NEW YORK — For anyone waiting for the draft of the quarterbacks — players included — it came Saturday in the fourth round.

A shopping spree for signal callers opened the final day of the draft with Southern California's Matt Barkley taken by Philadelphia after a trade with Jacksonville.

Yes, it was three rounds later than Barkley hoped for. Same thing for Ryan Nassib of Syracuse, Landry Jones of Oklahoma and Tyler Wilson of Arkansas, the other quarterbacks chosen in Round 4.

PARK RIDGE, Ill. — The Big Ten is going to an East and West alignment for divisions and a nine-game schedule format for conference play.Big Ten presidents and chancellors approved the moves on Sunday.The new division alignments will begin in 2014 when Rutgers and Maryland join the conference, meaning “Legends” and “Leaders” will be a thing of the past. Teams will go from playing eight conference games to nine in 2016.

WASHINGTON, Pa. — Grove City College freshman and Grove City High School grad Eliza Lowe captured first place in the 100-meter hurdles with a school-record time of 14.95 seconds on Saturday during the Presidents' Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Washington & Jefferson College's Cameron Stadium.GCC junior Sadie Malone also took home a PAC title with a leap of 5 feet, 2 1/4 inches in the high jump.Grove City College finished second as a team with 150 points, just four shy of champion Waynesburg.Slippery Rock High grads Sarah Cessar and Anna Cessar performed well for GCC, as Sarah claimed third in the steeplechase at 11:58.70, while Anna was eighth in the 800 with a time of 2:30.87.

The Dallas Stars have chosen Jim Nill to replace fired general manager Joe Nieuwendyk, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday night because the move hadn't been announced.Dallas fired Nieuwendyk on Sunday after four seasons with two coaches and no playoff appearances. The Stars finished their season 22-22-4 Saturday without earning a spot in the playoffs for the fifth season in a row.

DENVER — Colorado Avalanche coach Joe Sacco was fired on Sunday after the team missed the playoffs for the third straight season.The Avs never got on track in the lockout-shortened season and finished last in the Western Conference.