Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien addressed speculation that he could be fired or choose to leave after the season, reiterating Saturday night that he'll be back.
The Timberwolves have hired former Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau to be the team's new coach and president of basketball operations. Sources said the deal is for five years and about $40 million.
Chris Beard was hired as the new head coach at Texas Tech on Friday, less than three weeks after he accepted the same position at UNLV.
Less than a week after becoming UNLV's coach, Chris Beard met with Texas Tech about its vacancy Thursday night. UNLV said the school and Beard agreed "to have this resolved" by Friday.
The Timberwolves say they have relieved interim coach Sam Mitchell of his duties and will open a search for a new coach and a new president of basketball operations.
Brian Gregory will not be retained as head coach at Georgia Tech after failing to lead the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA tournament in all five of his seasons at the helm.
