Chicago State fires head coach Jones

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03/13/2007 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago State released men's basketball head coach Kevin Jones of his duties on Tuesday.

In four seasons at the helm, Jones posted a 41-90 record, including a 9-20 mark this past season.

"We would like to thank Coach Jones for his years of service to Chicago State University," said athletics director Wayne Baskerville. "We feel it is now necessary to make a change to men's basketball and to the face of the athletic program as a whole."

The school announced that a firm will be retained to lead the search for the position.

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Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.

El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.

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