Editor's Note: Here are the major deals in the Fall of 2008.

MLB

Oakland Athletics acquire left fielder Matt Holliday. Holliday was traded to the Oakland Athletics for pitchers Huston Street and Greg Smith, and outfielder Carlos González

NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning fire head coach Barry Melrose

College Football

University of Tennessee will not bring back head coach Philip Fulmer.

Miami (Ohio) University fires head coach Shane Montgomery.

Bowling Green University fires Gregg Brandon.

Mississippi State University head coach Sylvester Croom resigns.

Kansas State University fires head coach Tom Prince.

Clemson University fires head coach Tommy Bowden.

University of Washington will not bring back head coach Tyrone WIllingham.

NFL

San Francisco 49ers fire head coach Mike Nolan; Mike Singletary placed in interim head coach position.

NBA

Washington fires Eddie Jordan and names Ed Tapscott interim head coach.

Oklahoma City fires P.J. Carlesimo and names Scott Brooks interim head coach.

New York trades Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins to the L.A. Clippers for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley.

New York trades Jamal Crawford to Golden State for Al Harrington.

Detroit acquires Allen Iverson from Denver in exchange for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb.

Denver waives Juwan Howard.

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