Schottenheimer Dallas’ new OC
Brian Schottenheimer will be the new offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, with the team still planning for coach Mike McCarthy to handle the playcalling duties.
Schottenheimer, who served as a consultant to the team last season and was an offensive coordinator with the Seattle Seahawks for three seasons, replaces Kellen Moore, who was hired as the offensive coordinator with the Chargers.
The Kansas City Chiefs promoted Matt Nagy to offensive coordinator to replace Eric Bieniemy, giving him the job he held before leaving Andy Reid’s staff for an opportunity as the head coach in Chicago . ... Backup quarterback C.J. Beathard signed a two-year contract extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo left late in the first quarter of the Bucks’ game against the Miami Heat after the Bucks said he knocked knees with an opponent. Coach Mike Budenholzer did not have an update after the game . ... Julius Randle equaled a career high with 46 points, and the New York Knicks rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 115-109 . ... Klay Thompson scored 42 points and matched his season high with 12 three-pointers, leading the undermanned Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 116-101.
Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight is out indefinitely while he receives care from the NHL/ NHLPA player assistance program . ... Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak was suspended for two games for elbowing Buffalo Sabres captain Kyle Okposo in the head.
Miami was put on probation for one year after the school and the NCAA said
women’s basketball coaches inadvertently helped arrange impermissible contact between a booster and two players who signed with the Hurricanes. It’s the first time the NCAA has announced a penalty related to a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal.
Abby Meyers scored 24 points and No. 7 Maryland (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) finished the regular season on a sixgame winning streak with a 76-74 victory over No. 16 Ohio State (23-6, 12-6) at Columbus, Ohio . ... Souley Boum scored 23 points, Colby Jones had 19 and the two combined on a decisive run early in the second half in leading No. 16 Xavier (21-8, 13-5 Big East) to an 82-60 victory over Seton Hall (16-13, 9-9) at Newark, N.J.
Andy Murray saved five match points to beat Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (6) and advance to the final of the Qatar Open in Doha. Murray will face former No. 1
Daniil Medvedev, who defeated second-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (7).
... Carlos Alcaraz beat Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 7-6 (0) and will take on Nicolas Jarry in the semifinals of the Rio Open. Jarry defeated
Sebastian Baez 6-3, 7-6 (3). ... Top-ranked Iga Swiatek improved to 6-0 against
Coco Gauff, beating the American teenager 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final at the Dubai Championships. She will face Barbora Krejcikova, a 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 winner over No. 3 Jessica Pegula.
France captain Wendie Renard, who is unhappy with the team’s setup, said she would skip the Women’s World Cup this year “to protect her mental health.” ... The union for Major League Soccer players criticized FIFA, its rules-making body and the league for failing to allow trials of temporary substitutes to replace players suspected of sustaining concussions.
Olympic ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew from figure skating’s world championships next month at Saitama, Japan, as they continue to prioritize “their healing and mental health.”