The men's basketball team of the University of North Carolina has appointed Hubert Davis as its 20th head coach. Davis is the first Black head coach in Carolina men's basketball history and the fourth former Tar Heel player to lead UNC. In his first season as head coach, Davis guided the Tar Heels to the NCAA East Region title, a victory... read full bio
Jackie Sherrill is a former head football coach for Washington State University, the University of Pittsburgh, Texas A&M University, and Mississippi State University. In his coaching career he won 180 games, eight bowl games and four conference titles. He won the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award and is a three-time winner of the SWC Coach of the Year... read full bio
Former college football player, James Franklin is now the head coach at Penn State. He previously served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University for two years. While playing as a quarterback at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, he set seven school records and was a Division II player of the year nominee. That same season, Sports Illustrated named... read full bio
Jason Kidd has served as both coach and former point guard for in the NBA. With a professional basketball career spanning nearly two decades, Kidd was a ten-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA First Team member, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. Selected second overall in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, he was... read full bio
Jeff Van Gundy is an American TV analyst who has also been the basketball coach of both the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets in the NBA. Van Gundy began his basketball coaching career at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York. The following year he became a graduate assistant under Rick Pitino at Providence College, helping the... read full bio
Jerry Stackhouse was the Toronto Raptors assistant coach and is currently the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores men’s team. Previously, he was a professional basketball player who played eighteen seasons with the NBA. Throughout his basketball playing career, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and was a two-time NBA All-Star. Prior to becoming a coach, Jerry... read full bio
Jerry Stovall is a former Louisiana State University head coach, St. Louis Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals) player, and Louisiana tech athletic director. He was also a player at Louisiana State, where he was unanimously selected to the College Football All-America Team. While with the Cardinals, he appeared in three Pro Bowls, and was selected to the Second-team All-Pro. After... read full bio
James E. Delany served as the Big Ten's previous commissioner and guided the organization through times of tremendous expansion that allowed it to keep its position as a national leader in providing young people with top-notch academic and athletic opportunities. During Delany's leadership, the Big Ten expanded to include 14 universities, including Penn State, Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers. Delany's efforts has... read full bio
A College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Tressel was formerly the head coach at Youngstown State and Ohio State. He led his teams to multiple national championships and earned eight National Coach of the Year recognitions. At Ohio State, Tressel coached the team to three BCS National Championship Games and a national title victory, marking the first 14-0 season... read full bio
College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Johnson appears on Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's NFL pregame show. He was the first football coach whose teams won both an NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a Super Bowl. Johnson wrote Turning The Thing Around: My Life in Football. He went to college at the University of Arkansas and was... read full bio
American basketball coach John Calipari has had a lot of success both in the college and pro ranks. His tenure as the head coach of the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team, one of the most esteemed programs in collegiate sports, is what most people remember him for. Calipari's ability to turn underperforming teams into national powerhouses has distinguished his coaching... read full bio
John Cooper is a former head football coach for University of Tulsa, Arizona State University, and Ohio State University. He won five conference titles with Tulsa, one with Arizona, and three more with Ohio State. He racked up almost 200 wins in his coaching career. Before taking the head coach position at Tulsa, he worked as an assistant coach for... read full bio
The Columbus Blue Jackets' President of Hockey Operations and Alternate Governor is John Davidson. Columbus had a 351-291-62 record in his nine seasons, with a franchise-best 50-24-8 record (108 points) and a 45-30-7 record (97 points), the second-best mark in club history. The Jackets have had four seasons with 42+ victories, three straight winning seasons for the first time and four Stanley Cup Playoff... read full bio
Judy Murray OBE, a Scottish tennis coach, is regarded as one of the sport's most inspirational and influential figures. Judy was the tartan Chris Evert of her era, having captained Great Britain's Billie Jean King Cup squad and winning 64 Scottish championships. In addition, she is the mother of two Olympic and Grand Slam champions who play tennis at the... read full bio
When famed high school basketball coach Ken Carter literally locked his undefeated, state play-off bound team out of the gym and forced them to hit the books and stop counting on athletic potential as the only ticket out of a tough, inner-city life, he sent a powerful message. The film, Coach Carter, based on the lockout and starring Samuel L.... read full bio
The Pittsburgh Penguins' President of Hockey Operations is Kyle Dubas. Prior to this, Kyle served as the second-youngest general manager in the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Under his direction, the Maple Leafs had three of their top five regular seasons in terms of wins and point percentage. The modernisation of advanced analytics in player development and scouting operations... read full bio
Coach Leon Lett, of the Dallas Cowboys, played professional football with the Cowboys and the Denver Broncos. He was a two-time Pro Bowler and three-time Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) during his playing career. Lett was recognized as one of the most feared defensive players in the game, and the foundation of the Cowboys defense. Despite constantly being double-teamed,... read full bio
LeVelle Moton, a well-known head basketball coach, philanthropist and activist, is an expert in creating values-based missions, tactics for productive teamwork and discovering your purpose. Moton gained the moniker "Poetry 'n Moton" and graduated from North Carolina Central University with the third-highest scorer in school history. He came back as an assistant coach before taking over as head coach and leading the... read full bio
To recapture the greatness that once defined the program, the USC Trojans announced the hiring of Lindsay Gottlieb as head coach of the Lady Trojans Basketball team. Gottlieb's basketball knowledge, enthusiasm and authenticity are well-known around the sports world and have not only significantly influenced her career but also helped to establish her as a trailblazer in the field. Gottlieb, who is... read full bio
Since being named as head coach, Lovie Smith has led the Bears to three division titles, two NFC Championship game appearances, and their first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years. He was named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year after becoming the fastest head coach in Bears history to lead the team to a division title. Smith and... read full bio
