1.   As for the other assistant coaching vacancy, Westphal said it is wide-open and might not be filled immediately because some potential candidates are weighing options.

2.   After unsuccessfully pursuing some head coaching vacancies, Newman decided this would be his best opportunit y.

3.   By Monday morning, both clubs could have coaching vacancies.

4.   For the second time this summer, Suns assistant coach Scott Skiles has emerged as a candidate for a head coaching vacancy in the NBA.

5.   He also interviewed for the Clippers coaching vacancy before Alvin Gentry got the job this summer.

6.   If he did leave, he would instantly become a hot candidate for a number of head coaching vacancies.

7.   Nuggets assistant coach John Lucas was a top candidate for the Clippers coaching vacancy this summer. . . .

8.   Oddly, Whitsitt was smiling as he conceded the Seahawks have no short list for their head coaching vacancy.

9.   Over the last several years, there have been more than two dozen head coaching vacancies, and none has been filled by an African-American.

10.   Over the summer, Burns said, he spoke with a number of NHL teams about head coaching vacancies.