Donovan may be headed to Thunder
Florida Coach Billy Donovan is entertaining a move to the NBA again, this time with the Oklahoma City Thunder, a person familiar with the search said.
Eight years after leaving Florida to coach the Orlando Magic and then changing his mind the following day, he appears poised to make the jump and not look back this time.
Donovan spent Wednesday in talks with the Thunder about its coaching vacancy, the person told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the search had not been released.
A person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins will be named NBA rookie of the year Thursday.
Former Lakers guard Javaris Crittenton pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter.
In an Atlanta courtroom, Crittenton acknowledged his responsibility for the 2011 fatal shooting of Julian Jones, a mother of four, taking a deal for 23 years in prison.
Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says he believes the conference will move toward having a championship football game because not having one puts it at a disadvantage when it comes placing teams in the College Football Playoff.
Bowlsby said he spoke with selection committee Chairman Jeff Long this week during the College Football Playoff meetings in North Texas and came away convinced not having a conference championship game was a problem last season for the league.
Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones was arrested on domestic violence charges for allegedly damaging a woman’s cellphone and threatening her.
Officers arrested the 21-year-old Jones at about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday after responding to a domestic call, Tuscaloosa, Ala., police said in a statement Wednesday.
Jones was booked on two domestic violence misdemeanors: third-degree harassment and third-degree criminal mischief. He is the fourth Crimson Tide player to be arrested since March.
Kansas prosecutors declined Wednesday to bring felony charges against Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle following a domestic disturbance at a hotel in Wichita, saying they concluded after reviewing the extensive police investigation that there is a lack of evidence to support them.
Tiger Woods has added the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia to his summer schedule.
The tournament announced Wednesday that Woods has committed to the PGA Tour event at the Greenbrier resort starting July 2.
Jack Nicklaus said this month that Woods told him he would be at the Memorial, which is June 4-7.
On his website and Twitter feed, Woods said he’s also playing in the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, the British Open at St. Andrews and the Quicken Loans National in late July. His next tournament is the Players Championship starting May 7.
Washington forward Alex Ovechkin, Montreal goalie Carey Price and New York Islanders forward John Tavares are the finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s player most valuable player.