IN BRIEF
The Knoch and Butler high school gyms will be the sites of upcoming WPIAL basketball playoff games.
Knoch hosts a pair of Class AA, first-round games tonight. The Neshannock girls take on Northgate at 6:30 p.m. and the Burrell boys face Northgate at 8.
A Class AAA first-round twin-bill is on tap for Tuesday at Knoch as the Indiana girls play Kittanning at 6:30 p.m. and the Laurel Highlands-Ambridge boys game follows at 8
Butler hosts a pair of Class A first-round games Monday when the Farrell and St. Joseph girls play at 6:30 p.m. and the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart boys play Springdale at 8.
A Class AA second-round doubleheader is scheduled at Butler Tuesday. In the girls game at 6:30 p.m., the winner of Friday's Ford City-Springdale contest plays the victor of Friday's Center-Riverside matchup. At 8, the Beaver Falls boys face the winner of Friday's Burrell-Northgate game at Knoch.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana coach Mike Davis' rocky six-year stay as the successor to Bob Knight ended with his resignation Thursday, which takes effect at the end of the season.The decision ended months of speculation and increased criticism during the Hoosiers' late-season slump.IU president Adam Herbert said Davis initiated discussions about a coaching change earlier this month and then again after a loss to Connecticut on Feb. 4. Athletic director Rick Greenspan said a new coach probably won't be hired until after the Final Four.
TRENTON, N.J. — Wayne Gretzky will not face criminal charges in connection with a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring busted in New Jersey last week, and he is unlikely to be called to testify against others in the case, his lawyer said Thursday.Attorney Ron Fujikawa said he received assurances from New Jersey authorities last week that Gretzky was not a central figure in the criminal investigation.Gretzky's wife, Janet Jones, also is unlikely to face criminal charges in the case, her lawyer said. Jones wagered more than $100,000 through the ring, a person with knowledge of the investigation has told The Associated Press; her husband was not directly implicated.
