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Bruce Arians says Andrew Luck had a rare skill that even Peyton Manning and Tom Brady lacked
Andrew Luck’s NFL career was shorter than those of some of his contemporaries.
However, the former Colts signal caller left an impression, and according to Bruce Arians, Luck had a certain skillset that some of the best quarterbacks of all time did not even have.
And, no, it's not looking like a Civil War general... but he can do that too.
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The coaching great did an interview with NFL insider Jordan Schultz, and he talked about coaching Luck during the 2012 season.
Arians served as the Indianapolis Colts' offensive coordinator and then interim head coach, stepping in for Chuck Pagano, who stepped away from the team to undergo treatment for leukemia.
That season was Luck's rookie year, and Arians quickly realized something about his new QB out of Stanford.
"Andrew was like, 'I got it; let's roll,'" Arians recalled. "Andrew Luck had a photographic memory because he didn't take any notes. Peyton (Manning) had notebooks. Tom had a notebook on top of a notebook on top of a notebook."
Arians said that he asked Luck why he wasn't taking any notes, with Luck claiming that he didn't need to.
"He would literally spit it back verbatim," he said.
Arians also recalled that during that season, when the Colts became known for late, dramatic wins, Luck was ready to spring into action in situations the team had practiced.
Even before being called upon.
"Lo and behold, that exact scenario happened in our game that Sunday," Arians said. "And Andrew's not even waiting for me; he's already on the field."
Arians said that Luck and that Kodak-like brain of his wound up executing to perfection and allowed the Colts to win with a late field goal.
Luck has since become the general manager of the Stanford Cardinals football program, while Arians went on to coach the Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning a Super Bowl with the latter.
In the same interview, Arians expressed his interest in returning to the NFL sidelines after dealing with some health issues.
"Now that I'm all healthy again, I've got the itch again, so we'll see," he said.
Which current three-loss team would be the most dangerous in this year's College Football Playoff?
It's November, which means we are rapidly approaching the end of the regular season in college football.
Two weeks from Saturday, the 2026 season will come to a bittersweet end, followed by conference championship weekend and then, finally, Selection Sunday for the College Football Playoff the very next day.
With that in mind, and reading the tea leaves from the first few CFP ranking reveals, it seems as though this year may be the year we finally see a three-loss team making an appearance in the Big Dance.
That sight will be much more commonplace after next year when the field expands to 24 teams, but a three-loss playoff team in the 12-team era is certainly unprecedented.
But who has the best shot of going on a run out of all of the three-loss teams logjammed in the middle of the CFP rankings?
To my eye, there are five teams sitting between 16 and 21 that have three losses as well as a legitimate shot at making the cut: Oregon, South Carolina, Ohio State, Ole Miss and LSU.
I realize there is a good chance more teams join this list, but as of right now, these seem to be the most likely candidates from the pool of three-loss teams.
I considered adding Missouri to the mix, but the Tigers have Georgia and Kentucky lurking these next two weeks, and 1-1 in that two-game stretch feels optimistic at best.
Plus, their best win is over a reeling Florida team, so I'm not sure they would have much of an argument unless they took down the Bulldogs this Saturday.
Ole Miss and LSU are both interesting cases.
The Rebels have arguably one of the best quarterbacks in college football in Trinidad Chambliss and a damn good running back in Kewan Lacy to boot.
Ole Miss also has a couple of really nice wins over LSU and the aforementioned Missouri.
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LSU is a bit more of a stretch.
As I mentioned, they lost head-to-head against the Rebels and really don't have a great win on their resume outside of a drubbing to open the season against Clemson.
Their offense is always dangerous thanks to the play calling combo of Lane Kiffin and Charlie Weis Jr., and they have one of the most expensive rosters in college football.
One thing both of these teams have going against them, though, are very recent blowout losses to superior conference teams.
The Tigers just got done getting dominated in the fourth quarter by a surging Alabama team, and the Rebels were completely manhandled by Georgia just six days ago.
The Bulldogs look like the best team in the country, so that may be excusable, but Ole Miss also has a loss to Florida on their resume in which they were completely outclassed for the majority of the second half.
Moving on to Ohio State and South Carolina, both of these teams are dealing with some high-profile injuries.
Ohio State lost its signal caller, Julian Sayin, for the remainder of the 2026 regular season and potentially beyond.
They haven't looked the same without him, and picked up their third loss at home against Oregon last Saturday.
You could make an argument South Carolina is one of the hottest teams in the country, with head coach Shane Beamer going from hot seat to en fuego.
The Gamecocks are riding a four-game winning streak into the end of the season, and have a seriously impressive victory over Tennessee to pad their case.
The loss of dynamic QB Lanorris Sellers and big-play wideout Nyck Harbor changes that calculus a bit, as it's unclear what the long-term outlook is for either of the South Carolina stars.
That leaves us with Oregon, who I believe is far and away the most dangerous three-loss team left standing.
The Ducks looked shaky early in the season, but look like a completely different team since firing their offensive coordinator in late October.
Dan Lanning's squad put up 41 points just last weekend against a very salty Ohio State defense and seem to be peaking at the right time with Dylan Raiola leading the charge under center.
They also have a much more forgiving final stretch (Michigan, at Michigan State, and Washington) while also having impressive wins against Ohio State and likely Group of 6 playoff representative Boise State.
They've been able to shake off the loss of their star quarterback Dante Moore, and this was a team that was being picked by many to win the whole thing back in August.
That talent hasn't gone anywhere, it's just taken a while to get off the starting blocks.
Do I think Oregon is a shoo-in to win the whole thing? No.
I'm not even sure if they'll be in the field come December.
But if they do manage to sneak into the CFP, they will be entering the tournament playing a blisteringly hot brand of offense that no one will want to see lining up on the other side of the field.
A three-loss team is almost guaranteed to find its way into the field of 12 this year, and if Oregon is that three-loss team, I wouldn't count them out from making a very deep run.
Mike Myers teases possible political nature of 'Austin Powers 4,' but critic warns that would be ‘foolish’
Actor Mike Myers joked during an interview Wednesday that he could neither confirm nor deny the "existence or nonexistence" of political commentary in a possible fourth "Austin Powers" film.
An interviewer from Variety asked Myers whether a fourth "Austin Powers" film would "reflect" the current political landscape.
"I can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of such a commentary," Myers said. "I mean the world has happened. But it's a much happier world, Austin's world, so it's been a lot of fun. I'm really enjoying it."
Myers also suggested that movies need a lighter tone. His remarks about a cultural shift toward love and away from fear came shortly after Democrats scored victories in the midterm elections.
"Oh my God, yeah, I'm so happy this is out. We need much more silly," Myers said while attending the premiere of "Focker-In-Law," the latest film in the "Meet the Parents" franchise.
"But I have to say, in the last few weeks, I think fear has had it, and love is on the way back."
"The wave of happiness, the blue wave?" the interviewer asked.
"No, well, it’s not — regardless of left or right, though I am a lefty, I’m Canadian, I’m a progressive voter, always have been," Myers said. "I just think we’re sick of fear, and we want more love. And, if anything, that’s what the ‘Austin Powers’ movie is gonna be about.
"What the world needs now is love, sweet love, in the words of Burt Bacharach, a great American poet," Myers said, referring to the musician whose music appeared in the "Austin Powers" films and who made cameo appearances in the franchise.
"That’s why I really wanted to do this movie at this time, because I want us to — we need some silly. We need some silly. We need some happy. We need some love."
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The "Austin Powers" franchise is a comedy film series that parodies classic James Bond movies and the spy genre.
Myers has become more outspoken about politics in recent years, parodying Tesla CEO Elon Musk on "Saturday Night Live" and criticizing President Donald Trump’s efforts to bring Canada under U.S. control.
"Fascism doesn’t like to be ridiculed; it likes to be feared," he told The New York Times in 2025, while Musk was involved with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
"Satire is an important tool in the toolbox to say that this is not normal — that the cuts he’s making are not normal."
Fox News Digital spoke with film critic Christian Toto, host of the "Hollywood in Toto" podcast, about Myers' remarks on the possible sequel.
Toto praised the earlier films as fun comedies but questioned whether fans would welcome political commentary.
"I don't think the last three films were political at all," he said. "I can't imagine any fan would say, ‘Gosh, I want Austin Powers back, but only if he does a No Kings rally.' I don't see that happening at all, don't see anyone really craving that. So, I think Mike Myers would be foolish to go in that direction, and I don't think he will.
"So, when a journalist started to press Mike Myers of ‘Saturday Night Live’ fame about a possible fourth ‘Austin Powers?’ Well, he took the bait and didn't quite take the bait at the same time," Toto continued.
"They asked him if the new film might be more political, a fourth possible ‘Austin Powers.’ He said, well, he's working on it, but didn't quite see it that way.
"He's kind of left it a bit open, saying anything goes, but more really pressed into the whole, 'I just want to make people laugh. We need a little more love and fun these days.' I think that was his main goal and, given the last three films, which were completely apolitical, I think that's what we can expect. I just hope the new one's funny if it ever happens.
"Hollywood always wants to get political, and the industry often does. With late night, it's easy, see a headline make a riff on it later that night," Toto said.
He noted, however, that movies take much longer to produce, meaning political events that once dominated headlines may no longer be relevant by the time a film is released.
"So, I think if Mike Myers even wanted to get political with ‘Austin Powers,’ he's gotta think that through, that it hasn't begun yet. I don't even know if the script is ready. There's a process there. So, I think if you wanted to poke fun at ICE or Trump or anything going on now, boy that would look really stale and make the film really dusty, and it's already an older property, not a good sign," Toto warned.
Some of Myers' recent projects have received mixed reviews, including his 2022 miniseries, "The Pentaverate," which parodied conspiracy theories about secret societies. Some critics found its political humor dated, with one reviewer expressing concern a fourth "Austin Powers" film could suffer from similar problems.
Humor website Cracked wrote at the time, "A big issue in ‘The Pentaverate’ is that it not only feels like Mike Myers hasn't made comedy in a decade, it feels like he hasn't been on earth for several years. The commentator uses a lot of dated far-right propaganda, most notably of which is Hillary's emails, a reference no one has made since 2017.
"Please, please, please, if they green light another Austin Powers, let it be better than The Pentaverate."
Join Costco now and get a $45 gift card for holiday shopping
If you've ever walked into Costco for milk and eggs and left with a cart full of household essentials, snacks you didn't know you needed and maybe even a new TV, you know how quickly a shopping list can grow. With holiday gifts and entertaining supplies on the list, too, a little extra spending money can come in handy. The warehouse retailer is a favorite for its bulk savings, affordable gas and members-only prices on groceries, electronics and furniture.
You'll need a membership to get through the door, though. Here's the good news: Right now, new members can sign up for a Costco Gold Star membership or an Executive Gold Star membership and receive a $45 digital Costco Shop Card to use on future purchases. That means a little extra spending money for your next Costco run.
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For $65 a year, you'll get access to the retailer's warehouses worldwide, along with members-only pricing on groceries, cleaning supplies, clothing, electronics and more.
You'll also be able to shop online, fill up at Costco gas stations and access Costco Travel, optical and pharmacy services.
The real bonus? A $45 digital Costco Shop Card. Use it for your next grocery haul or holiday gifts. It's like getting $45 in Costco spending money to offset your first year's membership cost.
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At $130 a year, the Executive Gold Star upgrade includes everything in the standard membership, plus perks that make big shopping trips more rewarding.
The biggest is the annual 2% reward on Costco and Costco Travel purchases, up to $1,250 per year, which you can put toward future Costco purchases.
Executive members also get early shopping hours before the store opens to the public and extra benefits on Costco Travel packages. There's even a $10 monthly credit for eligible same-day delivery orders of $150 or more through Costco's Instacart-powered service.
Like the standard membership, the Executive Gold Star comes with a $45 digital Costco Shop Card for new members.
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To qualify, you must not have been a Costco member in the last 18 months. Purchase the membership by Dec. 20, 2026, and redeem it by Jan. 31, 2027. Costco will email your $45 digital Shop Card within two weeks of redemption.
Celebrity and humanitarian advocates of persecuted Nigerian Christians hope for continued attention to crisis
While humanitarian groups and celebrities have condemned attacks on Nigerian Christians, reports of renewed violence in the country's Middle Belt and concerns about the political fallout from the U.S. midterm elections have raised concerns about the future of religious-freedom efforts.
Advocates question whether the violence will subside and hope for more attention to the crisis.
"Things have gotten worse," Stephen Osemwegie, president and founder of Save Nigeria Group USA, a nonprofit focused on the welfare of Nigerians in America and around the world, told Fox News Digital. "So as far as the scale, yes, people are still getting killed, but it's not making the news because the U.S. is a bit distracted."
He said millions of people remain displaced, churches continue to be vandalized and destroyed, and parishioners are being killed while the war in Iran and the recent midterm elections have dominated U.S. headlines.
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While religious and communal strife has existed for decades, the violent conflict involving Islamist insurgencies began around 2009. Since then, the United Nations and Armed Conflict & Location Data Project (ACLED), which monitors conflict and protest, reports that violence across Nigeria has claimed upwards of 53,000+ lives across communities. Advocacy and human rights groups like Intersociety and Open Doors report that over 50,000 to 62,000 Christians have been killed since 2009.
Beyond humanitarian organizations, Christian leaders and church groups, celebrities such as rapper Nicki Minaj and actress Patricia Heaton have repeatedly addressed the crisis publicly.
In October, during an X Takeover event at Tesla's Giga Texas facility, Minaj spoke about her personal connection to Nigeria and urged fellow celebrities, influencers and Christians to raise awareness of the crisis.
In November 2025, she joined U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz at an event titled "Combatting Religious Violence and the Killing of Christians in Nigeria," where she delivered remarks and thanked President Donald Trump for his efforts prioritizing the issue, combatting extremism and trying to put a stop to violence to those who want to exercise their natural right to freedom of religion or belief.
"I stand here as a proud New Yorker with a deep sense of gratitude that we live in a country where we can freely and safely worship God regardless of one's creed, background or politics. No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion…," Minaj said. "In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted, driven from their homes and killed. Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart, and entire communities live in fear constantly simply because of how they pray."
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Likewise, Heaton has shared social media posts and news commentary about reported massacres, beheadings and mass burials. She has also criticized what she sees as insufficient media coverage and international attention.
In May, she wrote "Pray for our brothers and sisters" while re-posting a video by Jeremy Wayne Tate noting that more than 70% of all Christians killed for their faith last year were Nigerian.
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Fox News Digital reached out to both Minaj and Heaton for additional comment.
Violence stemming from clashes and attacks by radical Islamist groups, including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), as well as Fulani ethnic militias, has intensified since the 2010s. Attacks have increasingly extended into Nigeria's Middle Belt, targeting farming and Christian communities, while the crisis exists within a broader national conflict that has affected communities across religious lines, including Muslims and others.
Organizations such as Open Doors International that monitor the crisis report that thousands of Christians have been displaced and forced into camps within the country. Meanwhile, Sahara Reporters cited an October report by Aid to the Church in Need that said more than 3.5 million people had been displaced in Nigeria.
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A recent report by the news and investigative media project Truth Nigeria questioned whether Nigerian Christian leaders are reconsidering their Washington strategy following the midterm elections. It examined concerns that Republican lawmakers who supported Nigeria's Country of Particular Concern (CPC) redesignation and stricter accountability measures have now lost political influence, leaving local leaders to navigate the crisis.
While Osemwegie credited the Trump administration for highlighting the situation and designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) — particularly through cooperation between the two countries on drone surveillance and intelligence sharing — he remains concerned about potential changes in congressional pressure, religious-freedom advocacy and calls for accountability.
Osemwegie hopes that American assistance remains because of the country's "vast experience dealing with global terror."
"We're hoping we can get attention to sustain some of the gains that have been recently made," he said.
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"We want that to continue. We don't want a relapse. So those are some of the things we're advocating for," he said.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee's Africa Subcommittee held a hearing Thursday titled "One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria's Efforts to Protect Christians and Secure the Middle Belt" chaired by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. The hearing's title references the Nov. 20, 2025, Africa Subcommittee hearing on religious persecution in Nigeria.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies covered the hearing and said that the focus on Christian persecution was important, but also noted the large loss of Muslim life in the country; the United Nations has reported more Muslims have been killed overall in the country.
"The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2026 Annual Report described religious freedom conditions during 2025 as 'abysmal,' documenting attacks on Christians and authorities’ failures to respond, investigate, or pursue justice. It also reports attacks on Muslims and practitioners of traditional religions, including Muslims killed by insurgents in Sokoto and Borno state," the CSIS wrote.
FAA ground stop leaves College Football teams stranded on eve of crucial Saturday showdowns
The FAA ground stop that was issued on Friday afternoon is obviously having an effect on travel across the country, but it's also having a major impact on college football teams scheduled to play on Saturday.
The second nationwide ground stop since 9/11 could disrupt travel over the next few days as passengers wait for the FAA to allow flights to resume ahead of a busy travel weekend.
But concern is growing across college athletics for teams that have yet to depart for Saturday’s games.
UPDATE: According to multiple sources, some of those schools who are currently looking for alternative travel include Texas, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Washington, Minnesota, Baylor, Tulane, Auburn, Arizona State, Oregon State and others.
Some teams sat on their chartered airplanes for upwards of two hours, while others were sitting around the airport waiting for FAA guidance. Multiple teams, like Ole Miss, Tennessee and Baylor, returned to their athletic buildings while school officials are trying to figure out what this could look like if they were to arrive on the same day as their scheduled game.
Arizona State, who is scheduled to play the University of Central Florida, could depart Sky Harbor Airport on Saturday morning for their flight to Orlando, if nothing changes within the next few hours.
Both teams, as of now, are scheduled to play at 3:30 p.m. ET, which would mean the Sun Devils would fly four hours and then play that same day.
The Big 12 provided this statement to OutKick on Friday evening about potentially moving around time slots.
"Due to the national FAA ground stop impacting team travel, the Big 12 Conference is evaluating potential changes to Saturday’s football schedule. The conference will continue to monitor the travel disruptions alongside its member institutions and provide updates for Saturday’s games."
USC has already taken off for their trip to Bloomington for a showdown with Indiana, and is scheduled to land Friday evening.
For instance, Texas was scheduled to depart Austin and had already boarded its plane for Baton Rouge ahead of Saturday's showdown against LSU, but the FAA had issued the ground stop before they had taken off for Louisiana.
In the case of a school like Tennessee, the Vols were scheduled to depart McGee Tyson Airport in Knoxville at 4 p.m. ET, but the FAA notice was issued, and the team was not able to get into the air. How they end up getting to College Station is still to be determined at this moment, though the situation remains fluid.
The SEC said on Friday that the conference is monitoring the situation and assessing "appropriate responses" if needed for disruptions.
Other schools across the country were lucky under the circumstances, and had already departed for their road game destination.
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Some schools also had the luxury to take buses to their game, like Alabama traveling to Nashville for its game against Vanderbilt.
This could turn out to be the case for a team like Auburn, who is scheduled to play Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville.
But, for No. 2 Utah, the Utes were grounded in Salt Lake City before they were scheduled to take off for their matchup with Arizona on Saturday night.
Schools typically travel on Friday afternoons for Saturday games, usually holding a walkthrough at their facility before heading straight to the airport for departure.
Also, most schools will have security checkpoints actually set up at their facilities, so they can just get off the bus and board the airplane that is taking them to their destination.
This is a developing story, and we will continue to provide more updates here at OutKick and Fox News.
UFC boss Dana White brushes off Democratic probe threats, recalls 'crazy 48 hours' around Trump job offer
UFC CEO Dana White dismissed concerns about a potential congressional investigation by Democrats, saying he is not worried about being targeted over his close ties to President Donald Trump.
In a preview of "My View with Lara Trump," set to air in full on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET, White said he expects Democrats to go after him.
"Well, I mean, we kind of expected that," White said when asked by Fox News host Lara Trump if he was worried about being targeted by Democrats.
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"If you didn't do anything illegal or anything wrong, I don't know why you'd have to be worried. I've never done anything in the political world that would be illegal, where anybody should come after me or anything that we have to hide. I expect it, but no, I'm not worried about it."
The exchange comes as Democrats prepare their oversight agenda following the Nov. 3 midterms. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, recently warned Trump administration officials and allies to "lawyer up" ahead of potential investigations.
White has been an outspoken supporter of President Trump and joined him in the White House briefing room Monday, where he addressed reporters. During the interview, White described the experience as "incredible."
"No, it was incredible. What an amazing experience. Literally, when I was pulling in the gates of the White House, his assistant called and said, ‘Hey, we're going to take you right down to the press room. He wants you in the house,’" White said.
"This is crazy. It was a very unique and crazy 48 hours for me."
President Trump posted Nov. 7 on Truth Social that he had offered White the White House press secretary position following Katie Zacharia's departure, prompting some questions.
"I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States," the commander in chief wrote in the post. "Dana, please take the job!"
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Both President Trump and White addressed the post during Monday's briefing, and the president explained he was only joking.
"We were having a very bad press day, and I said, 'I don't know why I thought of his name.' He's been my friend for a long time. I said, 'You know, I think I'm going to get Dana White to be my new press secretary,'" President Trump told reporters.
"I said it to a group of the press, and that was it. I was sort of kidding, and then they wrote the story as though I wasn't kidding."
"I have zero political aspirations," White said. "I was at a fight for Zuffa Boxing in London when he called me and told me that he had done this, and the last 24 hours of my life have been insane."
White’s ties to President Trump have drawn attention in recent years, with White speaking at the past three Republican National Conventions. He also partnered with the White House to stage UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn, described as the first professional sporting event ever held at the presidential residence.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
To watch Fox News host Lara Trump's full interview with UFC CEO Dana White, tune in Saturday at 9 p.m. ET to 'My View with Lara Trump.'
Sophie Cunningham laughs at Stephen A Smith's belittling claim about White NBA players
Luka Doncic is on pace for one of the greatest seasons in NBA history, averaging just under 40 points per game. WNBA star Sophie Cunningham loves watching him set these records, especially when he makes Stephen A. Smith look like a clown in the process.
This week, Smith again said the Los Angeles Lakers cannot win an NBA championship led by "three White dudes": Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler. He said they need more "brothers" to help them.
Cunningham disagrees.
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"He’s killing it," she said on her "No Hesitation" podcast about Doncic’s historic start to the season. "He has been so much fun to watch."
"Stephen A. was, like, ‘Why would the Lakers ever build a team around three White boys? Like, look at the NBA history. That’s never going to happen. That’s never going to be successful.’ And he (Doncic) is out there freaking killing it. I think it’s so funny."
Also funny: In the very season Smith is belittling the idea of building around three White players, the Lakers’ trio ranks as the NBA’s best, according to ESPN’s own advanced analytics.
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As OutKick explained this week, Doncic, Reaves and Kessler are not the reason the Lakers have only the 10th-best championship odds. Based on their play alone, Los Angeles would be near the top. The concern is the weak supporting cast around them.
Here’s the catch: Those role players are almost entirely Black.
If Stephen A. insists on blaming the Lakers’ championship limitations on a particular race, he’s blaming the wrong one.
The truth can be uncomfortable, can’t it?
Cunningham should laugh at Smith’s statement. It’s laughable. It’s wrong. And it sounds like he’s trying far too hard to appease the people who criticize his coverage of Black athletes.
Tennessee running back breaks leg in single-vehicle crash, school says, putting season in doubt
A Tennessee football player's season in jeopardy after he lost control of his car and broke his leg in a single-vehicle crash.
Running back Daune Morris, fresh off a big game against then-No. 6 Kentucky that saved the Volunteers' season, now faces doubt on whether or not he will be able to play the rest of the year over something that may have been avoidable.
According to reports, citing records from the Knoxville Police Department, Morris' car hit a fire hydrant and rolled onto its side, while also hitting four other cars.
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Morris apparently told police he lost control of his car while making a right turn trying to accelerate early Friday morning. The car, a 2021 Dodge Charger, eventually came to rest on its roof.
He was taken to the UT Medical Center with minor injuries.
The school said Morris suffered a broken leg.
"Tennessee running back Daune Morris was involved in a one-vehicle accident off campus early Friday morning," the school said in a statement. "He sustained non-life-threatening injuries, including a broken leg, and is resting comfortably. We wish Daune the best in his recovery."
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The Knoxville News said Morris was also cited last month for speeding and failure to exercise due care as a driver.
Police did not immediately respond to an email from OutKick.
Morris has rushed for 434 yards and three touchdowns this season, including a 66-yard score in the first quarter of last week's 34-6 win over the Wildcats. Tennessee entered the game No. 13 in the College Football Playoff rankings.
The win put the Volunteers at the No. 8 seed in the bracket, and they now undoubtedly control their own destiny to play in the postseason. However, they may have to do it without Morris.
Connecticut teacher escorted out of school over classroom crucifix heads to federal appeals court
A veteran Connecticut public school teacher who says she was escorted out of her school with a crucifix in a box after refusing to remove the religious symbol from her classroom is taking her First Amendment fight to a federal appeals court, with oral arguments scheduled for Dec. 7.
Marisol Arroyo-Castro, who has taught for more than 30 years, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that she was stunned when a school administrator informed her that displaying the crucifix was illegal and warned that refusing to remove it would amount to insubordination.
"I said, 'I can't,'" Arroyo-Castro said, remembering the moment she was told she could return to her classroom only if she left the crucifix behind.
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The confrontation sparked a legal battle over religious expression in public schools, with Arroyo-Castro's attorneys arguing that her personal display was protected by the First Amendment and the school district maintaining a position that prevailed in federal district court.
The dispute began in December 2024, after administrators at DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School in New Britain, Connecticut, ordered Arroyo-Castro to remove a crucifix she had displayed near her desk for roughly a decade.
Arroyo-Castro, who was teaching middle-school social studies, said the crucifix had been a quiet source of comfort throughout her career, something she would look at while grading papers or completing reports.
"I pretty much kept it to myself," she said. "It keeps me calm and [it's] just part of me."
But when administrators pressed her to move it, she said she broke down in tears.
"I just started to cry and cry and cry," she recalled. "They just backed away little by little until they left the room, and they left me there crying."
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On Dec. 11, 2024, she received a formal reprimand for insubordination, and the following day, school officials removed the crucifix and suspended her for two days without pay. She was placed on paid administrative leave on Dec. 16, 2024, and reassigned to a non-teaching role in March 2025.
Arroyo-Castro filed a federal lawsuit in January 2025, alleging violations of her First Amendment rights. A federal judge denied her request for a preliminary injunction in November 2025, finding she was unlikely to prevail because the classroom display constituted government speech. Her attorneys appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where the dispute over her request for preliminary relief remains the subject of the appeal described in their March 2026 brief.
"They suspended me," Arroyo-Castro told Fox News Digital. "Then they told me that they were going to pay me after that, but that I couldn't go back into the school near the children, that they didn't want me around the students, that I'm not supposed to talk to the students or interact with them or any of the staff in the school. Things like that, like I was a pariah or something."
Becky Rees Dummermuth, senior counsel at First Liberty Institute, told Fox News Digital in an interview that the case is ongoing.
"So we've appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and in the next couple of weeks, on Dec. 7, we'll have an oral argument there in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City, and we'll argue before the court that Marisol's speech was private speech. And the Supreme Court said in its Kennedy decision a few years ago, made really clear that a teacher's private religious expression is allowable even if students are able to see it."
The Kennedy decision refers to football coach Joe Kennedy having his right upheld by the Supreme Court to pray publicly without fear of retribution.
Dummermuth said that Arroyo-Castro's attorneys will argue her display of the crucifix was protected under the First Amendment's Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses, adding that public schools must treat teachers equally, arguing that if other educators are permitted to display personal items near their desks, religious expression should not be singled out for exclusion.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for the Consolidated School District of New Britain said, "The Consolidated School District of New Britain has consistently maintained that this matter extends beyond the presence of a religious symbol in a classroom. As outlined in the attached independent, third-party investigative report, the district's concerns involved a broader pattern of statements and actions that raised serious concerns about the treatment of students of differing religious backgrounds."
The spokesperson continued, "The district respects the religious beliefs and individual rights of all students and staff. However, we also have a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure that every classroom remains an inclusive and welcoming environment where students of all faiths and backgrounds feel respected and valued."
The spokesperson added, "Throughout this process, we have operated in good faith and provided multiple options to Ms. Castro, which she and her attorneys have declined. Ms. Castro was offered a variety of ways in which she could practice her faith while not encroaching on the religious freedoms of her students.
"She declined all of the options that were provided to her. We will continue to follow legal guidance as we move forward, and we remain steadfast in our duty to uphold both the law and the values of inclusion, neutrality, and respect for all of our students and families."
The district's referenced third-party report obtained by Fox News Digital included interviews with four teachers and the school's principal and assistant principal, as well as Castro herself. It also reiterated several students' claims that she referenced God, Jesus and religion in a matter the investigator concluded was inappropriate. It included Castro's denial that she made such references "during a class."
The teachers interviewed in the report also criticized Castro's classroom management and treatment of students.
First Liberty responded, "The school district repeatedly told Ms. Castro that she could return to the classroom if she simply took down the crucifix. When they removed her from the classroom, the only concern they mentioned was preventing an alleged Establishment Clause violation, a baseless concern that cannot survive the Supreme Court’s Kennedy decision."