Newsmakers

Hired Two-time NBA coach Eric Musselman will be the new head basketball coach at Nevada. Musselman spent the past season as an assistant at LSU. He was an assistant at Arizona State the two years before that and was head coach of the Reno Bighorns in the NBA’s D-League during the 2010-11 season.

• The Charlotte 49ers have hired Mark Price to become their new men’s basketball coach. Price, 51, has spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets. Price played 12 seasons in the NBA and was a four-time All-Star.

Agreed The University of Buffalo and Bobby Hurley have agreed to a new contract that will make him the Mid-American Conference’s highest paid men’s basketball coach. According to sources, Hurley will make more than $550,000 a season. The deal was reached after the former Duke star point guard led the Bulls to their first NCAA tournament berth in only his second year on the job.

Sidelined New York Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler has had Tommy John surgery, which likely will sideline him until late next spring. Wheeler was 11-11 with a 3.54 ERA last season.

• Third baseman Anthony Rendon may miss the Washington Nationals’ opener against the New York Mets on April 6 because of a sprained left knee. Rendon hasn’t played since March 9. Rendon hit .287 with 21 homers last year, when he led the N.L. with 111 runs.

Signed The Atlanta Hawks have signed forward Austin Daye to a second 10-day contract. Daye, a former Gonzaga standout, has appeared in two games for the Hawks. The 6-foot-11 forward provides depth while Mike Scott recovers from a toe injury.

• Former NBA All-Star Metta World Peace has signed for Italian team Pallacanestro Cantu for the remainder of the season. World Peace, who changed his name from Ron Artest, was playing for the Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association after a long NBA career which included stints with the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks.