Friday, April 20, 2012

Sports Shorts

NCAA: Summitt steps aside at Tennessee

Pat Summitt, 59, is stepping aside as Tennessee’s women’s basketball coach and taking the title of “head coach emeritus” with long-time assistant Holly Warlick being promoted to replace the sport’s winningest coach.The move comes less than a year after Summitt’s diagnosis with early onset dementia-Alzheimer’s type.

Larry Brown said he hasn’t yet been offered the SMU coaching job, but had spoken again with athletic director Steve Orsini since they first met on Monday.

Zachary Tomaselli, who Tuesday said he lied when he accused former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him, said yesterday he was telling the truth.

MLB: Dykstra gets more jail ‘exposure’

Former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading no contest to charges he exposed himself to women he met on Craigslist and assaulted one.

Several outlets reported last night catcher Ivan Rodriguez has decided to retire. An announcement is expected Monday.

Bartolo Colon (3-1) threw 38 consecutive strikes at one point and pitched four-hit ball for eight innings to help the A’s beat the Angels 6-0 in Anaheim. Colon struck out five and walked none. He has walked only two batters in his first 27 1/3 innings.

Melky Cabrera had an RBI single in the 11th inning as the Giants beat the Phillies 1-0. Cliff Lee pitched 10 scoreless innings for the Phils and Matt Cain pitched nine for the Giants.

NBA: Sixers win to maintain 8th spot in East

Jrue Holiday scored 19 of his 24 points in the third quarter as the visiting 76ers kept their hold on the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot with a 103-87 win over the Cavaliers.The Sixers lead the Bucks, who lost at Washington, 121-112, by 2 1/2 games.

In Miami, LeBron James scored 28 points before taking the fourth quarter off and the Heat beat the Raptors 96-72.

ETC.: Tebow, Lin honored by TIME

TIME magazine named Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow and Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin as two of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Nazareth principal P rovidencia Quiles announced at a press conference last night the school’s board of trustees had voted unanimously to keep the Brooklyn Catholic high school open for at least the next four years.

Beth Bader shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Yani Tseng and three other players in the LPGA LOTTE Championship in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Holly Warlick, Syracuse assistant basketball coach, basketball coach, Summitt, Steve Orsini, Former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra, Ivan Rodriguez, Bernie Fine, Jeremy Lin

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