After missing playoffs, Lions dismiss coach Jim Caldwell

The Detroit Lions have fired coach Jim Caldwell, who finished the season with a 9-7 record but missed the playoffs for the second time in three years....

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Lions fire coach Jim Caldwell after missing playoffs

DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Lions fired coach Jim Caldwell on Monday after a season in which the team began well but faded and missed the playoffs....

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Browns coach Jackson grateful to survive 0-16 season

BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Browns coach Hue Jackson feels fortunate to be back after a historic, losing season....

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Lions fire coach Jim Caldwell after missing playoffs

DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Lions have fired coach Jim Caldwell....

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Fans brave cold to greet playoff-bound Bills at airport

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) -- Fathers brought daughters. Mothers brought sons. And everyone brought their voices....

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Rosy outlook: Riley, Smart took over playoff-potential teams

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A few days after the Rose Bowl matchup between No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia was set, Sooners coach Lincoln Riley and Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart ran into each other at a high school in Georgia. They were there by themselves to recruit the same player....

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Alabama-Clemson becomes college football's best new rivalry

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The three-peat will be complete....

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