■Basketball
Wizards choose new coach
New Jersey Nets assistant coach Eddie Jordan will be the new coach of the Washington Wizards, AP has learned. A source with the Wizards, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Jordan accepted an offer Wednesday after meeting with owner Abe Pollin. Jordan is expected to be introduced at a news conference today. He will become the Wizards' seventh coach in six seasons. The Wizards pursued Jordan after higher-profile coaches Larry Brown and Jeff Van Gundy opted to take other jobs. Brown took over at Detroit, while Van Gundy was hired by Houston. Jordan replaces Doug Collins, who was fired May 30 after back-to-back 37-45 seasons. Collins' dismissal was part of Pollin's house-cleaning after the owner decided not rehire Michael Jordan as president of basketball operations.
■ Baseball
All-Star coaches picked
Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire and Chicago White Sox manager Jerry Manuel were selected Wednesday as the two American League coaches for the 2003 All-Star game. Gardenhire and Manuel were picked by Anaheim's Mike Scioscia, who led the Angels to their first World Series win in franchise history last season and will manage the American League team. Gardenhire, who led the Twins to the Central Division title last season, will be making his first All-Star appearance. Manuel will be making his second appearance, having been a member of the American League staff for the 1999 game. The rest of the American League staff will be Anaheim coaches Bud Black, Alfredo Griffin, Mickey Hatcher, Joe Maddon, Orlando Mercado and Ron Roenicke.
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