MacIntyre is Coach of the Year:

BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre is The Associated Press college football Coach of the Year after leading the Buffaloes to a 10-3 record and their first bowl game since 2007. In four years, MacIntyre’s turned a program that was regarded as one of the nation’s worst into a Pac-12 title contender. The 11th-ranked Buffaloes lost to No. 4 Washington in the conference final. They will play No. 13 Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl.

Wolves fall to Griffins:

The Chicago Wolves (13-10-2-1) suffered their first regulation loss since Nov. 27 as the Grand Rapids Griffins (15-7-1-2) earned a 7-1 victory Thursday at the Allstate Arena. Grand Rapids scored 6 straight goals before Wolves center Ivan Barbashev got on the board at 7:33 of the final period to spoil Jared Coreau’s shutout bid. Wolves coach Craig Berube called for the first Chicago goaltender change of the season as Jordan Binnington took over for Pheonix Copley in the second period after 4 goals passed him by. Coreau notched 21 saves in the win, while Copley and Binnington each posted 10 saves.

Football team boycotting:

MINNEAPOLIS — The entire Minnesota football team says it is boycotting all football activities until it gets satisfactory answers from the university about the suspension of 10 players this week. The school suspended the players after an internal investigation into a sexual assault case. Police declined to charge any of the players, but the school suspended them based on internal regulations involving sexual assault allegations.

Patriots claim Floyd:

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have claimed wide receiver Michael Floyd off waivers one day after he was released by the Arizona Cardinals. Floyd’s agent Brian Murphy confirmed the move in an email. Floyd, Arizona’s first-round draft pick in 2012, was released by the team two days after he was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and failure to obey a police officer. The 6-foot-2 220-pound receiver gives Tom Brady a big, experienced target. Floyd was having a down season, but had five 100-yard receiving games last season.