UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford is out after five-plus seasons. The Bruins are 7-6 and have lost four in a row entering the start of Pac-12 play.
Author: Tom Schad, USA TODAY
Report: Oakland Raiders hiring NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock as general manager
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Kliff Kingsbury accepts job as offensive coordinator at Southern California
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Terrell Owens: NFL fans would have ‘adored’ me if I played in current era
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Frustrated UNC coach Roy Wiliams after loss to Michigan: ‘We stink,’ ‘My coaching sucks’
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