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In brief: Bayno out as Loyola Marymount head coach

Veteran coach Max Good takes over the 1-16 Loyola Marymount Lions.  (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
From staff and wire reports

Bill Bayno resigned as men’s coach at Loyola Marymount on Monday while on an extended health leave and will be replaced by acting coach Max Good.

“Due to medical reasons, and on the advice of my doctors, I am resigning from my duties as head men’s basketball coach at Loyola Marymount,” Bayno said in a statement issued by the school.

“I sincerely apologize for any disappointment this might cause the fans, the administration, the students and most importantly my players, their families and my coaching staff. I care deeply for them all and I will always be available to help in any way I can in basketball and in life.”

Good, in his 15th season as an NCAA head coach, signed a multiyear contract to take over the program as the 25th coach in school history. He coached the past eight seasons at Bryant College before coming to Loyola as an assistant to Bayno. He also coached at UNLV for one season and five seasons at Eastern Kentucky University.

•Louisville tops Notre Dame: Terrence Williams had 24 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists as the 20th-ranked Cardinals (12-3, 3-0 Big East) ran by the 12th-ranked Fighting Irish (12-4, 3-2) 87-73 in overtime at Louisville, Ky.

Freshman Samardo Samuels added 18 points, six rebounds and four blocks for Louisville.

Luke Harangody had 28 points and 13 rebounds for Notre Dame.

•Sooners sink Longhorns: Blake Griffin racked up his 14th double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 6 Oklahoma (16-1, 2-0 Big 12) to a 76-63 victory over No. 11 Texas (12-4, 1-1) in Norman, Okla.

•Lady Vols drop in polls: Tennessee keeps dropping in the women’s poll, falling to its lowest ranking in 23 years.

Connecticut remained the unanimous No. 1 choice for the seventh straight week in the Associated Press Top 25.

North Carolina is No. 2 and plays Connecticut next Monday in Chapel Hill. Oklahoma, Duke and Baylor round out the first five.

The Lady Vols’ streak of 211 consecutive weeks in the top 10 ended earlier this season. They fell six spots to No. 13 this week and hold their lowest ranking since the final poll of 1986 when they finished 15th. Tennessee lost at Vanderbilt 74-58 on Sunday.

Duke holds off Maryland: Jasmine Thomas scored 15 points and hit four clutch free throws in the closing seconds to help No. 4 Duke (14-1, 2-0 ACC) beat No. 12 Maryland (13-3, 1-1) 68-65 in Durham, N.C.

NBA

Celtics avoid OT loss

Paul Pierce scored nine of his season-high 39 points in overtime and the Boston Celtics beat Toronto 115-109 in Boston.

Kevin Garnett added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Celtics.

Andrea Bargnani, whose 3-pointer with one second left sent the game into overtime tied at 93, led the Raptors with 23 points, and Chris Bosh had 18 points and 11 rebounds.

•Nets storm Thunder in OT: Rookie Brook Lopez scored a career-high 31 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 103-99 overtime win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in East Rutherford, N.J.

NHL

Stars wrangle Red Wings

Trevor Daley knocked his own rebound into the goal 1:51 into overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 5-4 victory over Detroit in Dallas.

In a flurry of activity in front of Detroit goalie Chris Osgood, Daley took a shot that got knocked down but was still on the ice when he followed up for his fourth goal of the season.

Baseball

Angels to extend Scioscia

Mike Scioscia’s extension with the Los Angeles Angels puts the most successful manager in franchise history under contract through the 2018 season.

Two people with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press the parties agreed to a 10-year deal that allows Scioscia to opt out after the 2015 season. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because contract terms have not been released.

•Rays add Kapler: The A.L. champion Tampa Bay Rays made another move to bolster their depth and right-handed hitting, agreeing to a $1,000,018, one-year contract with outfielder Gabe Kapler.

•Indians, Shoppach agree to deal: The Cleveland Indians agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract with catcher Kelly Shoppach, keeping up their streak of avoiding salary arbitration.

•Astros avoid arbitration: Closer Jose Valverde and the Houston Astros avoided salary arbitration when they agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract.

•Infante nets deal: Omar Infante, who started 77 games at five positions for Atlanta last season, agreed to a $4,325,000, two-year contract with the Braves.

Miscellany

Storm set in Seattle

Seattle mayor Greg Nickels says the city and the WNBA Seattle Storm have completed negotiations to keep KeyArena as the Storm’s home court for the next 10 years.

Terms of the new lease were not announced. The lease agreement is subject to city council approval.

•Sainz wins Dakar stage: Carlos Sainz of Spain won his third straight stage of the Dakar Rally after crossing the dunes leading up to the Atacama desert to close in on the overall title.

Sainz finished the ninth stage in 5 hours, 56 minutes, 8 seconds after driving the 279 miles from La Serena to Copiapo in northern Chile.