Juwan Howard can interview with Knicks
AUTO RACING: Kevin Harvick will start on the pole Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama while he goes for his fourth win of the year. Kurt Busch will join him on the front row . ... Spencer Gallagher took the lead on the overtime lap to capture his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega . ... Sebastian Vettel won the pole for Sunday’s Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku and Lewis Hamilton will join him on the front row . ... The Georgia State Patrol said former NASCAR driver James Hylton, 83, and his 61-yearold son James Hylton Jr., were killed in a traffic accident in Carnesville, Ga. Hylton was the 1966 Rookie of the Year.
GOLF: Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown shot an 8-under 64 in better ball to take a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La . ... Lydia Ko shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead over Jessica Korda heading into the final round of the LPGA event in Daly City, Calif . ... Adrian Otaegui of Spain moved into a share of the third-round lead with England’s Matt Wallace after shooting a 5-under 67 at the China Open in Beijing.
NFL: The Seahawks selected Central Florida LB Shaquem Griffin in the fifth round of the draft. Griffin lost his left hand to amputation when he was younger. Griffin will be reunited with his twin brother Shaquill, who was a third-round pick of the Seahawks in 2017 and became a starter in his rookie season . ... The Cowboys acquired WR Tavon Austin from the Rams for a sixth-round pick in the draft . ... The Giants selected Richmond QB Kyle Lauletta in the fourth round, another entry in the contest to be heir apparent to Eli Manning. ... SMU WR Trey Quinn is “Mr. Irrelevant” 2018. Quinn was the final player selected in the three-day draft, No. 256 overall by the Redskins.
SOCCER: Liverpool stumbled in its chase for a top four finish by drawing 0-0 with Stoke. It was Liverpool’s third draw in four league games . ... Gareth Bale and Borja Mayoral scored first-half goals as Real Madrid defeated Leganes 2-1 to move within a point of second-place Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league . ... Diego Maradona left his coaching job in the United Arab Emirates after his team failed to win automatic promotion to the top division. The former Argentina World Cup winner was managing UAE first division club Al Fujairah.
TENNIS: Rafael Nadal defeated David Goffin 6-4, 6-0 in a Barcelona Open semifinal for his 400th career win on clay. The top-ranked Spaniard will face 19-yearold Stefanos Tsitsipas. Tsitsipas defeated fifth-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-3 to become the first Greek player to make it to an ATP Tour final in 45 years . ... CoCo Vandeweghe defeated Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-2 to become the first American to reach the Stuttgart Open final since Lindsay Davenport in 2005. She will face fifth-seeded Karolina Pliskova in the final Sunday. Pliskova beat Anett Kontaveit 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals.
TRACK AND FIELD: World record-holder Kendra Harrison capped the Drake Relays by winning the 100-meter hurdles for the third year in a row. Harrison finished in a wind-aided 12.37 seconds.
The Miami Heat have granted permission to the New York Knicks to interview Heat assistant coach Juwan Howard for their coaching vacancy, the Sun Sentinel has confirmed.
Howard, 45, has served as an assistant to Erik Spoelstra the past five seasons after finishing his playing career with the team.
The Knicks are seeking a replacement for Jeff Hornacek, who was dismissed at season’s end.
The Knicks are working with a lengthy candidate list, one that includes former Heat assistant coach David Fizdale.
Spoelstra said at season’s end that he could envision Howard eventually moving on to a lead role elsewhere, but did not specifically mention this season.
Howard, who coaches the Heat’s big men, has previously served as coach of the Heat’s summer-league team.
Dan Craig served as Spoelstra’s lead assistant coach this season, with Spoelstra also assisted by Chris Quinn, Octavio De La Grana and Howard.
Spoelstra said he eventually envisions video coordinator Eric Glass joining his coaching staff.
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