Marv Levy stepped down as the Buffalo Bills general manager Monday, confident he has the team headed in the right direction despite a second consecutive 7-9 finish. “It has been an experience that I have enjoyed immensely,” Levy said in a statement released by the Bills. “Despite an unprecedented number of season-ending injuries, Dick Jauron, his coaching staff and an admirable core of…
Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Stockar McDougle was charged with pushing the owner of a landscaping company and a female clerk because of a dispute about a bill. The store owner said he later struck McDougle’s car with a shovel because he thought the 348-pound lineman was trying to run him over, police said.
With Antonio Daniels set to return to their starting lineup, the Washington Wizards waived guard Mike Wilks on Monday. Wilks played in four games and averaged 1.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 11 minutes. Washington was his eighth NBA club since he started with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2002-03 season. The Wizards signed Wilks after Daniels sprained his right knee in a game Dec.
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Mo Williams will miss Monday’s game against the Detroit Pistons with tendinitis in his left Achilles tendon. Williams, Milwaukee’s second-leading scorer, was averaging 21.3 points and 9.3 assists in his last four games. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Charlie Bell.
Former Denver general manager Kiki Vandeweghe has joined the Nets as a special assistant to New Jersey president Rod Thorn. Vandeweghe, who served as the Nuggets’ general manager from 2001-06, will help Thorn prepare for the NBA draft and evaluate players. “Kiki has been a mainstay in the league for almost two decades, first as an All-Star player and then as a front office executive,” Thorn said.
A jumps race at Tramore in south-east Ireland on Monday ended in farce with nine of the jockeys banned for five days.
A jumps race at Tramore in
south-east Ireland on Monday ended in farce with nine of the
jockeys banned for five days.
Danny Green has made coming off the bench something of a show for top-ranked North Carolina this season. First comes his gyrating dance moves from the Smith Center sideline just before tipoff. Then comes a solid all-around game that has made the Tar Heels deep and dangerous. The junior matched his career-high with 20 points and sparked the decisive second-half spurt Sunday night to help North…
Wink Adams had 20 points and seven assists to lead UNLV over Minnesota 81-64 on Sunday in the final game of the Duel of the Desert. Adams, who was the tournament’s MVP, went 8-of-9 from the free-throw line and had five rebounds. The Rebels swept the three-game, four-team round-robin tournament, which also included Nicholls State and Kennesaw State.
Jason Rich hit a short jumper with 4.3 seconds left to lift Florida State to a 66-64 win over Georgia Tech on Sunday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. The Yellow Jackets had a chance to tie but Zack Peacock’s off-balance jumper at the buzzer never had a chance, falling short.
