TWO Friday, February 11, 2011
The Daily Question Q: “Will the Cardinals re-sign Albert Pujols?” “I don’t know anything about baseball but I couldn’t see Albert Pujols A: playing anywhere else.”
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- Cavaliers’ coach Byron Scott on if he’s worried about his job security.
Feb. 27 Cincinnati 12 p.m.
The Daily Roundup » NBA
Sloan steps down as head coach of Jazz
Byron Scottt
» Pic of the day
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan stepped down Thursday after 23 seasons and 1,127 wins as head coach of the Utah Jazz. Longtime assistant Phil Johnson, who also was in his 23rd season with the Jazz, also resigned. Sloan said during a news conference that stepping down was his decision and that the team had tried to talk him out of it. But he said it’s time to move on. Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin will be the next coach. The moves come on the heels of an emotional 91-86 loss Wednesday night to the Chicago Bulls, Utah’s 10th in the last 14 games. Sloan, the longest-tenured coach in the four major professional sports, hinted that something was in the works after delaying his postgame press conference Wednesday night for more than 30 minutes because of what he said was a meeting with Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor. Sloan said he made his decision to leave early Thursday.
Not all that Jazz
Women’s Basketball (23-1) (11-0) Feb. 26 Feb. 14 Feb. 19 Feb. 22 Feb. 12 Providence Oklahoma Notre Dame Seton Hall Georgetown 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Men’s Hockey (9-14-4) Today Tomorrow Sacred Sacred Heart Heart 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 19 Feb. 25 Feb. 18 Bentley AIU Bentley 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Women’s Hockey (12-16-2)
» NFL Panel votes to replace snow-damaged Metrodome
Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Tomorrow Feb. 13 Hockey East Providence Providence Northeastern Northeastern Tournament 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. TBA
Men’s Track and Field Today Feb. 19/20 Feb. 25/26 May 15 May. 26 Lafayette-Rider Big East New England IC4A NCAA Invitational Championship Championship Championship Championship 5:00 p.m. All Day All Day All Day All Day
Women’s Track and Field June 9 Feb. 19/20 Mary 5/6 May 26 Feb. NCAA Big East ECAC NCAA 25/26 Champ. New England Championship Regional Championship All Day Championship All Day Championship All Day
Men’s Swimming and Diving Today Feb. 16 Mar. 11/12 Big East Big East Zone Diving Championship Championship All Day All Day All Day
Mar. 24 NCAA Championship All Day
AP
A fan holds up an old Jazz jersey of Chicago Bulls’ Carlos Boozer as Boozer walks by during a game against the Utah Jazz during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City.
Men’s Standings
Mar. 17 NCAA Championships All Day
Mar. 11/12 Zone Diving All Day
Team 4Pittsburgh 8Notre Dame 11Georgetown 9Villanova 16Louisville 10UConn 12Syracuse Cincinnati 25West Virginia Marquette St. John’s Rutgers Seton Hall Providence South Florida DePaul
What's On TV NBA: Lakers at Knicks, 8 p.m., ESPN The Lakers will face their rivals in the Carmelo sweepstakes at Madison Square Garden. Los Angeles is coming off a game with arch rival Boston and the Knicks will try to get a marquee win at home.
Women’s Standings AP
NBA: Heat at Celtics, Sunday, 1 p.m., ESPN In the battle of the Big Threes, Miami heads to Boston to try to take the lead in the Eastern Conference.
AP
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The landlords of the Metrodome voted unanimously Thursday to replace the snow-damaged roof of the venerable stadium, opting for a more time-consuming fix that could disrupt the Minnesota Vikings preseason schedule. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission approved a recommendation from engineers who said they worried that simply repairing several torn panels of the stadium’s Teflon roof wouldn’t be enough to prevent another failure. Commissioners said they hoped the job would be done by Aug. 1 at an estimated cost of $18.3 million, with almost all of it expected to be covered by insurance. The NFL’s preseason schedule hasn’t been released, but the typical mid-August start could be affected if the roof work takes longer than the commission hopes. In a statement, the Vikings said they support the roof replacement but said it “is not a longterm stadium solution” for them. They said they intended to continue pursuing state legislation to pay for and build a new stadium. The roof collapsed in the early morning hours of Dec. 13 at the tail end of a snowstorm that pounded the region for about 24 hours straight. TV cameras stationed on the field captured footage of the roof giving way and snow pouring onto the field.
BIG EAST Standings THE Weekend Ahead
Women’s Swimming and Diving Today Big East Championships All Day
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“I’m the right man for the job,”
Men’s Basketball (18-4) (6-4) Feb. 24 Marquette 7 p.m.
“Should Rentschler Field host an outdoor hockey game every winter?”
» That’s what he said
Away game Gampel Pavilion, XL Center
Feb. 13 Feb. 18 Feb. 16 Providence Georgetown Louisville 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
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— Will Kimball, 6th-semester economics and political science major
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Home game
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The Celtics are battling injuries but the starting line up is in tact and will try to mprove to 3-0 against the Heat.
Team 2UConn 8Notre Dame 10DePaul 16Georgetown Marquette Rutgers 17West Virginia St. John’s Syracuse Providence Pittsburgh Providence South Florida Cincinnati Villanova Seton Hall
Overall
Record
22-2 20-4 19-5 19-4 18-6 18-4 20-5 19-5 15-8 15-9 14-9 13-11 10-14 14-10 8-17 6-18
Pct.
.917 .833 .792 .792 .750 .818 .800 .792 .652 .625 .591 .542 .417 .583 .320 .250
Overall
Record
23-1 21-4 22-3 20-5 19-4 14-9 15-9 20-5 16-7 16-7 11-11 11-12 10-14 8-14 8-15 7-16
Pct.
.958 .840 .880 .800 .826 .609 .625 .800 .696 .696 .500 .478 .417 .364 .348 .304
Conference
Record
10-1 9-3 8-4 7-4 7-4 6-4 7-5 6-5 6-5 6-5 5-5 4-8 4-8 3-8 2-10 0-11
Pct.
.909 .750 .667 .636 .636 .600 .583 .545 .545 .545 .500 .333 .333 .273 .167 .000
GB
– 1.5 2.5 3 3 3.5 3.5 4 4 4 5.5 6.5 6.5 7 8.5 10
Conference
Record
11-0 10-1 9-1 8-3 7-3 7-3 6-4 6-5 5-5 4-6 4-6 3-7 1-9 1-9 0-10 0-10
Pct.
GB
1.00 – .909 1 .900 1.5 .727 3 .700 3.5 .700 3.5 .600 4.5 .545 5 .500 5.5 .400 6.5 .400 6.5 .300 7.5 .100 9.5 .100 9.5 .000 10.5 .000 10.5
Compiled by COLIN MCDONOUGH
Rentschler’s ‘Winter Classic’ is the one students should attend By Matthew McDonough Associate Sports Editor Storrs Side: Games to attend: The men’s basketball team takes Providence on Sunday night in Storrs at 7 p.m. But this weekend, the basketball teams take a backstage to the hockey programs. The men’s hockey team takes on in-state rival Sacred Heart on Sunday at Rentschler Field. That’s right, the Rent is now home to hockey thanks to the “Whalers Hockey Fest” put on by the AHL Connecticut Whale and Whalers Sports and Entertainment. Following the men’s game, the women take the ice. The Huskies play Providence at 4 p.m. at the Runway. It will be a unique experience for players and fans. Outdoor hockey hasn’t been played at UConn since the old rink that predated Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs. The UConn Ice Rink at least had a roof on it. These two contests will be played in strictly the elements with a Winter Classic college feel. Game to follow up on: The UConn women’s basket-
ball team travels to Providence Saturday. Tip-off is 2 p.m. The Huskies are coming off a sixpoint win at West Virginia on Tuesday and ride an 11-game win streak into Rhode Island’s capital. The game will be held at Alumni Hall on campus, rather than the Friar men’s basketball team’s off-campus home, the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Pro Side: With the NFL season over, and no dreadful Pro Bowl to worry about this weekend, the sports world turns to the NBA. This Sunday’s matchup is the most anticipated in a while. No, it’s not the first Celtics-Heat game this year with Kendrick Perkins in the lineup. It’s the Wizards at the Cavaliers. Cleveland is 8-45 and Washington is 0-25 on the road. The Cavs are reeling, currently dropping an NBA-record 26 straight. Cleveland plays tonight, but most likely, something will have to give in this matchup made for the toilet.
Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu