Eastern Michigan has hired Ron English, making him the fifth black head football coach in major college football, a person familiar with the contract agreement told The Associated Press on Sunday. ...more

December 22, 2008

Eight years ago Sunday, Jose Fernandez, then a 28-year-old first-year University of South Florida women's basketball assistant, was promoted from interim to head coach. ...more

December 17, 2008

Detroit Lions coach Rod Marinelli insists he still believes in his team despite their winless record. ...more

December 9, 2008

Deshea Townsend scored on a 25-yard interception return with 1:40 remaining as the Pittsburgh Steelers scored their only two touchdowns 24 seconds apart to rally from a 10-point deficit and deal the Dallas Cowboys a potentially damaging loss, winning 20-13 Sunday. ...more

December 8, 2008

WRESTLING Springstead finishes fourth in 31-team Durant Invitational. ...more

December 7, 2008

Sylvester Croom came to Mississippi State with much fanfare, deemed by many a pioneer, the first black man hired to be head coach of a Southeastern Conference football team. ...more

November 30, 2008

When DE Jimmy Wilkerson signed with Tampa Bay before this season, it did not create even a ripple in the free agency pool. ...more

November 28, 2008

When DE Jimmy Wilkerson signed with Tampa Bay before this season, it did not create even a ripple in the free agency pool. ...more

November 27, 2008

Cameron Dantley, son of one of Notre Dame's all-time basketball greats, threw an 11-yard TD pass with 42 seconds left to lead Syracuse to a 24-23 victory, one of the most surprising upsets in Fighting Irish history. ...more

November 23, 2008

Former NFL player and Pasco High School star Darren Hambrick ended his latest legal saga by pleading guilty Thursday to one count of assault and one count of battery, both misdemeanors. ...more

November 21, 2008