Sideline

‘Bama turns to Shula

Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Alabama turned to one of its own Thursday, hiring Mike Shula to replace fired football coach Mike Price, hoping its former quarterback can quickly replace scandal with success.

Shula, who agreed to terms on a six-year contract worth $900,000 per year, succeeds Price, who was fired Saturday for off-the-field behavior before coaching his first game.

Shula, 37, met with the players about 20 minutes Thursday night and made an impression on a group that must adjust to their third coach in six months.

Shula has spent 15 years as an NFL assistant, including the past three as the Miami Dolphins’ quarterbacks coach. He has no experience as a head coach or on a college staff.

City Bowling

Miller joins Kansas hall

Mike Miller has become the sixth Lawrence resident to be inducted into the Kansas State Bowling Assn. Hall of Fame.

Miller was honored for his work with youth bowlers in Lawrence. Since retiring from the U.S. Navy in 1988, Miller has been a coach and director of the Lawrence Young American Bowling Alliance.

Other Lawrence inductees in the 71-member state pin shrine are Don Wetzel, Howard Hargrove, Bill Graves, Bob Glass and Bob Porter.

College basketball

CU’s Wright gets probation

Boulder, Colo. — Former Colorado basketball player James “Mookie” Wright was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of trespassing.

Wright was accused of entering a female student’s dorm room and making unwanted sexual advances.