Griffin will join the Nets
Blake Griffin is joining the collection of stars in Brooklyn.
The six-time all-star agreed to sign with the Nets, a person with knowledge of the details said.
Griffin became a free agent Friday when he completed a buyout agreement with the Detroit Pistons. He cleared waivers Sunday and was eligible to sign with any team.
The often-injured forward decided to join allstars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden in Brooklyn, the person said.
The 31-year-old Griffin is a six-time all-star who has averaged 21.4 points and 8.7 rebounds since being the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft.
Griffin is no longer the high flyer he was during his best years with the Los Angeles Clippers and averaged only 12.3 points in 20 games this season. But the 6-foot-9 forward fills a need for the Nets, who are small in the front court. HOCKEY The Wisconsin women’s team will play Providence at 1 p.m. March 18 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.
The Badgers (14-3-1) are seeded second. Northeastern (20-1-1) is the top-seeded team.
Providence (12-7-1) received an at-large bid and is seeded seventh.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Creighton announced it has lifted coach Greg McDermott’s suspension for making racially insensitive remarks to his players after a game last week.
McDermott created a firestorm for twice using the term “plantation” as part of an analogy urging team unity. The university suspended McDermott indefinitely on Thursday after he had coached in a Wednesday loss at Villanova.
Assistant coach Alan Huss was in charge of the 17th-ranked Bluejays for their 93-73 home win over Butler on Saturday. McDermott will be with team for the Big East tournament this week and the NCAA Tournament that begins next week.
TENNIS
Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
Djokovic is in his 311th week in the top spot, one more than Federer has spent there.
The 33-year-old from Serbia first reached No. 1 on July 4, 2011, a day after he won Wimbledon for the first time by beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal in the final. Djokovic’s ascent represented the first time in nearly 71⁄2years that a man other than Federer or Nadal was No. 1.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Indiana coach Tom Allen agreed to a restructured contract that will keep him with the Hoosiers through the 2027 season for $4.9 million in annual compensation.