COLLEGE: Vols fire Dooley
Derek Dooley was fired yesterday as Tennessee’s football coach. He owned a 15-21 record that included an 0-15 mark against Top 25 teams. Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney will serve as the Vols’ interim coach for Saturday’s game vs. Kentucky.
Maryland’s Board of Regents will meet at 9 a.m. today to vote whether to accept an invitation to join the Big Ten, a source told ESPN. If Maryland goes from the ACC to the Big Ten, Rutgers reportedly will follow suit.
GOLF: Jimenez takes Hong Kong
Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez, at 48 years and 318 days old, became the oldest European Tour winner by shooting a 5-under 65 to capture the Hong Kong Open for a third time. Ireland’s Des Smyth was 48 years and 34 days when he won the 2001 Madeira Islands Open.
Sweden’s Henrik Stenson shot a 71 to win the European Tour’s South African Open by three shots over George Coetzee. …. U.S. Women’s Open champion Na Yeon Choi shot a 2-under 70 to win the LPGA’s Titleholders by two shots over So Yeon Ryu in Naples, Fla.
Tommy Gainey won the Pebble Beach Invitational by one shot over Kirk Triplett and William McGirt. … Adam Scott shot a 5-under 67 to win the Australian Masters.
TENNIS: Czechs win Davis Cup
Radek Stepanek upset Spain’s Nicolas Almagro to give the Czech Republic a 3-2 win in the Davis Cup final in Prague and its first title as an independent nation. The 37th-ranked Stepanek beat his 11th-ranked foe 6-4, 7-6 (0), 3-6, 6-3. Earlier, Jose Ferrer kept Spain alive with a 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 win over Tomas Berdych.
ETC.: Ditka OK after stroke
Mike Ditka, the 73-year-old former Bears coach and Hall of Fame NFL tight end, was released from a hospital yesterday after suffering a minor stroke, ESPN reported.
Kevin Durant notched his first career triple-double with 25 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists in the Thunder’s 119-109 win over the Warriors.
The Marlins are planning on having Juan Pierre take a physical today amid reports they have agreed on a $1.6 million, one-year deal that would reunite them with the 35-year-old outfielder.
Lewis Hamilton slipped past Sebastian Vettel to win the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. The Formula One drivers’ championship will be settled next week in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
The L.A. Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo advanced to the MLS final on Dec. 1. The Galaxy clinched the Western Conference title with a 4-2 aggregate victory after a 2-1 loss last night to the Seattle Sounders. The Dynamo advanced on a 4-2 aggregate after a 1-1 tie with D.C. United.