, concluding its investigation and finding insufficient evidence of a personal conduct policy violation. No discipline, no suspension — Merritt walks, and the Chiefs move forward without any cloud hanging over their defensive staff heading into the season.
Shifting to college football, Texas Tech is in full damage control mode after releasing a twenty-plus-minute video defending their program's integrity amid the Brendan Sorsby controversy. The rest of the Big Twelve and beyond have been vocal in their criticism, but Texas Tech officials are standing firm, reiterating their support for Sorsby and pushing back hard against the backlash.
And the two thousand twenty six World Cup is officially here, and the United States men's national team opens Group D on Friday against Paraguay. This is the moment everything has been building toward — a home tournament, a hungry squad, and a nation ready to watch. Paraguay is no pushover, but the USMNT has the pressure, the platform, and the crowd on their side.
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