The New York Times – Sports:
Pitino not long ago was ousted in Louisville as a recruiting scandal hit men’s college basketball. Years later, he is back in contention for bigger jobs in the sport.
Category: Coaches and Managers
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Chicago’s New Manager Has a Clear Message: Details Matter
The New York Times – Sports:
The star-laden White Sox underperformed last year. Pedro Grifol plans to wake up the A.L. Central’s “sleeping horse.”
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Pam Shriver’s Fight to End Sex Abuse in Women’s Tennis
The New York Times – Sports:
The 21-time Grand Slam doubles champion is doing four-way duty as a television commentator, a coach, an ally to sexual abuse survivors and an agitator for changing the game’s culture.
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Investigators Clear Former U.S. Soccer Coach in 1992 Incident
The New York Times – Sports:
An inquiry found no reason U.S. Soccer could not rehire Gregg Berhalter as coach of the men’s national team. But investigators criticized the parents of a player for their part in the controversy.
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Mikaela Shiffrin’s New Head Coach Is a Trailblazer, and a Woman
The New York Times – Sports:
Karin Harjo, head coach of the Canadian women’s Alpine team, will replace Shiffrin’s longtime coach, Mike Day, with whom she parted ways in February.
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Bud Grant, Longtime Minnesota Vikings Coach, Dies at 95
The New York Times – Sports:
He took his Vikings, with Fran Tarkenton at quarterback and the famed Purple People Eaters defensive line, to four Super Bowls — although he lost each time.
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Patrick Ewing, Georgetown and a Bitter End at the Garden
The New York Times – Sports:
A loss in the Big East tournament may signal the end of a Hoya legend’s trying coaching tenure at his alma mater.
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Jim Boeheim Out as Syracuse Coach After 47 Seasons
The New York Times – Sports:
Syracuse announced a replacement for Boeheim, the longtime men’s basketball coach, hours after the Orange were downed in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament by Wake Forest.
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Brian Flores’s Discrimination Case Against the N.F.L. Can Move to Court
The New York Times – Sports:
A judge ruled that the former Miami Dolphins coach’s claims of discrimination against the league were not subject to private arbitration, opening a path for a public airing of grievances.