Kingsbury backs out of OC job with Raiders

Former Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury isn’t going to Las Vegas to become the Raiders offensive coordinator after all.

Kingsbury, who spent this past season at USC as an offensive analyst, had agreed to join new coach Antonio Pierce’s staff on Thursday, but he couldn’t reach a deal with the Raiders, so he told the team he’s pursuing other options.

Now the Raiders have to decide where to go from here. They have interviewed former Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, who is available but is in contention for the openings with the Patriots and Saints. Bengals quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher is off the market after being promoted to offensive coordinator, and former Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt is now the Patriots OC. Both had interviewed with the Raiders.

NASCAR moved The Clash at the Coliseum to Saturday night out of concerns for inclement weather headed

Auto racing:

toward California. Only heat races were scheduled to be run Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but with a forecast calling for heavy rains and flooding to begin Sunday, NASCAR abruptly changed the schedule.

Hunter Dickinson had 20 points to lead four Jayhawks in double figures as No. 8 Kansas beat No. 4 Houston 78-65 on Saturday

College basketball:

Golf: Joaquin Niemann goes into the final round of LIV Golf Mayakoba with a four-shot lead without having a round in the 60s. A day after Niemann shot 59, he had to settle for a 1-under 70 on Saturday to maintain control.

NHL: Jack Hughes is nearing a return to the Devils lineup after missing the past month because of an injury. The team said Saturday that Hughes is “really close” to playing again and decided to return home to New Jersey on Friday night to begin his preparations for the second half of the season.