In Brief
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Anderson exits Missouri
to take Arkansas post
Mike Anderson is returning to Arkansas to become the Razorbacks' coach, with the school confirming the move Wednesday night.
Anderson leaves Missouri after five seasons to return to the school where he was an assistant to Nolan Richardson for 17 seasons. He replaces John Pelphrey, who was fired March 13.
"Under Mike's leadership, I am confident the Razorbacks will be successful in the future on and off the court," Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement.
Less than two hours after Anderson had a team meeting with Missouri players, Tigers athletic director Mike Alden repeatedly praised the coach for restoring the national success of a program that rose to prominence under longtime coach Norm Stewart but faltered under Anderson's predecessor, Quin Snyder.
Anderson's departure is certain to anger Missouri fans, who six days earlier were assured by the coach that "I'm excited about what's taking place at Missouri, and I plan on being at Missouri." But they had also grown accustomed to previous flirtations -- Anderson rejected $2 million offers and the Georgia job in 2009 and Oregon one year later.
Anderson was 111-57 in five seasons at Missouri, including an appearance in the Elite Eight in 2009. The Tigers were 23-11 this season, losing to Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Also: Texas Tech introduced Billy Gillispie as its coach, and Gillispie said it feels like he has come home. The 51-year-old Abilene native is 140-85 in seven seasons as a Division I coach, and he previously led Texas-El Paso and Texas A&M to remarkable turnarounds.
Gillispie returns to coaching after two seasons away. Kentucky fired him in 2009 after the Wildcats went 40-27 in his two seasons and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 17 years.
Gillispie and Texas Tech have agreed to a five-year contract, but details were not released.
Longtime Michigan State assistant Mark Montgomery is the new coach at Northern Illinois.
Montgomery, who played at Michigan State and is third in school history in assists and steals, coached four years at Central Michigan and spent the past 10 seasons with Tom Izzo, the last four as associate head coach.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Iowa releases report
on hospitalized players
An investigative committee at the University of Iowa said the school should scrap an intense workout that left 13 football players hospitalized, conceding that whatever triggered their injuries remains a mystery.
The five-member panel's report clears the players, trainers and coaches of any wrongdoing, saying similar workouts have been done in the past without any injuries. The January workout, however, led to the 13 players being diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, which breaks down muscle cells and discolors urine. All the players were treated and none showed any lasting effects.
The report lists 10 recommendations, including abandoning the strenuous workout, which includes back squats with heavy weights.
Meanwhile, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said wide receiver Marvin McNutt will miss spring practice because of a shoulder injury. McNutt is slated to be Iowa's main target in 2011 after catching 53 passes for 861 yards and eight touchdowns last season.
Also: Michigan coach Brady Hoke said sophomore safety Ray Vinopal has left the team, returning home to Youngstown, Ohio, for family reasons. Vinopal played in 12 games last year, with four starts, and had 33 tackles and an interception.
MISCELLANEOUS
UNLV baseball team
beats No. 11 UC Irvine
The UNLV baseball team notched its second win over a highly ranked team in less than a week, knocking off No. 11 UC Irvine 4-3 at Wilson Stadium.
After giving up a 3-0 lead by allowing three runs in the top of the fourth inning, UNLV (18-6) got the winning run in the bottom of the fourth. Travis Feiner led off with a double, went to third on Cash Thomas' flyout and scored on Hunter Beaty's sacrifice fly.
Relievers Max Javate and Brady Zuniga threw 5 1/3 shutout innings to seal the win.
UNLV jumped ahead 3-0 in the first, aided by Richie Jimenez's two-run single.
On Friday, the Rebels took the first game of a three-game set with No. 9 Texas Christian.
Also: Former NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer was named coach and general manager of the United Football League's expansion Virginia Destroyers.
Schottenheimer has held NFL coaching posts in Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington and San Diego, compiling a 205-139-1 record.
Schottenheimer is the fourth prominent former NFL coach to take on the same job in the UFL, joining Jim Fassel (Las Vegas), Dennis Green (Sacramento) and Jerry Glanville (Hartford).
Wranglers goalie Michael Ouzas turned aside all five Utah shots in a shootout, helping Las Vegas to a 2-1 ECHL victory in West Valley City, Utah.
Ryan Huddy had both goals for the Wranglers (36-25-5), scoring in the first period and netting the only shootout goal. Ouzas finished with 33 saves.
France is offering the 2012 world figure skating championships to Japan as a sign of solidarity. The 2012 worlds are scheduled for Nice from March 26 to April 1, but the French Ice Sports Federation asked the International Skating Union to let Japan organize them.
Japan abandoned plans to host next week's championships in Tokyo following the deadly earthquake and tsunami.
Andy Roddick will enjoy a big home-court advantage in the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal against Spain.
The match will be played July 8 to 10 at the University of Texas in Austin, where Roddick lives. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will lead the Spanish team.
American-based horses Gio Ponti, Fly Down and Richard's Kid are among 14 horses entered for Saturday's $10 million Dubai World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It's the world's richest race.
