Louisville assistant replacing Pitino
Louisville named assistant David Padgett as the interim replacement for men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino, staying inhouse to maintain continuity in the wake of a nationwide federal investigation of the sport.
“It’s not going to be easy,” Padgett said at a news conference on campus. “It’s a very tumultuous time.”
University interim President Greg Postel made the announcement, two days after Pitino was placed on unpaid administrative leave after the school acknowledged its involvement in the federal investigation. Athletic director Tom Jurich was placed on paid administrative leave.
Ten people have been arrested in the corruption case, including four college assistant coaches and an Adidas executive. Baseball: The Minnesota Twins activated All-Star third baseman Miguel Sano in time for the season’s final series against Detroit. Sano missed 38 games with a stress reaction after fouling a ball off his left shin, and had been on the 10-day disabled list. Sano is hitting .266 with 28 home runs and 77 RBIs.
Pete Mackanin is out as Philadelphia Phillies manager after 2½ seasons but will remain in the dugout for the final games this weekend and return as a special assistant to general manager Matt Klentak in 2018. Mackanin, 66, is 173-237 with the Phillies.
Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma has undergone right shoulder debridement surgery that will keep him from throwing for about five months.
Jake Arrieta will miss his final regular-season start for the Chicago Cubs to rest before the playoffs. Mike Montgomery will start Sunday.
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper won’t play a full game this weekend as he continues to recover from a hyperextended left knee that he sustained Aug. 12. Motor sports: Martin Truex Jr. will try to win his sixth race of the season from the pole at Dover (Del.) International Speedway in NASCAR’s third playoff race Sunday. Truex has been the driver to beat all season and he proved it again Friday, when he turned a lap of 160.664 mph to win his second pole of the season.
Truex ended Kyle Busch’s bid at three straight poles. Busch will start second, and playoff drivers Kyle Larson and Matt Kenseth start third and fourth. Memorabilia: The bat Pete Rose used to become baseball’s career hits leader is up for auction.
The starting bid is $100,000. The ball Rose hit for a single off San Diego’s Eric Show sold during an earlier auction for $403,657.
Rose was with the Cincinnati Reds when he got hit No. 4,192 on Sept. 11, 1985, to pass Ty Cobb.