Sports Break: In college football, coordinator costs climb to new heights for title-hungry programs

 

National sports stories & blog updates David Wright returns to the Mets Monday night. That’s not necessarily a good thing. By Barry Svrluga New York's captain and star third baseman will come back from his back injury, though there's no way to say how he'll contribute.  Read full article » In college football, coordinator costs climb to new heights for title-hungry programs By Chuck Culpepper It used to be a college football assistant did well to make six figures, but in the upward spiral of competition and pressure, even the assistants barge into two-comma salaries  Read full article » Jordy Nelson’s potentially season-ending injury refuels debate over NFL’s preseason length By Mark Maske With Green Bay losing one of its star receivers in a meaningless game, many are questioning the purpose of a four-game preseason schedule.  Read full article » Saints QB Drew Brees lays out his approach to retirement By Mark Maske The QB has four of the eight 5,000-yard passing seasons in NFL history and now tries to get the Saints back to contender status.   Read full article » EARLY LEAD Tony Stewart lends his jet to Justin Wilson’s family after IndyCar crash By Cindy Boren Driver remains in a coma after being struck in the head by debris.  Read full article » Bill Simmons is back … with a new podcast By Clinton Yates The Grantland creator is coming back to the downloadable airwaves.  Read full article » Reggie Wayne, Patriots reportedly agree to one-year contract By Cindy Boren Patriots are scheduled to play Wayne's former team in Indianapolis on Oct. 18.  Read full article » FIFA reform chief defends Sepp Blatter, says soccer in U.S. is ‘just an ethnic sport for girls in schools’ By Matt Bonesteel These "reforms" are going to be great.  Read full article » Chip Kelly begs to differ with Terrell Suggs, NFL on Sam Bradford hit By Cindy Boren The NFL sides with Suggs.  Read full article » College Football Preview: The 10 must-see games of the 2015 season By Matt Bonesteel Mark your calendars.  Read full article » Neymar to Manchester United? He’s reportedly interested in transfer. By Matt Bonesteel The club's tradition and Premier League's dominance reportedly are enticing.  Read full article » American runner celebrates prematurely, with predictably bad result By Cindy Boren And with that, the bronze medal was lost.  Read full article » Russians leave the ice during the Canadian national anthem and pay for it (literally) By Cindy Boren The team captain was found to have signaled players.  Read full article » Peyton Manning confesses he still has no feeling in his fingertips By Cindy Boren Imagine what his stats would be like if his hand were healthy.  Read full article »   The Post recommends: Lean & Fit Stay on top of the hottest fitness and healthy eating trends with this weekly newsletter. Sign me up   FANCY STATS Fantasy Football 2015: Two backup RBs who could excel even without starting jobs By Neil Greenberg Don't draft a handcuff RB, draft a backup who can produce even without the benefit of a high-volume workload.  Read full article » It will take a village for the Packers to replace Jordy Nelson By Neil Greenberg Green Bay's star receiver was as a second-team all-pro after posting career highs in receptions (98) and yards (1,519) in 2014.  Read full article »               You received this e-mail because you signed up for the Sports Break newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this e-mail has been sent to you in error, or you no longer wish to receive e-mail from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2015 The Washington Post  |  1150 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20071