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Raiders have interviewed 7 head coaching candidates

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders have interviewed seven candidates for their coaching vacancy in the two weeks since they fired Pete Carroll, including former head coaches Kevin Stefanski, Vance Joseph and Matt Nagy. Their most recent interviews were Wednesday with defensive coordinators Jesse Minter of the Los Angeles Chargers and Ejiro Evero of Carolina. Minter just finished his second season with the Chargers under Jim Harbaugh. He held the same position under Harbaugh for the 2023 national championship Michigan team that had the country's top-ranked defense, ...

Tomlin steps down after 19 seasons as Steelers coach

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin was an unknown when the Pittsburgh Steelers plucked him from obscurity in 2007 and handed the young and charismatic Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator one of the most stable jobs in sports. Over the next 19 seasons, Tomlin wrote his own chapter with ...

NASCAR’s ‘Chase’ returns for 2026 season

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR's nearly two-year study into an overhaul of its championship-deciding format concluded Monday with the reveal that in 2026 the stock car series will return to a 10-race version closely resembling the very first iteration introduced 22 years ago. The system ...

Purdy, 49ers eliminate Eagles

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 6-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffery late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan Jennings, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a ...

Indiana heads to championship game with a chance at 16-0

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza originally planned on going to Yale, which pulled out all the stops during his recruiting visit five years ago. Among the ploys the Bulldogs used that day: a nod to their history, including how Larry Kelly and Clint Frank ...

Cortina hockey arena almost ready to welcome NHL players

MILAN (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says it's impressed with the new hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Games, even if parts of it still look like a building site. The Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena will be one of the focal points of the games next month with NHL players returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade. However, the venue has also been the focal point of the buildup with construction delays and other matters causing concern. It is finally ready — or at least almost. The ice rink is in place and most of the seating, but there is ...