The Utes of Utah will be led by former Nets assistant Larry Krystkowiak. The University announced the hire Sunday. A press conference is set for Monday at 2 p.m. Athletics Director Chris Hill fired Jim Boylen on March 12 after […]
Month: April 2011
Shaka Smart’s future uncertain, but leaning one way
So VCU lost. The clock struck midnight. Cinderella’s carriage turned into a pumpkin. The horses in mice. And other generic Cinderella metaphors. Shaka Smart, some fans say, didn’t live up to his name. The Rams collided with an opponent that’d […]
Sporting KC lets Vancouver draw, 3-3
Brazilian striker Camillo Sanvezzo scored twice and helped the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-3 draw against Sporting Kansas City. KC and Vancouver are now 1-1-1 in the standings. Fans at Empire Field watched as Vancouver trailed 3-0 after Teal Bunbury […]
ESPN changing “Sunday Night Baseball”
ESPN does a lot of things right. A lot. But the four-letter network may have slipped up recently. The network replaced Jon Miller and Joe Morgan on “Sunday Night Baseball.” Bobby Valentine and Orel Hershiser along with play-by-play man Dan […]
Maya Moore earns 3-peat
Connecticut senior Maya Moore is the first three-time winner of Wade Trophy. The award, given by the WBCA and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, was established in 1978 and is named for Margaret Wade, one of […]
Dennis Rodman says he’s Hall of Fame bound
Dennis Rodman will be a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011. Rodman says he was informed Thursday that he would be enshrined in the Hall of Fame and that he should be in Houston, Texas for […]
Jimmer Fredette wins AP Player of the Year
Brigham Young University Senior guard Jimmer Fredette was named The Associated Press’ player of the year. Fredette received 48 of 65 votes for the honor. Kemba Walker of Connecticut finished second with 11 votes. Nolan Smith of Duke had five […]
Utah Utes hope Cron outlasts UNLV Rebels’ Tanner
The Utah Utes are set to being a three-game series with UNLV Friday. The team has won five of their last six. UNLV, conversely, has lost six of their last eight games. The UNLV Rebels (18-9, 1-5 Mountain West) were […]
Mike Brey, AP Coach of the Year
Mike Brey is The Associated Press’ coach of the year. His Fighting Irish finished second in the Big East and fifth in the final AP poll. Brey is the first Notre Dame coach to win the award and the second […]
SF Giants sign Freddy Sanchez to 1-yr $6 million extension
The defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants have signed 2nd baseman Freddy Sanchez to a 1-year $6 million contract extension. ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick was first to report the deal. Sanchez was scheduled to become a free agent after the […]