Salina ? A high school football player from north-central Kansas is being treated for a head injury at a Wichita hospital.

The Salina Journal reports that 16-year-old Beloit High player Jadon Adams collapsed during halftime of Friday night’s game at Southeast of Saline.

His father told the newspaper Monday that Adams is improving steadily at Wesley Medical Center but hasn’t fully regained consciousness.

Jeff Adams says it’s not clear that his son was injured in a specific play Friday night. He says the injury might have been caused by a hit he took in practice earlier last week.

College Football

Mike Stoops fired at UA

Tucson, Ariz. — Coach Mike Stoops has been fired halfway through his eighth season at Arizona.

Athletic director Greg Byrne announced Stoops’ dismissal at a news conference Monday evening, two days after the Wildcats lost their fifth straight game, 37-27, at previously winless Oregon State.

Dating to last season, Arizona has lost 10 of 11 games, the lone victory this season’s opener over Northern Arizona, a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) school. The Wildcats last beat a Football Bowl Subdivision team in a game against UCLA on Oct. 30, 2010.

Stoops had a 41-50 record with the Wildcats. He was co-defensive coordinator on his brother Bob’s staff at Oklahoma before he was hired at Arizona. The 49-year-old coach, known for his emotional sideline behavior, also was an assistant at his alma mater Iowa and at Kansas State.

At the news conference, Byrne said the buyout for the remainder of Stoops’ contract will be about $1.4 million. His contract ran through 2013 under an extension granted in December 2008.

Football

Calvillo career CFL leader

Montreal — Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo became the CFL’s career passing leader on Monday, surpassing Damon Allen’s record with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jamel Richardson against the Toronto Argonauts.

Calvillo broke the record on the final play of the third quarter in the Alouettes’ 29-19 victory. Calvillo, who played for Utah State, was 26 of 38 for 305 yards in the game to bring his career total to 72,429 yards.

NFL

Browns’ Benhard hurt in crash

Berea, Ohio — Browns defensive lineman Marcus Benard broke his arm in a motorcycle accident shortly after leaving the team’s first practice following their bye week.

Coach Pat Shurmur said Benard is in stable condition and will be transferred to the Cleveland Clinic for further tests and evaluation.

Benard will likely miss significant time and may have to go on injured reserve. But it appears he avoided a more serious injury after crashing his motorcycle near Interstate-71 — a short drive from the team’s training facility.

It’s not yet known if any other vehicles were involved in the accident.