Jim Larranaga, 75, stepped down as basketball coach at the University of Miami on Thursday, effective immediately, and will be replaced by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of his best friends for the past three decades — for the remainder of the season. Source link
The Washington Mystics have hired former Chicago Sky assistant Sydney Johnson as their new coach and tapped former WNBA player Jamila Wideman as general manager, the franchise announced Monday. Source link
To shouts of “Coach” and “Let’s go Spartans,” Michael Vick was introduced Monday as Norfolk State’s football coach, a homecoming for the former NFL star and a splashy, attention-grabbing hire for a program that has struggled in recent years. Source link
Darnell Haney was promoted to head coach of the Georgetown women’s basketball team on Wednesday after one season in an interim role succeeding the late Tasha Butts. Source link
