1.  If Johnny Davis gets axed and Clarence Weatherspoon remains, the Spoon will be up to his fifth coach in six years.

2.  If the Jets seek their fifth coach in nine seasons, maybe Leon Hess is doing a dreadful job making decisions.

3.  Larry Brown would have been his fifth coach.

4.  Schottenheimer became the fifth NFL coach to be dismissed since the end of the regular season, and more moves are expected.

5.  Stapleton, who became the fifth MLS coach to depart, clashed with former Italian national team striker Giuseppe Galderisi and US national team defender Alexi Lalas early.

6.  The fifth coach, a volunteer who was not on staff, has not been located, the police said.

7.  The Kansas City Royals fired Al Nipper, the former Rangers minor-league instructor, and hired John Cumberland, their fifth pitching coach in five years.

8.  Phillips was the fifth coach interviewed by the Texans.

9.  Anaheim introduced Bryan Murray as its fifth coach Friday.

10.  Dave Cowens is the fifth Warriors coach since Nelson.