Chargers, Jags fire head coaches
Afour- gamewinning streak at theendof the seasonwasn’t enough to save Anthony Lynn’s job with the Chargers.
Owner Dean Spanos on Monday fired Lynn after four seasons. Lynn led the franchise to the playoffs in 2018 but the Chargershadlosing records the last twoseasons.
TheChargerswere 3- 9after a45- 0 loss to thePatriotsonDec. 6, theworst loss in franchise history. They bounced back strongly by going unbeaten the rest of theway.
Also Monday, the Jaguars fired coach DougMarrone, a little more than 12 hours after ending the season with a 15th consecutive loss.
Marronewent24- 43in four seasons with the Jags, falling a few plays shy of the franchise’s first Super Bowl in 2017 and then miring near the bottom of the league since.
The Jets fired coach Adam Gase on Sunday night.
John Elway announced a major change for the Broncos, saying he’ll hire a GM who will report to him but have final say on the draft, free agency and the roster. Elway, who has been GM since 2011, will remain as president of football operations in 2021, the final year of his contract. The BroncoswontwoAFCchampionshipsand one Super Bowl during his GMtenure to go with the two Super Bowls he won as a Hall of Fame QB with the team. ... Raiders ProBowlRBJosh Jacobswas arrestedona DUI charge hours after the team returned to LasVegas froma season- finale road win over the Broncos. Jacobs, 22, was arrested after police responded to a single- vehicle crash at approximately 4: 42 a. m.
College basketball: Jay Wright’s plan to resume coaching No. 3 Villanova following a bout with COVID- 19 was put on hold when two players tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing the program to postpone its next three games. TheWildcats ( 8- 1) were scheduled to play Tuesday at DePaul, Friday vs. Marquette and Jan. 13 at Xavier. No makeup dates have been announced. ... Duke coach Mike Krzyzewskiwon’t be able to coach theNo. 21 Blue Devils when they face Boston College on Wednesday night, but he hopes to be out of quarantine in time to return for their game againstWake Forest on Saturday. Krzyzewski said he and his wifewere placed into quarantine last Friday after amemberof his family tested positive forCOVID- 19. He said he and his wife were both testedMonday, and bothwere negative.
College football: Notre Dame senior LB Jeremiah Owusu- Koramoah declared for the NFL draft. This season, Owusu- KoramoahwontheButkusAwardas the nation’s top linebacker andwas also selected as the ACC defensive player of the year. He’s considered by many a top- 10 draft prospect. ... Marshall didn’t extend the expiring contract of coach DocHolliday after 11 seasons.
Theleague told teams in amemothat playersonthe active roster willhave towear the face coverings in the bench area until they enter games. Among the other new coronavirus protocols, which take effect Tuesday: All playersandcoachesmustwear facemaskswhenoutside theteamenvironment if they are around other players and coaches, andplayersmustreport thenames of any private trainer, therapist, chiropractor or other specialist who theywork with outside of the team facility.
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