In DC, Steven Goff cites sources as saying that the U.S. Soccer Federation is "not planning to hire" a men's national team coach "before the organization’s presidential election in February, and with no major competitions in the near future, it might wait until the pool of potential candidates grows" after the '18 FIFA World Cup. The position "has been vacant since Bruce Arena stepped down last month in the wake" of failing to qualify for the World Cup. Arena's assistants, headed by interim-coach Dave Sarachan, "oversaw last week’s friendly at Portugal and likely would return for a three-week training camp and friendly against Bosnia in January" (WASHINGTON POST, 11/21).
NBA BUYING IN? In Boston, Gary Washburn noted the NBA has "not considered expansion for more than a decade," but the WNBA San Antonio Stars moving to Las Vegas should not be taken "lightly." Las Vegas "would love an NBA team" to join the Golden Knights and Raiders, and the league "will be closely monitoring the situation." There also are "other cities that would love to be considered for an expansion team," such as Seattle, Louisville and K.C. (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/19).
SPREADING THE WEALTH: In N.Y., Karen Crouse notes this past weekend's CME Group Tour Championship "marked the conclusion of one of the most rousing LPGA seasons." There were 22 "different winners" and 17 players who earned at least $1M in prize money. Nine of those 17 "were 24 or younger" (N.Y. TIMES, 11/21).
