Colangelo, 76ers part ways
Bryan Colangelo resigned Thursday as president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers in the wake of what an investigation found was “careless and in some instances reckless” sharing of sensitive team information.
The independent review by a law firm did not determine that Colangelo operated or was even aware of Twitter accounts that anonymously trashed some of his own players and fellow executives, and defended him against criticism from fans and the sports media.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP said evidence supported the conclusion that Colangelo’s wife, Barbara Bottini, operated the four accounts it investigated, and she admitted to doing so – though also said she deleted contents of her iPhone with a factory reset of the device prior to surrendering it for forensic review, limiting the investigation.
As for Colangelo, there was no evidence he knew of the accounts before a May 22 inquiry.
TRACK AND FIELD
Wisconsin’s Taylor Amann finished seventh in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships Thursday in Eugene, Ore.
The senior from Hartland cleared 14 feet, 11⁄4 inches on her second attempt to earn first-team AllAmerican honors. Alexis Jacobus of Arkansas won with a vault of 14-71⁄4.
Brenna Detra took fifth in her section of the 400 hurdles, but did not advance to the final.
The 400-meter relay team of Ebony McClendon, Gabby DesRosiers, Meagan Blair and Detra finished 16th and earned second-team All-American honors.
In the men’s meet, UW’s Trent Nytes was 11th in the decathlon after recording 7,609 points to earn second-team All-American honors. Kentucky’s Tim Duckworth won with 8, 336 points.
NBA
New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry agreed to a two-year extension running through the 2020-’21 season.
Gentry has gone 117-138 in three seasons, including this season’s playoffs, when the Pelicans swept Portland before losing a second-round series to defending champion Golden State.
New Orleans missed the playoffs in Gentry’s first two seasons, during which the team dealt with a spate of injuries to key players.
Davis charged: Los Angeles County prosecutors said former NBA player Glen Davis has been charged with attacking a man outside a club in West Hollywood.
The district attorney’s office said that Davis faces a felony assault charge.The player, known by the nickname “Big Baby,” is accused of throwing the victim into a wall during an altercation outside a club on April 8.
If convicted, Davis could face up to seven years in prison.
HOCKEY
The Milwaukee Admirals signed defenseman Matt Donovan to an American Hockey League contract for the 2018-’19 season.
Donovan has spent the past two seasons with Frölunda of the Swedish Hockey League. He was second among the team’s defensemen with 27 points on seven goals and 20 assists last season.