Coach K slams politicians on gun laws

Mike Krzyzewski no longer leads the Duke men’s basketball program, having retired in April following a record-setting, 42season, coaching career.

The West Point graduate, though, still has strong opinions about leadership, particularly with governmental response — or lack thereof — to the rash of shootings that continue to plague the country.

“You shouldn’t vote for the party, you should vote for the people that you serve,” Krzyzewski said Thursday night during the recording of a special townhall episode of his SiriusXM show at Cameron Indoor Stadium’s Champions Club. “And you should have the guts, the courage, and it’s your duty. We are not doing that duty at the national level when our country is suffering greatly from it.”

In recent deadly mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Tulsa, Okla.; the perpetrators used automatic weapons. A field-artillery liaison to the infantry during his time as a captain in the Army in the early 1970s, Krzyzewski said it’s time for elected officials to limit access to those weapons.

“The people that are suffering are people that need you,” Krzyzewski said. “Like, why don’t you? Come on. You know? What the hell are we doing? Like, you need an automatic weapon? You gotta be kidding me. You got to be kidding me. It’s disgusting.”

ELSEWHERE Stanford romps

Drew Bowser drove in the first of Stanford’s 10 second-inning runs with a double and capped the inning with a grand slam as the Cardinal (42-14) made it 17 consecutive wins with a 20-7 rout of Binghamton (22-29) in the first game of a double-elimination NCAA regional at Sunken Diamond. Tommy Troy went 4-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs for Stanford, which on Saturday night will face the winner of Friday’s late game between UCSB and Texas State.

— Steve Kroner

Softball: At the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Megan Faraimo pitched a complete game and hit a solo homer, helping No. 5 UCLA beat No. 9 Northwestern 6-1 in an elimination game.

College basketball: Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd will get a $1 million raise next season to $2.9 million as part of a proposed five-year contract extension through 2027. A former longtime assistant to Mark Few at Gonzaga, Lloyd had a successful first season at Arizona, earning Associated Press national Coach of the Year honors in leading the Wildcats (34-3) to the Sweet 16.

NHL: K’Andre Miller got the Rangers even and Kaapo Kakko gave host New York a first-period lead it would not relinquish and the Rangers beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference finals series.

NFL: Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is retiring at 39, ending a career that spanned 17 seasons and nine teams and made him one of the NFL’s most colorful and beloved journeymen. Fitzpatrick’s last stop was in Washington. He suffered a hip injury in the season opener and did not return to the field.

⏩ The Buffalo Bills signed former Jaguars and Rams receiver Tavon Austin to a one-year deal.

WNBA: Miramonte-Orinda alum Sabrina Ionescu made 5 of 10 3-point tries and had 24 points as the New York Liberty won 74-70 at Washington.