Ex-Washington lineman cashes in with 49ers
San Francisco gives Trent Williams the richest contract ever for an offensive lineman: $138.1 million over six years, including a $30.1 million signing bonus.
The Sabres fired coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday, less than two years into his second season, and with the free-falling team in the midst of an 0-10-2 skid.
The Sabres made the move the morning following a 3-2 road loss to a a Devils team that snapped an 11-game home winless skid.
Assistant coach Don Granato takes over on an interim basis. Assistant Steve Smith was also fired.
Krueger’s firing comes two weeks after first-year GM Kevyn Adams said he was evaluating the entire operation, including the coach, with the Sabres in jeopardy of extending their playoff drought to an NHL record-matching 10th season.
The Sabres’ winless streak matches the third-worst in team history, and longest since losing a team-record 14 straight midway through the 2014-15 season. At 6-18-4, the Sabres rank last in the NHL in victories and points, and have been shut out as many times as they’ve won this season.
Krueger is the third NHL coach to be fired during this shortened, 56-game season with all divisional play. He’s the first outside the North Division, which has seen the Canadiesn let go of Claude Julien and the Flames replace Geoff Ward with two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Darryl Sutter.
The entire Rangers coaching staff was unavailable for Wednesday’s game against the Flyers due to COVID-19 protocols. The team’s AHL coach, Kris Knoblauch, filled in for Rangers head coach David Quinn.
College basketball: Utah fired coach Larry Krystkowiak on Tuesday night. The former ODU assistant had been in charge of the Utes for 10 seasons. Utah missed the
NCAA tournament in five straight seasons, last going in back-to-back years in 2015 and 2016 . ... South Carolina Hall of Famer Art Whisnant died. He was 81. No cause of death was given. Whisnant played for the Gamecocks from 1959-62 and was a threetime all-ACC selection during that time. He finished his career with 1,505 points, 11th all-time among South Carolina career scorers. Whisnant was also the grandfather of Masters’ champion and current world No. 1 golfer Dustin Johnson.
NBA: The Rockets agreed to a trade with the Bucks that sends Fs P.J. Tucker and Rodions Kurucs and a 2022 first-round pick previously acquired from the Bucks to Milwaukee for G D.J. Augustin, F D.J. Wilson and a 2023 unprotected first-round pick, ESPN reported. The Rockets also get the right to swap their 2021 second-round pick for the Bucks’ first-round pick unless it falls 1-9. Also, the Bucks will trade F Torrey Craig to the Suns . ... Former player Shawn Bradley announced in a statement issued by the Mavericks that he was paralyzed two months ago when he was struck from behind by a vehicle while riding a bike near his Utah home. The 7-foot-6 Bradley, 48, has been hospitalized since the accident, undergoing neck fusion surgery and rehab.
Soccer: Chelsea eased into the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time in seven years with a 2-0 victory over visiting Atletico Madrid, advancing 3-0 on aggregate. In other second-leg action, defending champ Bayern Munich beat visiting Lazio 2-1 to seal a 6-2 aggregate win and a place in the quarterfinals for the ninth time in the last 10 Champions League competitions.