Latest Tony Bennett News

Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett agrees to extension through at least 2030

Jun. 14, 2024 11:03 AM EDT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Tony Bennett, who coached Virginia to a national title in 2019, has signed an extension that will keep him with the Cavaliers through at least 2030. Virginia athletic director Carla Williams announced the extension Thursday for the 55-year-old Bennett,...

Tony Bennett's daughters sue their brother over his handling of the late singer's assets

Jun. 13, 2024 21:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett's two daughters are suing their brother, alleging he mishandled and failed to disclose some of their father's assets in his role as trustee of the late singer 's estate. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York by Antonia and Johanna Bennett accuses...

Stanford hires Washington State's Kyle Smith to take over men's basketball program

Mar. 25, 2024 11:38 AM EDT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford has hired Kyle Smith away from Washington State to take over its struggling men's basketball program. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced Monday that Smith had agreed to take over the Cardinal after Jerod Haase was fired earlier this month. ...

No. 2 seed Iowa St pulls away late from No. 7 seed Washington St for 67-56 win, spot in Sweet 16

Mar. 23, 2024 23:00 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger challenged his players at halftime of their NCAA Tournament game against Washington State on Saturday night to remember who they are, along with what had gotten them to the brink of the Sweet 16. It was a simple speech. And it...

Purdue faces the ghost of a shocking March Madness loss. Virginia has some advice on how to move on

Mar. 20, 2024 21:26 PM EDT

Purdue had just fallen unexpectedly in the Big Ten Tournament last week and Braden Smith sat down alongside star Zach Edey and coach Matt Painter to meet reporters. It took three questions to conjure a March Madness specter: the Boilermakers’ improbable loss as a No. 1 seed to...