Culver’s double-double leads WVU


December 31, 2018 at 12:00a.m.

Culver’s double-double leads WVU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

Warren Harding’s Derek Culver came off the bench to score 11 points and grab 11 rebounds for his first career double-double and West Virginia beat Lehigh 69-59 on Sunday.

In only his second game in a Mountaineers uniform, Culver’s pair of layups late in the game proved to be the difference in the win for WVU (8-4).

Beetle Bolden led the Mountaineers with 22 points, Esa Ahmad scored 21 points and Wesley Harris added 10 points.

Pat Andree led the Mountain Hawks (7-4) with 18 points.

Michigan takes down Binghamton

ANN ARBOR, Mich.

Iggy Brazdeikis scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, and No. 2 Michigan eventually pulled away for a 74-52 victory over Binghamton on Sunday.

The Wolverines (13-0) led just 46-43 before a 19-4 run put the game away. Jordan Poole scored 18 points, and Zavier Simpson had two points, nine rebounds and a career-high 10 assists.

Chancellor Barnard led the Bearcats (4-10) with 14 points. This was the highest-ranked opponent in the history of the Binghamton program.

Diaz spurns Temple for Miami job

CORAL GABLES, Fla.

Manny Diaz is back at Miami, before he ever left. And a most whirlwind day for the Hurricanes has Diaz taking over as the school’s head football coach.

Diaz agreed Sunday night to become Miami’s coach — hours after Mark Richt stunned the school by announcing his retirement. The Hurricanes announced the move about 10 hours after Richt’s retirement.

Diaz was Miami’s defensive coordinator under Richt for three years, and agreed earlier this month to take over as the coach at Temple.

He never made it to the Owls. The Turnover Chain is staying in Miami. So is its originator.

The 58-year-old Richt told his staff Sunday morning that he was retiring and informed athletic director Blake James of his decision around the same time. With players away for the holiday break, Richt and James alerted them by text and email shortly before the school issued a news release.

Miami struggled to a 7-6 record this season, falling to Wisconsin in the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday night. The Hurricanes have lost nine of their last 16 games going back to a 10-0 start last season and were horrendous on offense at times in 2018 — totaling just 100 passing yards in their last two games of the season.

Associated Press