Fisher to be Knicks head coach
NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Fisher has agreed to become the next coach of the New York Knicks and will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
The Knicks did not confirm the hiring, other than saying they were planning a “major announcement.”
The 39-year-old Fisher just completed his 18th season, finishing his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He played under Knicks President Phil Jackson with the Los Angeles Lakers, and helped that franchise win five NBA titles.
Fisher would have been an unrestricted free agent this summer, though it was widely known that this season would be his last as a player. And once the Knicks failed to close a deal with Steve Kerr ”“ who wound up accepting an offer from Golden State ”“ Fisher was believed to be the next target on Jackson’s list.
Olympian Van Dyken badly hurt in crash
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spinal cord in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, and she told emergency workers she could not move her toes or feel anything touching her legs.
The 41-year-old swimmer, who goes by her married name Amy Van Dyken Rouen, was injured Friday. She was airlifted to a hospital and had surgery to stabilize her spine.
Hospital spokeswoman Alice Giedraitis didn’t provide details on Rouen’s injuries. She said the swimmer was in good condition.
A letter from the Van Dyken and Rouen families said she severed her spinal cord at the T11 vertebrae and that the broken vertebrae came within millimeters of rupturing her aorta.
Coburn apologizes for bitter remarks
NEW YORK (AP) — California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn apologized for his bitter remarks after his horse failed to win the Triple Crown.
Coburn said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” he was “very ashamed of myself. Very ashamed. I need to apologize to a lot of people, including my wife, Carolyn.”
On Saturday, he had said that Tonalist took “the coward’s way out” by skipping the first two legs of the Triple Crown. His wife tried to intervene as Saturday’s interview got out of control, explaining that her husband was “very emotional and I was trying to calm him down.”
Steve Coburn also apologized to the connections of winning horse Tonalist, saying: “I did not mean to take anything away from them.”
Indians’ Chisenhall has historic game
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lonnie Chisenhall had nine RBIs and three home runs in a five-hit game to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 17-7.
Major League Baseball said it was the first time a player went 5 for 5 with three homers and nine RBIs, since the RBI became a statistic in 1920. He also is only the fourth big leaguer to have at least five hits, nine RBIs and three homers in a game ”“ first since Boston’s Fred Lynn in 1975, according to STATS.
The only other nine-RBI game in Cleveland history was by Chris James in a 20-6 victory over Oakland on May 4, 1991.
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