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Kentucky fires SEC's longest-tenured coach in Mark Stoops, hires his replacement hours later
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky fired the Southeastern Conference's longest-tenured coach, ending Mark Stoops' tenure in his 13th season with the Wildcats after back-to-back losing records Monday morning. By Monday night, athletic director Mitch Barnh...
Dec 02, 2025
Kiffin laments circumstances of his Ole Miss exit, but says he couldn't pass up LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Lane Kiffin called his past six years at Ole Miss "the best six years" of his life, and then tried to explain why he felt compelled to leave Oxford, Mississippi, behind and take over an LSU football program that he's always ad...
Dec 02, 2025
Florida hires Tulane's Jon Sumrall as football coach with six-year, $44.7 million deal
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida hired Tulane's Jon Sumrall as football coach Sunday, settling for its second choice after Lane Kiffin picked LSU over the Gators. Sumrall finalized a six-year, $44.7 million contract that comes with incentives, accord...
Dec 01, 2025
LSU lures Lane Kiffin away from virtual playoff lock Ole Miss
Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had ...
Nov 30, 2025
Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Larry Fitzgerald lead Pro Football Hall of Fame modern era semifinalists
Quarterbacks Drew Brees and Philip Rivers, along with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, tight end Jason Witten and running back Frank Gore made it to the semifinal stage in their first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The five new...
Nov 25, 2025
NFL is wide open through Week 9 with no dominant teams
The Colts became mistake-prone. The Packers wasted opportunities. The Lions got pushed around. The Chiefs fell out of a playoff spot. Both conference leaders looked ordinary Sunday and other top teams had rough games. The NFL looks more wide open eve...
Nov 03, 2025
LSU interim AD Verge Ausberry says the school's athletic department 'is not broken'
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry sat between two members of the LSU Board of Supervisors who'd been appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry, he sought to assure Tigers fans that the abrupt departure of previous athletic d...
Oct 31, 2025
LSU athletic director Scott Woodward resigns, 4 days after the firing of football coach Brian Kelly
LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward resigned on Thursday night, four days after the firing of football coach Brian Kelly and a day after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said Woodward would not hire Kelly's replacement. Woodward, a Baton Rouge native and...
Oct 31, 2025
ESPN secures 3-year deal to broadcast Athletes Unlimited women's sports leagues
ESPN and Athletes Unlimited announced a three-year rights extension Wednesday that makes ESPN the official broadcast partner for the women's professional sports company's softball, basketball and volleyball leagues. ESPN platforms will broadcast more...
Oct 29, 2025
LSU Begins Process to Part Ways With Brian Kelly
The LSU Tigers football program has formally informed head coach Brian Kelly that the university intends to dismiss him, sources told ESPN. A meeting with the team is expected later tonight to let the team know, as discussions over Kelly's exit and contract obligations remain in flux. Kelly, 64, took over at LSU in la...
Oct 27, 2025














