Pope Francis accidentally tags NFL's Saints in X post after coach's firing

Pope Francis appeared to accidentally tout an NFL team in a Tuesday social media post shortly after the squad dismissed its head coach. In a Tuesday morning post on X, the pope encouraged his ...

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Pope Francis appears to accidentally bless the NFL's New Orleans Saints

Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.

Saints fire coach Allen after seventh loss in row

The Saints fired coach Dennis Allen after losing their seventh straight game Sunday to fall to 2-7 on the season.

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Saints fire head coach Dennis Allen: Why New Orleans' post-Sean Payton hire was always destined to backfire

Allen wasn't getting results on his own side of the ball

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Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss. Darren Rizzi named interim coach

The New Orleans Saints have fired coach Dennis Allen a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints’ losing streak to seven games

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NFL Week 8 overreactions: Commanders best NFC East team? Saints to fire head coach?

Which are overreactions and which are reality?

Sports - CBS Sports - October 28

Pope Francis memoir to be released in January

Pope Francis will release his memoir next year, in what is being described as the first autobiography to ever be published by a pontiff. "Hope" publisher Penguin Random House said in a Wednesday ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Saints fire head coach Dennis Allen after seventh straight loss; owner calls it a decision 'we needed to make'

Allen, who led the Saints to a 2-7 start this season, leaves with 18-25 record in New Orleans

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Saints fire coach Dennis Allen after the club's seventh straight loss, AP source says

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Hot seat tiers: The NFL coaches who could be shown the door

Who's next to join Robert Saleh on the sidelines? There's an obvious choice for the most endangered head coach, and also a handful who should be bracing for anything.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Saints fire Dennis Allen after losing streak during his 3rd season leading team, name Darren Rizzi interim head coach

After a good start to this season, the losses piled up on the Saints.

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Pope Francis to publish Hope, the first memoir from a sitting pontiff

Due out in January, the book deals with ‘some of the crucial moments of his papacy and some of the most controversial questions of our present times’. Pope Francis has written an autobiography, ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

New Pope Francis Encyclical Urges Catholics to Reject Individualism

In an encyclical titled “He Loved Us,” Francis draws on spiritual themes in the hopes of helping people find deeper meaning while living in today’s hectic societies.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Girl fascinated by flames died in accidental fire

Alysia Salisbury's screams could not be heard over the sound of a fire alarm, an inquest hears.

Broncos destroy Saints: Sean Payton becomes seventh coach in NFL history to defeat all 32 NFL teams

Payton joins a select list after win on Thursday night

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Saints fire Dennis Allen: Ranking five head coaching candidates for New Orleans

Ranking who could be the next head coach in New Orleans

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Broncos vs. Saints game picks and best bets, plus NFL coaches on the hot seat and trades that need to be made

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Oct. 17

Sports - CBS Sports - October 17

WNBA's Dallas Wings fire coach Latricia Trammell after 2 seasons

Sports - ABC News - October 18

Dallas Wings fire coach Latricia Trammell after 2 seasons

The Dallas Wings have fired coach Latricia Trammell

Sports - ABC News - October 18

Wings fire Trammell as coach after 9-31 finish

The Wings have fired coach Latricia Trammell after the team went 9-31 and missed the postseason for the first time since 2020.

Sports - ESPN - October 19

Southern Miss fires head coach Will Hall after 1-6 start

Southern Miss was 14-30 since Hall was hired after the 2020 season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

Southern Miss fires coach Hall after 14-30 mark

Will Hall, who went 14-30 over four seasons at Southern Miss, was fired as head coach Sunday. Reed Stringer will take over as interim head coach.

Sports - ESPN - October 20

Indiana Fever fire head coach Christie Sides after two seasons

Sides, who led the Fever to their first playoff appearance in eight years, is the sixth coach to be let go in the WNBA this offseason.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Rice fires head coach Bloomgren after 2-6 start

Rice, off to a 2-6 start after back-to-back bowl berths, has fired head coach Mike Bloomgren, who went 24-52 in his seven seasons with the Owls.

Sports - ESPN - October 27

Pope Francis' Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women

Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church has ended with recommendations that fall far short of giving women more equity as hoped

World - ABC News - October 26

Saints fire Dennis Allen, plus NFL grades from Week 9, Buccaneers vs. Chiefs picks and 'MNF' best bets

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Nov. 4

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Grades for Broncos and Saints after Denver's blowout victory, plus bold predictions for NFL Week 7

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for Oct. 18

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Baby dies after being accidentally shot by toddler in parked car in Texas

An 11-month-old baby died after being accidentally shot in the head by a toddler inside a parked car in San Antonio on Monday, police said.

Photographer killed after accidentally walking into plane propeller in Kansas

Amanda Gallagher was taking pictures of skydivers when she inadvertently stepped back into a spinning propeller. A photographer was killed after inadvertently walking into a spinning airplane ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

East Carolina fires Mike Houston: Pirates coach dismissed after going 5-14 in last two seasons

Houston was hired prior to 2019 after a successful run with James Madison as the FCS level

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after back-to-back blowout losses

The Pirates are 5-14 since the start of the 2023 season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after 5 seasons and loss to Army

East Carolina has fired coach Mike Houston after five seasons

Sports - ABC News - October 20

Southern Miss makes second coaching change of 2024 season, fires Will Hall after 1-6 start

The Golden Eagles are 4-15 the last two seasons after Hall led them to a successful 7-6 campaign in 2022

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

English giants Manchester United fire coach after worst start to a season in 35 years

English Premier League giants Manchester United fired coach Erik ten Hag on Monday after 2½ years at the helm of the storied club.

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