IN BRIEF
BOXING: Manny Pacquiao will undergo surgery on his right shoulder for a rotator cuff tear this week in Los Angeles. He will be out four to six months.
COLLEGES: The Cactus Bowl will move to Chase Field in Phoenix for the next three seasons, ESPN reported. The bowl had been held at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., since 2006, but it had to be moved to the home of Major League Baseball’s Diamondbacks because of Arizona State’s stadium reconstruction. ... North Carolina freshman G/F Theo Pinson underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot. The Tar Heels expect Pinson, who averaged 2.8 points and 3.0 rebounds last season, to be ready for the start of next season. ... Mike
Williams, who has served as California’s interim AD for the last 10 months, will be named to the job permanently, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
HOCKEY: The Devils named Ray Shero their general manager. Shero, 52, served in the same job with the Penguins from 200614. He will report to former Devils GM Lou
Lamoriello, who will continue in his role as team president. ... Torey Krug scored the go-ahead goal on a two-man advantage during the second period and Mark Arco
bello added a goal in the third to lead the U.S. to a 4-2 victory over defending champion Russia at the world championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Goaltender Jack
Campbell made 15 saves for the U.S., which improved to 3-0 in group play. Canada and Sweden also moved to 3-0 with victories.
NBA: Warriors G Stephen Curry won his first league MVP award, receiving 100 of 130 first-place votes for a total of 1,198 points. Rockets G James Harden was second (936 points) and four-time MVP LeBron James of the Cavaliers was third (552). Curry became the franchise’s first MVP since Wilt
Chamberlain in 1960, when the Warriors played in Philadelphia. NFL: Former LSU offensive lineman La’el
Collins, who wasn’t selected during last week’s draft, was interviewed by police about the April 24 shooting death of his pregnant 29-year-old former girlfriend,
Brittney Mills, in Baton Rouge, La. Her unborn child survived the shooting but died a week later in the hospital. Police haven’t named Collins a suspect or person of interest in the case. ... The Buccaneers had a clause written into No. 1 overall draft pick Ja
meis Winston’s contract which prohibits him from playing professional baseball, SI.com reported. ... The Texans and LB Whit
ney Mercilus, 24, agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $26 million with a $2.25 million signing bonus with a little more than $10.6 million guaranteed, ESPN.com reported. ... The Raiders will release WR James Jones, ESPN reported. Jones, 31, led the team in receptions last season, but the Raiders signed Michael Crabtree last month and drafted former Heisman finalist
Amari Cooper of Alabama with the fourth overall pick Thursday. ... The Eagles fired director of college scouting Anthony Patch, director of pro personnel Rick Mueller and Southwest area scout Brad Obee, the Philadelphia Daily News reported. ... The Jets fired director of pro personnel Brendan
Prophett and five college scouts.
TENNIS: Top-seeded Andy Murray outlasted fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-6 (4) to win the BMW Open in Munich. Murray became the first British player to win a clay court singles title since
Buster Mottram in 1976.