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Steve Sarkisian named head coach at USC

Steve Sarkisian was named the head coach at Southern California on Monday, leaving Washington to return to the Trojans’ storied football program for another run at national titles.

 
NFL admits officials made error at end of Sunday night game

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan spoke Monday with the NFL’s director of officiating after the league said Sunday night’s crew made an error on Washington’s final drive.

 
Sister: ‘Bama fan shot because she wasn’t ‘bothered’ by loss

A woman charged with killing a fellow Alabama fan after the end of last weekend’s Iron Bowl football game was angry that the victim and others didn’t seem upset over the Crimson Tide’s loss to archrival Auburn, said the sister of the slain woman.

 
Jesse Owens’ 1936 Olympic medal up for auction

An Olympic medal won by track star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Games in Berlin could fetch $1 million. The medal — being auctioned online — is both a cultural and sports symbol.

 
Former NHL players file in concussion lawsuit against league

Ten former National Hockey League players, including All-Star forward Gary Leeman, claimed in a class-action lawsuit that the league hasn’t done enough to protect players from concussions.

 
Instincts kicked in for ‘hero’ who caught stadium jumper

When he saw a woman jumping from the upper deck at the Oakland Raiders’ stadium on Sunday, Donnie Navidad said his military instincts immediately kicked in as he lunged forward trying to catch her.

 
‘Hero’ catches jumper at Oakland stadium

A woman who jumped from the third level of the Oakland Raiders’ stadium survived after a man tried to catch her and broke her fall, police said.

 
NFL umpire suspended for ‘derogatory statement’ at Redskins player

An NFL game official was suspended Friday for one game without pay for making “a profane and derogatory statement” to a Washington Redskins player, an incident that has led to a call for NFL players to stop using the N-word on the field and in the locker room.

 
Neon green Olympic waters in Rio full of trash, sewage

Rio de Janeiro’s endless beaches and lush tropical forest will be a photographer’s dream during the 2016 Olympics. But zoom in on the likes of once-pristine Guanabara Bay, and the picture is of household trash and raw sewage.