RUMOR THAT WON'T GO AWAY: BENNETT TO LEAVE UVA?
First, the good … no, the BEST news: JEFF JONES , who retired from coaching basketball at Old Dominion U., after suffering a heart attack compounded by prostate cancer, reports he’s doing well, thank you … The former U.Va., guard and later coach at alma mater has lost 30 pounds, with plans to drop at least 30 more by talking long walks “and eating a lot of rabbit food … and no meat,” Jones said earlier this week … Going cold turkey from something he’s been involved in for most of his 63 years has had its drawbacks, naturally, but the native of Kentucky sounds happy … much more so, in fact, than he’s been for most of the past five years trying to cope with major changes – some more subtle than others – in his chosen profession. Not that Jones, the son of a coach, is about to badmouth hoops even if he was so inclined. “It is what it is,” he said … But … well, like most people who love the college game, Jones is concerned such things as NIL are ruining athletics. When you have...