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Houston?board of regents chairman Tilman Fertitta had some strong words for the Big 12 in the aftermath of Texas hiring of former Cougars coach Tom Herman.Houston experienced immense success in Hermans two-season tenure there, going 22-4, including a 13-1 season in 2015 that included a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory over Florida State and six wins over top-25 teams. Texas?hired Herman on Saturday, hours after firing Charlie Strong.Fertitta, appearing on The Michael Berry Show on KTRH-AM in Houston on Tuesday morning, took exception to the fact that a school in the Big 12,?which explored expansion but eventually decided against it,?hired Herman.Its disappointing that the University of Texas -- who wants to open a campus in Houston and said they would never do anything to harm the University of Houston, with all the football coaches in America, who said that they would stand up for us to get into the Big 12 and then didnt even vote for us when they met with the commissioner and all the schools -- had to come take our little football coach, Fertitta told Berry. But thats business and its a great opportunity for Tom and I wish him the best. I hope they all do well, but I just hope we do better.Fertitta, also one of the Cougars biggest boosters (he donated $20 million for the naming rights to the soon-to-be-renovated basketball arena Hofheinz Pavilion, which will become the Fertitta Center), called the Big 12s expansion vetting process a sham. Houston was considered one of the top candidates to be added to the conference if the Big 12 moved forward with expansion.I think it was a PR play to see how the NCAA and everyone else was going to react since they dont have a championship game, Fertitta said. I truly dont know what they were thinking, other than just, maybe, poor lack of leadership.The Big 12 will play a conference championship game starting in 2017. When discussing the interview process that potential expansion candidates engaged in with the Big 12, Fertitta was critical.You know when I knew we were in trouble? Fertitta said. There were three [university] presidents who were on the [Big 12 expansion] committee and when we went to the interview, they werent even part of the interview process. I walked out of that meeting and said Wow, this is a sham. Theres no intention of doing anything.It was one of the great shams in college football, and college athletics, and just college period. ... It was a total sham and I sit here today and I laugh at the Big 12 and their leadership.Fertitta, an entrepreneur who owns the restaurant corporation Landrys Inc. and is the host of a CNBC reality television show called Billion Dollar Buyer, also discussed Houstons pending search to replace Herman. Asked about former LSU coach Les Miles, Fertitta said Miles is on a list. I think that tells you right there the quality of coaches that would like to come to the University of Houston.When asked about whether he would hire Art Briles, who was fired earlier this year amid the sexual assault scandal at Baylor, Fertitta said, I wish that we could get more clarity on what has happened out there [at Baylor].Were struggling with clarity, Fertitta said. I can tell you this: There are a lot of Baylor supporters in this city and people that are very close to the university ... [former Baylor president] Ken Starr, the [former] athletic director [Ian McCaw], lots of senior people and senior alumni, regents at Baylor, have said If you will meet with us, we will talk to you about the coach and we will give you clarity of how much he didnt know.Do I think that Briles got a bad rap to some degree? Obviously he did. But at the same time, youre the boss, and there was an issue there. So theres an issue. Does everybody deserve to be forgiven? Yes. 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Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. Adidas Ultra Boost Kopen . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament.With the Cleveland Cavaliers set to open their season with a voluntary minicamp in California in less than a week, free-agent guard J.R. Smith shed some light on what is holding up his decision.?Yes and no, Smith told Complex in an interview published Friday, when asked if re-signing with the Cavaliers was his best option. It depends on how you look at it.Financially, you can always go somewhere else. Team morale-wise, there are a few teams that I could see working. There are guys I would like to play with, guys I have played with. Being able to live in that city or a particular place, school systems, kids, family life -- [with] free agency, everything comes into play. Before, I could just sit there and be like, I dont care where I go. But now I have the kids, and its like, OK, whats the best fit??Smith did not pick up his $5.3 million player option for the 2016-17 season in July, becoming an unrestricted free agent after averaging 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals and hitting 204 3-pointers in 77 starts for Cleveland.The 2012-13 NBA Sixth Man Award winner, who turned 31 this month, sought to cash in on a robust free-agent market this summer that saw several journeymen shooting guards (Eric Gordon, Jamal Crawford, Courtney Lee) sign deals worth north of $10 million annually.A source familiar with the negotiations between Smith and the Cavs told ESPN that Smiths camp is prepared to be in it for the long haul until a deal is agreed upon.Smith is represented by Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. Paul also repreesents Cavs starters LeBron James and Tristan Thompson.dddddddddddd Last year, Thompson missed the majority of training camp over a protracted contract holdout before settling on a five-year, $82 million extension.In response to being asked when he expected to reach an agreement with the Cavs, Smith told Complex: Soon, I hope.Cleveland, already over the salary cap with the 12 players it has under contract, would be limited to signing a player to a veterans minimum contract or facilitating a deal to use one of its trade exceptions in order to replace Smith should he sign with another team. Smiths options are seemingly also limited, with the only teams with significant cap space remaining -- the 76ers, Nuggets, Nets, Suns and Jazz -- either being in rebuilding mode or already stocked at shooting guard.James has publicly stumped for the Cavs to reach a deal with Smith, writing on his Instagram account earlier this month when wishing Smith a happy birthday: Enjoy your day to the fullest and know i cant wait to get back to work on that court with u as my wing backcourt mate!! Lets go.?Well, obviously were not where we want to be at from a personal standpoint, Smith told Complex. But its more than just numbers. I dont want to feel like Im taking advantage of the Cavs for everything theyve done for me, and I dont want them to feel like Im taking advantage of them. Its more of a mutual respect thing. ' ' '