HAMMOND WILL SIT TWO GAMES

The WNBA suspended Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon, one of the league’s marquee figures, for two games Tuesday after former Aces player Dearica Hamby said she had been bullied and manipulated for being pregnant.

Hammon, who in her first season last year led the Aces to the WNBA championship, was suspended without pay after a monthslong investigation into Hamby’s allegations. The WNBA said Hammon violated league and team “respect in the workplace” policies.

The league also rescinded the Aces’ firstround pick in the 2025 draft for a different issue — a violation of league rules regarding impermissible player benefits involving Hamby, who was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks on Jan. 21.

That means Las Vegas may not have a first-round pick for two consecutive seasons. The Aces traded their 2024 pick.

The WNBA has not disclosed the details of Hamby’s allegation. Hammon, the Aces nor team owner Mark Davis have responded to requests for comment.

Hamby told reporters after practice on Tuesday that she didn’t “have much to say about it. I want to move forward and focus on where I am today. I’m healthy and happy, my son is healthy and I’ll be playing basketball this season. Focus on moving forward. This part of it is over.”

Tennis

Novak Djokovic’s angry glare made it clear how furious the 22-time Grand Slam champion was with his opponent.

And it wasn’t just because Cameron Norrie hit him in the left calf with an overhead smash after Djokovic had already turned his back and conceded a point early in the second set of the Serb’s 6-3, 6-4 win.

There were also other instances of bad sportsmanship from Norrie, Djokovic said after reaching the Italian Open quarterfinals for the 17th straight year.

Djokovic also took issue with how his British opponent took a medical timeout just before he served out the match.

Fourth-seeded Judy Newman of San Diego eased past unseeded Ann Young of Carlisle, Ky., 6-0, 6-2 to reach the third round in the 60and-over singles division of the USTA National Women’s Senior Hard Court Championships. Today’s matches at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club will begin at 8 a.m.

College basketball

Retired Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and one of his best players in Johnny Dawkins are among the newest members at the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

The other three inductees announced on social media Tuesday were former North Carolina star Tyler Hansbrough, longtime Division II coach Herb Magee

and late high school scout Tom Konchalski.

The group will be enshrined Aug. 30 in Chicago. Krzyzewski and Magee are also members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Soccer

A new league will be kicking off in August 2024 with 10 to 12 teams that will play at the same level as the National Women’s Soccer League, the top tier of women’s soccer in the United States.

The USL Super League announced that it will apply with U.S. Soccer for sanctioning at the top level. The Super League had originally been seeking second-division status.

The league announced eight planned franchises and ownership groups Tuesday. The host cities include: Charlotte, N.C.; Dallas/Fort Worth; Lexington, Ky.; Phoenix; Spokane, Wash.; Tampa Bay, Fla.; Tucson, Ariz., and Washington, D.C. The additional franchises will be announced at a later date.

• Promising striker Folarin Balogun has opted to play for the U.S. national team rather than England, which he had represented at the under-21 level.

Death

Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89.

Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.

Also

Caroline Wales shot 2over 74 and is currently tied for 23rd to lead Cal State San Marcos to 13th place out of 18 teams after the first round of the NCAA National Championships at Fox Run Golf Club in Eureka, Mo.