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Report: Knicks Will Hire Jeff Hornacek As Head CoachAccording to Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck, the New York Knicks will hire former Suns coach Jeff Hornacek to lead the team next year. Hornacek went 101-112 in two seasons and change with the Phoenix Suns, and he was at the helm when they almost made the playoffs in 2013-2014. He was fired after the ...

Sacramento Kings Do Something Smart, Hire Dave JoergerThe Sacramento Kings announced this afternoon that they’d hired former Memphis Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger. Since it’s the Kings, you probably reflexively think this is a dumb move, but it’s actually the opposite!...

Hey, Bill Simmons, Come Work For Us!Bill Simmons’s three-week suspension from ESPN ends on Wednesday, and there is already a lot of conjecture about how the suspension has affected his relationship with higher-ups at ESPN, and if he will stay with the network when his contract is up next year. He could stay at ESPN. He could go to Ble...

Michelle Beadle Is Returning To ESPN

Almost two years after leaving ESPN for NBC, television host Michelle Beadle is returning to the mothership. ...

UCLA Has Its First New Basketball Coach In 11 Years: The Architect Of New Mexico's Loss To Harvard

Steve Alford, a well-known name in basketball since he was a coach's favorite on the Hoosiers teams of the mid-80s, has signed on to replace Ben Howland at UCLA. As pointed out in Andy Katz's report, Alford's new contract with UCLA means breaking an almost equally new contract with New Mexico, where...

The Kansas City Chiefs Are Reportedly On The Verge Of Hiring Andy Reid

Well, that didn't take long. After suffering through a real clusterfuck of a firing process, it looks like Andy Reid has already found himself a new home. ESPN is citing sources (actual sources this time, not Jay Glazer) who are claiming that a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs is imminent:...

Brad Childress Granted Merciful Release From Coaching Vikings (UPDATE)

After a morning of reports that Childress would keep his job, Jay Glazer is reporting that the hirsute coach has been fired. No word yet on who will be named interim coach....

The Time Is Now To Rise And Set Fire To James Dolan: Gus Johnson Out At MSG

Gus Johnson is leaving MSG and will be getting future buckets with CBS and Showtime exclusively . Unlike the Knicks, college basketball, boxing, and the NFL are exciting things. [Fish Bowl]...