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Kevin Stefanski gives up Browns play-calling duties

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  Kevin Stefanski Hands Over Browns Play-Calling Duties to Offensive Coordinator Ken Dorsey: A New Era for Cleveland’s Offense In a significant shift for the Cleveland Browns, head coach Kevin Stefanski has decided to relinquish his play-calling responsibilities, passing them on to recently hired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey. This move marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of the Browns’ offense, signaling Stefanski’s willingness to adapt in hopes of igniting the team's underwhelming performance on that side of the ball. The Decision to Step Back Since taking over as head coach in 2020, Stefanski has called offensive plays for the Browns. Under his leadership, Cleveland’s offense initially flourished, particularly during the 2020 season when the team made a rare playoff appearance, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round. Stefanski's offensive schemes, emphasizing a run-heavy attack and play-action passes, played a key role in maximizing the talents of qu...

Asteroid to pass Earth closer than the Moon today

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  There are no known immediate threats to Earth when it comes to an asteroid impact, but our planet seems to be receiving a number of flybys lately. In February of this year, the Earth recorded its closest near miss when asteroid 2011 CQ1 avoided an impact with the planet by only 3,405 miles. Now, another close shave today is expected to come within 7,500 miles, which will put the asteroid closer to the Earth than the Moon (32x closer in fact) and in the same area as some communications and television satellites. What is a bit scary about this latest asteroid is that it was only discovered late last week. The asteroid has been designated 2011 MD and was discovered by a pair of robotic telescopes which are a part of MIT’s Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR). It’s still unclear, but 2011 MD is thought to be between 8 and 18 meters in diameter, or roughly as big as a large house. LINEAR, funded by the United States Air Force and NASA, is applying technology...