Head Coach

Canucks Hire Coach Travis Green to Inject Youth, Scoring
Canucks Hire Coach Travis Green to Inject Youth, Scoring
Canucks Hire Coach Travis Green to Inject Youth, Scoring
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A chat toward the end of his playing career planted a seed in Travis Green's mind. The veteran center had already thought about staying in hockey after retirement when a conversation with Paul Maurice, then his head coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs, got him thinking...
Desjardins Thanks Family, Fans and Canucks
Desjardins Thanks Family, Fans and Canucks
Desjardins Thanks Family, Fans and Canucks
VANCOUVER - With the logo of the team that fired him just 72 hours earlier covered by a black curtain on the wall to his right, Willie Desjardins started to go through a list of people he wanted to thank. The former head coach of the Vancouver Canucks began Thursday's press conference with glowing words about his family, the club and its fans...
Larry Bird says Frank Vogel is Out in Indiana
Larry Bird says Frank Vogel is Out in Indiana
Larry Bird says Frank Vogel is Out in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Vogel will not return as Indiana Pacers coach next season. Pacers President Larry Bird says the team will not renew Vogel's contract for next season. Bird says he believes it's time for a new voice to lead the Pacers, keeping with his long-held philosophy on short shelf lives for coaches...
Lions Keeping Coach Jim Caldwell for 3rd year, 1st With New GM
Lions Keeping Coach Jim Caldwell for 3rd year, 1st With New GM
Lions Keeping Coach Jim Caldwell for 3rd year, 1st With New GM
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions have retained coach Jim Caldwell for a third season. Lions general manager Bob Quinn announced the move Friday. It was Quinn's call to keep or fire Caldwell during his first week on the job. Quinn says it is clear he and Caldwell have similar football philosophies, adding the team believes in Caldwell and responds well to his leadership...
Browns Fire General Manager Ray Farmer
Browns Fire General Manager Ray Farmer
Browns Fire General Manager Ray Farmer
CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Browns have fired general manager Ray Farmer following two losing seasons. Farmer, promoted by owner Jimmy Haslam in 2014, was relieved Sunday after the Browns lost at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. ...