IN BRIEF : Stanford Coach Passes on Md. Job

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Stanford coach Mike Montgomery has asked that he no longer be considered for the vacant head basketball coaching position at the University of Maryland.

“It’s a great job, and the situation is primed for the right guy to come in and make things happen, but it won’t be Mike Montgomery,” said Montgomery, who has coached at Stanford three years. Montgomery, 41, told the Baltimore Sun that he met with Maryland officials, including Athletic Director Lew Perkins, Tuesday at a “neutral” site.