CHICAGOMEMPHIS, Tenn.AKRON, Ohio — Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman is joining the Chicago Blackhawks as a senior adviser for hockey operations.
A special consultant with the Detroit Red Wings since retiring from coaching after the 2002 season, Bowman, 74, signed a three-year deal with Chicago.
Bowman’s son, Stan, is in his eighth season with the Blackhawks and beginning his second as the team’s assistant general manager.
“It’s a dream come true for me, truthfully,” Stan Bowman said.
Memphis reports possible violation
The University of Memphis men’s basketball program reported a possible violation to the NCAA.
Athletic director R.C. Johnson said he expects the violation — contact of a recruit’s parents by a booster — to be deemed secondary, thus not resulting in any penalties.
• Junior guard Jamar Smith was dismissed from the Illinois men’s basketball team two days after a prosecutor asked a judge to revoke his probation for allegedly drinking alcohol.
Smith, who is serving two years’ probation after pleading guilty to felony driving under the influence, was expected to return to a prominent role on the team this fall if he met unspecified obligations.
• West Virginia quarterback Pat White apologized for his comments that accused Mountaineers baseball coach Greg Van Zant of being “not too high” on black players.
• Josh Jarboe, an incoming freshman football player at Oklahoma who was arrested this year on a weapons charge, has made a 74-second video during which he raps about guns and shooting people.
Goosen takes lead
Retief Goosen fired a 4-under-par 66 for a one-shot lead in the Bridgestone Invitational.
Vijay Singh and former Masters champion Zach Johnson were among those at 67, while Steve Stricker was headed for the outright lead until running into trouble off the tee late in his round, losing three shots in two holes and joining another large group at 68.
• Juli Inkster had the sort of opening round Annika Sorenstam was hoping for at the Women’s British Open, a bogey-free 7-under 65 that left the 48-year-old American one shot ahead of the field in Sunningdale, England.
While Sorenstam struggled to a 72 in what the Swede says is her final major before she quits tournament golf at the end of the season to start a family, Inkster went out among the earliest in the field to shoot an eagle and five birdies.
• Michelle Wie put herself in contention to make her first cut in eight tries on the PGA Tour, shooting a 1-over 73 in the opening round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe (Nev.) Open that left her eight strokes behind leader Jeff Overton.
Footnotes.
Roger Federer lost a match to Ivo Karlovic at the Cincinnati Masters 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (5) and, perhaps, his longtime grip on the No. 1 ranking as well. If Rafael Nadal wins the tournament, the top spot belongs to him.
• Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown drew the No. 4 post and was made the 1-2 favorite for Sunday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. The Associated Press
