Football

McEwlain hired at Florida — Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley wanted a coach with an offensive track record of success. Foley even agreed to pay extra to get him. After working though a sticky buyout issue, Jim McElwain left Colorado State on Thursday to become Florida’s next head coach. “It’s an honor to be a part of the one of most powerful brands in college athletics in the Florida Gators,” McElwain said in a statement. “I’m humbled, yet very excited about the tremendous opportunity. I can’t tell you how eager I am to get to Gainesville to set a course for who we are going to be and what we will be all about.”

Ravens’ Ngata suspended — Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was suspended without pay for four games Thursday for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. Ngata, a former Duck, will miss the rest of the regular season but will be eligible for the playoffs, the league said. Ngata said in a statement released by the team that he took Adderall, a drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. “I made a mistake, and I own this,” he said. The suspension costs Baltimore one of its defensive stars as the Ravens compete for a playoff berth. They’re 1 1/2 games behind the Bengals in the AFC North and one of six 7-5 teams tied for the second wild-card spot.

Volleyball

Ducks get sweep in first-round match — The No. 10 Oregon volleyball team beat Santa Clara with a 25-15, 25-17, 25-16 victory in its first-round match of the NCAA Tournament in Eugene on Thursday night. Oregon had 15 blocks on the night, 10 of those by Martenne Bettendorf. Freshmen Frankie Shebby and Taylor Agost combined for 13 kills. The Ducks will host LSU in a second-round match today at 4 p.m.

Baseball

Wrigley Field renovation plan — The Commission on Chicago Landmarks on Thursday approved several changes the Chicago Cubs made to their Wrigley Field renovation plan in an effort to obtain a possible federal tax credit of $75 million. Cubs officials went before the panel to get a thumbs up for a plan to move some of the outfield ad signage for which it won city approval in July. The changes to the renovation plan include eliminating a 650-foot sign in left field and swapping locations of a video board and a 650-foot sign in right field.

— From wire reports