Pitino hired to coach Iona
Rick Pitino has returned to college basketball. The 67-year-old Hall of Famer and national titlewinning coach accepted a job at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, the school announced Saturday.
Pitino spent the past year coaching Panathinaikos B.C. in Greece, where he guided the pro team to a Greek Cup last year. He owns a 647-271 college record and replaces Tim Cluess, who resigned at the end of the 2019-20 season due to health concerns.
Pitino spent 30 seasons coaching college basketball but was fired as Louisville's coach in 2017 amid a pay-for-play scheme with a recruit.
He guided Kentucky to a national title in 1996 and Louisville to a championship in 2013. But a sex-forpay scandal forced his Cardinals to vacate their championship.
NBA
Donovan Mitchell thanked fans for the support he's received since testing positive for coronavirus and said he is feeling fine.
The 23-year old Utah Jazz guard added in a video message released Saturday that he remains quarantined on the orders of health officials.
ESPN reported Coronavirus tests for members of the Toronto Raptors‘ travel party have come back negative, with one person's result still pending, the team announced Friday night. The Raptors were the last team to face the Utah Jazz.
BASEBALL
To combat MLB's decision to suspend spring training and delay the start of the regular season as the country and world grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one of the game's most vocal leaders — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer — is organizing a “Sandlot” themed pickup game in Arizona for major and minor leaguers who want to keep competing despite the layoff.
The idea started with a tweet from right-handed pitcher David Carpenter, a 34-year-old in camp with the Reds, sent to Bauer about a pickup baseball game.
All players participating will wear microphones. The event will be streamed through the social media channels of Bauer's media company, Momentum.