Beilein resigns as Cavs coach
John Beilein didn’t make it through one NBA season.
Wildly successful at Michigan and other stops in his coaching career, Beilein resigned Wednesday after just 54 games with the rebuilding Cavaliers, who can’t seem to find the right person to lead their team.
The 67-year-old Beilein never got comfortable during his short stint in the pro game. The demands of travel, lack of practice time and a group of players who didn’t respect him or respond to his coaching style proved to be too much, so he decided to move on before the team returned from the All-Star break.
Associate head coach J.B. Bickerstaff will take over for Beilein. He has head coaching experience after nearly two full seasons in Memphis and one
with Houston.
Pro football
OWNERS TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS >> NFL owners will meet Thursday in Manhattan to discuss ongoing negotiations with the players’ association about a new collective bargaining agreement.
Recent talks have brought both sides closer to a potential agreement a year before the current 10-year deal expires. Having the 32 team owners together for a previously unscheduled forum — the next scheduled owners meeting is not until the end of March in Florida — appears to be a sign of substantial progress.
The league has proposed a 17-game regular season as part of a new contract. A trade-off to get that likely would include more roster spots as well as a larger percentage of revenues going to players.
The Associated press
Motor sports
NEWMAN RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL >> Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital, about 42 hours after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
The announcement came just a few hours after his team said he was fully alert and walking around the hospital.
Ross Chastain will pilot the No. 6 Ford beginning this weekend. A timetable for Newman’s return has yet to be determined.