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NFLPanthers hire Giants' Gettleman
The Carolina Panthers yesterday hired Giants senior pro personnel analyst David Gettleman as their general manager. Gettleman, 61, spent 13 seasons with the Giants as their director of pro personnel before taking over last year as the senior pro personnel analyst. He's been a part of six Super Bowl teams, including three championship squads. He was with Buffalo in 1990 and 1991, Denver in 1997 and the Giants in 2000, 2007 and 2011. The '97 Broncos and the 2007 and '11 Giants won championships.
Giants president and CEO John Mara said: "I have mixed emotions about this. Dave certainly deserves to be a general manager, but I am very sorry to lose him. He has been instrumental to the success we have had and we are certainly going to miss him. He will do a great job for the Carolina Panthers."
The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press.
Kelly was the third college coach Philadelphia interviewed since firing Andy Reid on Dec. 31. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release the information, said the Eagles met with Kelly on Tuesday.
Penn State's Bill O'Brien and Oregon's Chip Kelly interviewed with the Eagles last week but chose to stay at their schools. The Eagles have interviewed six candidates and plan to meet with four others.
TENNIS
Isner out of Australian Open
John Isner has withdrawn from the Australian Open with bone bruising in his right knee, leaving No. 22 Sam Querrey as the highest-ranked U.S. man at the Grand Slam tournament that begins Monday. Isner injured his knee at the Hopman Cup in Perth last week.NHL
Maple Leafs fire Burke
Brian Burke's outspoken style wasn't a good fit for the new corporate owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs fired their general manager with the NHL season set to resume this month following a tentative settlement ending the lockout. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president Tom Anselmi said at a news conference that longtime Burke assistant David Nonis will fill the job. Burke will stay as an adviser. -- APMEDIA
Storm has ESPN deal
St. John's announced an agreement with ESPN that will see as many as 60 of its athletic events carried live on ESPN3. The university said that when the spring schedule is finalized it will have the most extensive agreement between ESPN3 and any one college.
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