Wednesday's Sports In Brief (Yahoo Sports)

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The Golden State Warriors are taking another chance on a television analyst and former NBA guard who has never been a head coach at any level. The Warriors won the bidding war with the New York Knicks for Steve Kerr on Wednesday, hiring him away from the TNT broadcast table to be their coach. Kerr agreed to a five-year, $25 million deal with the Warriors, said his agent, Mike Tannenbaum. Kerr had been in talks with the Knicks about becoming their next coach since Phil Jackson took over as team president in March.

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