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Oklahoma State gave coach Mike Gundy a oneyear contract extension. Gundy, 51, will make $5.125 million this year. His new deal runs through 2023 . ... Alabama junior QB Jalen Hurts entered his name into the NCAA transfer database portal, according to reports. Putting his name on the list allows other schools to contact Hurts, who already graduated and immediately is eligible to play his final season as a graduate student. Hurts was a two-year starter before being replaced by Tua Tagovailoa midway through the Crimson Tide’s comeback victory in last year’s national championship game. He served as Tagovailoa’s backup this past season . ... Clemson DT Dexter Lawrence, CB Trayvon Mullen and LB Tre Lamar and Oklahoma LT Bobby Evans will forego their senior seasons and enter the NFL draft . ... Kansas freshman RB Pooka Williams was granted diversion in a domestic battery case. Williams has been accused of punching an 18-year-old woman in the stomach and grabbing her by the throat last month. He was suspended by the program Dec. 7.

The Browns hired Freddie Kitchens as their coach, according to reports. Kitchens, 44, served as the team’s interim offensive coordinator the final eight games of the season.Chargers DE Brandon Mebane returned to practice and expects to play in Sunday’s AFC divisionalround game against the Patriots. Mebane’s 7-weekold daughter died Jan. 3 of complications from a congenital heart defect . ... The NFL dropped its efforts to fight certain dementia diagnoses in a landmark concussion case after lawyers for players accused the league of trying to delay payments and rewrite the $1 billion settlement.