Miles to coach Kansas

Les Miles is headed back to the Big 12 and another massive rebuilding job, this time taking on the downtrodden program at Kansas in a splashy hire aimed at energizing a weary fan base.

The deal was finalized shortly before Miles arrived at the airport in nearby Topeka on Sunday. Miles signed a five-year contract that will pay him $2,775,000 annually with retention bonuses of $775,000 due in November 2020 and $500,000 in November 2022.

Miles was considered the front-runner for the Jayhawks’ job from the moment David Beaty was told he would not be retained two weeks ago. The 65-year-old Miles has a close relationship with Kansas athletic director Jeff Long dating to their days together at Michigan, and Miles had told those around him he wanted back in coaching.

Miles and Long had been in frequent contact over the past two weeks, and it became clear a deal was close when LSU announced Thursday it had agreed to a buyout with its former coach. Miles agreed to a lump sum of $1.5 million of the remaining $6.5 million he was owed under terms of his buyout.

SOCCER

Jordan DiBiasi scored on a header in the 36th minute and top-ranked Stanford outlasted the Wisconsin women’s team, 1-0, in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament Sunday in Palo Alto, Calif.

Wisconsin’s Dani Rhodes had a good chance to tie the match in the closing seconds, but she was unable to find the back of the net.

The Badgers finished the year 14-4-4. Stanford (20-0-2), the defending champions, has not lost in 44 matches.

RUGBY

UW-Whitewater drubbed Bethel, 72-6, in the Sweet 16 of the USA Rugby Collegiate Men’s Division II Playoffs in Columbia, Mo.

Also, Montana State routed UW-Milwaukee, 87-6.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

UW-Whitewater will host St. Norbert in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament at noon Saturday.

The Warhawks (11-0), ranked No. 4 by the American Football Coaches Association and No. 5 by D3football.com, reached the second round with a 67-14 victory over Eureka (Ill.).

The Green Knights advanced with a 31-7 victory over Trine (Ind.).

Colorado fires MacIntyre: Colorado fired coach Mike MacIntyre with the Buffaloes on a six-game losing streak in his sixth season at the school, and two years after he won AP coach of the year.

Athletic director Rick George said he will name an interim head coach for Colorado’s final game against California on Saturday.

MacIntyre is due about $10 million from the fiveyear extension he signed after the 2016 season, when he was voted AP college football coach of the year after leading the Buffaloes to a Pac-12 South title and 10 victories. That was his only winning season at Colorado, which went 20-40 overall and 6-38 in the Pac-12 in the other five.

SKIING

Marcel Hirscher posted the fastest time in both runs to win the season-open men’s World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland.

The seven-time overall champion edged Henrik Kristoffersen twice, and finished the race 0.09 seconds ahead of the Norwegian.

The rest of field, led by Olympic champion Andre Myhrer of Sweden, was more than 1.4 seconds behind.

TENNIS

Alexander Zverev upset Novak Djokovic to claim the biggest title of his career with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the ATP Finals in London.

The 21-year-old Zverev became the youngest champion of the season-ending event.