• Most Popular
  • Most Shared

A look back at sports

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Sports pictures of the year

From a nail-biting pass at Superbowl XLIII to a bloody WBO World Welterwight fight, here's a look at the best sports photos of 2009.   Slideshow 

Hornets coach Scott agrees contract extension

NEW YORK
Thu May 29, 2008 5:25am EDT
New Orleans Hornets head coach Byron Scott watches as his team takes on the Dallas Mavericks during the first half of Game 2 of their NBA playoff series in New Orleans, Louisiana April 22, 2008. REUTERS/Sean Gardner

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Orleans coach Byron Scott has agreed in principle to a contract extension, the Hornets said on their Web site on Wednesday.

Sports

The extension will keep Scott, the NBA coach of the year, under contract for two additional years, The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reported on its Web site (www.NOLA.com).

"We are really growing into something special and there is no other place I would rather be," Scott said in a statement released by the Hornets (www.hornets.com).

Scott led New Orleans to its first Southwest Division title and a record 56 wins. The team finished the season 56-26, the second-best record in the Western Conference.

They made it to the conference semi-finals before being eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs in Game Seven.

(Writing by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina; Editing by Ed Osmond)
Sports


More from Reuters

Photo

Obama says U.S. will pursue plane attackers

KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane and President Barack Obama vowed to bring "every element" of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans' safety. | Video

» More Top News
Passengers pass security notices as they approach the departure gates at Gatwick Airport, in southern England December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Travel headaches after scare

The U.S. is stepping up airline security measures following the Christmas bomb scare. Here's what you can expect.  Full Article | Video 

U.S.
Iranian protesters take a policeman away to a safe place after he was beaten by angry protesters during fierce clashes in central Tehran December 27, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer

Deaths, arrests in Iran

Is Iran's "iron fist of brutality" a new volatile phase aimed at crushing the refomist movement?  Full Article | Video 

World