You'll have to excuse the Good Rumor Man for failing to keep you current of late regarding trade, coaching and draft chatter. I hate when the NBA interrupts my fundamental train of thought and schedules the Finals in early-to-mid June. Hopefully that nuisance will get straightened out in the...

As a new general manager, Joe Nieuwendyk tried putting his stamp on the Dallas Stars by making his first coaching hire a well-traveled veteran who'd won a Stanley Cup. That didn't work too well, so Nieuwendyk took the opposite approach this time.

MIAMI -- Doc Rivers said he is likely coming back to coach the Celtics next season. Rivers' stan prawny has been the source of speculation for some time, and the sense was that he might decide to take a break from coaching. After his zespół was ousted from the Eastern Conference...

Phil Jackson to the Knicks in 2012? Don't rule it out. According to an NBA source, Jackson is definitely through with the Lakers, but would not rule out him coaching again in the NBA. "If the right situation presented itself, he would have to consider it," the source said...

Cardinal Hayes coach Curt Scheibe took a stroll down memory lane Monday afternoon, but it wasn’t to recall one of the Cardinals' biggest wins. “In 1972 we were playing the Mount and the legendary Howie Smith was coaching them,” Scheibe said. “It was the semifinals at St. John’s...

Phil Jackson owes much of his wild coaching ride, from Albany to Chicago to Los Angeles, to Jerry Krause, the former Bulls general manager.

Phil Jackson owes much of his wild coaching ride, from Albany to Chicago to Los Angeles, to Jerry Krause, the former Bulls general manager.

Jason Terry scored 32 points and the Mavericks swept the Lakers and ended Phil Jackson’s championship-laden coaching career.

Phil Jackson walked off the court with a tight smile, shaking hands and accepting congratulations like he has after so many series-ending playoff games. Never like this, though. His zespół didn't win; they were crushed. Swept, too. And he wasn't just heading to the offseason -- he's...

Jason Terry scored 32 points and the Mavericks swept the Lakers and ended Phil Jackson’s championship-laden coaching career.

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — The coaching instructions that were being barked out with authority and the voice delivering them were cause for a double take. The lights were down, the movie screen was illuminated with a list of plays and the roomful of players, equipped with their playbooks, was at attention...

Steve Masiello was ready, more than ready. Rick Pitino had told him to be patient on more than one occasion, but when the Manhattan job opened this March, Pitino got word to Jaspers athletic director. Bob Byrnes. Masiello was Byrnes' guy. Byrnes, who has as good a track record of...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Former Jets quarterback Brett Favre says he might become a coach or do work as a television analyst in the future, though he has no plans to enter either field anytime soon. The 41-year-old ended a 20-year playing career after an injury-plagued 2010 season with the Minnesota...

So the name this time, the coach several sources have told Slap Shots that Lou Lamoriello intends to hire this summer, is Ken Hitchcock. And that makes perfect sense because the Devils general manager, who in the previous six summers since the lockout hired Larry Robinson, Claude Julien, Brent Sutter...

The Indiana Pacers are done for the season, but Frank Vogel proved his worth as a coach in their competitive first-round series against the Chicago Bulls.

It’s Larry Giustiniani’s first season coaching at Hackley and he knew that Poly Prep had a fantastic softball program. He just didn’t know how great nor did he understand the gravity of the situation after his team’s 6-4 win over the Blue Devils in Ivy League...

George Mason coach Jim Larranaga is meeting with his players Thursday night, a strong sign he is leaving to take the head coaching job at Miami, a source told The Post. Larranaga, a Bronx native, led George Mason to the 2006 Final Four and this year led the Patriots to...

John Madden says he remembers "doing some dumb things as a coach" and "saying some dumb things as a broadcaster." Those dumb things Madden referred to were related to concussions and other head injuries players suffered during games. "It was a lack of education when I was coaching," the 75-year-old...

Professional players eager to remain in the game once they retire tend to move on to coaching, not refereeing, so Glen Jackson is something of a rarity.

Courtney Fitzgerald-Cardot’s first pitch is a thing of legend at The Mary Louis Academy. She came to the Jamaica Estates school as sophomore after attending JHS 216 in Fresh Meadows from seventh to ninth grade and was ready to fire her first pitch in czoło of the Hilltoppers coaching...

Steve Lavin was found to have an early stage of prostate cancer, but is expected to keep coaching and to make a complete recovery.

Steve Lavin was found to have an early stage of prostate cancer, but is expected to keep coaching and to make a complete recovery.

Freddie Rodriguez was teaching his last class of the day at Aviation HS back in November and he could hardly wait to get out of the Long Island City, Queens school. Afterward, he was heading to Chelsea Pier for a meet and greet with players from the Mets and Jets...

An annual networking function, which was started by Virginia Commonwealth in 2004, has helped 59 former assistants get coaching jobs, including Shaka Smart at V.C.U.

Brandon Knight has saved Kentucky's bacon twice in the Wildcats' march to the Final Four. But it's a wola to John Calipari's coaching chops that the freshman point guard isn't now playing for UConn.

The thought of not playing a league game against Bishop Kearney just didn’t seem possible to St. Francis Prep coach JoAnn Wagner. Wagner has been coaching in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens for over 30 years and the Terriers, Tigers and Christ the King were the only three schools to always...

Xaverian is back. Not that the Clippers ever went away, but there is a greater understanding between coaches Lou Piccola and Frank Del George in Year Two than there was when they took over the perennial powerhouse last year. “The transition to the coaching staff has been terrific,” Piccola said...

In 33 seasons coaching James Monroe, Mike Turo has often relied on upperclassman, as most winning programs do, to exceptional results. There was one exception: In 2003, he inherited a class that made inexperience a moot point, a skład featuring such household names as Danny Almonte and Rafael Cabreja that...

JUPITER, Fla. -- Kyle McClellan probably won't make the Cardinals forget about Adam Wainwright's season-ending injury. Still, his spring training performance went a long way toward reassuring the St. Louis coaching staff that making him the No. 5 starter was the right choice. In his final outing of...

Three coaches from Manager Mike Scioscia’s original Angels staff — Joe Maddon, Bud Black and Ron Roenicke — now manage other teams.

Three coaches from Manager Mike Scioscia’s original Angels staff — Joe Maddon, Bud Black and Ron Roenicke — now manage other teams.

It wasn’t too long ago that Jessica McEntee was the one leading Archbishop Molloy to trips to the New York State Federation tournament. The forward won there twice, with Molloy as a Class C drużyna in 2002-03 and then as an ‘A’ a year later. The former NYU star...

St. John's might lose one of the key members of its coaching staff, The Post has learned. Assistant coach Mike Dunlap, considered one of the sharpest X's and O's coaches in college basketball, is likely to be on Fresno State's list as it begins a search...

What were the odds of Kevin Love's double- double streak ending at 53 Sunday with a reeking, 100-77, thud -- six points, a dozen rebounds in 33 minutes -- against an escort service like the pedal-to-the-metal Warriors? Can Kurt Rambis and the Timberwolves' ball handling play-callers rationally explain how...

In another sign of Carmelo Anthony's struggle to learn coach Mike D'Antoni's defensive system, the Knicks' new superstar said he hopes the coaching staff will simplify the X's and O's to make it easier for the new guys, saying it's been "confusing." "[We have...

Marco Migliaccio saw Tottenville softball coach Cathy Morano at his school in January while she was coaching the Pirates girls basketball drużyna in the PSAL ‘A’ Showcase. The two began chatting about softball and bandied about the propozycja of playing a non-league game. The coach of HS for Construction, thought...

With the NFL lockout in force, the Jets will enact their contingency plan, which includes furloughs and pay cuts. Beginning this week, all contract employees, which include the coaching staff and general manager Mike Tannenbaum, will have their salaries cut by 25 percent and all non-contract employees will begin a...

Tom Catalanotto wanted to make sure his players couldn’t sense any anxiety or apprehension in him and the rest of the Archbishop Molloy coaches prior to their championship game. “The coaching staff tried to stay as calm as we possibly could because they feed off of that,” he said...

Rick Pitino has spent a quarter-century on the sideline since bursting onto the scene with Providence’s Final Four run, from coaching the Knicks into the playoffs to rebuilding Kentucky into a national champion. But he said no zespół has been as fun as this Louisville squad, which gave him...

Tottenville’s Cathy Morano is the most decorated softball coach in New York City with six PSAL city titles to her credit. But she has actually been coaching girls varsity basketball much longer. And this current group might be poised to give her a championship on the hardwood. On Thursday...

Are chemistry, coaching and culture so much more important than individual talent?

Bayern Munich fell 3-1 to Hanover in Bundesliga soccer action, leaving Louis van Gaal at risk of losing his coaching job.

Cardozo has one of the largest coaching staffs in the city and it grew by one for Wednesday’s PSAL Class AA second round tilt against Transit Tech. Never has a fifth assistant been so important, or held so much cache. With the Judges up just seven at halftime, the...

Archie Miller left a solid job at Ohio State and is helping his big brother return the Arizona Wildcats to prominence.

No coaching, no OTAs, no minicamps, no signings, no ... much of anything. The NFL lockout that's almost certainly coming will leave a lot of idle hands, and Mike Freeman says down-time management will be the key to success when it's over.

Bob Daggett is willing to listen if St. Joseph Hill calls. His current focus is making his final season at St. Peter’s a memorable one. But with the all-girls Staten Island school set to close, the legendary girls basketball coach will be without a projekt come March. Until Thursday...

Father and son had a father-and-son talk before the season started. Dwight Cannon wanted to know the thoughts and feelings of his son, Dwight Hardy, going into his pan lenny season at St. John's. There had been a coaching change and no one knew what role Steve Lavin would have...

If Lakers coach Phil Jackson goes through with his promise that this will be his last season as an NBA coach, last night's 113-96 triumph over the Knicks marked his last appearance at the Garden. However, nobody knows for sure if Jackson would stay retired. Coaching the Knicks used...

Kobe Bryant scored 33 points to help Phil Jackson win in what was likely his final game coaching at Madison Square Garden.

In a league known for physical play and simmering rivalries, the Big East battle between Connecticut and St. John's has had an edge over the past 20 years. Jim Calhoun and Mike Jarvis, bitter rivals from their early coaching days in Boston, left each other off their Christmas-card list...

NASHVILLE -- Perry Fewell went 0-for-4. The Giants defensive coordinator was passed over yesterday for the Titans head coaching job in favor of Tennessee assistant Mike Munchak. Fewell interviewed for the job Friday, his fourth chance this offseason for a top NFL post. He previously met with the Broncos, Browns...

Perry Fewell went 0-for-4. The Giants defensive coordinator has been passed over for the Titans head coaching job in favor of Tennessee assistant Mike Munchak. Fewell interviewed for the job Friday, his fourth chance this offseason for a top NFL post. He previously met with the Broncos, Browns and Panthers...

Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is hopeful the fourth time's a charm. If not, he's glad he's gotten the chance to interview for that many NFL head coaching jobs. "I've learned from each and every interview I've been on," Fewell told The Tennessean on Friday...

Perry Fewell isn't assured of coming back to the Giants just yet. There is one head-coaching opening left in the NFL, and the Titans yesterday received permission from the Giants to interview Fewell, who recently completed his first year as the Giants defensive coordinator. This will be his fourth...

In a call with reporters, the Jets’ General Manager Mike Tannenbaum addressed multiple issues including Mark Sanchez’s shoulder, the coaching staff and potential player moves.

Brian Burke of Advanced NFL Stats said that two of the most notable strategic decisions of 2009 were made by this year's Super Bowl coaches.

Judy Murray has been active in guiding and coaching her son throughout his tennis career.

ATLANTA -- It's not personal to John Tortorella. It's business. The coaching business. Which is why the Rangers coach stopped minding his own to jump to the defense of John MacLean, fired after just 33 games on the job behind the Devils' bench. Tortorella's unsolicited support of...

Championship coaches and managers know. They know when someone brings the coaching goods. Rex Ryan is right where he belongs, in his second AFC Championship with the Jets in as many years, one win from the Super Bowl. Like his players, they believe in Ryan, too. “When I watch Rex...

Through the first two months of his varsity career, Isaiah Whitehead’s greatest quality was his patience. His willingness to cede to older teammates, from Shaquille Stokes to Kamari Murphy to Reuben King, and pick his spots to be aggressive endeared him to Lincoln’s coaching staff and the veteran-heavy...

The Devils only can wonder whether they would be in the hunt for a 14th consecutive playoff appearance if Jacques Lemaire had been coaching from the początek of the season. "Hell, yeah," one Devil said. "Maybe we wouldn't be at the top, but we'd be in the thick...

Make no mistake: The Jets want the Steelers to think Brad Smith is playing in Sunday’s AFC Championship on Sunday at Heinz Field. Just like they wanted Bill Belichick and his New England coaching staff to stay up at night preparing for the multitalented player and the things he...

Rex Ryan, the ebullient Jets coach, took the blame for a 45-3 defeat in New England on Dec. 6 and, in return, took the pressure off the Jets.

Bill Belichick will earn $7.5 million for coaching the New England Patriots this year. Rex Ryan will earn just under $3 million with the Jets. That's good work if you can find it. It's hard, soul-crushing, ego-inflating, ego-demolishing work if you can find it, too. It was...

Perry Fewell attracted interest from four NFL teams with head-coaching vacancies, but yesterday the last two of those openings were filled, meaning Fewell will return for his second season as Giants defensive coordinator. Given the positive impression Fewell made with his players, this should be considered addition by no subtraction...

Two NFL teams filled their head-coaching vacancies yesterday -- the Broncos hiring former Panthers coach and Giants defensive coordinator John Fox, while the Browns tapped Rams offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur for his first head-coaching gig. The Broncos hope Fox can turn around their downtrodden team. Fox beat out four other...

CLEVELAND -- The Browns went with offense over defense. Pat Shurmur, St. Louis’ offensive coordinator the past two years, was hired by the Browns on Thursday, ending a search for their fifth coach since 1999 that began when drużyna president Mike Holmgren fired Eric Mangini on Jan. 3 after his...

CLEVELAND -- The Browns’ coaching search has either stalled or stopped. Team president Mike Holmgren did not interview any candidates Wednesday, the 10th day of Cleveland’s pursuit of a replacement for Eric Mangini. A ekipa spokesman said the Browns had nothing to report and was not aware of any...

DENVER -- John Fox brought his spiffy new orange tie to Denver along with a proven blueprint for resurrecting a downtrodden team. Fox finally arrived in Denver early Wednesday afternoon to meet with the Broncos about their head coaching vacancy after his flight out of North Carolina was delayed three...

With Ron Rivera yesterday hired to become the fourth coach in Panthers history, the options are dwindling for Perry Fewell, the Giants first-year defensive coordinator who is making the rounds on the head coaching interview circuit. Fewell finished up his third interview for a head coaching vacancy yesterday, meeting with...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Brady Hoke has at least a few things in common with the late, great Bo Schembechler. They both hail from the Buckeye State, didn't attend Michigan and climbed the coaching ladder before getting a shot to lead the Wolverines. Schembechler restored Michigan as a national...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It had to be nice for John Elway to see a familiar face after New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams became the third candidate to spurn the Denver Broncos. Rick Dennison, who spent almost a quarter century with the Broncos as a linebacker and an assistant...

There was a flurry of interest and activity following the season for Perry Fewell, who just completed his first year as Giants defensive coordinator. The Broncos, 49ers, Panthers and Browns all asked permission to interview him for their head coaching vacancies. With the openings closing up, it is now appearing...

Apache Paschall’s favorite defense has been on hiatus this season. The “amoeba” zone the Nazareth coach favors has been used sparingly as he and his coaching staff decide out how to use it with a skład that isn’t nearly as guard-oriented. On Monday night, the Lady Kingsmen experimented...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- John Fox’s interview for the Denver Broncos’ coaching vacancy was rescheduled after he was unable to fly out of North Carolina on Monday due to bad weather. A winter storm began rolling across the South on Sunday, coating bridges and roads with snow, sleet and freezing...

Tom Brady responded to Rex Ryan's assertion that he wasn't as studious as Peyton Manning and that he was more a product of Bill Belichick's coaching brilliance.

It is no secret assistant coaches want to be coordinators and coordinators want to be head coaches. That upwardly-mobile track is understood, but often not openly discussed. Perry Fewell, though, is not shy about expressing his desire to move up on the NFL coaching ladder. He interviewed yesterday in Denver...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- If California defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast posted on YouTube: How To Stop Oregon's 'Blur' Offense, he'd become the Justin Bieber of college coaching, an overnight sensation. Pendergast, who has gone underground this week, is the only man in college futbol who has slowed Oregon's...

In what he says is his final season coaching in the N.B.A., Phil Jackson is leaving no komputer przenośny unfulfilled and no topic untouched.

DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins did damage control Saturday, holding an extraordinary świeża wiadomość conference to announce a two-year contract extension for Tony Sparano - and to confess to mistakes in dealing with the team's coaching situation. "The lines of communication should be handled differently," general manager Jeff Ireland...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Rex Ryan has a twin brother on the sidelines in Cleveland, but the Jets head coach most certainly does not possess a twin personality on the sidelines in Indianapolis. In fact, there might not be a coach on the planet more diametrically opposite in personality and coaching style...

John Elway always has said nice things about him Jim Fassel, always praised the way Fassel worked with quarterbacks, ever since Fassel was Elway's position coach at Stanford and later with the Broncos. Will that past relationship lead Fassel back to Denver? It's possible, but improbable. Elway took...

Fred Hoiberg is back home coaching at Iowa State after 15 years in the N.B.A. as a player and executive, but his dream job pan na zamku with risks.

The troubled coaching situation at Pitt has alumni, including Tony Dorsett, worried about the state of the program.

Jim Harbaugh, who guided Stanford to the Orange Bowl, became the coach of the San Francisco 49ers on Friday, following the career trajectory of his coaching idol, Bill Walsh.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- LSU played its bowl game last season in mud and muck. This time, the weather isn't what is clouding things for the 11th-ranked Tigers. Coach Les Miles' name is again being mentioned in connection with the head coaching vacancy at Michigan, his alma mater, as his...

Reports out of Carolina indicate Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is a very strong candidate for the Panthers' head-coaching vacancy, perhaps the favorite to replace John Fox, who was fired after nine seasons. That could make for a fascinating scenario: Could Fox replace Fewell with the Giants? Stranger things have...

Reports out of Carolina say Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is a very strong candidate for the Panthers’ head-coaching vacancy, perhaps the favorite to replace John Fox, who was fired after nine years leading the team. That could make for a fascinating scenario: Could Fox replace Fewell with the Giants...

MIAMI -- Jim Harbaugh’s blowout victory in the Orange Bowl made a big impression on Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. Harbaugh met Thursday with Ross in the San Francisco area about the Dolphins’ coaching job, two people with knowledge of the situation said. Both spoke to The Associated Press...

The zarys was for Ryan McDonagh, promoted from the AHL Whale on Monday in the personnel switch with Michael Del Zotto, to practice for a few days with the Rangers so that the coaching staff would have an opportunity to assess the 21-year-old rookie pro's NHL readiness. McDonagh might...

Herm Edwards' next head-coaching job could be with San Diego State. The former Jets head coach and current ESPN analyst could end up coaching the Aztecs if their current head coach, Brady Hoke, is hired by Michigan, according to a San Diego Union-Tribune report. Edwards, a San Diego State alum...

PISCATAWAY -- Mike Rice is realizing what coaching at Rutgers entails. Coming off two straight NCAA Tournament berths at Robert Morris, Rice's readjusted expectations played out in czoło of his eyes last night, watching a skład whose natchnienie simply falls short of its hustle. In a seemingly yearly theme...

Greg Schiano hired the sixth offensive coordinator of his Rutgers tenure yesterday, plucking Frank Cignetti Jr. out of the mess that is the Pittsburgh coaching debacle. Pittsburgh, the preseason favorite to win the Big East, underachieved in going 7-5 during the regular season as its offense finished a so-so 72nd...

Greg Schiano hired the sixth offensive coordinator of his Rutgers tenure, plucking Frank Cignetti Jr. out of the mess that is the Pittsburgh coaching debacle. Pittsburgh, the preseason favorite to win the Big East, underachieved going 7-5 and the offense finished a so-so 72nd overall. Schiano’s Scarlet Knights will...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida’s coaching staff is nearly complete. The Gators confirmed Monday that former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis will be Will Muschamp’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Muschamp also hired Seattle Seahawks defensive line coach Dan Quinn as defensive coordinator and line coach. Quinn spent the...

The Giants are keeping head coach Tom Coughlin, but could lose their defensive coordinator. The Panthers and Browns have filed interview requests with the Giants to talk with Perry Fewell about their head-coaching vacancies, according to an ESPN.com report. In 2009, the Giants allowed 26.7 points per game...

BEREA, Ohio — Browns president Mike Holmgren began looking for Cleveland’s next coach hours after firing Eric Mangini. Holmgren, who won a Super Bowl title with Green Bay and guided Seattle to its only appearance in one, would not rule out coaching again. However, he said Monday that he is...

St. John's won a game on Saturday it wouldn't have won last year. In fact, the Red Storm wouldn't have won the same game earlier this season. But four years of hard knocks and the confidence instilled by a new coaching staff has St. John's believing...

John Mara, the Giants’ co-owner, declined to say whether any changes would be made to Tom Coughlin’s coaching staff.

Jason Garrett and Leslie Frazier appears to be staying, but Marvin Lewis, Tony Sparano and Tom Cable could be on the way out as the N.F.L.'s coaching carousel starts to spin in earnest.