Although Djokovic has just announced the change in a statement on his website, the couple stopped working together after the ATP 2021 finals in Turin last November.
Before that, Vaida provided some stability to the Serb with their long-term relationship since 2006, when Vaida was hired as Djokovic’s head coach, a position he held until 2013 with the arrival of Boris Becker. In his initial term as head coach, Wajda oversaw Djokovic’s rise from a highly talented newcomer to world number one and a multiple winner of Grand Slam tournaments until 2011.
“During my time with Novak, I was lucky enough to watch him become the player he is today,” Wajda said in a statement. “I will look back on the time we are together with great pride and I am very grateful for the success we have achieved.”
Wajda remained part of Djokovic’s coaching staff under Becker until 2017 and rejoined after a short break in 2018, coinciding with Djokovic’s return to form with Wimbledon Grand Slam and US Open victories.
“Marian was by my side during the most important and memorable moments of my career,” Djokovic said.
“Together we have achieved some amazing things and I am very grateful for his friendship and dedication over the last 15 years. Although he may leave the professional team, he will always be a family and I can’t thank him enough for everything he has.
During their time together, Djokovic and Vaida have won 85 ATP singles titles – including all 20 Djokovic Grand Slam titles.
In recent years, however, Vaida has backed away a bit. Since 2019, he has shared his coaching duties with Goran Ivanisevic and has traveled to fewer tournaments.
Ivanisevic will continue to work with Djokovic, hoping to take him back to world number one, a potentially difficult task, given Djokovic’s continued refusal to comply with vaccination requirements, which now hold many of the world’s biggest tournaments.
Wajda, although no longer an official member of Djokovic’s team, “will remain his biggest support on and off the court”.
3. The Packers are expecting a lot of fans on their side in London.
There will be a lot of logistics for the job once the Packers know their date and opponent for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium match next season, but one relative certainty will be the energetic audience abroad.
“There are some unique challenges we haven’t had,” said Gutekunst, referring to the Packers as the last NFL team to play an international game of the regular season.
“But at the same time, I know it’s going to be very exciting for our fans. Everyone was quite excited about it. I received many messages when the news came out. Everyone was making plans. So, you know, the Packer nation is going to be strong. “
4. With the challenge of wage ceilings, Packers are working to balance efforts to win now without compromising their ability to continue to compete in the future.
It’s hard to go, given how much money Packers has to pay for future pay ceilings while on the brink of a Super Bowl for several seasons.
Gutekunst and executive vice president / director of football operations Russ Ball want to keep the current team fighting for the championship without leading to a drastic decline, financially speaking or otherwise, later.
“I think we realize what kind of football team we have and the opportunity that lies ahead,” Gutekunst said. “But you always make sure you can present a competitive team year after year.
“You have to keep in mind what we are doing in the future, although sometimes it seems to you that all this matters. You always have to keep that in mind. “
So far, the Packers have restructured the contracts of David Bahtiari, Kenny Clark and Aaron Jones to create relief for the 22nd year, with more moves ahead. These first three were obvious, which Gutekunst knew would work independently, and others would depend on how “things fall”.
5. The Packers want, like Vondre Campbell, Rasul Douglas back in defense, but whether they can both fit under the pay ceiling remains to be seen.
Campbell and Douglas had big seasons in 2021 in their only year (so far) with Packers and they are both expecting free agents looking for big pay raises given their output – Campbell was named first team All-Pro as home defender while Douglas led the team with five catches, including two returned for touchdowns.
The way Gutekunst talked about them, if there was any way to fit the puzzle of the wage cap, the Packers would like to do it.
Gutekunst named Campbell as a resilient defender who took “our defense to a new level” with “numbers that were out of the charts.”
He also categorized Douglas as a full player who helps special teams and as a running defender from the defender’s place.
“He did things that may not be in the headlines,” Gutekunst said.
New ideas and a fresh perspective are important to this coaching staff, but when it came to hiring an offensive coordinator, the most important thing was a familiar face.
“Most of all, I wanted Josh to feel comfortable,” McDermott said.
“Part of our plan when we started was continuity for Josh, from the coaching staff, the organization, the games, the defense,” said Bills general manager Brandon Bean. “Even though we have a new O-line coach, we don’t need to change all the defenses. He comes to learn our system. The more we can keep the same for Josh, the easier it will be to assimilate.
“Ken will have his own nuances. Everyone does it, about how he does things. But a lot will come. It’s just that in the end we felt that was the most important thing.”
McDermott and Bean wanted to make sure Allen had a say in the decision, and they believe Dorsey played a big part in the development of many quarterbacks, including Allen.
“When you look at Ken’s influence on Cam Newton, and then you look at what Ken has been able to do with Josh, with Brian (Daybol) and helping Josh,” McDermott said. “Then Josh puts his stamp on Ken, I think that alone says a lot or says enough. Ken is a good young coach who works in this, he is smart and as I mentioned earlier, these are two good qualities that give you a chance to be successful. “
The Nets seemed destined to recover from a heavy loss in Brooklyn with an exciting short-lived victory in Toronto on Tuesday.
Then fate turned upside down with a terrible last five minutes, with missed shots, conflicting calls and missed front points. Oh, and heartbreaker 109-108 before 18,903 at Scotiabank Arena.
The Nets – who lost 36 at Barclays Center the night before – surprisingly defended in the area to 96-90 with 5:25 in a reversal from LaMarcus Aldridge. But they conceded 10 points without Raptor’s answer and never led again.
And it was Aldridge – starting in the place of Andre Drummond – who was called for not one, but two three-second defenses with a 55-second interval, as the eighth Nets (32-31) missed a game they should have had and even fell. further into the game swamp of the Eastern Conference.
“He had to win. We had control … we had a bit of an insulting drought, we had some revs and they made some hard hits. A few tough calls later and that’s the game, “said Aldridge, who had 16 points, nine rebounds and two fouls – one of which he said missed a call.
Pascal Siakam, who scored 18 points, passed Bruce Brown during the Nets’ 109-108 loss to the Raptors.AP
“One was probably legal, and then one was not legal. I was in pick and roll so I could be in the paint. … I think I touched Thaddeus [Young] since he was clearing the lane, so … I think it’s hard to pay down the stretch. You have to be sure if it’s right or not, and I don’t think it’s right. So that’s what it is. “
The first came with the remaining 3:05, which ended the series 10-0 in Toronto. Gary Trent Jr. (team with 24 points) hit the subsequent free throw, after which his sail made 100-96.
Aldridge’s second foul – which he and assistant coach Jacques Vaughan vehemently protested against – gave Trent another foul and a 101-98 lead to Toronto.
It was a call that shocked and disagreed the Nets to the end.
Raptors striker Scotty Barnes defeated a host during the Nets’ 109-108 loss.Nathan Dennett
“Absolutely. Absolutely, “said James Johnson, who had a record 19 points for the team. “This time in the game we are obviously running a zone. We have to watch the movie. I don’t think so, to be honest. LA, he’s a smart vet. He watches a lot of movies, he knows a lot about what’s going on. You know, I don’t see him doing two of them.
Seth Curry (18 points, six assists) stopped the bleeding by spinning his finger and his long three tied him at 103-all with 50.8 seconds left. But Trent’s free throws 20 seconds later put Toronto back and the Nets never recovered.
Curry missed a pair of jumpers, and Trent’s free kicks pushed him to four, which essentially put him 18 seconds into the game. Johnson added a cosmetic 3 to the buzzer.
Now, having missed both ends of this consecutive game, the Nets are trailing seventh in Toronto (34-27) with three full games with just 19 games.
“It’s a sense of urgency for sure,” said Vaughn, who replaced Steve Nash when the head coach entered the health and safety records before Monday’s loss. “We talked about it before the match. We talked about it after the match. We’ll talk about that when we get home.
“There is an emergency. He must be with this group. They have to feel it, they have to feel it and hug it and go through that door. There is a sense of urgency in this group. “
The Nets are 4 points behind Boston in sixth place for the final guaranteed place in the playoffs, but may need to start keeping their backs, just two games away from Charlotte and Atlanta.
Toronto was without OG Anunoby (broken ring finger) and Fred VanVleet. But the Nets were essentially deprived of a full top five at the championship level at Kevin Durant (which they hope to return on Thursday against Miami), Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons, Drummond and Joe Harris.
They still played clean and clear the first three quarters, shooting 54 percent overall and 8 of 18 out of a 3-point range with just seven defeats.
But the fourth? They were 28-19 ahead with 38 percent shooting from the floor, including 2 of 7 from deep with five hands.
INDIANAPOLIS – All the Buffalo Bills wanted in January was another chance to beat Kansas City.
Now they are trying to make sure that no NFL team starts out of season like it did.
On Tuesday, more than a month after suffering a crushing loss in the AFC divisional round without touching the ball in overtime, Bills general manager Brandon Bean voiced support for the proposal to change the league’s rules after the season.
“Ours will be more instead of one possession and then you get the other possession, it’s a time like basketball when you play five minutes,” Bean said.
“Baseball, both teams get the top half and the bottom half (in inning). So, time limit and I’m only talking about the postseason. That way, both teams will definitely have a chance and maybe even more than one possession. “
Bean acknowledged that the league’s competition committee could present a number of proposals during this week’s meeting at the NFL’s annual scout factory in Indianapolis, joking that it could have one of all 32 teams. No decision is expected this week.
And it’s not just current accounts that are jumping on board.
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott spoke at a news conference.Michael Conroy
Colts coach Frank Reich, the former quarterback who organized the NFL’s biggest comeback during his tenure at Buffalo, also supports the move. Reich is a member of the commission for the first year and is not sure what this could include.
“Basically, it’s something that would guarantee ownership of any team,” Reich said. “My opinion is that I think there is room for both teams to rule. But I see both sides. You have 60 minutes to win a game, so go win the game. Or play defense. “
The NFL last changed its rules for overtimes in 2010 after complaining that tossing coins often determined the winner. Under the current system, if the initial mastery of the sequels leads to a touchdown or a defensive result, the game ends. This happened to Buffalo.
But if the initial possession leads to a goal from a game, the opposing team gets a chance to equalize or win the game. These rules apply throughout the season.
And now the Bills want every playoff team to get one last chance.
“I think going through what we’ve been through in general, I think there’s a better way out,” said Bills coach Sean McDermott. “We have some ideas and I think they will help move the game forward. And we’ll see where it goes. “
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Once may be a coincidence, but twice? Twice it makes you think.
Nebraska beat Ohio, 23rd, 78-70 on Tuesday for their second impressive road trip in three days and their first victory against a ranked opponent in nearly three years.
The Haskers have lost 24 consecutive teams against the Top 25 since beating Maryland on March 14, 2019. But against the Bucks, who needed a win to keep up the double farewell pace in the Big Ten, the Haskers were looking to control long stretches.
They led 29 of 40 minutes. They shot at least 49% of the field and 39% of 3 for the second consecutive game. And in the last week of the regular season, they seem to have found their way.
All thanks to a game plan that Nebraska coach Fred Heuberg said was completed in about 90 minutes.
“The boys (went out) and (performed) it, (locked) in it,” Hoiberg said on his post-match radio show. “It just speaks to how much is invested in this thing, and that’s not the case with most teams that fight.”
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Bryce McGowans led NU with 26 points, his 11th performance with 20 points this season. His brother Trey landed an invisible crown on Bryce’s head as they crossed the handshake line.
CJ Wilcher added 15 to 6 of 11 shots, ahead of Ryan Anderson for second place on the Nebraska freshman’s 3-point list. And Alonzo Verge, often the infamous Haskers defender, made 11 assists to continue with 13 points and five rebounds.
Yes, Zed Ki missed the match with an ankle injury. Kyle Young also missed the second half due to illness. But the Huskers looked like they belonged to one of the top ten in the Big Ten.
They showed their audacity when McGowens pushed the crowd away after hitting 3 to silence the home crowd with 13:33 per game. And they showed off their scrap by diving for loose balls, one of which led to the beating and ejection of wounded OSU striker Seth Towns. And although they failed to score in the last four minutes, they held on to a massive victory that was gaining momentum.
“It’s just fun to see how much they’re together,” Hoiberg said. “Our boys (showed) endurance down. That we can finish this is a great testament to our boys. “
EJ Liddell leads the Buckeyes with 27 points and 14 rebounds (5 offensive). Malachi Branham, McGowans’ biggest freshman of the year from the Big Ten, finished with 16 points in 5 of 11 shots.
Branham scored 35 against Haskers on January 2, but that was without Trey McGowans, who chased Branham all night and used all five of his fouls.
Nebraska continued their recent hot shot on the way to a 43-39 lead at halftime. The Haskers shot 55% of the field and 50% of 3 in the first half, just two days after shooting Penn State from their home gym in Senior Night.
Wilher scored 13 of his 15 points and his three 3 points before halftime.
Bryce McGowans scored 12 of his 26 in the first half. And Verge made nine of his 11 assists.
The Huskers remained hot in the second half and won their first win over a ranked opponent after beating Maryland in the Big Ten in 2019. As of Tuesday, the Huskers have to play again against Terps in the first round of the Big Ten. But the Haskers could still win the 13th place if they beat Wisconsin this weekend, and Minnesota lost both games this week.
NU will play Wisconsin on the road at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Badgers defeated NU 73-65 on January 27 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska will be looking for its first series of three wins in a 2018 conference game.
If that seems unlikely, so did the first two.
“The two hardest things in this business are overcoming a lot of emotional loss and finding a way to leave a big profit behind,” Heuberg said. “In order for our boys to do this in a year in which we haven’t had many of them, this again shows you what it’s all about.”
Art Brylls resigned as offensive coordinator at Grambling State just four days later, the school confirmed Monday. Briles was named offensive coordinator on Feb. 24 by Grambling State coach Hugh Jackson, a decision that immediately drew criticism.
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of your coaching staff at Grambling State University,” Brails told Sports Illustrated. “Unfortunately, I feel that my continued presence will distract you and your team, which is the last thing I want. I have the greatest respect [for] the university and your players. ”
Braille was Baylor’s head coach from 2008-15 and was known as one of the nation’s most offensive minds. The Bears ranked 65-37 with their first two Big 12 championships and New Year’s six / BCS Cup venues in the program’s history.
However, Braille has not been a collegiate coach since May 2016, when he was removed and subsequently fired eight seasons after an independent investigation into Baylor’s attitude to sexual violence allegations during his tenure. A review of Pepper Hamilton LLP found that Briles and his staff failed to properly address the issues of Title IX on his team. Athletic Director Ian McCowy and University President Ken Starr have also resigned over the scandal.
The NCAA Violations Commission found that Briles was not guilty of any NCAA violations in August 2021. However, the commission concluded that Briles “failed to meet even the most basic expectations of how one should respond to the type of conduct in question in this case ”
Jackson, a former NFL head coach, was not deterred from becoming the first college coach to add Braille to his staff. He issued a public statement through his Hue Jackson Foundation, claiming that forgiveness, redemption and enlightenment were the key factors that led Jackson, a longtime NFL caller, to hire the controversial Briles.
“We have a clear understanding of the role that coaches and others who have a position of trust play in the love of those they meet,” Jackson wrote. “We also know and understand the process of identifying risks, helping others to heal and the importance of prevention. We believe that by hiring a Briles coach and the well-designed programs we have, this hiring will be instrumental in educating others to know how to prevent victimization, appropriate reporting procedures, providing adequate resources to those who are victims, and developing strong law enforcement partnerships within the community. “
Grambling State issued a statement to CBS Sports stating that the statement was Jackson’s only and did not reflect the school’s views.
“The Hugh Jackson Foundation is not part of Grambling State University,” the statement said. “It’s his own foundation and it operates independently of the university.”
Previously, former Miss South coach Jay Hopson was blocked from hiring Braille as an offensive coordinator in 2019. Hamilton Tiger-Cots of the Canadian Football League also hired Braille in 2017 before giving up public pressure. Braille was the coach of an American football team in Italy in 2018, and later was the head coach of Mount Vernon High School in East Texas from 2019-20.
UPDATED: A lawyer representing Fox Sports and the new United States League responded to a lawsuit filed yesterday by an organization of owners and executives of the original USFL from the 1980s.
David Bernstein of Debevoise & Plimpton, an adviser to Fox Sports and USFL Enterprises, said in a statement:
The lawsuit filed yesterday by a legal entity formed only a week ago is completely unfounded. The new USFL registered its intellectual property rights in 2011 and is excited to release games on schedule on April 16. The eleventh hour to extract value from the exciting new USFL is completely frivolous and we are exploring all possibilities for compensation.
Nicholas Matic, a lawyer representing the organization of former owners and leaders of the USFL, said yesterday that “Fox is trying to reap where it has not sown and profit from the confusion among fans of the real USFL, claiming the legacy of something. which has not built “
BEFORE Monday: An organization of owners and executives of the original United States Football League filed a lawsuit today in Los Angeles to block Fox Sports’ planned launch of a new version of the legacy league.
Fox Sports’ USFL is set to begin on April 16, with all eight teams using the same franchise names, logos and other materials related to the original USFL, according to the lawsuit.
The USFL ran from 1983 to 1985 and included players such as future members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame Steve Young and Jim Kelly. The USFL started in 1983 as a spring league, then tried to make the leap to fall in 1986 to compete with the NFL. Among the owners of his teams was Donald Trump of the New Jersey Generals, who hoped to merge with the NFL, but eventually helped kill the new league. There is no question of whether Trump is involved in the new lawsuit.
Since then, the league’s owners and leaders have tried to preserve its legacy through professional football Hall of Fame displays, licensing agreements for fan clothing and an authorized documentary and book about the league, a lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles, he said.
“Fox is trying to reap where it hasn’t sown and is benefiting from confusion among true USFL fans by claiming the legacy of something it didn’t build,” said Nicholas Matic, a lawyer representing Real USFL LLC, the former owners’ organization. and USFL executives.
“Real USFL is working to protect the legacy of the players, owners, coaches and staff of the historic league. Fox simply claims to be something he is not – the successor to the 1980s league, which launched numerous careers in the Hall of Fame and changed the game of football. “
A statement requesting comment from a Fox Sports representative was not responded to immediately after regular business hours.
The lawsuit also alleges that Fox Sports and its attorneys sought to intimidate officially licensed suppliers to stop selling USFL goods by claiming that Fox has exclusive rights to the names and logos of all USFL teams.
“Fox could easily have created his own league with new teams, but instead chose to take the goodwill and nostalgia of the original league without the permission of the people who actually created it,” said Alex Brown, an adviser to former USFL owners. and executives.
“Fox cannot deny that Real USFL brands are recognizable and valued because they use them and purposefully confuse their league with the original. Instead of doing the right thing, Fox chose to try to harass the previous owners to obey. That will not happen. “
