Miami (Fla.): : North Carolina assistant John Lovett is the Hurricanes' choice for defensive coordinator and could sign a contract with the school by midweek, a Miami athletic department official familiar with the hiring process told the AP.
Cincinnati: : Coach Brian Kelly said defensive coordinator Joe Tresey will not return for next season.
Washington: : New offensive coordinator Jim Michalczik has left to take a job with the Oakland Raiders.
Louisville: : Coach Steve Kragthorpe will be his own offensive coordinator next season.
Woods announces birth of his second child
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Tiger Woods announced on his Web site that his wife, Elin, had given birth to a boy, Charlie Axel Woods, on Sunday. It is the couple's second child after the birth of daughter Sam Alexis in June 2007 on the day after the U.S. Open. Woods, 33, wrote in a newsletter last week that his return to golf would depend largely on the birth of his second child. Recovering from knee surgery, he is expected to return before the Masters.
Skiing: : American Lindsey Vonn won the downhill for her second gold at the world championships in Val d'Isere, France. Then she cut her thumb while trying to celebrate over champagne. Vonn won in 1 minute, 30.31 seconds, beating Swiss teenager Lara Gut by 0.52 of a second to become the second American woman to win two golds at one world event. Andrea Mead Lawrence won the slalom and giant slalom at the 1952 Oslo Olympics, which doubled as the worlds. Vonn cut her right thumb on a champagne bottle while celebrating, and she required four stitches to close the wound. "I really think I'm safer skiing downhill at 85 mph," Vonn said.
NHL: : Sean Avery cleared waivers, and the next step for the Stars is to find a team for the controversial left wing to start playing again. ... The Blues and center Andy McDonald agreed to a four-year extension. ... Lightning goalie Mike Smith is suffering from postconcussion syndrome and might be able to return to the ice within a week.
