Sports transactions
Hoosiers hire former player Roberts as assistant coach
Aug. 22, 2019 08:16 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana coach Archie Miller says he has hired former Hoosiers player Mike Roberts as an assistant coach.
Roberts coached...
Florida St assistant Dennis Gates now Cleveland St coach
Jul. 26, 2019 11:35 AM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland State has hired Florida State assistant Dennis Gates as its basketball coach.
Gates has spent the past eight seasons on...
Hoiberg's Huskers getting acquainted before heading overseas
By Eric Olson Jul. 23, 2019 05:48 PM EDT
Florida lands ex-Cleveland State point guard Tyree Appleby
Jul. 16, 2019 09:19 AM EDT
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has landed a third transfer in the last three months by signing former Cleveland State point guard Tyree Appleby.
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Holy Cross hires Marquette assistant Nelson as head coach
Jul. 03, 2019 03:31 PM EDT
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Holy Cross has named Marquette assistant Brett Nelson its next head coach, replacing the retired Bill Carmody.
Athletic...
Thursday's Sports In Brief
By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2019 03:01 AM EDT
BASEBALL
NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich have been elected starters for one of the youngest All-Star Game lineups ever, leading the...
Idaho fires coach Don Verlin following investigation
Jun. 14, 2019 08:01 PM EDT
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has fired basketball coach Don Verlin after he was placed on administrative leave following a consultant's report that found potential...
Courtney hired as basketball assistant by Miami Hurricanes
Jun. 12, 2019 06:11 PM EDT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Bill Courtney has been hired as assistant basketball coach at the University of Miami, where he'll be reunited with coach Jim Larranaga.
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Hardaway adds ex-Suns assistant Toppert to Memphis' staff
Jun. 10, 2019 06:42 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added more NBA experience to his staff by hiring former Phoenix Suns assistant Cody Toppert.
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Big Ten taps Vikings' Kevin Warren as new commissioner
By Andrew Seligman Jun. 04, 2019 12:11 PM EDT
Michigan's Howard becomes latest NBA player to coach college
By John Marshall May. 31, 2019 02:08 AM EDT
Northern State's Sather to coach University of North Dakota
May. 30, 2019 01:59 PM EDT
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A coach at a small-college basketball program in South Dakota will take over at Division I University of North Dakota.
North...
UCLA hires Michael Lewis as assistant basketball coach
May. 23, 2019 03:18 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin has hired Michael Lewis as an assistant on his new staff.
Lewis spent the last three seasons in the same role...
Former Colorado coach Ricardo Patton joins Vandy's staff
May. 23, 2019 12:19 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Colorado and Northern Illinois coach Ricardo Patton has joined Vanderbilt's staff as a senior adviser to new coach Jerry Stackhouse.
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Iowa hires Billy Taylor as assistant basketball coach
May. 22, 2019 01:08 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has hired former Lehigh and Ball State head coach Billy Taylor to be an assistant on Fran McCaffery's staff.
Taylor, who...
LSU lands coveted recruit Trendon Watford
May. 20, 2019 07:51 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Will Wade says highly rated power forward Trendon Watford has signed to play for the Tigers.
The 6-foot-9, 230-pound...
Yale basketball coach Jones signs extension through 2025-26
May. 16, 2019 02:02 PM EDT
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale men's basketball coach James Jones has signed a contract extension to keep him at the school through the 2025-26 season.
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