John Chaney, 89, Temple’s commanding basketball coach, dies

Philadelphia • John Chaney, one of the nation’s leading basketball coaches and a commanding figure during a Hall of Fame career at Temple, died Friday. He was 89.The university said he died after a short, unspecified illness. He celebrated his birthday last week. Chaney led Temple to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances over 24 seasons, including five NCAA regional finals. Chaney had 741 wins as a college coach. He was twice named national coach of the year and his teams at Temple won six A