Chow, 61, is a native of Honolulu who played guard at Utah in the 1960s.
Bucknell men's basketball coach Pat Flannery has been reprimanded and will be suspended for one game for arguing a call during Friday's game against Holy Cross.
A Virginia Tech basketball player suspended by the Atlantic Coast Conference for bumping a referee has apologized. The ACC suspended freshman forward Jeff Allen for two games Sunday for making inappropriate contact with official Zelton Steed during the Hokies' game at Georgia Tech on Saturday.
Oregon State fired basketball coach Jay John, whose team is 6-12 this season and winless in the Pacific Ten. Assistant Kevin Mouton will serve as the interim coach.
Golf
Tiger Woods says Golf Channel anchor
Kelly Tilghman meant no harm when she used the term
lynch during television commentary about him, and he considers the issue closed.
"It was unfortunate," Woods said in his first public comments since Tilghman was suspended for two weeks. "Kelly and I did speak. There was no ill intent. She regrets saying it. In my eyes, it's all said and done."
Phil Mickelson's start to the 2008 golf season was in doubt when his doctor directed him to stay in bed for two days because of a respiratory problem. Mickelson postponed a news conference today at the Buick Invitational in San Diego, and his management company said his goal was to play in the pro-am tomorrow.
Mickelson has suffered from heavy congestion, shortness of breath, and fatigue since October.
Noteworthy
The U.S. ski team's 1-2 punch of
Lindsey Vonn and
Julia Mancuso dominated the premier stop on the women's World Cup skiing tour for the third straight season. The Americans were awarded the Cortina Super Ski Trophy after Vonn's downhill victory Saturday and Mancuso's runner-up finish in Sunday's super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Clubs sending players to the World Cup and European Championships will receive about $252 million in compensation over the next four years.
The agreement was announced by UEFA president Michel Platini, ending a long-running dispute between major European clubs and the governing bodies of international and European soccer.
Comcast-Spectacor plans to make an announcement today about a development proposal at the South Philadelphia sports complex. Last week, Comcast-Spectacor president Peter Lukko said the Wachovia Spectrum could be demolished to make room for an entertainment complex.
