Sports People

Michael Jordan was named the most powerful person in sports by The Sporting News, the first time that an athlete topped the list since its inception in 1990. … Former U.S. coach Bora Milutinovic was hired to coach Nigeria in the World Cup. … Iowa State men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd, who once coached University of Idaho, was in fair condition following surgery to remove a benign polyp from his colon. … Goalie Erin Whitten, playing before a hometown crowd, helped send the United States to a 6-2 victory over Finland in a Three Nations Cup hockey game at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.