Mitchell G. Patton

No NFL game was played on a Thursday night for the first time all season, but don't tell Dick Vitale (actually, maybe someone should).NFL Network (no longer airing Thursday Night Football, it's an Amazon Prime Video exclusive) was replaying the Week 9 matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions on Thursday night to fill the no-football void until Saturday. .Vitale thought he was watching a live game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Dick Vitale attends the 2022 ESPYs at Dolby Theater on July 20, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Leon Bennett/Getty Images)"In a major @NFL matchup, the…

WASHINGTON — George Santos, the 34-year-old New York Republican who confessed to lying about part of his background, has been sworn in to the House. early Saturday morning in the midst of various investigations into his campaign and calls for his resignation.Santos officially took office when the new Congress met after Republicans finally chose Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker of the House. He always voted for McCarthy during the protracted voting process that began Tuesday.In general, Santos does not appear to have received a warm welcome from his fellow Republicans. During numerous speaker votes, he was often seen sitting…

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will be rewarded after leading the fighting cocks to an 8-5 record in 2022. Beamer received a raise of nearly $4 million per season and his contract was extended through 2027, according to ESPN. Head coach Shane Beamer of the South Carolina Gamecocks arrives before the start of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at TIAA Bank Field on December 30, 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)beamer, the lowest paid coach in the SEC last season, he'll go from making $2.75 million a season to about $6.5 million a…

WASHINGTON — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy defeated a conservative rebellion and won the election as the 54th Speaker of the House early Saturday morning, following a chaotic standoff on the House floor between his allies and their far-right opponents. and that put an end to four days of stalemate.The narrow victory for the California Republican came on the 15th ballot: the fifth-longest ballot in US history by number of ballots and the longest ballot in 164 years.McCarthy received 216 votes, just a handful more than he needed to win the coveted deck, with the remaining six Republican foes voting present.…