Caddyshack star Michael O'Keefe, who played Danny Noonan in the 1980 film, revealed that cocaine use was rampant on set at the time and claimed that it was even included in the film's budget.
"There was some miscellaneous item," the 71-year-old actor told Page Six in a report published Friday, October 2. "It was the '70s. That's what was happening back then. People were just treating it like it was toothpaste, and you had to do it twice a day to stay healthy."
O'Keefe also confessed to doing cocaine before filming scenes for the 1980 comedy, which starred Ted Knight, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield.
"It was not my favorite memory because in retrospect I can see those moments on camera and I'm not too happy about them," O'Keefe shared.
Steven Bergman/AFF-USA.COM / MEGA

#cocaine #caddyshack #noonan #october

EAST LANSING – Alessio Milivojevic took a knee to run out the clock. Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. gave his quarterback a quick hug and pat on the helmet.
It was a victorious opener for Michigan State football thanks a few big plays by that duo. Yet the Spartans' offense struggled to find the end zone for much of their 30-20 victory over Toledo on Friday, Sept. 4, despite giving itself plenty of opportunities to score more.
Eliminating the "self-inflicted wounds," coach Pat Fitzgerald said, is among the primary fixes for his new team between game 1 and 2.
COACH SPEAK: Michigan State football seeing early returns from toughness tests
"We gotta finish drives," Fitzgerald said during his weekly press conference on Monday. "The football gods will not allow you to kick field goals and win a lot of games the way we just did."

#wide

EAST LANSING – Alessio Milivojevic took a knee to run out the clock. Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. gave his quarterback a quick hug and pat on the helmet.
It was a victorious opener for Michigan State football thanks a few big plays by that duo. Yet the Spartans' offense struggled to find the end zone for much of their 30-20 victory over Toledo on Friday, Sept. 4, despite giving themselves plenty of opportunities to score more.
Eliminating the "self-inflicted wounds," coach Pat Fitzgerald said, is among the primary fixes for his new team between game 1 and 2.
COACH SPEAK: Michigan State football seeing early returns from toughness tests
"We gotta finish drives," Fitzgerald said during his weekly press conference on Monday. "The football gods will not allow you to kick field goals and win a lot of games the way we just did."

#Football #fitzgerald #alessio #wide

EAST LANSING – Alessio Milivojevic took a knee to run out the clock. Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. gave his quarterback a quick hug and pat on the helmet.
It was a victorious opener for Michigan State football thanks a few big plays by that duo. Yet the Spartans' offense struggled to find the end zone for much of their 30-20 victory over Toledo on Friday, Sept. 4, despite giving themselves plenty of opportunities to score more.
Eliminating the "self-inflicted wounds," coach Pat Fitzgerald said, is among the primary fixes for his new team between game 1 and 2.
COACH SPEAK: Michigan State football seeing early returns from toughness tests
"We gotta finish drives," Fitzgerald said during his weekly press conference on Monday. "The football gods will not allow you to kick field goals and win a lot of games the way we just did."

#michigan #fitzgerald

MANHATTAN — Kansas State football couldn't have asked for a better start to the Collin Klein era. Now, it's on to more challenging opponents, with Washington State visiting Bill Snyder Family Stadium next week.
The Wildcats won 71-3 against Nicholls in Manhattan on Saturday, Sept. 5.
It's hard to take away too much when Nicholls (1-1) was as bad as advertised. Still, there were some notables from K-State (1-0) taking care of business.
Oklahoma State transfer Rodney Fields was the first running back on the field instead of Joe Jackson. He looked like the best running back on Saturday night.
Fields finished the game with 14 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown. His best run came on a 26-yard touchdown in which he accelerated once he got to the edge of the Colonels' defense.

#running #back

It turns out the Seattle Seahawks secondary is even more banged up than first realized.
After a weekend in which the team lost rookie safety Bud Clark to a broken ankle, it's also been revealed that another safety is currently out of commission, albeit on a shorter timeline. ESPN's Brady Henderson reported on Sunday night that Rodney Thomas II, brought in as a free agent signing from the Indianapolis Colts, recently underwent surgery for a fractured hand.
One note on the Seahawks' safety depth in light of Bud Clark going down tonight: I'm told Rodney Thomas II had surgery this past week to repair a fracture in his hand. That's why he's not playing tonight. Sounds like he has a chance to play next week.
"Yeah, he has a hand [injury], and we'll see if and when he's coming back on time," Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said after Sunday's loss to the Tennessee ******* ans.
Without Clark and Thomas, the Seahawks relied heavily on a three-safety rotation of A.J. Finley, D'Anthony Bell, and Maxen Hook to get through Week 2 of preseason.

#safety #clark #hand #tonight

EAST LANSING – Rodney Bullard Jr. gave Pat Fitzgerald the first victory of his Michigan State football career, even before his Spartans coaching debut.
It's a chance for the senior wide receiver to play the game he loves for one more year.
MSU's compliance department received word Monday, Aug. 24, that the NCAA reconsidered Bullard's appeal for an extra year and overturned its previous decision that rendered him ineligible. Fitzgerald learned about it on the field shortly before the practice as the Spartans were stretching, informing Bullard in front of his teammates.
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The decision comes three days before Bullard and his attorneys were set to take college sports' governing body to court while seeking a "preliminary and permanent" injunction and "a temporary restraining order (if necessary)." That preliminary show-cause hearing was scheduled for Thursday in the 30th Circuit Court in Lansing.

#bullard #spartans #court

The Chargers dropped their second preseason game on Thursday, falling to the 49ers by a final score of 41-17. Justin Herbert and the starting offense played one series, in which they went three-and-out, and the starting defense technically played one series as well, albeit without Khalil Mack, Derwin James Jr., or first-round pick Akheem Mesidor.
Here's what to take away from the game.
It's becoming increasingly apparent this preseason that the Chargers have a problem behind Justin Herbert. Neither Trey Lance nor DJ Uiagalelei were impressive on Thursday, combining for 17-of-31 passing for 153 yards and a touchdown, which Uiagalelei was credited with after receiver Jerand Bradley was not touched down and jogged into the end zone. Lance did rip off a 37-yard scramble, which accounted for more than half of LA's rushing yards on the night, but neither player looks capable of holding up for long if Herbert has to miss time. Then again, for a team like LA, things will go sideways if Herbert is hurt anyway, so it remains to be seen if the Chargers will address this hole on their roster or if they'll keep the status quo.
Undrafted rookie Avery Smith had his second standout game in a row as he competes with Nikko Reed and Eric Rogers for the last spot in the cornerback room. Smith tied for the team lead with 6 tackles, which included another ferocious run stop at the line of scrimmage, and was sticky in coverage even if San Francisco completed more passes on him than Houston did last week. But his fellow undrafted rookie Rodney Shelley is pushing the envelope, too, breaking up two passes and logging four tackles as he looks to put his name in that competition. Smith did incur a holding penalty in the end zone on fourth-and-goal, and Shelley was around the ball a lot on Thursday because he was frequently targeted, so both still have room to improve, but their stock has to be pointing up after their performances.
If you take out Gregory Desrosiers' 4 carries for 21 yards, all of which came late in the fourth quarter when San Francisco led 41-9, Chargers running backs combined for 10 yards on 13 carries on Thursday. Omarion Hampton lost a yard on his only carry, a toss play to the right. Keaton Mitchell lost a yard on his three carries. Kimani Vidal churned 6 yards in 4 tries. Amar Johnson lost a yard on two carries after scoring twice last week. Jaret Patterson was the least ineffective of the bunch, racking up 7 yards on 3 attempts. Part of that falls on run blocking, which was spottier than it was last week, but it also seemed like LA's running backs were trying to stretch plays rather than look for cutback lanes at times.

#thursday #carries #week

Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. is taking the NCAA to court to get a season of eligibility back to play for Michigan State football this fall.
Bullard's attorney, William H. Horton, filed for a "preliminary and permanent" injunction and "a temporary restraining order (if necessary)" in 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County on Monday, Aug. 17, on Bullard's behalf, according to court documents.
A preliminary show cause hearing in front of Judge Wanda Stokes will be held Aug. 27 in Lansing at the 30th Circuit Court, per court records. MSU opens its season Sept. 4 against Toledo at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.
A message left Tuesday for Horton was not immediately returned.
Bullard is a graduate student at MSU. Horton – a Troy-based attorney with the firm Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton – argued in his filing that the NCAA violated its rules by determining that Bullard is not eligible to play for MSU this season "because he used up his four years of eligibility by being a full-time student in the fall of 2021" at Valdosta State in his home state of Georgia. Horton countered that Bullard was a part-time student in the fall of 2021.

#horton #bullard #ncaa #lansing

As college football season approaches, safety Christian Harrison is preparing for his first season at Arkansas. The son of Patriots Hall of Famer Rodney Harrison, Christian has already made an impression on his new coach.
"I think he has a chance to be the heartbeat of our defense with some of the stuff he can do," Razorbacks coach Ryan Silverfield said Sunday, via Jacob Davis of SI.com. "He's smart. He's savvy. Obviously, he comes from a great lineage. Man, I've been pleased."
Christian Harrison transferred to Arkansas from Cincinnati. He began his college career at Tennessee. He started all 12 games for the Bearcats in 2025, making 66 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, and one interception.
He has surrendered only one touchdown in 577 total career snaps.
And the lineage is undeniable. Rodney should already be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This year, Christian will have a chance to attract the attention of NFL scouts.

#season #already #coach

So many rehabs! As we round the stretch of the 2026 season, the Red Sox will be getting reinforcements from several long-injured players (though in the case of some of these players, it's an open question as to whether they're improvements over the current options). First up is Trevor Story, who is planning on playing today for AAA Worcester. Then comes the big guy: Roman Anthony is slated to play on Tuesday for AA Portland. Then it will be Isiah Kiner-Falefa making his rehab debut on Wednesday alongside Story in AAA. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
The rehabs come at an opportune time, as it looks like the Red Sox just lost another bat to injury. Masataka Yoshida left last night's game with a strained left hamstring and is likely headed to the IL. "I think he's going to be down for some time," said Chad Tracy. (Ian Browne, MLB.com)
To be frank, losing Masa isn't much of a blow, as he's barely contributed this season. Losing Sonny Gray, on the other hand, would be a major blow, as he's turned himself into the team's ace in the absence of the injured Garrett Crochet. (Sean McAdam, MassLive)
Jake Bennett hasn't turned himself into an ace like Gray, but he has turned himself into an unexpected key contributor at the back end of the rotation. In the midst of an outstanding season, he has struggled a touch lately, but neither he nor Chad Tracy sounds all that worried at this point. (Sean McAdam, MassLive)
Speaking of aces, the Sox were scheduled to face Paul Skenes today. But Skenes, who has had a shaky season this year, is being pushed back to later this week. The Sox will instead matchup against reliever Lake Bechar in what looks like it's going to be a bullpen game. (Rodney Knuppel, NESN)

#like #tracy #sean

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers are entering the stretch of training camp where the calendar starts to matter.
Thursday's preseason opener against the Houston Texans is only days away, and Sunday's practice carried the feel of a team beginning to sharpen its focus. The pads are popping, competition is intensifying and coaches are getting a clearer picture of which players are ready to carry their work from camp into live preseason action.
There was plenty to watch on both sides of the ball Sunday, but the defense offered perhaps the most intriguing storyline.
A number of Chargers veterans and depth players did not practice, including safety Derwin James, left tackle Rashawn Slater, cornerbacks Tarheeb Still and Rodney Shelley, defensive back Noah Avinger, outside linebacker Bud Dupree, defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson and offensive lineman Laekin Vakalahi.
Defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe was on the field but left individual work with a trainer. He later met with the media after practice, providing an encouraging reminder of just how important his development has become to this defense.

#work

Despite taking encouragement from Newport County's performance against Roma, head coach Hayden Mullins admits the Exiles are still short of where they need to be.
Mullins told BBC Sport Wales after his appointment that Newport needed reinforcements, and he reiterated that several signings were needed following the 4-1 defeat to the Italian giants at Rodney Parade.
"I still feel like we're three or four players away from where we need to be, in squad depth and what we're going to need throughout the season," said Mullins.
"It's a long, hard season, 46 games. We know that. It's a tough division.
"We are definitely in the process of getting that together. We know where we want to strengthen, so hopefully in the next week or so we should see a few more bodies coming in."

#newport #we 're

Former Newport County captain Mark O'Brien has lauded Tuesday's pre-season defeat by Roma for producing an "amazing" night at Rodney Parade.
Four days before their domestic campaign kicks off with a League Cup tie at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday, The Exiles went down 4-1 against the three-time Serie A champions in front of a sell-out home crowd.
But O'Brien, who made more than 100 appearances for Newport and now serves as a club ambassador, believes the occasion served as further reason for fans to be optimistic following the appointment of Hayden Mullins as their new manager.
"It was amazing and great to have a massive encounter with such a big team," he told Radio Wales Breakfast.
"Obviously in our history we have been able to get some European giants down like Manchester City and Manchester United.

#mark #rodney

When a new season approaches, it is better to focus on what you have rather than lament what you don't have. This is especially true for Duke football fans in 2026. It is time to move forward.
The first thing Duke has is coaching-staff stability. Head Coach Manny Diaz returns for his third season at the helm, with Offensive Coordinator Jonathan Brewer, Defensive Coordinator Jonathan Patke and Special Teams Coordinator Gabe Infante at his side. In today's college football landscape, maintaining all your coordinators is not a given.
Strength and Conditioning Coach David Feeley is back for his fifth season at Duke. He is considered one of the best in the business, and his continued presence is a boon for the program. Feeley previously worked with Coach Diaz at Miami.
There has been movement with some of the position coaches, so Duke has a new Defensive Ends Coach (Trent Harris), and a new Running Backs Coach (Rodney Freeman II), but overall the staff is remarkably stable. Coaching staff stability is a big plus for a program.
Trent Harris comes to Duke from Illinois, where he coached outside linebackers the past two years. Harris played defensive end at Miami under Manny Diaz.

#duke #harris #defensive

Newport County are still on the hunt for a new permanent manager following the departure of Christian Fuchs in late June.
Interim boss Chris Todd has said he would "love" the chance to become the permanent manager, but who do you think should take over?
And though there have been several new signings, Todd feels Newport still "need more" before the window closes in September.
Newport face AFC Wimbledon on Saturday, 8 August in the EFL Cup, just over two weeks away.
So what needs to happen at Rodney Parade between now and then?

#newport #todd #county

Texas A&M is closer than ever to securing the No. 1-ranked 2027 recruiting class after securing four-star linebacker Mikahi Allen's commitment earlier this month, bringing the total number of commits to 27 heading into the 2026 college football season.
While third-year coach Mike Elko and his staff will be in the running to flip multiple 2027 commits, which could include five-star CB and South Carolina commit Joshua Dobson, five-star running back Landen Williams-Callis will announce his commitment on August 1, but is currently trending to land with the Texas Longhorns.
As soon as the 2026 season begins, the Aggies will use every home game as a hosting opportunity for the 2028 cycle, which will include two priority prospects who are Texas A&M legacies. This spring, Elko officially offered four-star running back Ian Thomas, son of former Aggie star running back Rodney Thomas, who, according to Rivals insider Sam Spiegelman, is heavily favored to land at his Father's alma mater.
Texas A&M AHC and RB coach Trooper Taylor has led Thomas's recruitment, and while some believe Texas A&M is the leader due to his Aggie lineage, that's far from the truth.
"Coach was clear that it was me and how I play that got me the offer," Thomas stated to Rivals. "I appreciated him saying that."

#rivals #securing

“I can’t get no respect.” Perhaps Rodney Dangerfield was a fan of the Indianapolis Colts because that is exactly how it feels around here sometimes. We see a lot of the same with the Pacers. A small market kills a team’s chances at nationally televised games, regardless of how good they may be. It’s worse in the NBA, but the Colts are on the docket for only two primetime games. That is straight up disrespectful when compared to the rest of the league.
The Downs brothers, Josh and Caleb, have a podcast on which Cam Newton was a recent guest. Caleb was drafted by the Cowboys, so you know they are going to get a disproportionate number of games under the lights no matter how good they are. With six games set for primetime, Newton quipped, “Caleb … you’re walking into a Netflix special. Josh over there went to a team that’s barely on Tubi.” It may sound rude on the surface, but it’s a joke that rings true. Even the 4:25 slot is barren for the Colts this year. Unless you live in the area or have NFL Sunday Ticket, the chances of seeing a Colts game are low.
It’s hard to yell foul completely on this one for a few reasons. The Colts had a great start to the year, but a rough finish. They missed the playoffs. Should that type of team be rewarded? Additionally, the NFL cares about money and not much else. Wherever LeBron James goes, so goes the money. That is why Adam Silver can’t make the schedule. I have watched some horrible Christmas Day Lakers games while much better, small market teams sat at home. Exact same concept in the NFL. Just like a Thunder-Pacers Finals wasn’t as lucrative as a Knicks-Spurs Finals, the NFL prefers huge markets on its biggest stages. Indianapolis, as great as it is, just can’t compete in that arena.
There aren’t many teams with fewer primetime games than the Colts. You’d have to scrape the bottom of the barrel of teams to find some with less. Here is the good news. With success, games can be flexed, and what time the Colts play doesn’t matter much. Winning is all that matters. The Colts, just like the Pacers, have to force their respective leagues to have no choice but to put them in the national spotlight. It isn’t easy, but if the Colts win and continue that in future seasons, expect more big time games in big time spots. They have to earn it first.

#games #caleb #primetime

Whilst I’m a County Durham lad by birth, work and wanderlust have taken me to every compass point of Britain. And everywhere I’ve lived, I’ve worn the Sunderland badge with pride.
A couple of years ago, family wishes took Mrs L and me to Hertfordshire. The Home Counties. Shock horror. Wilstone, population 341. Quintessentially English. A church, a community shop and a pub. If Carlsberg designed villages….
Whenever you move somewhere new, you don’t know a soul. So my integration plan is, and always has been, to head to the local pub. In Wilstone, it’s The Half Moon, a traditional inn with old wooden beams, excellent Tring Brewery ales and a classic cast of characters. It’s very much like Cheers. After a while, everyone knows your name… and your football club.
It struck me one afternoon that everyone supported different clubs, yet somehow they were all telling the same football story.
The landlord is Guy. Passionately patriotic and loyal to the blue and white hoops of QPR. Mention Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh or Gerry Francis and Guy disappears into Shepherd’s Bush nostalgia. One afternoon, he scurried into the back room to find an old, dusty programme from QPR v Sunderland in 1962. The glory days were a long time ago… will they ever return, he wondered? I understood what he meant. There was a time when I wondered whether we’d ever get out of League One.

Quite a bit of the news we’ve posted this offseason here in the links has to do with the interesting depth pieces our beloved Seattle Seahawks have either sitting in waiting or acquired. Rodney Thomas is one of those fellas. The 2026 squad returns an almost historic amount of starters and rotation pieces. The interest in that element of the story, although nuanced, is the unique and unfolding tales of players we have yet to fall in love with. Dive in and find another crush.
Thanks for chilling with us here at Field Gulls. We appreciate you. Go, ‘Hawks!
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Shaun Connor is among several new appointments to Dragons' backroom staff for the 2026-2027 season.
The former Dragons and Ospreys fly-half will take up the role of kicking and skills consultant at Rodney Parade.
Connor previously worked as an academy and skills coach for Dragons and was an **** istant coach to Lyn Jones' Russia at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in **** an.
The 50-year-old was most recently part of Wales women's coaching team, but left after three years in the post after the 2025 Rugby World Cup.
He has also worked extensively with Wales Under-20s.

Rodney Miller has umpired countless high school softball games in his nearly three-decade career.
The one on June 13, 2026, will hold a place in the mind of the highly-respected official for a long time for what took place following it.
Miller passed out shortly after working the Class 2A state championship game that evening in Bittinger Stadium on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette.
Miller, who had a defibrillator put in in March of 2025, was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he stayed until June 16. Miller underwent a series of tests while in the hospital before it was determined that his heart did have an event, triggering his defibrillator.
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Newport County are finalising plans to host Italian giants Roma in a glamorous pre-season friendly at Rodney Parade.
The Exiles hope to face the Serie A side on Tuesday, 4 August in a high-profile warm-up for their 2026-27 League Two campaign that starts later in the month.
There are reports Cardiff City could also host Roma - possibly on the first weekend of August - before their return to the Championship.
That would suit Cardiff given they do not currently have a warm-up match scheduled for the first week of August.
Roma have confirmed on their website that they are heading to Wales at the end of July for an eight-day training camp at the same complex where the Bluebirds are based, Hensol resort in the Vale of Glamorgan.

After yet another glorious campaign under Luis Enrique, which saw them successfully defend their Ligue 1 and UEFA Champions League crowns, Paris Saint-Germain supporters will be looking to kick back and enjoy watching their players compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. PSG are tied with ****** nal (16) for the third-most representatives in this summer’s tournament, with Bayern Munich (17) and Manchester City (19) leading the way.
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Having spent the past few seasons as an impact substitute at PSG, Kang-in Lee has nevertheless proven to be an integral figure in South Korea’s attack alongside captain Heung-min Son, earning praise from the likes of Rodney Marsh, and he’ll be looking to trade the bench for the starting XI in this summer’s tournament. Lee has already proven his worth on the biggest stages, ****** isting against Ghana in the 2022 World Cup before bagging a goal contribution in his final three World Cup qualifiers in 2025. This isn’t just a chance for Lee to raise his value and earn a transfer to a place where he’ll find more protagonism—this is a chance for him to take the baton from Son and cement himself as the talisman of the Taeguk Warriors.
Projected Impact: 8/10
Marquinhos will be seeking to become the first non-Real Madrid player since 1974 to win the World Cup and the Champions League in the same year, adding to his already legendary career. At 32 years of age, Marquinhos has established himself as the captain of PSG and Brazil, and after narrowly edging him out for the European Cup, he’ll be looking to team up with Gabriel Magalhães to form an indomitable center-back pairing.

Instead of declaring for the 2026 NBA Draft, three players decided to return to USC men’s basketball for the 2026-27 season.
Rising sophomore guard Alijah Arenas and junior forward Jacob Cofie both entered as early entry candidates for the NBA Draft. Cofie participated in the G League Combine in May and was one of six prospects to earn an invitation to the NBA Combine in Chicago.
Arenas did not participate in either combine. Both Arenas and Cofie ultimately withdrew their names from the draft before the May 27 deadline. Therefore, both players will keep their NCAA eligibility.
Arenas, Cofie and rising senior guard Rodney Rice will all be returning to USC next season. Rice was also projected to enter the NBA Draft but he decided to stay with the Trojans for his senior season.
Former USC center Gabe Dynes also entered the draft as an early candidate and withdrew his name. But he will not return to USC and instead transferred to Louisville.