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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have fired coach Derek Fisher midway through his second season. The Knicks made the decision Monday after losing Sunday for the fifth straight time. They have dropped nine of 10 and fallen to 23-31, well back in the Eastern Conference playoff race...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired coach Lovie Smith on Wednesday night. Smith went 6-10 this season and 8-24 over two years in charge of the team. The announcement came as a surprise to many because Smith's job was not considered to be in danger...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jim Tomsula has been fired by the San Francisco 49ers after one disappointing season, just more than two hours after the season finale. Elevated from his defensive line coaching duties in an unconventional, surprising promotion by CEO Jed York last January, Tomsula went 5-11 as the Niners missed the playoffs for the second straight season. The...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have fired Ken Whisenhunt after a 3-20 start, and Mike Mularkey has been named interim head coach for the rest of the season. The Titans announced the move Tuesday morning and have scheduled a news conference...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami has fired coach Al Golden, midway through his fifth season and one day after the Hurricanes endured the worst loss in the program's 90-year history. Golden went 32-25 with the Hurricanes and 17-18 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, his entire stint marred by an NCAA investigation and subsequent fallout caused by things that happened before he arrived in Coral Gable

MIAMI (AP) — Dan Campbell has been named the interim head coach of the Miami Dolphins following the dismissal of on Monday. Campbell takes over a team that is off to a 1-3 start and went 24-28 without a winning season in three-plus years under Philbin...