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A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: Patterson donates $50,000 to TCU's crisis fund

By The Associated Press 23 hrs ago

In this Nov. 30, 2019 file photo Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy walks on the sidelines during an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Stillwater, Okla. Gundy said Tuesday, April 7, 2020 he hopes to have his team return to its facilities on May 1, a proposed timetable that would defy federal social-distancing guidelines and was quickly disputed by the university and its athletic director. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma State's Gundy targets May 1 return to football

By Cliff Brunt Apr. 07, 2020 08:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, new Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach, speaks before reporters and school supporters at the university in Starkville, Miss., after being officially introduced as the head coach. Leach apologized Thursday, April 2, 2020, for a tweet that displayed a meme of a woman knitting her husband a noose as they were self-quarantined. Leach removed the tweet, which was posted Wednesday night. He posted on Twitter that he didn’t mean to offend anyone. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Mississippi State AD 'disappointed' in Leach's noose tweet

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2020 06:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2018, file photo, Army head coach Jeff Monken watches as his team warms up before they play Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game, in Fort Worth, Texas. Monken says his Black Knights are coping with the cancellation of spring ball because of the novel coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert, File)
Army coach Monken says players adapting to virus disruption

By John Kekis Apr. 07, 2020 05:46 PM EDT

Samford hires longtime prep basketball coach Bucky McMillan

Apr. 06, 2020 11:57 AM EDT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Samford has hired veteran high school coach Bucky McMillan to lead its basketball program. Athletic director Martin...

FILE - In this May 18, 2019, file photo, jockey Tyler Gaffalione, right, reacts aboard War of Will, as they crosses the finish line first to win the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, in Baltimore. A measure in Maryland to redevelop Pimlico Race Course to keep the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown in Baltimore is scheduled for a hearing before state lawmakers. The “Racing and Community Development Act of 2020” is set for a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
The Latest: NCAA suspends infraction hearings, arguments

By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2020 06:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, in Knoxville, Tenn. The third-year coach is embracing the virtual time he gets to work with his players following the go-ahead from the Southeastern Conference. He's also using social media to stay in touch with his current recruiting class and watching videos shot by his Vols of their personal workouts. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
Tennessee coach ready to tap high school days to be creative

By Teresa M. Walker Apr. 03, 2020 03:38 PM EDT

In this November 1980 photo, Syracuse University football coach Frank Maloney is shown. Former Syracuse University head football coach Frank Maloney, who succeeded the winningest coach in school history when the program was in decline, has died. He was 79. Maloney died Monday, March 30, 2020, at his home in Chicago, his family confirmed to the university. The cause was metastic brain cancer, according to Syracuse.com. (John Berry/The Post-Standard via AP)
Former Syracuse football coach Frank Maloney dead at 79

Apr. 01, 2020 02:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013 file photo former head coach Jim Lambright smiles as he stands at a concourse entrance in the newly renovated Husky Stadium in Seattle. Lambright has died at age 77, the school announced on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Lambright spent nearly four decades associated with the Washington program as a player, assistant coach and head coach. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)
Former Washington football coach Jim Lambright dies at 77

By Tim Booth Mar. 29, 2020 04:35 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, file photo, new Washington State head football coach Nick Rolovich speaks during an NCAA college football news conference after being officially introduced in Pullman, Wash. Normally, in March, college football teams would be preparing for the upcoming season. Because of the new coronavirus pandemic, coaches are trying to figure out how to recreate some of what has been lost. Rolovich said the Cougars will continue to learn their new offensive and defensive systems...online. (Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP, File)/
Without spring practice, football coaches try to fill void

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 25, 2020 11:07 AM EDT

Michigan State's Mark Dantonio talks about his retirement from as the NCAA college football team's coach, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Judge recommends dismissing suit against former MSU coach

By Noah Trister Mar. 20, 2020 08:44 PM EDT

Army hires alum Mike Sullivan as recruiting director

Mar. 19, 2020 06:55 PM EDT
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Army has named Mike Sullivan as director of recruiting for football. Sullivan, a 1989 graduate of West Point,...

Brown names Marini 1st female position coach in Division I

Mar. 16, 2020 05:26 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown has promoted Heather Marini to quarterbacks coach, making her the first female position coach in Division I football. ...

Clemson football player Tee Higgins runs the 40-yard dash during NFL Pro Day Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
Clemson's Simmons shows off for NFL personnel at pro day

By Pete Iacobelli Mar. 12, 2020 05:07 PM EDT

Kansas coach Bill Self makes a point during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against TCU in Lawrence, Kan., Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Self won his 500th game at Kansas. Kansas won 75-66, and Self picked his 500th win at Kansas. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
America’s Cup champ calls for cancellation of prelim regatta

Mar. 12, 2020 02:46 PM EDT

4 Ohio State football assistants top $1 million in salary

By Mitch Stacy Mar. 09, 2020 04:34 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Four assistant football coaches at Ohio State will be paid at least $1 million this year, according to salary figures released by the...

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, file photo, Southern California head coach Clay Helton, left, shakes hands with athletic director Mike Bohn at an NCAA college football game against UCLA in Los Angeles. Helton is 40-22 in four full seasons as USC coach. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
USC invests in supporting Helton rather than replacing him

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 09, 2020 03:05 PM EDT

Montana, football coach Hauck agree on 4-year contract

Mar. 06, 2020 06:30 PM EST
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Montana and football coach Bobby Hauck have agreed on a four-year contract that runs through January 2024. “I am...

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, file photo, Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young is tackled after scrambling out of the pocket during a high school football game against St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif. Aside from being 2,000 miles away from his home in Southern California, the most challenging part of Alabama freshman quarterback Bryce Young's transition to college was dealing with two straight weeks of rainy weather in Tuscaloosa this winter. They don't get that in Pasadena, California. Otherwise, he's been too busy to be homesick. (Scott Varley/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
Alabama's 5-star freshman QB getting acclimated to college

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 06, 2020 04:10 PM EST

Ex-Packers WR coach Whitted takes same position at Wisconsin

Mar. 04, 2020 05:51 PM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Green Bay Packers wide receivers coach Alvis Whitted has accepted the same position at Wisconsin. Wisconsin...