Seton Hall hires Manhattan’s Gonzalez
Seton Hall has hired Manhattan’s Bobby Gonzalez as its new men’s basketball coach, an athletic department official said Thursday.
He won’t be officially introduced as the Pirates’ coach until a news conference today at the school.
A spokeswoman said Jim Larranaga, who led George Mason to a surprising Final Four berth, turned down a chance to interview at Seton Hall.
•Maggie Dixon, 28, who led Army’s women to the NCAA tournament this year, was hospitalized in critical condition after suffering an “arrhythmic episode to her heart” Wednesday.
•Southern Methodist fired coach Jimmy Tubbs after a school probe uncovered NCAA violations.
•Five-year Rutgers coach Gary Waters was hired at Cleveland State.
•Former Indiana coach Mike Davis reportedly will become UAB’s coach.
Football
Moulds trade finalized
Buffalo Bills receiver Eric Moulds was finally traded to the Houston Texans in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft. The move became official two days after Moulds confirmed the deal.
•Southern California tailback Hershel Dennis, who entered spring practice No. 1 on the depth chart, has torn ligaments in his left knee and is expected to miss the 2006 season.
Men’s hockey
BC, Wisconsin advance
Chris Collins scored three goals and Boston College notched a 6-5 win over North Dakota (29-16-1) in the NCAA’s Frozen Four semifinals at Milwaukee. The Eagles (26-12-3) advanced to the final Saturday night against Wisconsin (29-10-3), which received two goals from Robbie Earl while posting a 5-2 win over Maine (28-12-2).
Auto racing
Hamlin snares pole
Denny Hamlin earned his first career NASCAR Busch pole with a lap of 187.905 mph at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
Miscellany
Derby hopefuls scratch
Kentucky Derby contenders Showing Up (a bruised foot) and Like Now (slight fever) were sent to the sidelines, hours before trainer Bob Baffert’s Bob and John was installed as the 2-1 favorite for Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial at New York.
•The number of black athletes getting diplomas across all NCAA Division I sports jumped 24 percentage points from 1984 to 2004, marking big gains for that demographic, according to a study released by the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.