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Temple fires third-year coach Stan Drayton, who never had a winning season
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple fired coach Stan Drayton on Sunday after losing records in all three of his seasons. Drayton went 9-25 overall and 4-18 in the American Athletic Conference. He was fired a day after Temple beat FAU 18-15 on a field goal in overtime. ...
Jeannot scores in return from suspension, Kings roll to 4-1 win over Red Wings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikey Anderson and Tanner Jeannot scored 22 seconds apart in the first period, Adrian Kempe scored twice in the third, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night. Anderson got his third goal of the season with 1:55 left in the...
Letang misses Penguins game against San Jose with illness, Pickering and Ponomarev make debuts
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penguins defenseman Kris Letang missed Saturday night’s game against San Jose with an illness. Letang missed his second consecutive game because of an illness, as he did not play in Pittsburgh’s 6-2 loss at Columbus on Friday. Letang has two goals and four...
North Texas fires defensive coordinator after allowing 681 yards in 4th loss in a row
DENTON, Texas (AP) — North Texas fired defensive coordinator Matt Caponi on Saturday, a day after the Mean Green allowed 681 total yards while losing their fourth consecutive game. The Mean Green lost 48-27 at UTSA, which Friday night became the fourth consecutive opponent to have...
Ball St. fires coach Mike Neu after 4 straight losing seasons since winning the MAC title
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ball State fired coach Mike Neu on Saturday following four straight losing seasons since winning his only Mid-American Conference title. Athletic director Jeff Mitchell said offensive line coach Colin Johnson would replace Neu for the Cardinals final two games...
Connor McMichael scores twice in the Capitals' 5-2 victory over the Avalanche
DENVER (AP) — Connor McMichael had two goals and the Washington Capitals scored four times on their first 10 shots in a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. Jakub Vrana, Jakob Chychrun and Rasmus Sandin also scored and Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves to spoil...
Vegas Golden Knights sign Brayden McNabb to a 3-year, $10.95M extension
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights signed defenseman Brayden McNabb to a three-year extension worth $10.95 million on Friday, keeping one of the their original players under contract for the franchise's first decade of existence. McNabb, who turns 34 in January, will count...
MLB Free Agent Signings List
NEW YORK (AP) — The seven free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base...
Jets could have their 4th kicker in 4 games after losing Shrader to the Chiefs
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets' kicking carousel is spinning again. Anders Carlson could be the team's fourth kicker in as many games when the Jets host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. That's because Spencer Shrader, who made both of his field-goal...
Chiefs putting kicker Harrison Butker on injured reserve ahead of knee procedure, AP source says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are putting kicker Harrison Butker on injured reserve while he undergoes a procedure on his knee, though they hope to have him back for the playoffs, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The Chiefs are...
