11.  Ferreira said McMullen was a popular coach and a good motivator.

12.  He joined the tradition-rich club in January, after the controversial firing of popular coach Horst Ehrmantraut.

13.  The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager John Muckler on Wednesday after two years of feuding with popular coach Ted Nolan and team executives.

14.  Clinton watched his former school play Villanova University and spoke with basketball commentator Dick Vitale, a popular former coach with a reputation for being particularly loud.

15.  Kraft paid the price by losing the popular coach, although he was likely to leave anyway.

16.  The crowd erupted in cheers when the Chinese national anthem was played and popular coach Bora Milutinovic appeared on a big screen.