Andersen ousted at Oregon State
Oregon State and coach Gary Andersen have mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately, with the Beavers off to a 1-5 start.
The school announced the split in a news release Monday, two days after a 38-10 loss at USC.
“This was something that evolved between the both of us,” athletic director Scott Barnes said.
Cornerbacks coach Cory Hall was named interim coach. The Beavers play Colorado on Saturday.
“I’m going to give it my best, because in the end that’s what the kids deserve,” Hall said.
Andersen, 53, was in his third season with the Beavers and the team appeared to be sliding backward after showing progress in winning four games last year, including a victory against Oregon that snapped an eight-game losing streak in the Civil War series for the Beavers. STANFORD’S REID EARNS CONFERENCE HONOR >> Stanford safety Justin Reid was named the Pac12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week. The junior had a team-high seven tackles and made the game-clinching interception to lead Stanford to a 23-20 win over previously unbeaten Utah. VOLUNTEERS SUSPEND DEFENSIVE END >> Tennessee has suspended defensive end Darrell Taylor indefinitely, the latest adversity for a team that has dropped its first two SEC games and is coming off its most lopsided home loss since 1905.
Volunteers coach Butch Jones said that “multiple factors” had led to Taylor’s suspension. DINUCCI BACK AS PITT’S
STARTING QB >> The quarterback pendulum at Pitt has swung back to Ben DiNucci, with Coach Pat Narduzzi saying that will get his second start of the season on Saturday when the Panthers play North Carolina State. Max Browne left a loss to Syracuse last Saturday with an upperbody injury and has been ruled out for Saturday.
DiNucci has completed 36 of 65 passes for 442 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions while running for another score.
Surfing
MAVERICKS ON SCHEDULE
>> The Bay Area big-wave surf contest at Mavericks is a go for the upcoming winter season after the World Surf League announced it has added the popular contest as the fourth event on its Big Wave Tour calendar.
Traditionally, the waiting period for the oneday Mavericks tournament is from mid-November to March when big swells pound the Central Coast. The tournament is held only when organizers determine conditions are good enough for a bigwave event. The last contest at Princeton-by-the-Sea was held in February 2016.
NBA
76ERS SIGN EMBIID TO EXTENSION >> The Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid have agreed on a $148 million, five-year contract extension that could be more valuable if the 7-foot center reaches certain incentives.
Embiid’s career has been riddled with injuries dating to his college career at Kansas and all three seasons with the Sixers. The No. 3 overall pick in 2014 played only 31 games last season and had surgery in March to repair a torn meniscus in his knee. He averaged 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds. WADE WILL START FOR CAVALIERS >> Cavaliers coach Tryonn Lue says that Dwyane Wade will start at shooting guard alongside Derrick Rose in Cleveland’s backcourt.
Wade recently signed with the Cavaliers, reuniting with LeBron James after the stars spent four seasons together in Miami. Wade replaces J.R. Smith, who will come off the bench after starting 112 games the past two years.
Soccer
ARGENTINA FACES MUSTWIN QUALIFIER >> Argentina is in danger of missing the World Cup for the first time since 1970, as South America wraps up regional qualifying today.
Only Brazil is in. Three other teams will gain automatic berths. Argentina needs a victory today against Ecuador to get at least a playoff spot. Any other result puts it in jeopardy.