Press Box: Sports Recap
IN BRIEF
AUTO RACING: Joey Logano won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. Logano’s 97.043 mph barely edged Kasey Kahne’s 97.033. ...
Helio Castroneves had the fastest qualifying lap for IndyCar’s race Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway, beating Tony Kanaan for his 46th career pole.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Kentucky G Jamal Murray, projected as a potential lottery pick, will enter the NBA draft. ... Stanford F
Rosco Allen declared himself eligible for the NBA draft but will not sign with an agent. ... Oklahoma G Buddy Hield won the Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to the nation’s top college player. ... Steve Hen
son, a member of Lon Kruger’s Oklahoma staff, was hired at Texas-San Antonio...Former NBA player Terry Porter has agreed to coach Portland, according to multiple reports. ... South Carolina coach Frank
Martin received a four-year contract extension. ... San Francisco women’s coach Jen
nifer Azzi came out as gay, announcing she had married top assistant Blair Hardiek.
GOLF: Tiger Woods announced on his website he wouldn’t compete in the Masters for the second time in three years. He has been out of action for more than seven months after back surgery. ... Charley Hoff
man shot a 70 for a 10-under 134 and a oneshot lead over Jamie Lovemark in the second round of the Houston Open, which was suspended by rain and lightning... Lexi
Thompson birdied the final hole for a 4under 68 and the clubhouse lead halfway through the second round of the ANA Inspiration, the first LPGA major of the year.
NBA: Lakers F Julius Randle was fined $15,000 for making an obscene gesture in a
game against the Heat. ... The Grizzlies signed G Bryce Cotton to a 10-day contract. If Cotton plays, the Grizzlies will set the NBA record for using the most players in a season at 28. NFL: The Texans re-signed QB Brandon
Weeden. ... Former Jets RB Stevan Ridley said he was joining the Lions. ... The Titans agreed to terms with LB Curtis Grant. ... The Chiefs and S Jimmy Wilson agreed to a one-year deal. ... Agent Eugene Parker, who represented Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Curtis Martin and Rod
Woodson, died of cancer at 60. NHL: Blackhawks D Duncan Keith was suspended for the final five games of the regular season and the first game of the playoffs for swinging his stick at Wild F
Charlie Coyle. ... Ducks F David Perron will be out four to six weeks with a separated right shoulder, and G Frederik Andersen is out indefinitely with a concussion. ... The Flyers signed G Ray Emery for the rest of the regular season. ... Devils F Jordin Too
too had wrist surgery and is out for the season. ... The NHL fined Maple Leafs F Nazem Kadri, Coyotes F Martin Hanzal and Oilers F Nail Yakupov for diving or embellishment.
ALSO: Novak Djokovic advanced to the final of the Miami Open by beating David
Goffin 7-6 (5), 6-4 in Key Biscayne, Fla. Djokovic will face Kei Nishikori, who topped
Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 7-5. ... Adrien Broner was stripped of his WBA super-lightweight title after failing to make weight for his bout Friday against Ashley Theophane, but the fight was to go on. ... China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong led after the pairs short program as they seek their first title at the world figure skating championships in Boston.