Georgia Tech fires coach Damon Stoudamire following a 12-game losing streak to end his 3rd season

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech fired coach Damon Stoudamire on Sunday, one day after the Yellow Jackets' season ended with a 12-game losing streak.

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Georgia Tech athletic director Ryan Alpert announced the move after the Yellow Jackets finished 11-20 overall and 2-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference following Saturday's79-76 lossat Clemson.

The Yellow Jackets finished last in the conference, failing to qualify for the ACC tournament as Stoudamire was unable to solve thelate-season losing streak.

Stoudamire was fired after posting a 42-55 record in three seasons, including a 19-39 ACC mark.

"On behalf of Georgia Tech, I want to thank Damon for his commitment to the Institute, our men's basketball program and, most importantly, our student-athletes," Alpert said in a statement released by the school. "He is highly respected and admired throughout the Georgia Tech community and has been a strong representative of the Institute. We wish him the very best.

"Georgia Tech men's basketball has a proud history and is an important part of our athletics department and community. We are committed to identifying an excellent basketball coach that will build a championship-level program, and fulfill our missions of academic excellence and preparing our student-athletes for life beyond basketball. Georgia Tech's commitment to men's basketball is unwavering, and we will invest the resources necessary to compete for championships at the highest levels."

Assistant coach Greg Gary, a former coach at Mercer, will serve as interim head coach.

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Alpert will launch a search for a new coach who will be asked to revive a program which once flourished, advancing to nine consecutive NCAA tournaments under Bobby Cremins from 1985-93. Georgia Tech reached the NCAA championship game under Paul Hewitt in 2004.

Georgia Tech's last NCAA tournament appearance came in its last winning season in 2020-21 under Josh Pastner. The Yellow Jackets lost in the first round that year and have not won a game in the tournament since 2010.

Stoudamire, a former NBA point guard,was hiredon March 14, 2023, only three days after Pastner was fired.

Stoudamire's only previous head coaching experience came at Pacific, a West Coast Conference school where he posted a 71-77 record over a five-year tenure. He never reached the postseason but was selected as the league's coach of the year in 2020.

Before being hired by Georgia Tech, Stoudamire had been a Boston Celtics assistant since 2021.

Stoudamire's 13-year playing career in the NBA began when he was named Rookie of the Year in the 1995-96 season with Toronto. Only 5-foot-10, he earned the nickname "Mighty Mouse" and also played with Portland, Memphis and San Antonio.

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TheLos Angeles Lakerswill be without LeBron James for a second consecutive night.

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LeBron James injury update

During the ESPN pregame show on Sunday, Malika Andrews reported that James sitting is "more the foot than the elbow," and that it'll be a day-to-day situation for him going forward.

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James has had to battle through a few different injuries throughout his 23rd NBA season. His season debut was delayed until Nov. 18 due to sciatica, and his streak of 21 straight All-NBA selections officially ended in February after he missed his 18th game of the season, making him ineligible under the league's 65 games played requirement.

Luka Doncic stepped up in James' absence -- and Deandre Ayton and Maxi Kleber -- on Friday, leading a shorthanded Lakers squad with 44 points to a 128-117 over the tanking Pacers. The Lakers will likely need a similar performance from Doncic again on Sunday to get past the Knicks, the East's No. 3 seed.

Kleber is available to play against the Knicks.

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Kansas City airport resumes operations after 'potential threat' prompts evacuation

Parts of the Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri were evacuated March 8 as authorities investigated apotential threat, according to the airport.

Kansas City Aviation Department spokesperson Jackson Overstreet said in an email to USA TODAY that sections of the terminal were evacuated as a "precaution."

"Airport Police are working with the FBI to substantiate any potential threat," Overstreet said.

FBI DirectorKash Patelsaid in a post on X thatthe threat"was reviewed and determined not to be credible."

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Airport officials told USA TODAY the threat was received around 11:15 a.m. CT. Several hours later, Transportation SecretarySean Duffysaid in a post on X that thesecurity incident"is now clear and normal operations are resuming." Video posted to social media by Krista Tatschl of KMBC-TVshows passengers returning to the terminalfrom the tarmac.

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Photos of the scene published by Kansas City television station KCTV showtravelers on the tarmac.Eyewitnesses told the station that agents opened the gates onto the tarmac and advised passengers to line up between Terminal A and Terminal B around 12:05 p.m. CT.

USA TODAY has reached out to the FBI for further comment.

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The U.S. military announced Sunday that a service member has now died of injuries they sustained during an Iranian attack on American troops stationed in Saudi Arabia last weekend.

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The announcement comes a day after President Donald Trumpattended a dignified transferto pay respects to six other U.S. soldiers killed in the war with Iran. Trump was joined by first lady Melania Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and several other administration officials.

The service members were killed on March 1 in a drone strike at a U.S. military installation in Kuwait. They were members of the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa.

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The war with Iran is now in its second week, with no sign of ending anytime soon. On Saturday, Trump said Iran will be hit "very hard," noting the country is under "serious consideration for complete destruction for certain death."

"We knocked out their air force, we knocked out their communications and all telecommunications is gone," Trump said in a speech at a summit in Miami Saturday morning. "I don't know how they communicate but I guess they will figure something out. It's not working out too well and they're bad people."

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Iran's foreign minister responded to Trump with a defiant statement of his own.

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