Embattled assistant resigns KC position

Andre McGee resigned as assistant coach at University of Missouri-Kansas City on Friday, saying he could no longer do the job as he fights "false" allegations by an escort that he hired dancers to strip and have sex with recruits and players while coaching at Louisville.

Not long after McGee announced his resignation, Rick Pitino — his former boss at Louisville — said in a statement from Louisville that the Hall of Fame coach was going to skip ACC media day next week in Charlotte, N.C., on the advice of counsel because of the allegations.

"I do not want the allegations we are facing to negatively impact the other 14 institutions on what should be a great event to talk about the approaching basketball season," Pitino said. "I realize that while many would like to question me on the allegations, the NCAA does not permit me to speak on the subject."

McGee, a former Louisville player, served as a graduate assistant and director of men's basketball operations at the school before coming to UMKC in 2014.

In his resignation letter to UMKC athletic director Carla Wilson, McGee said he couldn't perform his duties as a coach for the Kangaroos while also dealing with the allegations in Louisville.

"The university deserves a full-time assistant coach and I am not able to provide that to the basketball team while the false allegations against me are being investigated," McGee wrote.

Lindsey Vonn will skip Saturday's first race of the Alpine skiing season as she doesn't feel confident about the icy conditions on the race hill, 10 weeks after fracturing an ankle bone.

"In the few runs I've had since returning to snow I have felt strong, confident and been skiing without pain," she wrote on her Facebook page. "However, the icy conditions on the race hill coupled with the fact that it's only been 10 weeks since I fractured my ankle makes me slightly hesitant."

The former Buck Hill skier said she planned to return to the World Cup in Aspen for a giant slalom Nov. 28.

Former German football federation president Theo Zwanziger told Der Spiegel weekly that his successor, Wolfgang Niersbach, must have known about a secret slush fund for years.

"There was definitely a slush fund in the German World Cup bid," Zwanziger told Spiegel. "And it is clear as well that the present DFB president did not learn about it a couple of weeks ago, as he claims, but has known about it at least since 2005."

He added that "the way I see it, Niersbach is lying."

Niersbach has denied any vote-buying and said the money was used to a payment to FIFA two years after Germany won the bid in 2000.

The U.S. women's gymnastics team began its quest for a third straight world title Friday — and the best competition may come within the squad itself. Two-time defending world champion Simone Biles, reigning Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas and three-time Olympic medalist will all compete in the all-around for the U.S. The rules limit the Americans to sending only two gymnasts to the all-around finals. Maggie Nichols of Little Canada will compete in floor exercise, balance beam and vault.

In Friday's action, Romania finished with a score of 217.220, putting its chances of making the eight-team final next week in serious jeopardy.

Brett Stegmaier topped the leaderboard in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in only his fifth career start on the PGA Tour. The 32-year-old was 6 under for the round and 11 under overall with three holes left when second-round play was suspended because of darkness. Stegmaier eagled the par-5 16th on his opening nine and had four birdies on the 15 holes he was able to finish at TPC Summerlin.

Chad Campbell was a stroke back along with Morgan Hoffmann and Tyler Aldridge. The 41-year-old Campbell had a 4-under 67. Hoffmann shot a 66, and Aldridge had a 68. Rickie Fowler followed his opening 72 with a 65 to reach 5 under.

Ji Eun-hee took a one-stroke lead over Lydia Ko in the LPGA Taiwan Championship, overcoming back pain and a double bogey in windy and rainy conditions. The 29-year-old South Korean finished with a 3-under 69 to reach 9-under 135 at Miramar. The second-ranked Ko birdied the par-5 18th for a 67. Charley Hull and Lin Xi-yu, both 19, were tied for third at 7 under.

Tennis: Justine Henin and Marat Safin, who each won multiple Grand Slam titles and reached a No. 1 ranking, were nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Others eligible for the Class of 2016 are doubles specialist Helena Sukova, Yvon Petra and Margaret Scriven. Induction is in July.

Media: Prosecutors say former Michigan State basketball star and television analyst Mateen Cleaves is the subject of a sexual assault investigation but has not been charged.