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Georgia, Ole Miss Play Sugar Bowl Quarterfinal Thursday

New Orleans: The Georgia Bulldogs, 12-1, will face the Ole Miss Rebels, 12-1, in the Allstate Sugar Bowl quarterfinal on Thursday, Jan. 1. Georgia, the No. 3 seed that earned a first-round bye, meets No. 6 Ole Miss, whic…

Whittingham named Michigan coach amid program turmoil transition

Orlando, Florida — Kyle Whittingham accepted the University of Michigan head coaching job Sunday after stepping down at Utah earlier this month. The 66-year-old coach, who spent 32 years at Utah including 21 as head coac…

Michigan Finalizes Kyle Whittingham Hiring, Replaces Coach Moore

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan officials this week finalized the hiring of Kyle Whittingham as head football coach, agreeing to a five-year contract after reports earlier Friday that he had emerged as the lead…

Arizona Dominates Bethune-Cookman; Local Teams Also Record Wins

Tucson, Ariz. Arizona's top-ranked Wildcats routed Bethune-Cookman 107-71 Monday, overcoming an early sluggish start as Brayden Burries scored 20 and Ivan Kharchenkov added 14. The Wildcats improved to 12-0 and remained …

Green Leaves Bench Following Heated Exchange With Kerr

San Francisco, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green left the bench and went to the locker room during an early third-quarter timeout Monday night after a heated exchange with coach Steve Kerr and did not play the…

Miami Shocks Texas A&M, Advances in College Playoff

College Station, Texas — Miami upset Texas A&M 10-3 in Saturday's College Football Playoff first-round game at Kyle Field, advancing to face No. 2 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Eve. Miami's defense pressure…

Chicago Bears Expand Stadium Search To Northwest Indiana

Chicago — The Chicago Bears announced Wednesday that they will expand their search for a new domed stadium beyond Arlington Heights to include the wider Chicagoland region and northwest Indiana, citing stalled negotiatio…

University expands probe after firing coach Sherrone Moore

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan officials fired football coach Sherrone Moore after an internal review found an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. The school retained a law firm that will continue and e…

Indiana's Fernando Mendoza wins Heisman after awards Saturday

New York, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the 91st Heisman Trophy Saturday night in New York after receiving the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards the previous evening. The redshirt junior completed 71.5% of his …

Michigan Fires Sherrone Moore After Investigation Finds Evidence

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Michigan fired head football coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday after an internal investigation found credible evidence he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, athletic director W…

Memphis Hires Charles Huff As New Football Coach

MEMPHIS, The University of Memphis hired Charles Huff as its new head football coach this week, replacing Ryan Silverfield who left for Arkansas on Nov. 30. Athletic director Ed Scott announced the hire Monday and Memphi…

Indianapolis Loses Daniel Jones To Season-Ending Achilles Tear

Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts confirmed on Monday that quarterback Daniel Jones tore his right Achilles during Sunday's 36-19 loss at Jacksonville, ruling him out for the season after he underwent evaluation and w…

Indiana Upsets Ohio State, Claims Big Ten Title

Indianapolis, Indiana defeated Ohio State 13-10 in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday, securing the Hoosiers' first conference title in decades and likely earning the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Fernand…

Weekend prep and college basketball roundup across regions

United States. High school and college basketball teams posted multiple weekend results across regional rounds. Lockport, Woodstock and other prep teams remained unbeaten in conference and nonconference play Friday and S…

U.S. security, immigration, legal and regional sports developments

Washington — Federal and local reporting this week covered a range of developments: a prosecutor described a suspect linked to Jan. 6-era pipe bombs as motivated by the 2020 election outcome; courts preserved a Guantanam…

Admiral Testifies as Local, Legal, Health Updates Surface

Washington — A Navy admiral told Congress this week that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not issue a 'kill them all' order as lawmakers examined an attack that killed two survivors near Venezuela and sought additional…

Kentucky Hires Will Stein To Lead Wildcats Offense

LEXINGTON, Ky. Kentucky hired Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as head football coach Monday, replacing Mark Stoops after his 13-season tenure. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced a five-year deal and cited…

Kiffin Leaves Ole Miss for LSU Head Coach

BATON ROUGE, Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss this weekend and accepted LSU's head coaching job, saying Monday he could not pass up what he called the best job in college football. LSU introduced Kiffin at a stadium event after…

Local courts, events, and public-safety incidents reported regionally

United States — Local outlets also reported a range of events this week: university and college activity including UNI’s NCAA volleyball seeding and a student holiday market; New Jersey political developments with Atlant…

Arkansas Hires Ryan Silverfield to Lead Razorbacks Program

FAYETTEVILLE, The University of Arkansas hired Ryan Silverfield as its 35th head football coach Sunday, the school announced. He replaces Sam Pittman, who was fired in September after a 2-3 start, and interim Bobby Petri…

Florida Hires Jon Sumrall as Next Head Coach

Gainesville, Fla. — Florida hired Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall Sunday, finalizing a six-year contract after moving on from Lane Kiffin earlier this week. University officials and a person familiar with the search, speak…