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The Denver Nuggets have fired coach Brian Shaw after 1½ seasons.

This fall the Lakers began training camp soaring like the smartest and coolest organization in the NBA. Five regular-season games later, they have collapsed into a puddle of utter and senseless panic. They have fired coach Mike Brown in a move that reeks of poor timing, poor vision and poor leadership in a front office that was once a bastion of continuity and calm.

The Magic fired coach Stan Van Gundy on Monday and agreed to part ways with general manager Otis Smith....

Coach Mike D’Antoni leaves in his fourth season, with the Knicks on a six-game losing streak and his offensive system at odds with the style of play of the star player Carmelo Anthony.

Even before the Miami Dolphins fired Tony Sparano on Monday, names of potential successors were being bandied about.

Washington State athletic director Bill Moos announced Tuesday morning that Paul Wulff will not return as the Cougars' football coach.

Syracuse police knew of sex-abuse allegations against a Syracuse University basketball coach back in 2002 but were unable to arrest him because the statute of limitations had run out, the city's police chief said Tuesday. Then police Chief Dennis DuVal, who himself was a Syracuse basketball player in the 1970s, was aware of accusations against assistant coach Bernie Fine, current Syracuse police Chief Frank Fowler said in a statement. Fine, who has been fired, denies the allegations.

Illinois coach Ron Zook was fired Sunday after the Illini followed a 6-0 start to this season with a six-game losing streak.

The Minnesota Wild fired coach Todd Richards on Monday after the team missed the playoffs in each of his two seasons. General manager Chuck Fletcher announced the decision a day after the Wild finished in 12th place in the Western Conference at 39-35-8, 11 points out of the final playoff spot. An eight-game losing streak in March sealed their postseason fate.

The Cleveland Browns have fired coach Eric Mangini following a second straight 5-11 season that ended with a humiliating home loss to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers.