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GAINESVILLE, Fla. Bob Watson Astros Jersey . -- Florida defensive coordinator Geoff Collins has a chance to join elite company in college football this season.Collins was given a $300,000 raise this year and has a chance to make $1 million annually. Only nine assistant coaches made $1 million in 2015, according to USA Today.Responding to a public records request, the University Athletic Association released details of Collins new contract along with several of coach Jim McElwains other assistants.Offensive line coach Mike Summers got a two-year extension and a raise to $498,500 annually. Summers is the lone holdover from former coach Will Muschamps staff in 2014. Summers original deal paid $200,000 annually, but only because he was still getting money from USC.Summers also got a $39,000 signing bonus with his new deal.Defensive line coach Chris Rumph received a one-year extension, keeping him under contract through 2017, and will earn $500,000 annually. Thats a raise of $85,000.New defensive backs coach Torrian Gray signed a two-year deal worth $335,000 annually. Linebackers coach Randy Shannon received a slight pay increase, from $400,000 to $409,750.Collins got the biggest bump.The 45-year-old assistant originally signed a three-year deal worth $600,000 annually after leaving the same position at Mississippi State. Collins will now earn $890,000 in base salary. He also can earn an annual retention bonus of $150,000 if he remains at Florida.In Collins first season in Gainesville, the Gators finished eighth in the nation in total defense.In total, Florida is paying its assistants $4.23 million in 2016, up from $3.42 million in 2015. Thats a 23.7 percent pay increase.McElwains contract also was released. The Gators gave McElwain a $750,000-a-year raise in March after winning the Southeastern Conferences Eastern Division in his first season.The school bumped McElwain from $3.5 million to $4.25 million annually, making him the highest-paid coach in the division. McElwain remains under contract through the 2020 season.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Josh James Jersey .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Jake Marisnick Jersey . They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation. https://www.cheapastros.com/463o-don-lar...sey-astros.html . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Olympic hurdler Kristi Castlin used the occasion of her bronze-medal performance to speak out about gun violence.Castlins father was killed when she was 12 by someone who broke into the hotel he managed and demanded money. She also attended Virginia Tech at the time of the 2007 massacre there that killed nearly three dozen people.After a race in which she, Nia Ali and Brianna Rollins completed a first-ever American sweep of the medals in the 100-meter hurdles, Castlin used her platform to discuss a topic that has affected her deeply.Ive been around a lot of gun violence in my life, Castlin said. Not just Americans, but all over the world, were always touched by gun violence, always touched by tragedy. It feels good to be an example, not just for Americans but families all over the world.Ali has been affected by gun vviolence too. Jeff Kent Jersey. .In 2009, Alis father, Aleem, a supervisor in the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, walked up to a car and shot his ex-girlfriend to death, then killed himself.Nia Ali found out what happened over the phone from her uncle.It was just a shock, disbelief. Almost surreal, Ali said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. It took me a while to process.She took some time off from track to focus on what was important -- family, school, friends and building relationships.My family is really supportive. Theyre my backbone and keep me going, said Ali, a psychology major while at USC. It was definitely a test to what I could really handle -- what my purpose in life would be. ' ' '