76ers close to hiring Morey
The Philadelphia 76ers are in advanced negotiations with former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey to become president of basketball operations as part of their front- office overhaul that began after an underachieving season, multiple people with direct knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press.
The Houston Rockets and Stephen Silas have an agreement for the Dallas assistant to replace Mike D’Antoni as coach, multiple people with knowledge of the deal said.
The majority interest of the Utah Jazz is being sold to technology entrepreneur Ryan Smith, a move that when formally approved by the NBA will end the Miller family’s 35- year run as owners of the franchise.
Toronto Raptors rookie Terence Davis was arrested in New York on charges including assault after police say he hit his girlfriend in the face.
The St. Louis Cardinals declined Kolten Wong’s $ 12.5- million option, making the second baseman a free agent. ... The Seattle Mariners declined their $ 14- million club option on infielder Dee Strange- Gordon. ... The Arizona Diamondbacks declined options for the 2021 season for right- handed pitchers Mike Leake, Hector Rondon and Junior Guerra. ... The Colorado Rockies declined infielder Daniel Murphy’s $ 12million option, bringing a close to his two- year stint with the team.
Novak Djokovic saved four set points in a 7- 6 ( 11), 6- 3 win over Borna Coric to reach the Erste Bank Open quarterfinals and move one step closer to sealing the yearend No. 1 ranking.
About six months before the scheduled April 19 date, the Boston Athletic Assn. said it was postponing next year’s Boston Marathon until “at least the fall of 2021,” conceding that the state won’t have sufficiently emerged from the pandemic.
Kyle Larson signed a multiyear contract with Hendrick that ended his seven- month banishment from NASCAR for using a racial slur while playing an online racing game last spring.
Los Alamitos had its 28th racing or fatality since the season started on Dec. 27 when quarter horse Hit It Up died Wednesday morning, f ive days after suffering an injury in the last race on Friday’s program.
Hit It Up was running in an allowance race when he was pulled up and vanned off the track.