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🏈 From Athens to the Big Stage: Why Super Bowl LX Has a Serious ‘Georgia’ Flavor

By: JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — If you’re walking around Frederiksted Town today, you’re probably seeing as many jerseys as you are palm trees. But while the Patriots…

John McCarthy February 7, 2026

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The Last of the Iron Men: A Tribute to Mickey Lolich (and the Friends Who Put Up With Me)

By: The Virgin Islands Free Press Editorial Board The "Crucian Telephone" rang today with news from the North. Mickey Lolich, the gritty, left-handed heart of the 1968 Detroit Tigers, has…

John McCarthy February 4, 2026

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DISRUPTOR SPECIAL: Harbaugh Goes ‘Mothership’ Mode with Boss Level Move!

By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff ST. CROIX — In a world where "business as usual" often leads to stagnation, Jim Harbaugh just gave a masterclass in disruption. Just 19…

John McCarthy January 30, 2026

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Hoosier Daddy? Indiana goes duck hunting in Atlanta, plucks Oregon 56-22

ATLANTA — Doesn’t Indiana know that college football programs bursting onto the national scene are supposed to hit their once-in-a-lifetime peak and go back to where they came from? That’s…

John McCarthy January 10, 2026

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Swiss resort fire likely started by sparklers, many of the injured still fighting for their lives

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (Reuters) — Dozens of young partygoers hurt in a New Year's Eve bar fire in Switzerland were transferred to specialist burn units across Europe with serious injuries on…

John McCarthy January 2, 2026

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Kyle Whittingham may not be the savior for Michigan’s troubled football program, but some are betting that even a ‘Plastic Jesus’ could bring pigskin salvation back to Ann Arbor

Kyle Whittingham to Michigan might not seem on the surface to be a grand slam hire - but when you consider where the Wolverines just were - it is at…

John McCarthy December 26, 2025

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Kyle Whittingham to Michigan? What we know about rumors, reports

In the wake of the Sherrone Moore scandal and subsequent fallout, Michigan may have found its replacement at the helm of the Wolverines' football program. Per ESPN, Kyle Whittingham -- the head coach at…

John McCarthy December 26, 2025

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NFL offensive coordinator Todd Monken on Michigan coaching radar

ANN ARBOR — The Michigan football coaching search in the aftermath of the Sherrone Moore firing has been nothing short of a soap opera, at least in terms of fan…

John McCarthy December 25, 2025

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There’s growing push for Michigan to fire AD Warde Manuel

With Sherrone Moore officially fired, all the frustration in Ann Arbor has been diverted over to Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel. After two full seasons as the head coach of…

John McCarthy December 14, 2025

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A tale of two coaches: Sherrone Moore at Michigan was a bad ‘DEI;’ Curt Cignetti at Indiana was a good ‘IDEA’

Sherrone Banfield Moore was not qualified to be the head football coach of Michigan. He just wasn't. But nobody said that at the time, or wrote it in print. (even…

John McCarthy December 13, 2025