LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A new and intriguing component for Kansas basketball is its depth.

That seems odd since the blueblood Jayhawks are usually involved in recruiting some of the nation's best prospects, though each of the last two seasons attrition, injuries and suspensions have limited coach Bill Self's options. (MORE)

CINCINNATI (AP) The Bengals have fired defensive coordinator Teryl Austin on Monday, a day after a 51-14 loss to the Saints , and put head coach Marvin Lewis in charge of trying to resuscitate a historically bad unit.

New Orleans scored on every possession except the last one - when it took a knee while in field-goal range - during its rout at Paul Brown Stadium, prompting the Bengals (5-4) to fire a coordinator in-season for the second year in a row. (MORE)

LONDON (AP) Of all the errors Marin Cilic made in another ATP Finals defeat, the most costly one may not have come off his racket.

Cilic made 46 unforced errors as he gave up a break advantage in both sets in losing to Alexander Zverev 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1) on Monday, dropping the Croat's record at the season-ending tournament to 1-9 across four appearances. (MORE)

NEW YORK (AP) Getting ranked so quickly wasn't on Lindsay Whalen's mind when she took over the head coaching job at Minnesota this season.

Whalen enjoyed tremendous success as a player at the school in the early 2000s, where being in the AP Top 25 was commonplace from the middle of her sophomore season on. She helped Minnesota reach the Final Four her senior year. (MORE)