The man who built the Miami program into a Final Four contender was on hand for his successor’s press conference today. And Jim Larranaga was all smiles as new coach Jai Lucas spoke about his vision for the program

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said during a radio interview that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has done a complete “about-face” on the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal that was not signed after a heated meeting between the two delegations late last month. “I’m really grateful and glad that Zelensky, in the last several days, has done an…

Jai Lucas and Miami have finalized the contract that makes him the school’s new men’s basketball coach, nearly two weeks after they struck preliminary agreement on a deal, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.