Tortorella hired as Flyers coach
The Philadelphia Flyers hired John Tortorella as their new coach, hoping the fiery veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup championship since 1975.
The hire was confirmed by the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced. The official announcement is expected Friday.
Tortorella coached Tampa Bay to a Stanley Cup title in 2004, and he also coached the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks. He was fired in May 2021 after six seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired defenseman Shea Weber from the Montreal Canadiens for forward Evgenii Dadonov. Weber, 36, will remain on injured reserve, according to Vegas . ... The salary cap for the 2022-23 NHL season will have an upper limit of $82.5 million, the NHL Players’ Assn. and NHL announced. The lower limit will be $61 million.
The NCAA’s Division I transformation committee will recommend establishing designated time periods when college athletes can declare their intent to transfer and be eligible immediately at a new school.
The transfer windows would be set on a sport-bysport basis. The hope is they will provide some structure and clarity for both athletes and coaches.
In football, the coaches’ association has proposed two windows to enter the transfer portals — one right after the regular season to line up with the early signing period for high school recruits and one after spring practice.
The committee said it is also making recommendations to the Division I Board of Directors to update the NCAA infractions process to make changes that will promote timeliness of investigations and hold accountable those who are directly involved in the rule-breaking.
Jennifer Kupcho shot a nine-under 63 at windy Blythefield Country Club for the lowest score of her LPGA Tour career and the firstround lead in the Meijer Classic in Belmont, Mich.
Gerina Mendoza was second. She closed birdieeagle.
Coco Gauff reached her first grass-court quarterfinal by beating Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-0, 6-4 at the Berlin Open. Gauff, 18, will next face Karolina Pliskova. ... Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev defeated Ilya Ivashka for the second time in a week, beating the Belarusian 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals at the Halle Open in Germany . ... Defending champion Matteo Berrettini stayed on course for back-toback grass-court titles by recovering from a set down to beat Denis Kudla 3-6, 7-5 (5), 6-4 and reach the Queen’s Club quarterfinals in London.
Jadeveon Clowney said that Cleveland’s acquisition of controversial quarterback Deshaun Watson, his former teammate in Houston, was the main reason behind the defensive end’s decision to return to the Browns.