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49ers coach Kyle Shanahan grateful for stability from contract extension

Sep. 27, 2023 19:58 PM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan grew up around the NFL following his father from stop to stop on the coaching carousel before getting on it himself so he knows full well how rare it is to have a long stay at one spot. That's one reason why Shanahan feels fortunate about...

Michigan State fires coach Mel Tucker for bringing ridicule to school, breaching his contract

Sep. 27, 2023 17:31 PM EDT

Michigan State fired Mel Tucker on Wednesday, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons why he should not be fired for cause after having what he described as consensual phone sex with an activist and rape survivor. The school said it terminated what's...

Yankees' Boone repeats that slugger Judge is not expected to need offseason toe surgery

Sep. 26, 2023 19:23 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone reiterated Tuesday that slugger Aaron Judge is not expected to require offseason surgery on his ailing toe. Judge was sidelined for 42 games after tearing a ligament in his right big toe when he crashed into the right-field fence while...

Warriors coach Steve Kerr is unconcerned about entering the final year of his contract

Sep. 25, 2023 19:43 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Kerr has no concerns about his long-term status as coach of the Golden State Warriors despite heading into the final year of his contract. Owner Joe Lacob and new general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. have expressed a desire to get a contract extension and...

Injury-filled Ravens wasted a great chance to improve to 3-0 with poor communication

Sep. 25, 2023 17:58 PM EDT

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh blamed a communication breakdown for the clock management mistake that might have cost Baltimore the game against Indianapolis. The Ravens can learn from that error and correct it easily enough. The same can't be said of the team's growing...

Count on Swinney's steadiness to build back stumbling Tigers

Sep. 25, 2023 16:26 PM EDT

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson won't be part of the College Football Playoff for a third straight year and has little chance of reaching the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, but don't expect drastic decisions from coach Dabo Swinney. His steadiness — like it or hate it — has...

Analysis: Vikings, Chargers trade inexplicable decisions. Jets' commitment to Wilson still baffling

Sep. 25, 2023 09:57 AM EDT

The Vikings and Chargers traded inexplicable decisions in the final two minutes. The Jets are sticking with a baffling choice for the foreseeable future. After Los Angeles coach Brandon Staley set Minnesota up for a win, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and quarterback Kirk Cousins...

New Orleans Saints defensive end Carl Granderson signs a four-year extension

Sep. 23, 2023 21:46 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orlans Saints defensive end Carl Granderson has signed a four-year contract extension, general manager Mickey Loomis said Saturday. The extension, which runs through the 2027 season, is worth up to $52 million with about $35 million guaranteed, a person...

Cowboys star CB Trevon Diggs tears ACL in practice

Sep. 22, 2023 09:25 AM EDT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs tore the ACL in his left knee in practice Thursday, a major setback for a defense off to a great start in 2023. The team said an MRI confirmed the ACL tear and that while there was no timetable for a return, the 2021...

Germany hires Julian Nagelsmann as men’s national soccer team coach through Euro 2024

Sep. 22, 2023 06:38 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany hired Julian Nagelsmann to lead the men’s national soccer team on Friday, entrusting the former Bayern Munich coach with doing a better job than the last Bayern Munich coach who tried. The German soccer federation said Nagelsmann was taking over on a...