coaches
NFL Head Coaches on the Hot Seat in 2016
The NFL season is still months away from kickoff, but it's never too soon to talk about which coaches are going to get fired.
Meet John Gagliardi, The 89-Year-Old Football Coach Who Banned Tackling
John Gagliardi built an unconventional Division III powerhouse at Minnesota's St. John's. Finally, some of his revolutionary ideas seem to be trickling up.
Tom Coughlin's Weird Legacy, As Told Through His Greatest Upsets
Tom Coughlin was one of the most reliably intense hard-asses of his generation, sometimes a great football coach, and at his best when the odds were longest.
Inopportune Knocks: Coaches Undone by Self-Sabotage in 2015
Six coaches who started the 2015 season with jobs ended it without them. Here is how they did themselves in.
Dumb Football with Mike Tunison, Week 17
The AFC is a mess, Peyton Manning is back, a YouTube trick-shot quarterback debuts, and a proposal for making the NFL's annual coach-firing ritual must-see TV.
Mick Cronin Is Back and Counting His Blessings
Last year, Cincinnati's intense head coach was diagnosed with a brain condition that could have been life threatening. Now he's back, winning, and thankful.
The Houston Rockets and the Case of the Disappearing Wins
After a 4-7 start, the Houston Rockets fired Kevin McHale. But was the coach really to blame?
INOPPORTUNE KNOCKS: SELF-SABOTAGE BY NFL COACHES, WEEK 9
This week in bad conservative coaching decisions: Mike Mularkey plays it passive, Jack del Rio blows his shot, and Mike Pettine still doesn't trust anybody.
Nebraska Needs Some Luck—and a Reality Check
Two decades of growth in college football have allowed the rest of the country to catch up to the Huskers. How are they handling it?
Flip Saunders Was at Home in Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders died Sunday. He was 60 years old.
Is Punishment Running on Its Last Legs?
Running can be a fun, meditative experience. It doesn't have to be seen as punishment.
George Karl Goes Home Again
For nearly a decade, George Karl built a Denver Nuggets team that played his way. It all fell apart when he was fired, and his return in a new gig was still raw.