Coaching

Real Salt Lake fans wearing masks wait for the team's MLS soccer match against Los Angeles FC on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Latest: Clemson cancels soccer trip to Virginia

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 05:57 PM EDT

Minnesota dropping men's track, gymnastics, tennis programs

Sep. 10, 2020 05:52 PM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota is dropping men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, gymnastics and tennis because of budget concerns brought about by the...

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1999, file photo, American League President Gene Budig waits for the start of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, in Boston. Former American League president Gene Budig has died at age 81. The Charleston RiverDogs, which Budig co-owned, announced Budig's death on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Famed basketball coach Roy Williams pays tribute to Budig

By Ben Walker Sep. 09, 2020 07:05 PM EDT

ACC coaches back idea of all D-I teams in 2021 NCAA tourney

By Aaron Beard Sep. 09, 2020 05:18 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball coaches are pushing the idea of having next year’s NCAA Tournament include all eligible teams...

Aztecs extend Dutcher's contract 3 years through 2026

Sep. 04, 2020 07:49 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego State basketball coach Brian Dutcher has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. ...

FILE - In this April 2, 1984, file photo, Georgetown head coach John Thompson, left, gives a happy pat to the most valuable player Patrick Ewing, after Georgetown defeated Houston 84-75 in Seattle. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement Monday., Aug. 31, 2020. No details were disclosed.(AP Photo/File)

Ewing hopes to carry on Thompson's legacy at Georgetown

By Bobby Bancroft Sep. 04, 2020 01:41 PM EDT

Ex-Wolfpack coach Gottfried sues NC State for buyout money

By Aaron Beard Sep. 02, 2020 02:56 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina State men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried is suing the school for buyout money he says has been improperly...

Son of former Syracuse hoops star Billy Owens joins Orange

Sep. 02, 2020 11:36 AM EDT
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Chaz Owens, the son of former Syracuse All-American Billy Owens, has joined the Orange, men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim announced...

CORRECTS THAT THE GAME WAS AGAINST ST. JOHNS FOR THE BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP, NOT AGAINST HOUSTON FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP - FILE - In this March 9, 1985, file photo, Georgetown NCAA college basketball head coach John Thompson poses with player Patrick Ewing after Georgetown defeated St. John's in the Big East Championship in New York. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement Monday., Aug. 31, 2020. No details were disclosed.(AP Photo/File)

John Thompson spoke truth to power 'when it was hard to do'

By Jim Litke Sep. 01, 2020 03:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 1996, file photo, Georgetown head coach John Thompson yells to his players during the second half of a first round NCAA college basketball game at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement Monday., Aug. 31, 2020. No details were disclosed. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach John Thompson

By The Associated Press Aug. 31, 2020 03:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 9, 2013, file photo, former Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., left, congratulates his son Georgetown head coach John Thompson III, right, after the Hoya's 61-39 win over Syracuse in an NCAA college basketball game in Washington. John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has died. He was 78 His death was announced in a family statement Monday., Aug. 31, 2020. No details were disclosed. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78

By Joseph White Aug. 31, 2020 10:20 AM EDT

Family: John Thompson, Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Georgetown to title, dead at 78

Aug. 31, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Family: John Thompson, Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Georgetown to title, dead at 78. ...

FILE - In this March 19, 1993, file photo, Arizona coach Lute Olson watches his team during a loss to Santa Clara in an NCAA men's college basketball tournament game in Salt Lake City. Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85. Olson’s family said he died Thursday evening, Aug. 27, 2020. The family didn't provide the cause of death. (AP Photo/Jack Smith, File)

Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85

By John Marshall Aug. 27, 2020 11:51 PM EDT

Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died at the age of 85.

Aug. 27, 2020 11:36 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died at the age of 85. ...

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, LSU coach Will Wade watches the team play Arkansas during an NCAA college basketball game in Fayetteville, Ark. NCAA enforcement officials say Wade is suspected of offering or providing “impermissible benefits” to 11 prospective recruits or people associated with them. The allegation is detailed in documents made public Wednesday, Aug. 26, by LSU. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)

NCAA probe of LSU's Wade includes offers to 11 players

Aug. 26, 2020 08:22 PM EDT

Michael Toth, athletic trainer, left, takes Gavin Guers' temperature before football practice at Blue Mountain High School in Orwigsburg, Pa., on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Lindsey Shuey/The Republican-Herald via AP)

The Latest: Purdue announces pay cuts in athletics

By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2020 06:42 PM EDT

Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott runs practice form the middle of the field with a mask on during the second day of training camp opened to the media at ADPRO Sports Training Center's outdoor field in Orchard Park, N.Y., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. P (James P. McCoy/Buffalo News via AP, Pool)

The Latest: NC State pauses all athletic activities

By The Associated Press Aug. 24, 2020 04:52 PM EDT

Former Colorado State basketball coach Boyd Grant dies at 87

Aug. 17, 2020 02:41 PM EDT
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Boyd “Tiny” Grant, the basketball coach who led Colorado State and Fresno State to the NCAA Tournament, died Monday. It was his 87th...