Off the wire

Compiled from Democrat-Gazette Press Services

Cowboys claim title

Oklahoma State avenged its loss to Alabama from four years ago while blasting the Crimson Tide to win the NCAA men’s golf championship on its home course Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla. Viktor Hovland never trailed in the opening match against Lee Hodges in a 4-and-3 victory. Zach Bouchou won five consecutive holes, holing out a bunker shot on his way to an 8-and-7 victory over Jonathan Hardee. Matthew Wolff delivered the clinching point, a 4-and-3 victory over Davis Riley, and the celebration was on at Karsten Creek Golf Club. The Cowboys had the home crowd on their side, and they gave their orange-clad fans plenty to cheer. Oklahoma State won its 11th NCAA title, second only to Houston’s 16.

Detroit site of new event

The PGA Tour is returning to the Detroit area after a 10-year absence. Detroit- based Quicken Loans has signed an agreement to host a new PGA Tour event in the Motor City starting next year. Still to be determined is the name of the tournament and when it will be played, though it likely would be two weeks after the U.S. Open. The tour said Wednesday that the tournament is expected to be held at Detroit Golf Club, a Donald Ross design. As part of the deal, the company will retain its title sponsorship of the Quicken Loans National this summer, the tournament outside Washington that is run by the Tiger Woods Foundation. Michigan had the Buick Open from 1958 through 2009, a tournament that Woods won three times.

BASKETBALL Magic hire Clifford

Steve Clifford was announced Wednesday as the new coach of the Orlando Magic, a team that’s missed the playoffs in each of the last six years. Clifford — who spent the last five seasons as coach of the Charlotte Hornets — was an assistant coach on Stan Van Gundy’s Magic staff during the team’s most recent playoff run in 2012. Clifford is replacing Frank Vogel, who was let go after two seasons. Clifford was fired by Charlotte at the end of this season, after going 196-214. Magic President Jeff Weltman made the decision after this season to part with Vogel, who was a proven winner in Indiana but simply didn’t have a playoff-caliber roster in Orlando. Neither does Clifford, at this point anyway, and it will take more than a coaching change to improve Orlando’s fortunes.

Suit filed against NBA

The mother of a G League player who died in March after collapsing on the court during a game has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the NBA and the Detroit Pistons of negligence. Zeke Upshaw played for the Grand Rapids Drive, a G League affiliate of the Pistons. He collapsed during a game at Grand Rapids on March 24 and died two days later. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The NBA and Pistons are named as defendants, along with SSJ Group and The DeltaPlex Arena. Jewel Upshaw, the player’s mother, is the plaintiff, both individually and on behalf of Zeke Upshaw’s estate. The lawsuit alleges medical personnel at the game failed to attempt lifesaving measures in a timely fashion. The suit also says the defendants failed to provide the G League team “the resources, policies, and procedures reasonably necessary” to prevent or handle Upshaw’s collapse.