The San Francisco 49ers promoted linebackers coach DeMeco Ryans to defensive coordinator and run game coordinator Mike McDaniel to offensive coordinator on Monday to fill openings on the staff after Robert Saleh left to take over as head coach for the New York Jets.

Saleh was hired by the Jets after a four-year run as defensive coordinator in San Francisco and brought passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur with him as offensive coordinator. (MORE)

Gonzaga and Baylor maintained their grip on the top two spots in The Associated Press men's basketball poll Monday.

If third-ranked Villanova ever plays a game, perhaps it will make a run a them. (MORE)

MADRID (AP) After losing the Spanish Super Cup final, Barcelona is also in danger of losing Lionel Messi for an extended period after he hit an opponent toward the end of the match.

Messi could be suspended for up to 12 games for the red card he received in the final minutes of his team's 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in Seville on Sunday. (MORE)

The Los Angeles Lakers hope to vent three years' worth of holiday frustration on the visiting Golden State Warriors when the Pacific Division powers of recent years go head-to-head Monday in the nightcap of the NBA's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

The Lakers will be playing on the holiday for the fourth consecutive year. They've gone winless in the previous three, thumped by a total of 60 points by Memphis, Golden State and Boston. (MORE)

Few coaches ever want to see a schedule disrupted.

Yet with postponements becoming common because of COVID-19 protocol, No. 6 Kansas (10-3, 4-2 Big 12) could benefit from additional practices before its showdown Monday against No. 2 Baylor (12-0, 5-0) at Waco, Texas. (MORE)