Jim Riggleman, a 66-year-old veteran of 13 seasons as a major league manager, has been hired by the New York Mets as bench coach for Mickey Callaway.
The Colorado Rockies will hire former Padres skipper Bud Black as their manager to replace Walt Weiss, who resigned last month after four seasons.
The Orlando Magic are confident they are the front-runner to land former Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel as their new coach, sources say.
The Nets are "all on the same page" about moving the franchise in a different direction, and that starts with title-hungry owner Mikhail Prokhorov, general manager Sean Marks said.
Luke Walton said it was a "tough decision" to leave the Warriors to become the Lakers' new head coach but one the former Los Angeles big man was prepared to make.
Tubby Smith has agreed to be Memphis' men's basketball coach, signing a five-year, $15.45 million deal. Smith joins the Tigers after leading Texas Tech to the NCAA tournament this past season.
