IN BRIEF
The Knights of Columbus District 95 free throw contest winners were announced.
Winners are 10-year-old Dan Hutchinson of Saxonburg, 11-year-olds Sarah Armahizer and Simon Sudano of Saxonburg, 12-year-olds Allyson Logan of Cabot and Dominick Bucco of Butler, 13-year-olds Taylor Stobert of Butler and Matthew Cornetti of Sarver, and 14-year-olds Christina Gryzbeck of Tarentum and Ty Gornick of Butler.
All will advance to the Western Regional Championship March 5 in Natrona Heights.
SALT LAKE CITY — 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.
MINNEAPOLIS — The landlords of the Metrodome voted unanimously 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 simply repairing several torn panels of the stadium's Teflon roof wouldn't be enough to prevent another failure.Work could get under way by the middle of March with a goal of finishing by Aug. 1, at an estimated cost of $18.3 million.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — D.A. Points knew it was going to be a great week at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am when he found out Bill Murray was his amateur partner.It got better Thursday.Points found Murray’s antics to be more amusing than annoying, and it showed in his play. With eight birdies on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula, he opened with a 7-under 63 and shared the lead with Steve Marino.
