Posted: 5:04 PM DePaul scoring leader Dar Tucker plans to enter the NBA draft and hire an agent.

Posted: 5:00 PM Nevada basketball coach David Carter says the Wolf Pack have hired a new assistant coach who spent the last two seasons as an assistant at Seattle University.

Posted: 2:30 PM Nevada’s Ryan Hallisey and San Jose State’s Erica Moston have been named the Western Athletic Conference Golfers of the Week for April 6-12.

Posted: 2:27 PM Fresh from leading unbeaten UConn to the NCAA championship, Geno Auriemma is set to become coach of the U.S. women's basketball team through the 2012 Olympics.

Posted: 2:24 PM Boston pitcher Josh Beckett has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last week.

Posted: 2:21 PM Mike Anderson has signed a seven-year deal to remain Missouri's basketball coach.

Posted: 2:19 PM Autopsy results show that longtime Phillies' TV and radio broadcaster Harry Kalas died from heart disease.

Posted: 2:17 PM The Las Vegas Bowl has a new sponsor, Maaco Inc., and is going to be played Dec. 22.

Posted: 2:11 PM Oscar De La Hoya is calling it quits in the ring.

Posted: 2:07 PM A Duke spokesman says that former point guard Greg Paulus recently worked out for the Green Bay Packers in advance of the NFL draft.

Posted: 2:04 PM A funeral home says a memorial service for Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart will be held Friday at Williamsport High School, where Adenhart played as a teen.

Posted: 2:01 PM Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet has decided to enter the NBA draft.

Posted: 1:59 PM Xavier has promoted assistant Chris Mack to succeed Sean Miller as basketball coach.

Posted: 1:54 PM The New York Knicks have signed forward Chris Hunter from the NBA Development League.

Posted: 1:52 PM Jim France is stepping down as head of International Speedway Corp., the largest operator of NASCAR tracks.

Updated: 2:07 PM A federal jury has cleared a Reno police detective of any wrongdoing in a civil rights lawsuit brought by a Reno barber and two of her patrons, including former boxer Kelvin Davis.

Posted: 11:01 PM The Syracuse Post-Standard is reporting that Johnny Flynn will forgo his final two years of college and enter the NBA Draft. The report also says that Flynn will hire an agent, effectively ending his college career.

Posted: 10:58 PM Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich are staying at Kansas, passing up a chance to play in the NBA for the opportunity to make the Jayhawks a leading national title contender in 2010.

Updated: 5:48 AM Isiah Thomas is on the verge of starting his coaching career over at Florida International.

Posted: 10:50 PM Some disabled Mets fans have marked Opening Day at Citi Field with a pregame protest over the nearby subway station.

Posted: 10:47 PM Former Wolf Pack star Ramon Sessions scored 19 points on Monday night in the Bucks 98-80 win over the Magic.

Posted: 10:44 PM Three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt says he doesn't use marijuana.

Posted: 10:10 PM Tony Parker scored 17 points and Tim Duncan added 16 points and 13 rebounds before both stars sat out the fourth quarter, and the San Antonio Spurs kept pace with Houston atop the Southwest Division with a 101-72 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.

Updated: 10:24 PM Jason Giambi drove in two runs, Jack Cust and Nomar Garciaparra each homered and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2 Monday night for their first home win of the season.

Posted: 9:10 PM Portland State has promoted Tyler Geving to replace Ken Bone as men's basketball coach.