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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Florida Atlantic is hiring Baylor associate head coach John Jakus as its coach, a move that comes four days after Dusty May capped his six-year run with the …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Missouri State hired Cuonzo Martin on Wednesday, bringing back the only coach to lead its basketball program to a Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title more than a decade …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jerod Mayo was clear when he was hired as the New England Patriots new coach that he wanted to empower his new staff with the freedom to have a voice both on the sideline and in the meeting rooms. His new trio of coordinators said Wednesday that they are confident they will have the space they …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mason Morelli had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut, Logan Thompson had his fourth career shutout and the Vegas Golden Knights completed a season sweep against the San Jose Sharks with a 4-0 victory on Monday. “It’s a pretty special moment,” Morelli said. “It’s kind of hard to put into words. It’s …

Buffalo Sabres starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will miss at least one game with a lower-body injury, the team announced before its home game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. The Sabres listed Luukkonen as day to day without revealing the nature of the injury or when he was hurt. Luukkonen is coming off a 33-save outing in a 7-0 win …

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are expected to hire Aden Durde as the defensive coordinator for new coach Mike Macdonald, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the hire. NFL Network was the first to …

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Ronald Curry is going from working with Derek Carr in New Orleans to Josh Allen in Buffalo after being hired as the Bills quarterbacks coach on Wednesday. Curry fills the role left open by Joe Brady, who took over as Buffalo’s interim offensive coordinator in November and was hired for the job on a full-time …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers hired former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith as offensive coordinator on Friday, hoping he can help a unit that’s underachieved in recent years. The 41-year-old Smith was fired last month following a third straight 7-10 season in Atlanta. He returns to a position that he thrived in while coaching in Tennessee earlier in …