Lakers' Frank Vogel shrugs off worries about job insecurity

Lakers coach Frank Vogel shrugged off widespread reports of his job insecurity Wednesday night, saying it's all part of being in charge of a 17-time NBA champion franchise. “In this business and with this team, if you're not winning at a super-high level, you're going to get this type of noise,” Vogel said before the Lakers hosted the Indiana Pacers. Several news outlets with ties to the Lakers' front office reported Tuesday that Vogel's job is in serious jeopardy after his reconfigured roster's 22-22 start to the season.

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  Report: Lakers could be on verge of firing Frank Vogel

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  Indiana Pacers schedule 2021-22: When the Pacers are in action

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Coyotes claw past Devils 4-1 behind Vejmelka, Crouse

Lawson Crouse scored a goal and added an assist, and Karel Vejmelka made 35 saves to help lead the Arizona Coyotes to a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night. Dysin Mayo, Travis Boyd and Johan Larsson also scored for Arizona, which has won three of its last five games. Loui Eriksson added two assists.

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  Jacob Peterson with a Goal vs. Montreal Canadiens

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  a Goal from Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders

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NC’s Thom Tillis threatens to resign from Senate if Republicans ever change the filibuster

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis said election reform is needed but helped block a voting rights bill on Wednesday, after saying that ending the filibuster would only serve to further divide the parties.