Assistant Football Coach

CollegesOklahoma: Named Mark Mangino assistant football coach.Football49ers: Waived CB Tyronne Legette.Pub Date: 1/03/99

Dennie DeWitt, who coached Brooklyn Park High's baseball team from 1982 to 1990 and later coached and taught physical education at Annapolis High School, died Wednesday in Bellefonte, Pa.DeWitt, who was 48, died of a heart attack at his mother's home, where he had lived since a stroke disabled him several years ago."Dennie was old school in his love of baseball," said Tim McMullen, former Broadneck athletic director who hired DeWitt as an assistant coach at the old Brooklyn Park school in 1975.

CollegesOklahoma: Named Mark Mangino assistant football coach.Football49ers: Waived CB Tyronne Legette.Pub Date: 1/03/99

Dennie DeWitt, who coached Brooklyn Park High's baseball team from 1982 to 1990 and later coached and taught physical education at Annapolis High School, died Wednesday in Bellefonte, Pa.DeWitt, who was 48, died of a heart attack at his mother's home, where he had lived since a stroke disabled him several years ago."Dennie was old school in his love of baseball," said Tim McMullen, former Broadneck athletic director who hired DeWitt as an assistant coach at the old Brooklyn Park school in 1975.

BaseballBraves: Agreed to terms with P Luis Rivera and C Fernando Lunar.Cardinals: Agreed to terms with SS Shawon Dunston on a one-year contract and 1B Eduardo Perez on a minor-league contract.Pro basketballBulls: Waived F Mario Bennett. Activated G Charles Jones from the injured list.76ers: Placed G Anthony Parker on the injured list.CollegeBrown: Announced the resignation of Frank Dobbs, men's basketball coach, effective at the end of the season.Coastal Carolina: Extended the contract of Alan LeForce, women's basketball coach, through the 2002-03 season.

BaseballAngels: Named Zeke Zimmerman and Joe Urso coaches for Single-A Boise.Brewers: Re-signed IF Mark Loretta to a one-year contract.Cubs: Announced IF Andujar Cedeno was unable to pass his physical and left camp.Dodgers: Signed IF Juan Castro and C Henry Blanco to one-year contracts.Mariners: Signed P Dennis Martinez to a minor-league contract.Rangers: Signed OF Lonell Roberts to a one-year contract.Reds: Agreed to terms with P Scott Service and P Mike Remlinger on one-year contracts.BasketballBullets: Named Chuck Douglas director of player personnel.

BaseballAstros: Signed P Roger Salkeld and P Roberto Rivera to minor-league contracts.BasketballNBA: Named Spurs C David Robinson Player of the Week.CollegeMAAC: Named Loyola G Jason Rowe men's basketball Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.Central Florida: Announced resignation of assistant football coach and defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder.St. Francis, Pa.: Named Kevin Doherty football coach.Southern California: Retained assistant football coaches Hue Jackson, Mike Wilson and Dennis Thurman.

BaseballNL: Upheld the three-game suspension of Colorado Rockies 1B Andres Galarraga for charging mound and inciting bench-clearing incident in a game on May 31.Astros: Announced the retirement of P Sid Fernandez.Blue Jays: Recalled P Marty Janzen from Triple-A Syracuse. Optioned P Huck Flener to Syracuse.Cardinals: Placed P Alan Benes on the 15-day DL. Recalled P Curtis King from Triple-A Louisville.Diamondbacks: Signed P Alvaro Serrato.Giants: Released C Rick Wilkins. Optioned P Joe Roa to Triple-A Phoenix.

His coaching resume includes 10 consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships, and 13 overall. He was voted the league's Coach of the Year 12 times since 1971. He produced four national champions and compiled a record of 197-95.And yet James Phillips was paid only as a physical education instructor at Morgan State, not to head the wrestling program. The arrangement had worked for a long time, but Phillips said that the need for a second income led to his resignation Jan. 10."I had to re-evaluate my family situation and my life a little bit," said Phillips, who was replaced by former assistant Woody Albert.

BaseballMontreal Expos -- Signed Jerry Manuel, third-base coach, for 1995. Announced that Luis Pujols, first-base coach, will not be retained. Signed P Barry Manuel and 1B Guillermo Velasquez.BasketballBoston Celtics -- Activated F Dino Radja. Placed C Acie Earl on the injured list.Los Angeles Lakers -- Placed G Sedale Threatt on the injured list.Portland Trail Blazers -- Placed G Steve Henson on the injured list. Activated G Aaron McKie.Sacramento Kings -- Waived F Trevor Wilson.Seattle Supersonics -- Fined G Kendall Gill for failing to show up for practice due to a missed flight from Chicago.

Did John Harbaugh ever get discouraged in more than 20 years as an assistant football coach? "He never once cracked," said his father, Jack, admiration flooding his face. "He never once blinked." Fortitude, an unwavering belief in a plan and in himself, a calm when others might panic - these are the traits players, coaches and family mention when asked why Harbaugh has succeeded. They helped him first become a head coach, then lead the Ravens to a surprise appearance in today's AFC Championship game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Roger A. Antaya Sr., a retired general insurance agent who had been a football coach, died of cancer Oct. 22 at his Timonium home. He was 87. Mr. Antaya was born and raised in Gardner, Mass. He was a 1939 graduate of Gardner High School and graduated in 1940 from Worcester Academy, where he had been an outstanding football player. Mr. Antaya continued playing the sport at Dartmouth College, from which he earned a bachelor's degree in 1944. He was drafted by the National Football League's old Boston Yanks but declined, family members said.

To hear them tell the story, it was a classic case of love at first fight. In the early 1970s, Ralph Friedgen and Gloria Spina were graduate students at the University of Maryland, both pursuing master's degrees in education. They had mutual friends, and a mutual interest in each other. They had flirted a bit, shared a cup of coffee in the student union, and eyed each other during a badminton match in one of their physical education classes. She had grown up around sports, considered herself a jock, and though she lacked confidence, this guy made her laugh.

Ask Marquenta Taylor what it's like to be called "coach" by Meade High football players, and the normally loquacious woman takes a beat to ponder the question, as if you're asking what it's like to walk on the moon. Increasingly, though, the sound of the words "Coach Taylor" is becoming more familiar. "Now, some of the older guys call me coach. I'm waiting to see what happens the first time they see me in public. Like, if I go to the mall and somebody says, `What's up, Coach?' " said Taylor, a guidance counselor at the Anne Arundel County high school.

Coaching tough guy Bill Belichick, winner of three of the past four Super Bowls, left no doubt yesterday. His father was tougher. Steve Belichick, the longtime Navy assistant football coach and scout extraordinaire, was remembered during funeral services at the Naval Academy Chapel as flinty tough, indefatigable and fair-minded, not only by his successful son, but also by his former players and fellow coaches. "Steve knew football inside and out, plus he cared about you as a person," said former Navy and Detroit Lions coach Rick Forzano.

Moves Baseball DEVIL RAYS: Agreed to terms with P Jorge Sosa on one-year, $650,000 contract. METS: Agreed to minor league contract with P Todd Van Poppel. TWINS: Re-signed P Johan Santana to four-year, $40 million contract. POTOMAC (SINGLE-A): Announced team's name has been changed to Nationals. Basketball NUGGETS: Placed C Nene on injured list. 76ERS: Placed F John Salmons on injured list with asthmatic bronchitis. Activated G Kevin Ollie from injured list. WARRIORS: Traded F Clifford Robinson to Nets for two second-round draft picks.

Moves Baseball ANGELS: Agreed to terms with OF Jeff Davanon on one-year contract. ASTROS: Agreed to terms with P Brandon Duckworth on one-year contract. BRAVES: Agreed with SS Rafael Furcal on $5.6M, one-year contract, with P Dan Kolb on $3.4M, one-year contract and with P Chris Reitsma on $1.65M, one-year contract. CARDINALS: Agreed to terms with P Jason Marquis on $3M, one-year contract. DEVIL RAYS: Signed former Orioles IF Roberto Alomar, who had been with Chicago White Sox, to one-year contract.

Services for Benjamin Stillwell Martin Jr., a star athlete and former assistant football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy who later enjoyed a long coaching career at the Air Force Academy, will be held at 1 p.m. August 11 at the Naval Academy Columbarium in Annapolis. Mr. Martin, who was 83, died of heart failure Saturday at a nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Born and raised in Prospect Park, Pa., Mr. Martin attended Princeton University before entering the Naval Academy, where he played football from 1942 to 1944 at halfback and end positions, and was named a Third Team All-American in his senior year.

Moves Baseball PIRATES: Extended contracts of broadcasters Lanny Frattare, Greg Brown, Steve Blass and Bob Walk through 2006 season. Basketball HAWKS: Re-signed G Jason Terry, matching three-year, $22.5 million offer sheet from Jazz. NUGGETS: Signed C Chris Marcus. 76ERS: Named Rex Kalamian West Coast advance scout and Bobby Hurley pro scout. College CENTRAL CONNECTICUT: Named Kristen Mullady women's lacrosse coach. FLORIDA: Announced that LB Todd McCullough will have season-ending shoulder surgery.

There will be no easing into the ranks for Chesapeake's new field hockey coach, Melissa Page, when the Cougars begin play today. First up is a visit from the mighty Severna Park Falcons. The season opener will be even more special than a first game for a new coach. Page will face the team she played for and the coach, Lil Shelton, who played a major role in why she got into coaching. A standout center back from 1993 to 1995 for Severna Park's varsity team, Page has three state title plaques and an understanding of what it takes to win. Who better to learn from than Shelton, who has guided the No. 3 Falcons to a Maryland-record 13 state titles?