Category Archives: NFL

NFL transactions: Raiders sign DT Fotu, TE Thomas

The Las Vegas Raiders signed unrestricted free agent defensive tackle Leki Fotu and tight end Ian Thomas to contracts on Tuesday.Terms of the deals were not announced by the team.Fotu, 26, recor… more

Richard Pitino takes head coach job at Xavier

Richard Pitino is the new head basketball coach at Xavier, joining his legendary father in the Big East coaching ranks.He heads to Xavier from New Mexico, where he led the Lobos to the past two NCAA… more

Reports: Richard Pitino to coach Xavier, join Rick in Big East

Xavier is turning to Richard Pitino as its next head basketball coach, several outlets reported Tuesday night.Pitino, who spent the past four seasons at New Mexico, replaces Sean Miller, who left for… more

New Mexico star PG Donovan Dent entering transfer portal

New Mexico standout point guard Donovan Dent is entering the transfer portal Tuesday after leading the Lobos to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, according to multiple reports.Dent averaged 20… more

Arizona State’s Joson Sanon transfers to St. John’s

St. John’s picked up a commitment Wednesday from 6-foot-5 guard Joson Sanon, who played his freshman season at Arizona State.His commitment was confirmed by the 247Sports transfer portal listing.San… more

Kansas F KJ Adams has Achilles surgery

Kansas senior forward KJ Adams, who was injured in the NCAA Tournament first-round loss to Arkansas, had surgery on his torn Achilles on Wednesday, Jayhawks coach Bill Self announced.Adams had grabbe… more

North Texas holds off Oklahoma St., moves to NIT semifinals

Atin Wright scored 15 points Tuesday night and visiting North Texas survived a frightening final minute to hold off Oklahoma State for a 61-59 win in the NIT quarterfinals in Stillwater.In beating th… more

Report: West Virginia hiring Ross Hodge as new coach

West Virginia and North Texas coach Ross Hodge are in agreement on a five-year deal that would bring him to Morgantown at the conclusion of the Mean Green’s season, CBS Sports reported Wednesday.UNT… more

Report: Penn set to hire former Iowa coach Fran McCaffery

Fran McCaffery is nearing a deal to become the next head coach at Penn, CBS Sports reported on Wednesday.McCaffery, who is a Penn alum and played for the Quakers from 1979-82, spent the past 15 seaso… more

Former Will Wade assistant Bill Armstrong lands McNeese job

McNeese has hired Bill Armstrong as its new coach to replace Will Wade, who left to be the new coach at North Carolina State.Armstrong has close ties to Wade, having been on the latter’s staff at LSU… more