Va Commonwealth fires men’s soccer coach Tim O’Sullivan after 15 years

November 9th, 2009 Memphis fires West, coach will finish the seasonMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis has fired coach Tommy West, saying the school wants to do in a different direction after the season.

October 23rd, 2009 Parreira to return as South Africa soccer coachJOHANNESBURG — Carlos Alberto Parreira has been appointed coach of South Africa's national soccer team, returning to the job he left a year ago. South African football association spokesman Morio Sanyane told The Associated Press on Friday that the former Brazil coach has agreed to a second stint with the team.

October 23rd, 2009 Abel Resino fired as coach of Atletico MadridMADRID — Spanish soccer club Atletico Madrid fired coach Abel Resino on Friday after winning only one of its past 10 games. Atletico is last in its Champions League group following a 4-0 loss at Chelsea on Wednesday and is 15th in the Spanish league.

October 23rd, 2009 England managers talk tactics with Mike HolmgrenLONDON — Three of England's top sports managers have been swapping techniques with a Super Bowl-winning coach. England soccer coach Fabio Capello, rugby union team manager Martin Johnson and cricket team director Andy Flower were at a sports summit in London on Friday to meet Mike Holmgren, who led the Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers to the 1996 Super Bowl title.

September 1st, 2009 UCLA opener could be postponed by California firesLOS ANGELES — UCLA will wait until later in the week to determine whether the wildfires in the Los Angeles hills will postpone the Bruins' football season opener. UCLA is scheduled to host San Diego State on Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, which is less than 10 miles south of the fires currently raging in the Angeles National Forest.

August 21st, 2009 Senators owner Melnyk fires back at BalsillieOTTAWA — Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is firing back at BlackBerry billionaire Jim Balsillie. Melnyk has released a statement Thursday that reads like an open letter to Balsillie.

July 3rd, 2009 Art Venegas leaves as UCLA men's track coachLOS ANGELES — Art Venegas is out as UCLA's men's track and field coach after 10 years. The university announced his departure Thursday, one day after his contract had expired.

June 26th, 2009 More sex charges against ex-Le Moyne College coachSYRACUSE, N.Y. — The former women's soccer coach at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., is facing additional sex abuse charges after two more girls came forward claiming inappropriate behavior.

June 25th, 2009 USA has beaten Spain by 2-0 goals in this Wednesday's semifinal of the Confederations Cup. Spain was a top ranked team, this win by the USA team has come as a pleasant surprise for soccer fans from US.

June 23rd, 2009 Santana goes on DL with sore tricepsANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels placed right-hander Ervin Santana on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander Sean O'Sullivan from Triple-A Salt Lake.

June 20th, 2009 Roddick's brother hired as Oklahoma tennis coachNORMAN, Okla. — John Roddick has been hired as the men's tennis coach at Oklahoma.

June 11th, 2009 College coach accused of sex messaging resignsBALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — The women's soccer coach at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., has resigned after being accused of sending sexually explicit cell phone messages to a girl he coached in a youth soccer club.

June 5th, 2009 Fairleigh Dickinson fires hoops coach Tom GreenHACKENSACK, N.J. — Tom Green has been fired as the basketball coach at Fairleigh Dickinson after leading the Knights to 407 wins and four NCAA tournament appearances in a 26-year tenure.

June 2nd, 2009 Real Madrid presents new coach Manuel PellegriniMADRID — Real Madrid introduced new coach Manuel Pellegrini as the figure to reinvigorate the club following its first season without a trophy in three years. New club president Florentino Perez presented the 55-year-old Chilean to the media on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, one day after the former Villarreal coach agreed to a two-year deal to join the Spanish powerhouse.

May 29th, 2009 English-only 'Britain' soccer team for OlympicsLONDON — A soccer team of only English players is set to represent Britain at the 2012 London Olympics. The four "home nations" — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — sent a joint letter to world governing body FIFA on Friday saying they had agreed that an English team could represent Britain in both the men's and women's tournaments.