Houston Texans fire PR boss Amy PalcicHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Texans have fired vice president of communications Amy Palcic.Palcic had been with the team since June 2013 and her staff won the 2017 Pete Rozelle Award given annually...

NFL announces Salute to Service Award nomineesNEW YORK (AP) Nominees for the NFL's annual Salute to Service Award for this year include players, coaches, team executives, and even cheerleaders.The award, sponsored by the league and USAA, recognizes current...

AP Sports WriterMarshall remembers worst US sports disaster 50 years laterBy JOHN RABYHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) After a plane crash killed most of Marshall University's football team in 1970, school administrators could have resorted to the simplest choice -...

AP Sports WriterExperience gives No. 7 Wisconsin plenty of confidenceBy STEVE MEGARGEEWisconsin begins this pandemic-delayed season with most of the same players who created so many memorable moments during a stirring stretch drive last year.The seventh-ranked Badgers return nearly...

AP College Football Footall WriterGeorgia-Missouri becomes 4th SEC game postponed this weekBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 12 Georgia at Missouri is now the fourth Southeastern Conference game scheduled for Saturday to be postponed because of COVID-19.The conference announced Wednesday the...

AP Sports WriterJury still out on Notre Dame's 1-and-done ACC member statusBy HANK KURZ Jr.put the No. 2 Fighting Irish atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and gave the league two teams in the top four of the.Not everyone...

Hawks add former Pacers coach McMillan to Pierce's staffATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce added former Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan to his staff on Wednesday as an assistant.McMillan has a 661-588 record in 16 seasons as...

AP Sports WriterThunder promote assistant Daigneault to head coachBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma City Thunder have promoted assistant Mark Daigneault to head coach.The Thunder made the announcement in a news release on Wednesday. Daigneault replaces Billy...

AP Sports WriterAP source: LA Angels narrow GM search to 5 candidatesBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) A person with knowledge of the decision says the Los Angeles Angels have narrowed down a field of five candidates to be...

AP Sports WriterThunder promote assistant Daigneault to head coachBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma City Thunder promoted assistant Mark Daigneault to head coach on Wednesday, handing the team over to the 35-year-old former coach of its G...