MORNING ROUNDUP
OSU forward enters transfer portal
Oklahoma State forward Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe became the third men’s basketball player to enter the transfer portal this offseason. Moncrieffe, a former four-star recruit from Canada, announced his decision Thursday on his Instagram. In two seasons with the Cowboys, he averaged 6.5 points and 4.6 rebounds in 58 games, including 21 starts. He averaged 9.0 points and 5.3 rebounds as a freshman, but took a step back last season with 4.2 points and 3.9 rebounds. Keylan Boone and Donovan Williams have also entered the transfer portal.
Isotopes even series with Dodgers
The OKC Dodgers suffered their first defeat of the season Wednesday night, losing 6-5 to the Albuquerque Isotopes at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Dodgers held a 4-2 lead before the Isotopes scored four runs in the sixth inning to take the lead for good. Later trailing, 6-5, the Dodgers put two runners on base with two outs in the ninth inning, but were unable to bring in a run. OKC trailed, 2-1, in the fourth inning when the Dodgers scored three runs.
Jason Martin tied the game with a RBI double before Tony Wolters followed with a two-run double for a 4-2 Dodgers advantage. Albuquerque took advantage of two OKC errors in the sixth inning to plate their four runs.
2 more Black coaches sue NFL alleging racial discrimination
Two Black coaches joined Brian Flores on Thursday in his lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices by the NFL when there are vacancies for coaches and general managers.
The updated lawsuit in Manhattan federal court added coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton.
The lawsuit said Wilks was discriminated against by the Arizona Cardinals in 2018 when he was hired as a “bridge coach” but was given no meaningful chance to succeed, while Horton was subjected to discriminatory treatment when he was given a sham interview for the Tennessee Titans head coach position in January 2016.
Flores also criticized the NFL in the rewritten lawsuit for its response to the lawsuit he brought against it and its teams several weeks ago.
The lawsuit added the Houston Texans to the teams Flores has alleged discriminated against him, saying the Texans engaged in “blatant retaliation” by removing him from consideration for its head coach vacancy after he sued the league.
Extra points
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Former UCLA and St. John’s coach Steve Lavin has been hired to take over the struggling program at the University of San Diego. The 57-year-old Lavin replaces Sam Scholl, who was fired March 6 after the Toreros went 15-16 in a third straight losing season.