Bieniemy named OC of the Commanders

Eric Bieniemy has agreed to be the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, the team announced Saturday.

Bieniemy, a two-time Super Bowl-winning assistant with the Chiefs, now gets the chance to show what he can do without Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes.

Bieniemy, who turns 54 in August, emerged from a pool of more than a half-dozen candidates as Commanders’ choice for the job following the Chiefs’ second championship in his five seasons as their offensive coordinator. The longtime NFL assistant has interviewed for numerous head coaching jobs, but Reid calling plays for an offense featuring a two-time MVP in Mahomes clouded Bieniemy’s stock.

The decisions by teams not to hire Bieniemy, who is Black, as a head coach have been an ongoing talking point for critics of the NFL’s minority hiring practices.

College basketball:

Cason Wallace and Oscar Tshiebwe each scored 16 points and Kentucky beat No. 10 Tennessee 66-54 on Saturday.

Golf: DP World Tour star Thomas Pieters, ranked No. 34 in the Official World Golf Ranking, and past PGA Tour winners Danny Lee and Brendan Steele have signed up to join the LIV Golf League, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

NBA: Kevin Love and the Cavs completed a buyout of his contract Saturday, freeing the forward to sign with another team. Love is strongly considering a move to the Heat.

NHL: The Blues are looking to the future after trading captain and center Ryan O’Reilly along with center Noel Acciari to the Maple Leafs on Friday night. The Blues acquired the Leafs’ 2023 first-round draft pick and 2024 second-round draft pick and the Senators’ 2023 third-round pick from the Leafs along with AHL forwards Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette.