Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin must change role

Cincinnati basketball coach Mick Cronin will not work games or practices for the rest of the season because of an artery problem. The 43-year-old coach can watch film and recruit despite his condition, which his doctors have described as a “flap in his artery wall,” he said during a press conference on Friday morning. “I’ll still be running the program, just in a different role,” said Cronin, adding that his exposure to basketball will be limited to watching games on television. He has been meeting with the team before practice and then returning to his office, he said. Cronin, who described himself as the Bearcats’ “general manager,” is expected to return next season, said Dr. Mario Zuccarello of UC Health’s Department of Neurosurgery in a statement. – Associated Press