LUBBOCK, Texas — Bob Knight won 880 games doing things his way. And he sure celebrated it his way.

Long appreciated for his strategy and long questioned for his methods, Knight added the crowning achievement to his Hall of Fame career by becoming the leader in Division I men's basketball victories when Texas Tech beat New Mexico 70-68 Monday.

Having finally reached the pinnacle he's long insisted didn't matter, Knight proved otherwise by soaking in every moment of the party that followed.

Knight has been a college coach for 41 of his 66 years, having broken in at Army and made his mark by winning three national titles in 29 years at Indiana.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Dennis Green has joined a long list of failed coaches for the Arizona Cardinals.Green was fired Monday, one day after the Cardinals concluded a 5-11 season with a 27-20 loss at San Diego. He finished with a 16-32 record at Arizona. The Cardinals will pay $2.5 million to buy out the final year of his contract.He was the seventh coach the Cardinals have had since the NFL franchise moved to Arizona in 1988.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta fired coach Jim Mora Monday, just two years after he led the Falcons to the NFC championship game.The decision to dump the fiery coach followed two straight disappointing seasons. The Falcons lost six of their final eight games in 2005 to miss the playoffs, and they finished 7-9 this season by losing seven of the last nine contests.Mora, the 45-year-old son of longtime NFL coach Jim Mora, went 26-22 in three seasons, but Blank decided a change was necessary.

WEST MIFFLIN — Seneca Valley's varsity wrestling team placed third out of 21 teams at the West Mifflin Tournament over the weekend.Three Raiders wrestlers, Grant Evans at 112 pounds, Nate Cully at 125 and Dave Kovach at 160, placed second in their respective weight classes.Pat Coyne at 145 and Frank Mullett at 152 finished third. Zach Cahall placed fifth at 171 and Ryan Scheller placed sixth at 189.Seneca Valley wrestles at Hampton Wednesday.