Danny Ferry resigns post as genereal manager of the Cavaliers
Danny Ferry didn’t agree with the decision to fire Cleveland’s coach. He knew re-signing superstar free agent LeBron James would be difficult. He thought his authority as general manager was being reduced by an owner with a different vision.
The Cavaliers are changing.
Ferry decided to let them — without him.
He resigned as Cleveland’s general manager after five seasons on Friday, a stunning development for a team seemingly in turmoil during the most important off-season in team history, the Summer of LeBron.
Ferry’s departure came two weeks after owner Dan Gilbert fired coach Mike Brown following the Cavaliers’ disappointing second-round loss to the Boston Celtics in the NBA playoffs.
It also came as the team is making plans to try to bring back James, the two-time most valuable player and biggest name in a free-agent class like none before.
Ferry, whose contract was set to expire June 30, decided to leave after talks with Gilbert revealed they had differing ideas on the Cavaliers’ direction.
JURISPRUDENCE
Hearing scheduled for Hardy
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 1 in District of Columbia Superior Court for Kings assistant coach Mark Hardy, who was arrested May 21 in Washington and charged with fourth-degree sexual abuse following a complaint filed by a family member. His appearance at an ascertainment of counsel Friday was waived.
According to court documents, Hardy entered a 28-day treatment program on May 26 after being ordered to seek alcohol treatment evaluation. Hardy, a resident of Manhattan Beach, is prohibited from having any contact with the person who filed the complaint. It is The Times’ practice not to name alleged sexual abuse victims.
—Helene Elliott
MOTOR RACING
Kyle Busch takes Pocono pole
Kyle Busch will start his 200th Sprint Cup race at the front of the field.
Winner of two of the last four races, Busch turned a lap at 169.485 mph to win the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., and extend a midseason hot streak that has lifted him to second in the points standings.
Clint Bowyer was qualified second, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was third.
Todd Bodine stayed in front for two late restarts, including a green-white-checkered finish, to become a six-time winner in the NASCAR Trucks Series at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
GOLF
Armour (63) ties course record
Tommy Armour III matched the course record with an eight-under-par 63 to take a three-stroke lead in the Principal Charity Classic at West Des Moines, Iowa.
Dan Forsman and Russ Cochran opened the Champions Tour event with 66s, and Bernhard Langer and Nick Price topped a group at 67. Forsman, seeking his second win in three starts, got as far as seven under before a double bogey on No. 18.
Fred Couples, making his first appearance in Iowa since missing the cut at the PGA Tour’s Quad Cities Open in 1981, opened with a 70.
Top-seeded Oklahoma State cruised to a 4-1 victory over Stanford to advance to the NCAA Division I men’s golf semifinals at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Stanford played into the No. 8 slot earlier in the day by winning a three-way playoff with Arizona State and San Diego.
Pac-10 co-players of the year Eugene Wong and Nick Taylor met in the final match between Oregon and Washington. Wong and the fifth-seeded Ducks held off the Huskies, 3-2, and will meet the Cowboys in the semifinals on Saturday.
In the other quarterfinals, No. 2 Florida State beat No. 7 Texas Tech, 4-1, and No. 6 Augusta State held off No. 3 Georgia Tech, 3-2.
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