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Sean Payton and His Wife Skylene Montgomery Have Been Together for More than a Year

Sean Payton remarried his second wife only a few years after his first marriage ended.

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American football coach Sean Payton has been married to his wife, Skylene Montgomery, since 2021. 

Payton and Montgomery first crossed their path at an NFL game in 2014. During that time, Payton was the head coach for the Saints while his now wife was a nurse in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Their love story began when Montgomery questioned one of her friends on how to get tickets for that specific game, but instead of the ticket, her friend gave her the football player’s number.

Not long after they began talking online, they became a close friend and eventually began dating. After dating for seven years, Payton proposed to Montgomery on November 8, 2019, during a birthday party at the French Quarter restaurant in New Orleans. 

Sean Payton and Skylene Montgomery married in 2021.

Sean Payton and Skylene Montgomery married in 2021. (Source: Wdsu)

The couple had planned to marry as soon as they were engaged, but due to the COVID-19  pandemic, they had to postpone their wedding. 

Later, Payton and Montgomery exchanged their vow in 2021 in the presence of close friends and family at One&Only Palmilla, a lavish resort located at Baja Peninsula by the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. 

Since their marriage, the couple has been happily together but have not revealed much about their personal life. The NFL coach has also decided not to post any pictures of them on social media, which shows that they prefer to keep their married life private. 

Sean Payton’s current wife, Skylene Montgomery, was a former beauty queen 

Montgomery started her career as a gastrointestinal nurse at Ochsner Medical Centre. Later, she worked as an assistant nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. 

Likewise, Payton’s wife is actively involved in several humanitarian programs such as Katrina Relief, Br*ast Cancer Awareness, and Relay for Life. 

She has also volunteered with Payton’s Play It Forward Foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is committed to improving the lives of children and families in health, education, and social welfare.

Sean Payton's second wife, Skylene Montgomery, held the title of Miss West Virginia.

Sean Payton’s second wife, Skylene Montgomery, held the title of Miss West Virginia. (Source: GulabigangOfficial)

In addition to her career in the medical field, Montgomery was crowned as Miss West Virginia in 2007. She also proudly represented her home state in the Miss USA 2008 pageant.

Moreover, Montgomery has a strong athletic background, as she was once a volleyball coach for the Bayou Sports Club’s volleyball team. 

Sean Payton was previously married to Beth Shuey

Payton and Shuey met for the first time in 1990 when Payton served as a running back and wide receivers coach while his former wife was a student at Indiana State University. 

Soon after their initial meeting, the duo embarked on a romantic relationship and eventually tied the knot on July 11, 1992. 

Since the day they got married, Shuey remained by her ex-husband’s side throughout his coaching career. The duo even relocated to Mandeville, Louisiana, when Payton became the head coach of the New Orleans Saints.

Sean Payton and Beth Shuey divorced after two decades of marriage.

Sean Payton and Beth Shuey divorced after two decades of marriage. (Source: Buzz Nigeria)

However, their life changed when the Bountygate scandal surfaced. After two decades of togetherness, the NFL coach and his first wife decided to part ways and filed for divorce at a Tarrant County, Texas, court in 2012.

The divorce filing cited “discord or conflict of personalities between Petitioner and Respondent that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation.”

After more than a year of divorce proceedings, they officially separated in 2015. Payton then moved to Uptown, New Orleans, where he bought a condo. As mentioned earlier, he then married his second wife, Montgomery. 

On the other hand, Shuey also moved on and married James McGuire, a Raleigh NC realtor, specializing in golf course community homes, on September 20, 2020. 

Sean Payton shares two children with his first wife, Beth Shuey

Sean and Shuey welcomed their first child, Meghan Payton, in 1997, and after three years, they gave birth to their son Connor Paytons in 2000. 

Following in the footsteps of her father, Meghan pursued her career in the sports industry and worked as a Sports field reporter. Previously, she has also served as the sideline reporter for the Saints.

Likewise, Meghan’s popularity soared in the sports industry after she covered the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021.

As of now, the NFL coach’s daughter is happily married to her long-term boyfriend, Christopher Titone, who is a Home Team writer. On March 23, 2022, she took to Twitter to share the picture with her husband showing off her ring and beautifully captioned, “and then…forever.”

Meanwhile, Sean’s son Connor played football for the Liberty Christian Warriors during his high school. He also played basketball for the Black Bears club. 

However, he has yet to achieve his dream as a professional player in the NFL, but he aspires to work in an NFL front office. As of now, he has gained valuable experience working at the Saints training camp in the team’s scouting department.

When it comes to personal life, Connor prefers to keep his life private, and there is no information regarding his relationship status. 

Brief on Sean Payton’s athletic career 

Sean started his career as an offensive assistant for San Diego State University. He also served as an assistant coach on college and NFL teams before being the full-time coach of the Saints in 2006. 

As the coach of the Saints, he has achieved impressive points and yardage, which made him one of the top coaches in NFL history during his first 100 games. He also holds one of the second-longest tenures among active head coaches with a single NFL team.

With Sean’s years of hard work and dedication, he became successful in winning the AP NFL Coach of the Year Award. He also won the first Super Bowl championship in franchise history in 2009. 

After fifteen years of coaching career, Seans decided to retire in 2022. Recently, in January 2023, he was hired by the Denver Broncos.

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Stephen Curry To Bring The Underrated Golf Tour This Summer

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NBA legend Stephen Curry’s Underrated Golf U.S. Tour returns this summer for its third season. 

More than just golf, the tour aims to empower underrepresented youth. Curry expects the tour to be a gateway to further opportunities for junior golfers from various backgrounds.

“Golf has always been one of the most powerful vehicles to spark professional and social conversations,” Curry said. 

The event will kick off from June 21 to June 23 at Old Barnwell Golf Course in Aiken, South Carolina. The tour will then move to Pumpkin Ridge Ghost Creek Golf Club in Portland from July 8 to July 10. 

The next stop is the Warren Golf Course at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, from July 22 to July 24. The final stop is TPC San Antonio in San Antonio from August 7 to August 9.

During the event’s climax, the Curry Cup, the top 24 best performers will face each other in a final match at The Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. 

Rooting for the underdogs

The tour is mainly sponsored by Curry’s lifestyle brand Underrated. Global tax advisory firm KPMG also acts as a partner for the event. 

The tour player and brand ambassador for KPMG, Mariah Stackhouse, will also join as the host for KPMG Leadership Day at the Curry Cup. Stackhouse said last year’s Curry Cup and KPMG Leadership Day were special for her. 

“Underrated is about so much more than golf. It’s about a shared goal of empowering the next generation in meaningful ways by imparting the critical success factors that go into winning, far beyond what you see in a final score,” she said. 

“I’m honored to be part of this family alongside Steph and my friends at KPMG and look forward to elevating Underrated even further this year.”

Curry, a four-time NBA champion and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, established Underrated in 2019. The brand aims to identify overlooked talents and provide them with a platform for recognition. According to Curry, it draws from his experiences as an underestimated athlete. 

The Underrated Golf U.S. Tour includes seminars on business ethics and career paths in the industry. Athletes can also network with golf coaches and industry leaders.

Passion and expansion

Despite his basketball stardom, Curry’s love for other golf is evident with his wins in tournaments such as the American celebrity golf tournament in Nevada in 2023. 

Curry, who dropped a Hole-in-One during the tournament, made the U.S. turn its attention towards him. According to rumors, many were betting on his results, including those monitoring very fast Golf in-play betting. Many celebrities congratulated him on social media, while some reporters asked if he would shift his career to golf after the swing. 

His interest in golf is driven by his family, who takes golfing more seriously. His wife, Ayesha Curry, is also said to enjoy playing golf with Curry across the globe.

In line with that passion, Curry is planning to expand the European tour this year. According to Curry, the golf system for students and athletes in Europe is similarly exclusive and exclusionary to the U.S. 

Therefore, Curry intended the Underrated Golf European Tour to allow junior golfers in Europe to meet top-tier college recruiters. This is especially backed up by the fact that the European series has seen massive growth in only two years, 

The top three boy and girl winners from last season’s Underrated Golf Tour have been invited to play at Walton Heath Golf Club in the southwest of London for its Europe season-opening tournament. 

If all goes to plan, the top boy and girl winners from the European leg will automatically win entry into the 2024 Curry Cup.

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Xabi Alonso to Snub Liverpool and Stay at Bayern Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso previously played for Liverpool for several seasons.

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Xabi Alonso to Snub Liverpool and Stay at Bayern Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso is one of the most famous former footballers in the world. The Spanish player is one of the most decorated players and has won various trophies, awards, and accolades.

He was born on 25 November 1981 in Tolosa, Spain. He played in a midfield position, mostly dominating the central position, and has also played as a defensive midfielder several times. He has about 11 million followers on Instagram.

Xabi is 42 years old and currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He has established himself as one of the most promising young managers in the world.

He has been recently linked to move to Liverpool’s vacant coaching position as Jurgen Klopp is leaving at the end of the season.

Xabi Alonso to stay at Bayern Leverkusen and snub Liverpool

In an interview, Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp, claimed that this is his last season and that he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

As Liverpool is actively searching for a new manager, many fans and media considered Xabi Alonso as one of the potential candidates to replace the manager. However, Bayern Munich’s former president, Uli Hoeness, said that the move is probably impossible.

Xabi Alonso set to snub Liverpool

Xabi Alonso is set to snub Liverpool. (Credit: Instagram)

He added that given the current success of Bayer Leverkusen, he would be inclined to stay with his team and would not want to leave it behind.

Apart from Liverpool, he has also been heavily linked with Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich. Alonso has not said anything regarding his next move and is focused on winning the Bundesliga title.

Managerial career of Xabi Alonso

Xabi earned his license after completing the UEFA elite coaching course in 2018 and joined the Real Madrid U14s as a coach. In 2019, he was appointed manager of Segunda División B club Real Sociedad B. He coached the club until the end of the 2021-22 season. 

He was appointed as the new head coach of the Bundesliga team Bayer Leverkusen on 5 October 2022. He was contracted until June 2024. The team had played eight games of the season and was placed second to bottom.

In his debut, he won against Schalke 04 with a 4-0 scoreline. At the end of the season, he finished in sixth place in the league and reached the semi-finals of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.

He rejected the move to Tottenham Hotspur and signed a new contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2026.

In the current season. 2023-24, he is currently at the top of the table and has managed to go 10 points clear of 33-time champions Bayern Munich. He likes to play in a 3–4–3 formation with an emphasis on passing and counter-attack.

He has also set a record as the first German team to go unbeaten for their first 33 games of the league season across all competitions. With eight games remaining, his team is set to create an upset in the German league by lifting the title for the first time in their history.

The current defending champion is Bayern Munich, who has won every league title in the last 11 years.

Xabi Alonso’s playing career at Liverpool

Alonso started his professional football career at Real Sociedad. He quickly progressed through the youth ranks and the reserve team and made his first team debut at the age of 18.

He appeared against Logroñés in December 1999 in a Copa del Rey match but was quickly loaned out to Eibar to gain first-team experience. However, his loan spell was short-lived as Sociedad was in the relegation zone, and the manager called him back to help out the team.

This move from the coach was successful, as the team finished at 14 positions at the end of the season. He was also made the young captain of the team.

His performance in the 2002-03 season is considered one of the best league performances for Real Sociedad.

He helped the team to finish second place, just two points below Real Madrid, and helped the team to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. He was also called up for the Spanish national football team and made his international debut in April 2003.

On 20 August 2004, he signed a contract with Liverpool, marking the beginning of a new era at Anfield. He made his debut at the Reebok Stadium against Bolton Wanderers, but the team lost the match by 1-0. He was, however, praised for his passing skills.

In his debut season, he won the Champions League with the team as he played an important role in scoring a penalty to lead the team into extra time. In the following season, 2005-06, he managed to win his first FA Cup against West Ham United.

He was part of the Liverpool team until 2009 and later made a move to Spanish giant Real Madrid. Due to his heroics in the Champions League and his beautiful plays, he is considered one of the Liverpool legends.

He was part of the Real Madrid team from 2009 to 2014 and later made his move to Bayern Munich. He retired from Bayern in 2017.

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Oscar De La Hoya Praises Jaime Munguia Ahead of Canelo Alvarez Fight

Oscar De La Hoya is the founder of Golden Boy Boxing Promotions.

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Oscar De La Hoya Praises Jaime Munguia Boxing Combination

Boxing Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has heaped huge praise on the young boxer Jaime Munguia and believes he can beat veteran champion boxer Canelo Alvarez.

He has praised the combination of the young boxer and revealed that he has more endurance and stamina than the Mexican legend.

Oscar De La Hoya picks Jaime Munguia to beat Canleo Alvarez

De La Hoya, who is a famous boxing promoter and former boxer, has picked Mungula to emerge victorious in his fight against Alvarez.

He believes Munguia has what it takes to beat Alvarez in their upcoming fight on May 4th. He also thinks this fight will mark a “changing of the guard,” with 27-year-old Munguia with a record of 43-0, 34 KOs, defeating the undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo with a record of 60-2-2, 39 KOs.

Oscar De La Hoya praises Jaime Mungaia

Oscar De La Hoya praises Jaime Mungaia. (Credit: Instagram)

The Mexican is 33 years old and seems to have lost some speed and agility in his last three fights. However, it remains to be seen if Canelo has slipped enough to be beaten by a fellow Mexican who has fought lesser opposition or if he still has enough in him to defeat this fighter with a 100% win record.

Oscar De La Hoya and Ryan Garcia Feud explained

De La Hoya has been growing through a legal and social media feud with top boxing star Ryan Garcia. Their relationship sounded right before Garcia’s fight against Gervonta Davis. However, after the loss against the veteran champion, their relationship started to sour.

During the post-match press conference of the boxing match, Hoya was nowhere to be found as he left the event immediately. Garcia was all alone in facing the questions from the media and the trolling from the fans, which made him feel betrayed.

After this, Garcia, signed to Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, started plotting to leave the promotions. He publicly criticized how he was left alone to face his demons and urged De La Hoya to let him go of his contract.

This led to a legal battle between them as the promotions sued Garcia, and Garcia sued them in return for the breach of contract.

The legal lawsuit is still ongoing between the two former partners. Both have confirmed neither party wants any money, as Garcia wants to leave the promotion ASAP while Hoya wants him to honor his contract until the end.

He said in the official podcast, “I’m not suing him for money, he’s not suing me for money. I just want him to honor my contract. That’s it.”

He also urged him to honor their contract and reminded them of their obligations. He expressed his desire for them to fight and become legends.

He mentioned his reluctance to have Garcia fight Gervonta “Tank” Davis with a rehydration clause, emphasizing that he was seeking his best interests. He also noted that people influenced Garcia to switch promoters by promising greater care and financial gain.

Brief Info on Oscar De La Hoya’s Career

De La Hoya is a former professional boxer and current boxing promoter who owns the Golden Boy promotions.

He has accomplished a lot in his career, winning 11 world titles in six different weight classes, including three lineal championships. His journey to success began with a great performance at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the lightweight division for the United States.

Throughout his career, De La Hoya received a lot of recognition. He was named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year in 1995 and was the top-rated pound-for-pound fighter in the world in both 1997 and 1998.

In addition to boxing, he has also made significant progress in sports promotion. In 2002, he started Golden Boy Promotions, making him the first American of Mexican descent to own a national boxing promotional firm.

This venture highlighted his entrepreneurial drive and dedication to improving the sport. Additionally, De La Hoya broadened his promotional efforts to encompass mixed martial arts (MMA), a notable milestone in combat sports.

Other than his interests in sports, he also has a keen interest in politics. In 2020, he was thinking very seriously about running for the presidency of the United States. In an interview when asked about it he stated, If the numbers look right… I’m gonna go for it.”

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