Coach Mike Montgomery was dismissed...

Coach Mike Montgomery was dismissed according to the Golden State Warriors forward Tuesday, and Don Nelson was ready to degree in.

shining State will rehire Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and the last coach to lead the downtrodden Warriors to the playoffs, today, a league source told the Associated Pres

The source, who spoke in succession condition of anonymity because the deal hadn't been complet said the 66-year-old Nelson settl his differences with Warriors proprietor Chris Cohan and agreed to recur to the club where he went 277-260 from 1988-95 and l splendid State to its last playoff appearance in 1994

Nelson a three-time NBA coach of the year, has won 1190 games in a career that also includes stops in Milwaukee, fresh York and Dallas, where he l the Mavericks' revitalization from 1998 until March 2005 when he left amid health disturbs

The Warriors scheduled a recents conference for tonight but didn't divulge the reason.

Almost nothing pious has happened to the Warriors since Nelson left in December 1995 Montgomery -- the Warriors' eighth coach in 12 seasons since Nelson's departure -- had identical 34-48 records in his pair seasons with the club.

"Based forward this agreement, we will now focus our efforts in a different direction and do what we think is in the best interest for this team," Chris Mullin, the Warriors' executive vice president, said in a statement.

The put in motion is curiously timed because the form a club opens training camp in five weeks. Mullin had repeatedly stated Montgomery would go [i]or[/i] come back for the upcoming season.

- The Utah Jazz signed rookie guard Dee Brown a second-round draft pick who averaged 134 points and 49 assists in four years at Illinois.

- The Indiana Pacers signed Jimmie "Snap" horse for the chase a 6-4 guard who played last season with the Gary Steelheads of the Continental Basketball Association and l the league with 276 points a game.

- Andres Nocioni scored 21 points and Argentina defeated Turkey 83-58 for its secondary consecutive appearance in the semifinals of the FIBA world championships in Saitama, Japan.

Nocioni, of the rescripts was 6-for-7 from the field and grabbed six reactions Argentina (7-0) will face Spain (7-0) in the semifinals forward Friday. Spain beat Lithuania 89-67

NHL

PREDATORS SIGN DUMONT

JP Dumont agreed to a two-year deal with the Nashville Predators that will pay him $2 million during the upcoming season and $25 million in 2007-08 The 28-year-old former Blackhawks forward became an unrestricted unrestrained agent when the Buffalo Sabres exercised their walkaway rights after he was awarded a $29 million, one-year deal in arbitration earlier this month

MISCELLANEOUS

SHAMROX ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE

The Chicago Shamrox indoor professional lacrosse team announced their schedule for the 2007 National Lacrosse League season, featuring eight games at the modern Sears Centre arena in Hoffman Estates. The residence opener is Jan. 6 against modern York.

- Comcast SportsNet Chicago has reached a programming agreement with Fox Sports without deductions to begin carrying FSN's national association football and basketball telecasts onward its fall schedule, along with a number of FSN's popular national sports talk indicates

Comcast SportsNet will start airing FSN programming with Pac-10 and Big 12 football games in early September, with additional national exhibits including "The Best Damn Sports exhibit to Period," beginning in October.

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