The UA’s annual Red-Blue men’s basketball game will be Oct. 18 at McKale Center.
The tip-off time has not yet been determined for the Saturday game. The UA football team has a bye that weekend.
Because of construction associated with the McKale Center renovation project, it is anticipated the capacity that day will be approximately 10,000.
Online ticket sales will begin at 10 a.m. Aug. 30, via arizonawildcats.com. All ticket sales will take place online until Tuesday, Sept. 2, when fans may also purchase them in person at the McKale Center Ticket Office or over the phone at (520) 621-CATS.
Advance ticket prices are $10 for adults and $7 for youth. Groups of 25 or more may purchase tickets for $5 apiece. All seats will be general admission.
NBA
Bucks hire Kidd as coach after deal with Nets
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks hired Jason Kidd as coach Tuesday after completing a deal with the Brooklyn Nets.
The Bucks sent the Nets two second-round picks for Kidd, who went 44-38 in his only season as Brooklyn coach.
Milwaukee fired Larry Drew on Monday after reaching the deal for Kidd. Drew went 15-67, the worst record in the league, in his only season guiding the Bucks.
“Jason is a determined leader, a tough-minded competitor and a great teammate,” Bucks owners Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry said in a statement.
- The Bulls made the hard sell for
- Carmelo Anthony
- and brought their stars along for the presentation Tuesday.
That included Derrick Rose, no fan of recruiting. Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson were there, too, trying to convince the Knicks’ free agent to choose the Bulls.
Anthony arrived at a decked-out United Center in the afternoon with agent Leon Rose and coach Tom Thibodeau, a police SUV trailing their oversized limousine.
Chicago believes it has a strong pitch and a simple selling point: Anthony can transform a playoff team into a championship contender.
NHL
Flurry of moves made as free agency begins
The Washington Capitals made a couple of bold moves, bolstering the blue line behind superstar Alex Ovechkin and giving defense-minded coach Barry Trotz the pieces he sought to build a winner.
Washington signed defenseman Matt Niskanen to a seven-year, $40.25 million contract soon after sealing a $27.5 million, five-year deal with defenseman Brooks Orpik on Tuesday in the opening hours of NHL free agency. The Capitals also damaged a Metropolitan Division rival: Both players were with Pittsburgh last season.
Some other big moves:
- Colorado veteran
- Paul Stastny
- cashed in, signing a $28 million, four-year contract with the Blues, a Central Division rival.
- Minnesota signed forward
- Thomas Vanek
- to a $19.5 million, three-year deal, two summers after investing a lot in free agents
- Zach Parise
- and
- Ryan Suter
- .
- Vancouver gave goaltender
- Ryan Miller
- a three-year deal worth $18 million, hoping he will provide stability after trading away
- Roberto Luongo
- and
- Cory Schneider
- .
Adult-league soccer
Referee in Michigan dies after being punched
DETROIT — A man who was punched in the head over the weekend while refereeing an adult-league soccer match in suburban Detroit died Tuesday, authorities and a longtime friend of the referee said.
John Bieniewicz, who was attacked Sunday at a park in Livonia, died at Detroit Receiving Hospital, said hospital spokesman Alton Gunn, Livonia police and the man’s longtime friend, Jim Acho.
Police Lt. Tom Goralski said a 36-year-old man punched Bieniewicz, 44, in the head after the referee indicated he planned to eject the man from the game. Baseel Abdul-Amir Saad of Dearborn was arraigned Monday on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said the charges would be reviewed and possibly amended when it had the necessary documentation.
Bieniewicz, 44, was a dialysis technician at Mott Children’s Hospital who lived in the Detroit suburb of Westland with his wife and two sons, said Acho.
