Stephen Barbee has resigned after seven seasons as football coach at Long Beach Poly.
That opens up a job at a school that has won 20 Southern Section championships.
It is a tougher job than in a previous era, because private schools have been taking away players and attendance boundaries play a major role.
But Poly is Poly, with lots of talent around campus.
During his 17 seasons patrolling the Alabama football sideline, Nick Saban became familiar with competing against Auburn, the Crimson Tide’s in-state rival. The retired Saban works as an analyst for ESPN’s “College GameDay.” The popular television program was in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday for the matchup between Ohio State and Indiana. The Buckeyes entered the Week…
Picture this; the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers are down to their final out, and with the bottom of the lineup at the plate, Shohei Ohtani is not due up for quite some time … or is he? Well, Major League Baseball is floating the idea of a new quirk where Ohtani, already in the…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers criticized referees for calling a foul on Giannis Antetokounmpo against LaMelo Ball with 7.3 seconds left in the Bucks’ 115-114 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. With the Hornets trailing by one, Ball drove the right side of the lane and appeared to slip and fall. Replays…
PHILADELPHIA – Washington trailed by two points on in the fourth quarter, needing a field goal or first down to keep its prospects of a win — and a shot at the NFC East lead — alive in Philadelphia. The Commanders were behind 12-10 when they were stopped on second- and third-and-1. Buoyed by an…
BOULDER, Colo. — Terrell Timmons Jr. was, like so many now, sold on the grandiose vision. The transfer wide receiver was convinced Colorado would make a stunning charge toward a conference title not just because of the Buffs’ famous coach — but powered by his new quarterback, Shedeur Sanders. Sanders had a direct hand in…
CNN — Novak Djokovic had to be at his very best to get past Andrey Rublev on Tuesday, winning 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 in a thrilling clash to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. Rublev, who has never reached the semifinals of a grand slam, was in inspired form during the first set, using his huge serve…