A DEVILISH DECISION: ASU FIRES SNYDER.(SPORTS)

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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State coach Bruce Snyder was fired Wednesday with one game remaining in a third consecutive disappointing season.

Snyder, who just four years ago directed the Sun Devils to an 11-0 regular season, will coach through the remainder of this season.

Athletic director Gene Smith, a former Notre Dame football player who has been at Arizona State since July, had said he would make a decision on Snyder's future after the season.

But he changed his mind following the Sun Devils' dismal 29-7 loss at Stanford last Saturday.

`I came to the realization very recently that this is a decision …