Beamer, Brown head College Football Hall of Fame class

ATLANTA — Coaches Frank Beamer and Mack Brown were selected Monday for the College Football Hall of Fame, part of a class of 13 that includes former players Ed Reed and Calvin Johnson. Brown won 244 games in a 30-year head coaching career at four schools that featured 16 seasons and a national championship at Texas. Beamer built Virginia Tech football into a national power, taking over the program in 1987 and leading the Hokies to a BCS championship game in 1999. His 280 victories rank sixth in FBS history. The rest of the class includes Trevor Cobb of Rice; Kerry Collins of Penn State; Dave Dickenson of Montana; Dana Howard of Illinois; Paul Palmer of Temple;

Matt Stinchcomb of Georgia;

Aaron Taylor of Nebraska;

Matt Tjeerdsma, who coached Austin College and Northwest Missouri State; and Michigan’s

Charles Woodson, whose selection was announced Sunday. Stinchcomb was one of the best offensive lineman to play for Georgia, named the SEC’s most outstanding blocker in 1998.

› FOXBOROUGH, Mass. —

Bill Belichick says he “absolutely” intends to return as New England Patriots coach next season despite reports of turmoil involving himself, quarterback Tom Brady and owner

Robert Kraft. Belichick said Tuesday he had nothing to add to the joint statement from the three last week in response to an ESPN report detailing an array of tension. Asked about another report of his interest in coaching the New York Giants, the Patriots coach said he is focused on New England’s playoff game Saturday night against Tennessee. The ESPN story highlighted purported disputes concerning Brady’s personal body coach and a supposed difference between Kraft and Belichick over the decision to trade backup quarterback

Jimmy Garoppolo. The story implied Brady has taken issue with a lack of praise from Belichick this season.

› LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears were looking for a coach to get the most out of quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and help a founding NFL franchise emerge from one of its worst runs. They believe Matt Nagy is the right man. The Bears hired Kansas City’s offensive coordinator as their 16th head coach Monday, hoping he can develop their promising quarterback and turn around a struggling team. The Bears announced the move a week after firing coach John Fox, who went 14-34 in three seasons for a .292 winning percentage that is the second-lowest in team history. Chicago was 5-11 this season and hasn’t finished above .500 since letting Lovie Smith go following a 10-6 finish in 2012, two years after its most recent visit to the playoffs. The 39-year-old Nagy spent the past 10 seasons working under Andy Reid in Philadelphia and Kansas City. He did not call plays until late this season but drew praise for his work with Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith. In Chicago, the former quarterback at Delaware and then the Arena Football League will be trying to develop Trubisky, last year’s No. 2 overall draft pick. “He’s a good football coach, first of all,” Reid said. “I appreciate the way he comes to work and the attitude he brings. He puts his own flare on things. I think that’s important to know. Everybody does it their way.”

› CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have hired

Teryl Austin as defensive coordinator. Austin spent the past four seasons as Detroit’s defensive coordinator, but his future was in doubt after the Lions fired coach Jim Caldwell last week. “I am excited to add Teryl to our coaching staff as defensive coordinator,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. “He is a bright and aggressive coach with a wealth of experience. I look forward to working alongside him to take full advantage of our talented defensive personnel.” The Bengals are bringing Lewis back after a 7-9 season. Cincinnati was 18th in the NFL in total defense this past season, nine spots higher than Detroit, although the Lions had 32 takeaways to the Bengals’ 14.

BASKETBALL

› NEW YORK — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing the league’s officiating. The punishment was announced Monday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, the league’s executive vice president for basketball operations. Green made his remarks after Golden State’s 121-105 win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

› OAKLAND, Calif. — As a longtime fan of the Carolina Panthers, Stephen Curry is absolutely interested in having an ownership stake in the team. He reminds everyone his day job is as a star of the Golden State Warriors, so he wouldn’t be the kind of hands-on owner flying cross-country each week to attend major meetings. But the two-time MVP has people helping him explore options to buy into the NFL franchise, which Jerry Richardson announced he would sell while he is under investigation for sexual and racial misconduct in the workplace. “It’s a pretty interesting opportunity,” Curry said Monday. “I’ve had conversations with plenty of people about the right way to go about it and kind of the different approaches I could personally take.”