Cremins the choice at College of Charleston

Bobby Cremins is returning to college basketball as coach of the College of Charleston. He has not coached since retiring from Georgia Tech six years ago.

Cremins, who said he agreed to a six-year contract, will be introduced as the Cougars’ coach today.

Cremins spent 19 seasons with the Yellow Jackets, winning three Atlantic Coast Conference titles and reaching the Final Four in 1990.

Cremins takes over for Tom Herrion, who last month was bought out of the remaining four seasons of his contract with the Cougars for $787,000.

•The New Orleans Hornets agreed to a multiyear deal with free-agent guard Bobby Jackson.

•Power forward Nene agreed to a six-year, $60 million deal to stay with the Denver Nuggets.

Hockey

Predators sign Arnott

Free-agent center Jason Arnott, who scored a career-high 76 points for Dallas last season, has signed a five-year contract with the Nashville Predators. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.

•Forward Martin Straka re-signed with the New York Rangers, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3.1 million.

•The Atlanta Thrashers have agreed with free-agent goaltender Johan Hedberg on a two-year contract.

•Star left wing Patrik Elias has decided to remain in New Jersey, agreeing to a new multiyear contract.

•The Dallas Stars acquired defenseman Darryl Sydor from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth-round draft pick in 2008.

•Doug Weight signed a multiyear deal with the St. Louis Blues, six months after they traded him to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Rowing

U.S. crews cruise

The American women’s national eights squad, racing as the Princeton Training Center, won the Remenham Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England.

In the final of the Ladies’ Plate for international eights, Princeton started strongly against the English team Leander and Molesey and held on to win by a half length.

In the Princess Elizabeth Cup final for international schoolboy eights, St. Ignatius College Prep School from San Francisco, the U.S. youth champions – beat the King’s School by four lengths.

Horse racing

Wait a While wins

Wait a While did just that, coming from off the pace to win the $750,000 American Oaks for 3-year-old fillies by 4 1/2 lengths in Inglewood, Calif.

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Wait a While covered 1 1/4 miles in 1:59.38 and paid $7.80, $3.60 and $3 at 5-2 odds.

Asahi Rising was second, followed by Arravale.