Kelly coach of year, new Irish leader
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The Associated Press - Published: December 11, 2009
CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati confirms Brian Kelly will leave the school to coach Notre Dame.
Kelly won the Home Depot Coach of the Year award on the same day he told his team he was leaving to lead the Fighting Irish.
The 47-year-old Kelly went 34-6 in three seasons at Cincinnati, leading the Bearcats to back-to-back Big East titles and two straight Bowl Championship Series berths. The Bearcats set a school record last season for victories with an 11-3 record, then topped that with a 12-0 mark this season heading into its Sugar Bowl matchup with Florida.
Offensive coordinator Jeff Quinn will coach the team in its bowl game.
NHL Hockey
Bruins 5, Maple Leafs 2
BOSTON — Mark Recchi scored twice in the final three minutes, and Tuukka Rask stopped 32 shots for Boston, which opened a three-goal lead and held on to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday night.
Mark Stuart, Derek Morris and David Krejci scored to give the Bruins a 3-0 lead after two periods. Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin had goals in the third to cut Toronto's deficit to 3-2, but Recchi scored with 2:37 to play and then added an empty netter with 12 seconds left to clinch it.
Vesa Toskala made 29 saves for Toronto, which lost 7-2 in Boston on Saturday night.
The Bruins improved to 8-1-1 in the last 10 games and took over first place in the Northeast Division.
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