Parties demonstrated their worth in the House very quickly in organizing its work and in bridging the separation of powers. Within a decade House parties absorbed the various state and local factions. The figures presented are the House party divisions as of the initial election results for a particular Congress.
USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt on what the impact the Knicks' new head coach will have. Derek Fisher will be the New York Knicks' head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. Fisher has not signed a contract, but that is expected to come soon, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the hire was not official. 1  Knicks President Phil Jackson coached Fisher on all of his five Los Angeles Lakers championship teams from 2000 to 2010.
University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley announced Friday that the Vols have hired John Palermo as defensive line coach on Jan. 20. Palermo is a veteran of 37 years of coaching, including two seasons with the Washington Redskins and 15 years at the University of Wisconsin. John is one of the most respected defensive line coaches in the nation, said Dooley.