NCAA suspends Hardaway
IN BRIEF
An NCAA infractions panel handed a three-game suspension to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway on Wednesday for recruiting violations tied to two in-home visits with a prospect two years ago.
The penalty follows a negotiated resolution in December that allowed the school to resolve the case and begin probation while one individual challenged the level of charges from the allegations. That turned out to be Hardaway, the former Memphis and NBA star who was charged under rules governing head-coach responsibility for conduct within their programs.
An assistant coach first visited the prospect from Dallas in September 2021 at his home, followed by Hardaway roughly two weeks later. NCAA rules prohibited in-home visits for juniors except for April of that year, with those visits supposed to take place at the prospect’s current school.
Hardaway will miss the first three games of the 2023-24 season that starts in November.
• Cade Kurland’s ninth-inning infield single drove in the tiebreaking run, and Florida claimed a spot in the College World Series finals with a 3-2 victory over TCU.
The Gators (53-15) will play No. 1 national seed Wake Forest or LSU in the best-ofthree championship series starting Saturday.
Wake Forest would advance with a win over the Tigers on Wednesday night. An LSU win would force a second bracket final Thursday.
Golf: After winning in her first event as professional, Rose Zhang, 20, will try to take the next big step when she goes for her first major victory in the Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol, starting Thursday in Springfield, N.J. Zhang has gone from winning her second straight NCAA individual title, to turning professional and winning the Mizuho Americas Open earlier this month. Zhang returns to work Thursday, when she takes on a field that includes all 11 LPGA Tour winners this year in the second major in women’s golf.
Hockey: Henrik Lundqvist, Mike Vernon and Tom Barrasso are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame together this November as part of a goaltender-heavy class of 2023. Lundqvist, a former Rangers star, was elected in his first year of eligibility and Vernon and Barrasso after lengthy waits to get the call.
Former NHL F Pierre Turgeon and Canadian women’s hockey star Caroline Ouellette were the other players chosen by the 18-person selection committee. Stanley Cup-winning coach Ken Hitchcock and late executive Pierre Lacroix were picked to be inducted in the builder category.
NBA: The NBA-champion Nuggets struck a deal with the Pacers to acquire a first-round round pick in the draft. The teams agreed to a deal that also gives the Nuggets the 32nd overall pick. ... Duke assistant coach Amile Jefferson is leaving the Blue Devils to become an assistant with the Celtics.
NFL: Clark Haggans, an outside linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Steelers during a 13-year career that included stops with the Cardinals and 49ers, has died. He was 46. Colorado State University, where Haggans starred in the late 1990s, said Haggans died on Monday. No cause of death was given. Haggans finished with 461/2 sacks in 172 games.
The penalty follows a negotiated resolution in December that allowed the school to resolve the case and begin probation while one individual challenged the level of charges from the allegations. That turned out to be Hardaway, the former Memphis and NBA star who was charged under rules governing head-coach responsibility for conduct within their programs.
An assistant coach first visited the prospect from Dallas in September 2021 at his home, followed by Hardaway roughly two weeks later. NCAA rules prohibited in-home visits for juniors except for April of that year, with those visits supposed to take place at the prospect’s current school.
Hardaway will miss the first three games of the 2023-24 season that starts in November.
• Cade Kurland’s ninth-inning infield single drove in the tiebreaking run, and Florida claimed a spot in the College World Series finals with a 3-2 victory over TCU.
The Gators (53-15) will play No. 1 national seed Wake Forest or LSU in the best-ofthree championship series starting Saturday.
Wake Forest would advance with a win over the Tigers on Wednesday night. An LSU win would force a second bracket final Thursday.
Golf: After winning in her first event as professional, Rose Zhang, 20, will try to take the next big step when she goes for her first major victory in the Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol, starting Thursday in Springfield, N.J. Zhang has gone from winning her second straight NCAA individual title, to turning professional and winning the Mizuho Americas Open earlier this month. Zhang returns to work Thursday, when she takes on a field that includes all 11 LPGA Tour winners this year in the second major in women’s golf.
Hockey: Henrik Lundqvist, Mike Vernon and Tom Barrasso are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame together this November as part of a goaltender-heavy class of 2023. Lundqvist, a former Rangers star, was elected in his first year of eligibility and Vernon and Barrasso after lengthy waits to get the call.
Former NHL F Pierre Turgeon and Canadian women’s hockey star Caroline Ouellette were the other players chosen by the 18-person selection committee. Stanley Cup-winning coach Ken Hitchcock and late executive Pierre Lacroix were picked to be inducted in the builder category.
NBA: The NBA-champion Nuggets struck a deal with the Pacers to acquire a first-round round pick in the draft. The teams agreed to a deal that also gives the Nuggets the 32nd overall pick. ... Duke assistant coach Amile Jefferson is leaving the Blue Devils to become an assistant with the Celtics.
NFL: Clark Haggans, an outside linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Steelers during a 13-year career that included stops with the Cardinals and 49ers, has died. He was 46. Colorado State University, where Haggans starred in the late 1990s, said Haggans died on Monday. No cause of death was given. Haggans finished with 461/2 sacks in 172 games.
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