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as headman at the newspaper 20 years ago, he hired the then-promising young reporter who won this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting
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While Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and Arizona Wildcats headman Tommy Lloyd are the betting favorites to take over for Davis in Chapel Hill, there is a third name that is gaining momentum.
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
While new headman Jesse Minter ought to at least fix their defense, the big question may be Lamar Jackson’s health.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
After Mattias Samuelsson checked Kaprizov off the puck and cleared the zone, Filip Gustavsson alertly gathered the puck and made a long headman pass to Kaprizov to catch some tired penalty killers changing.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The New York Giants were the first team to have a head coach non-vacancy, with former Baltimore Ravens headman John Harbaugh taking his services to the Big Apple.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
While new headman Jesse Minter ought to at least fix their defense, the big question may be Lamar Jackson’s health.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
After Mattias Samuelsson checked Kaprizov off the puck and cleared the zone, Filip Gustavsson alertly gathered the puck and made a long headman pass to Kaprizov to catch some tired penalty killers changing.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The New York Giants were the first team to have a head coach non-vacancy, with former Baltimore Ravens headman John Harbaugh taking his services to the Big Apple.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Headman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headman. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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