coaches

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have fired coach Jim Schwartz.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen says the team's next head coach will not have the all-encompassing role held by Mike Shanahan.

Roger Federer is adding Stefan Edberg to his team, part of a recent trend of top tennis players hiring ex-stars as coaches.

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan says he has no plans to resign.

Coach Kevin Kelley of Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas, refuses to punt and by the end of this video, you'll be questioning traditional football calls, too.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State has hired Bryan Harsin as the Broncos head football coach.

Baylor coach Art Briles is the unanimous pick as the AP Big 12 coach of the year. The Bears had never had a winning record in the Big 12 before Briles arrived six years ago. They are now Big 12 champs and headed to the Fiesta Bowl.

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Miami of Ohio fired coach Don Treadwell on Sunday, a day after the RedHawks fell to 0-5 with a 21-9 loss at home to Central Michigan. The school didn't immediately appoint an interim coach. Offensive coordinator John Klacik was also fired.

It would seem the attraction of the Lingerie Football League is more the lingerie than the football. That’s certainly what grabbed our attention.

A professional coach has two very important jobs during the game — to motivate men and to get other people (mainly officials) to see his point of view. It’s incredibly difficult to do either of those things when you’re jumping around, screaming and carrying on like a little girl that just got tossed out of an ‘American Girl Doll’ store.