21.  Hodgson will replace Luis Suarez, who is filling in on an interim basis for fired Italian coach Ottavio Bianchi.

22.  Last week, when he took over for fired coach Norv Turner, Robiskie committed to starting George only for the Dallas game.

23.  Manchester United striker Andy Cole is back in the England squad to face world champion France, selected by fired coach Glenn Hoddle.

24.  Meantime, reports swirled that Tech officials were courting the fired Indiana coach.

25.  No defections appear imminent among the players recruited to the Indiana University basketball team by fired coach Bob Knight.

26.  Schottenheimer brings a new routine to the team after seven offseasons under fired coach Norv Turner.

27.  The fired coach never had the success with Flamengo that he enjoyed at Palmeiras, where he won the last two Brazilian national titles.

28.  The hiring of the fired Eagles coach would be part of an unusual exchange, with Packers quarterbacks coach Andy Reid going to the Eagles as head coach.

29.  The Seattle SuperSonics confirmed Wednesday they are hiring Paul Westphal to succeed fired coach George Karl.

30.  The Bengals have won three in a row since Bruce Coslet replaced fired coach David Shula.