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Temple tabs K.C. Keeler to rebuild program
Temple hired K.C. Keeler as its new coach on Sunday.,Keeler led Sam Houston State to a 9-3 overall mark and 6-2 in Conference USA play this season in the school's second campaign at the FBS level.,"Coach Keeler has a track record of evaluating, recruiting and developing student-athletes into champio...
Jags' Trevor Lawrence (concussion) carted off; ejections follow
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered a concussion and was carted from the field in the second quarter of Sunday's 23-20 home loss to the Texans after a brutal hit by Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair.,With 4:15 left in the first half, Lawrence was carrying the ball and went int...
FIU coach Mike MacIntyre fired after going 12-24 in three seasons
Florida International dismissed head coach Mike MacIntyre on Sunday after three seasons at the helm.,MacIntyre went 12-24 with the Golden Panthers, compiling 4-8 records in all three seasons.,"I want to thank Mike for pouring three years of his heart and soul into the program and for solidifying the...
Kennesaw State hires Jaguars assistant Jerry Mack as head coach
Kennesaw State hired Jerry Mack, the Jacksonville Jaguars running backs coach with 20 years of experience at the collegiate level, as the second head football coach in its history on Sunday.,Mack, 44, is in his first season with the Jaguars. He spent the previous three seasons coaching the same posi...
West Virginia fires Neal Brown after six seasons
West Virginia fired coach Neal Brown on Sunday, one day after the Mountaineers were routed 52-15 by Texas Tech.,West Virginia went 6-6 this season, including 5-4 in Big 12 play. Brown was 37-35 in six seasons with the Mountaineers.,"Coach Brown is a great person, and he has served as a tremendous am...
Colorado readies for Pacific after lessons learned in Maui
Colorado used the Maui Invitational last week as an early-season measuring stick for its team. The Buffaloes finished 1-2 in Lahaina but their one win came against No. 2 UConn in the consolation bracket.,That wasn't diminished by a blowout loss to Iowa State in the fifth-place game, and after four d...
Texas Tech fires DC DeRuyter, secondary coach Yates
After Texas Tech allowed the second-most passing yards in the country this season, it cost defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and secondary coach Marcel Yates their jobs on Sunday.,The Red Raiders (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) beat West Virginia 52-14 on Saturday to close their regular season but finished last ...
Freddie Kitchens to coach North Carolina in bowl game
Former NFL head coach Freddie Kitchens will serve as interim coach for North Carolina's expected bowl game after the recent firing of Mack Brown.,Kitchens served as run game coordinator and tight ends coach the past two seasons. Brown's final day as head coach is Sunday.,"Freddie Kitchens is an incr...
Off to hot start, Georgetown out to limit UMBC's shooters
Coming into his second season at Georgetown, coach Ed Cooley looked at his young roster and came up with a plan for building them up before Big East Conference play.,So far, it's working.,Georgetown (6-1) is off to its best start since the 2018-19 season and will complete its season-opening, eight-g...
After ending 5-game slide, Rangers take aim at rival Devils
There was something noticeably different about the New York Rangers on Saturday and although they made it difficult in the third period, they stopped their ugly five-game losing streak with a dramatic victory.,Coming off one of their more physical showings of a disappointing season and their first w...
Steelers WR Calvin Austin III (head) ruled out vs. Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III was ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game at the Cincinnati Bengals with a head injury.,Austin took a massive hit in the first quarter from Cincinnati linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither, who was called for defensive pass interference on the play. Aus...
Report: Jack Doohan to slide into Alpine lineup in Abu Dhabi finale
Esteban Ocon is turning over his ride for Alpine in the Formula One season finale next weekend to Jack Doohan, who will replace him with the team in 2025, The Athletic reported Sunday.,In July, Ocon signed a deal to join Haas next year. Two months later, Alpine promoted Doohan, a 21-year-old Austral...
Ohio State, Miami, Clemson tumble in AP Top 25 after losses
Upset losses by Ohio State, Miami and Clemson sent those teams plummeting in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, released Sunday, as Oregon again was a unanimous No. 1.,This is the seventh consecutive week atop the poll for the Ducks (12-0).,Ohio State (10-2), which lost to Mic...
Report: Lions signing ex-All Pro S Jamal Adams
Plagued by injuries to the defense, the Detroit Lions are signing former All-Pro safety Jamal Adams to the practice squad, ESPN reported Sunday.,It is expected Adams will be promoted to the 53-man roster at some point.,Adams' agent, Kevin Conner, confirmed Adams' signing.,Adams began the season with...
Jags' Trevor Lawrence (head) carted off; ejections follow
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was carted from the field in the second quarter of Sunday's home game after a brutal hit by Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair.,Lawrence, who was returning from a Week 9 injury to his non-throwing shoulder. was ruled out for the game with a hea...
Purdue fires head coach Ryan Walters after 2 seasons
Purdue fired head football coach Ryan Walters on Sunday after two seasons.,The move came on the heels of the Boilermakers enduring their worst loss in the program's history, a 66-0 shellacking by No. 10 Indiana on Saturday. ,The setback was Purdue's 11th in a row since it opened the season with a 49...
Reports: Purdue fires head coach Ryan Walters after 2 seasons
Purdue fired head football coach Ryan Walters after two seasons, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. ,The reports come on the heels of the Boilermakers enduring their worst loss in the program's history, a 66-0 shellacking by No. 10 Indiana on Saturday. ,The setback was Purdue's 11th in a row si...
Avalanche F Miles Wood (upper body) considered month-to-month
Colorado Avalanche forward Miles Wood is considered month-to-month with an upper-body injury, coach Jared Bednar announced.,Wood was placed on injured reserve Thursday, one day after he logged 10:43 of ice time and registered one hit in Colorado's 2-1 shootout win against the Vegas Golden Knights.,W...
Colts WR Alec Pierce, Patriots S Jabrill Peppers back for Sunday matchup
The Indianapolis Colts will have wide receiver Alec Pierce back on the field as they visit the New England Patriots, who will see the return of safety Jabrill Peppers, on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. ,Pierce missed practice Wednesday and Thursday with a foot injury but returned to full practice Frida...
Titans RB Tyjae Spears (concussion) to return vs. Commanders
Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears is out of concussion protocol and will play Sunday afternoon against the host Washington Commanders.,Spears was injured late in a Week 11 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He rushed three times for zero yards and had two catches for eight yards. ,Spears previo...