
Avalanche hire Patrick Roy as coach
The Colorado Avalanche are rounding up the old crew to restore the downtrodden franchise. First, Joe Sakic was given more responsibility in the front ...
Ireland flyhalf Ronan O'Gara retires from rugby
Ronan O'Gara, Ireland's most capped player and top points scorer, announced his retirement from rugby union on Saturday and will take up a coaching ...
Former midfielder Phillip Cocu hired as PSV coach
Phillip Cocu has been appointed coach of PSV Eindhoven on a four-year contract, replacing Dick Advocaat. Cocu, who had two spells at PSV as a creative ...
News Summary: Ferguson key in Man U's business
OFF-FIELD CONCERNS: The announcement Wednesday that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will retire has raised concerns not only over the ...

Ferguson key in Man U's financial transformation
Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. Apple and Steve Jobs. Will one of the world's most recognized soccer clubs face the same challenges the ...
Olympic ski jump champ Widhoelzl returns as coach
Former Olympic and world ski jumping champion Andreas Widhoelzl of Austria will return to the World Cup circuit as a coach, five years after ending ...

Denver's Karl earns NBA Coach of the Year honors
George Karl is the NBA's Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins. Karl received 62 first-place votes from a panel ...
Buffalo Sabres hire Rolston as head coach
The Buffalo Sabres hired Ron Rolston as head coach after he served the interim position following the firing of Lindy Ruff in February. Rolston and ...

Ref's death a consequence of lack of sportsmanship
Pete McCabe was sickened, but not surprised, by Saturday's tragic death of Ricardo Portillo, a week after the youth football referee was punched in ...
Turkey enlists Michael Phelps' coach
Turkey has signed Michael Phelps' coach as a consultant on their swimming program for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Games that ...
Joe Schmidt hired to coach Ireland's rugby team
Joe Schmidt was hired as Ireland coach on Monday, charged with reviving the fortunes of the floundering national team and building on his successful ...
Former curling coach appointed British team chief
The man who coached Britain's women to curling gold in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City has been appointed as Britain's chef de mission for ...

UCLA hires Steve Alford as new basketball coach
Steve Alford was hired as UCLA basketball coach on Saturday, spurning New Mexico days after he agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Lobos for a ...
AP Source: Miami asks for NCAA case to end
Citing massive impropriety by the NCAA and how it handled the investigation of Miami's athletic department, the Hurricanes want the case against them ...

Tampa Bay Lightning fire coach Guy Boucher
The Tampa Bay Lightning fired coach Guy Boucher on Sunday, with the team in next to last place in the Eastern Conference and on its way to missing the ...
Phil Neville takes up England U21 coaching role
Phil Neville has joined brother Gary in taking up a coaching role with England after being named in the backroom staff of the country's under-21 side ...
Bulgaria's wrestling coach starts hunger strike
Bulgaria's national wrestling team coach Armen Nazaryan has started a hunger strike to protest the IOC decision to drop wrestling from the Olympic ...
Ex-Wales flyhalf Stephen Jones retiring from rugby
Stephen Jones, Wales' most capped player, is to retire from rugby at the end of this season and take up a coaching role with his London Wasps club.
Hockey coach gets 15 days in jail for tripping
A Vancouver pee-wee hockey coach has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for tripping a player during a postgame handshake. Martin Tremblay swept out ...
MLS, France launch youth coach partnership
Major League Soccer is sending its youth academy coaches to study abroad. Personnel from teams in North America's top pro league will visit France's ...

Column: Alex Ferguson drinks at fountain of youth
A big reason why Manchester United now have a good chance of knocking Real Madrid out of the Champions League is also a big reason why Alex Ferguson ...

Bayern: Good image helped land Guardiola
Bayern Munich wouldn't have been able to win the race to hire Pep Guardiola if money had been the only factor, chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said ...

AP Source: Browns close to deal with Kelly
Chip Kelly is closer to taking his fast-paced offense to the NFL. A person familiar with the negotiations said the Cleveland Browns are nearing a deal ...
BC's York breaks NCAA hockey win record with 925
Boston College coach Jerry York became the NCAA hockey career victory leader Saturday, directing the top-ranked Eagles to a 5-2 win over ...

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables ...