The Falcons’ offensive coordinator is focused on helping his team reach the Super Bowl, but a promotion could be waiting for him after the postseason, and he knows it. STEELE: Interviews of minorities not signs of progress “Yeah, I definitely do,’’ Shanahan said, via ESPN.com, when asked whether he’s ready to be a head coach. “I think I have been. I think a lot of guys are. It’s about [being] given that opportunity and hoping it’s the right fit....

BuzzFeed News said it obtained a recording of a meeting between three Russians and three Italians at a hotel in Moscow, including Salvini’s close associate and former spokesman Gianluca Savoini, who now heads a pro-Russian cultural institute in Italy. According to the transcript, the men discussed ways to channel money to the League ahead of May’s European Parliament elections, which, if followed through on, would break Italian rules on party financing....

“It’s like waiting for an execution date,” Johnson said, via The News Journal. “It’s mentally frustrating. It’s been living hell for the past month, having to think about it all the time, knowing that one of the players who was really going to help the team this year is not going to be able to do it.” MORE: What we know (and still must learn) about your team Johnson is facing a 10-game suspension for a banned substance he admitted to taking....

Maxwell, who signed a six-year deal with Philadelphia worth $63 million with $25 million guaranteed coming from Seattle, didn’t live up to his contract Monday. He got beat on a crucial 44-yard pass by Jones in the fourth quarter, which resulted in Atlanta’s game-winning 47-yard field goal by Matt Bryant. MORE: The best images from NFL week 1 action | Eagles’ new pieces on offense not up to speed...

While there were some questions about Reagor’s selection over players like Tee Higgins and Justin Jefferson, his role in Philadelphia’s offense is pretty clear. But that’s not the case with Hurts. Is he supposed to replace the oft-injured Carson Wentz? Is he going to a Taysom-Hill-esque gadget player? Is here merely a backup? While Hurts probably dominated most of the conversation among Eagles fans, Philadelphia selected 10 total players in the 2020 Draft, which means there will be lots of other questions regarding roles in the preseason....

Rookie cornerback JaCorey Shepherd hurt his right knee Sunday, and the team believes he may have an ACL injury, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. Shepherd, who had been practicing as the team’s top nickel corner, sustained the injury when he ran into Darren Sproles on the sidelines. MORE: Training camp injury tracker | NFC uniform rankings “I kind of braced myself and I heard him holler and I don’t know what happened,” Sproles said, via the Daily News....

The veteran cornerback was released by the Eagles on Tuesday, the team announced . MORE: Salary cap: who can and can’t spend | Cowboys sign Beasley | Franchise tag roundup The 30-year-old started all 32 games during his stint with the Eagles, coming up with five interceptions in that span. The team, however, allowed the second-most passing yards (265 per game) in the NFL last season. Releasing Williams saves the Eagles $6....

With a tough second-half schedule ahead for both teams, there’s much on the line in Week 7 to build momentum toward eventually taking the division outright. While the winner will be in the driver’s seat to win a second East title in three years, the loser will be left looking for more answers and stuck with a tough hole out of which it will need to dig. Here’s everything to know about betting on Eagles vs....

The Giants and Washington have their share of issues, which is making the division feel like it’s a familiar two-team race between Philadelphia and Dallas. Although Daniel Jones has played well for New York, Jalen Hurts gives the Eagles the best QB among the four teams not named Dak Prescott. Prescott has looked good in this first two games back from his devastating ankle injury, leading the Cowboys to a near upset of the Buccaneers in Week 1 and a gritty victory at the Chargers in Week 2....

Then again, since 2011, seven teams have made the playoffs after starting 3-5. That’s the silver lining for the Jaguars. As for the Eagles, they’re now back to .500 (4-4) and still a strong contender in the NFC East. MORE: Watch the NFL live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) This was the third and final game of the NFL’s 2018 London Series. The Eagles made their first appearance in London, while the Jaguars played in the UK for the sixth consecutive season....

Moderna is the first of the U.S. vaccine candidates to publish results of human trials in a peer-reviewed journal. What Is an Immune Response? An immune response against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is what researchers hope to see. It’s an indicator that the vaccine is doing its job. “An immune response is the reaction of an organism’s immune system to molecules called antigens—usually antigens from microscopic pathogens like viruses and bacteria,” says Andy Miller, MD, an infectious disease specialist and Verywell Health Medical Expert Board Member....

The journey toward those six days in New York City, however, will have lasted 14 months and included navigating obstacles, conjuring solutions and making compromises. The 2017-18 Big Ten basketball season will be unlike any we’ve seen in the past – and any for a good, long while into the future. “The compression of the schedule, the fact that we’ve added a new television partner — we now have four partners in basketball — and also the fact we have facility challenges across the conference really adds up to a perfect storm in 2018,” Mark Rudner, the Big Ten’s senior associate commissioner of television administration, told Sporting News....

Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were among the drivers who tested (Ryan Newman, Trevor Bayne, Clint Bowyer were the others) for a couple of days as Goodyear tried to figure out which tires to bring to Michigan for the June 15 race. MORE: Earnhardt tops 215 | Earnhardt less active on Twitter | Biffle contract | Darlington picks | Power Rankings “Let’s keep in mind that it was 40-something degrees with a track temp of 66,” Biffle said Friday before practice at Darlington Raceway....

But Earnhardt never saw the check or the money for that victory. “I don’t think I ever saw it (laughter). I was driving for Daddy back then (more laughter). He got all that money (laughs),” Earnhardt said. MORE: Earnhardt leads practice | All-Star lineup | All-Star picks | Earnhardt-Charles Barkley race The winner of the 30th all-star race Saturday night will collect $1 million. Fourteen years ago, the money didn’t matter to the young Earnhardt, who was driving for his father’s Dale Earnhardt Inc....

Especially when the session features such stars as Larry The Cable Guy and Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty. But drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth (Kenseth?) can provide some lighthearted moments as well (yes, Kenseth). Here’s a look at some of the funnier media moments so far this season. MORE: Surprises and disappointments | Power Rankings | Gordon’s daughter gets racecar | Junior happy

After earning his third victory of the season and completing the season sweep Sunday at Pocono Raceway, Earnhardt could look at three people who have helped resurrect his career. Earnhardt, who finished outside the top 20 in points in back-to-back seasons in 2009-2010, had not been able to close the deal in recent years. He had not had a multiple-win season since 2004, when he won six races. His three wins this year are the same number he had from 2006-2013....

That wasn’t necessarily a good thing. With temperatures cooling throughout the night, the bottom groove got faster, and Earnhardt couldn’t get his car to turn well enough to keep pace with race-winner Jeff Gordon, runner-up Kevin Harvick and others. Earnhardt, who led nine laps, finished fifth in the 5-Hour Energy 400. Having started 22nd, it was a more than respectable result and was also a good boost for Earnhardt after he laid back near the end of Talladega a week earlier and never made a move to the front....

Dressed as endangered animals, Kids for Saving Earth will tell visitors at a Richfield, Minn., nature center about the species’ threatened habitats. Children from many countries will meet in Orlando, Fla., April 16-18 to plan America’s clean-energy future. The first annual Kids World Council-a sort of kids’ Rio summit-will be broadcast as a Nickelodeon special April 18 and 22. Kids For A Clean Environment (F.A.C.E.) will sew what they hope to be the world’s largest flag made by kids....

The quake hit around 6 a.m. Monday and registered at a 2.5 magnitude, with a depth of about six kilometers. It was reported near Elgin, which is about 25 miles northeast of the South Carolina capital of Columbia. The state felt about two dozen minor earthquakes last year, and the South Carolina Emergency Management Division said the state averages about 20 per year. Eight were felt over the last week, ranging in magnitude from 1....

If your headset connects with Bluetooth, we’ll cover pairing it with your PC in a moment. If you are using a wireless dongle, your PC should connect to the headset automatically. You can now skip to Configure Your Headset to learn how to make your headset the default listening (speaker) and microphone when it’s connected to your PC. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + i to open your settings....