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Disappointing Kings waste no time ending Stevens era
The struggling Los Angeles Kings fired head coach John Stevens on Sunday just 13 games into his second season in charge. Willie Desjardins will be the Kings’ interim head coach for the rest of the regular season, general manager Rob Blake said. Los Angeles is last in the overall NHL standings after a 4-8-1 start and last in the league with 2.15 goals per game. The Kings went 45-29-8 in Stevens’ debut last season, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division and getting swept by Vegas in the first round of the playoffs.
Broncos’ center Paradis suffers broken leg
According to coach Vance Joseph, Broncos center Matt Paradis sustained a fractured right fibula when quarterback Case Keenum rolled up on him just before halftime of their 19-17 loss to the Texans on Sunday. Paradis had never missed a snap in his four-year career.
Sick of getting beaten, Jayhawks fire coach Beaty
Kansas has fired football coach David Beaty, effective at the end of the season, ending a three-plus year tenure marked by modest improvement but just a handful of wins.
Kansas (3-6) has three games left to play against Kansas State, No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 15 Texas.
News that Beaty would be let go began filtering out Saturday night, shortly after the Jayhawks looked unprepared and uninspired in a 27-3 loss to Iowa State. The defeat left Beaty with a record of 6-39 with just three wins against Power Five opponents and two Big 12 victories.
Athletic director Jeff Long announced the firing Sunday with one year left on Beaty’s contract. Beaty is owed $3 million.
Demon Deacons QB Hartman finished for season
Wake Forest says starting quarterback Sam Hartman will miss the rest of the season with a leg injury.
Coach Dave Clawson disclosed Hartman’s injury Sunday, a day after he was hurt during a 41-24 loss to Syracuse.
Hartman had started all nine games for the Demon Deacons (4-5, 1-4 ACC) but becomes the 12th Wake Forest player to suffer a season-ending injury. He was 161-of-291 for 1,984 yards and 16 touchdowns. Wake Forest plays at North Carolina State on Thursday night.