Miscellany

Former quarterback Tommie Frazier, who led Nebraska to consecutive national championships, has been promoted to running backs coach at Baylor. Frazier had been a graduate assistant working with Bears quarterbacks since January.

The WNBA and the players’ union reported progress Monday in a labor dispute that forced the postponement of the draft, and the sides kept talking into the evening. Both sides denied an ESPN report Monday that an agreement had been reached.

Duke University’S 6-foot-10 sophomore center, Chris Burgess, told coach Mike Krzyzewski he intends to transfer to another school, ESPN reported, citing sources close to the basketball program.

The University of Mississippi’s Calvin Thigpen and Providence College’s Gladys A. Ganiel received the NCAA’s Walter Byers Scholarships, which recognize academic excellence among all studentathletes. The two track and cross country athletes will each receive a $12,500 scholarship.