CLEVELAND — The Browns may strike quickly to get Chip Kelly, Oregon's coach who does everything in a hurry.

Kelly, whose up-tempo, fast-paced offense has captured the imagination of several NFL teams and maintained the Ducks' status as a national power, appears to be near the top of Cleveland's list of candidates to replace Pat Shurmur, fired earlier this week after going 9-23 in two seasons.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Cardinals have completed a two-day interview with defensive coordinator Ray Horton in the search for a replacement for fired coach Ken Whisenhunt.Next up is Andy Reid, the longtime Philadelphia Eagles coach who was among seven NFL head coaches who got the ax Monday. Reid's interviewcould come Thursday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jim Boeheim notched his 903rd career victory, breaking a tie with Bob Knight for second all-time among Division I men's coaches, and No. 7 Syracuse rolled past Rutgers 78-53 in the Big East opener for both teams.Boeheim, in his 37th season at his alma mater, trails only Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, who has 940 victories.