Arizona’s Ashley out for rest of season
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona forward Brandon Ashley is out for the season after injuring his right foot in a 60-58 loss to California on Saturday night, a defeat likely to knock the Wildcats down the rankings after eight straight weeks at No. 1.
Bader breaks career 3-pointer mark
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Oakland’s Travis Bader set the NCAA Division I record for the most career 3-pointers on Sunday against UW-Milwaukee, surpassing the previous mark of 457 set by Duke’s J.J. Redick.
Bader entered the game two behind Redick and missed his first 3-point attempt before making his next four, breaking the record with a shot from the right corner with 6:17 left in the first half.
Silver takes over as NBA commissioner
NEW YORK (AP) — David Stern retired Saturday after 30 years as the NBA’s commissioner and was succeeded by Adam Silver.
The NBA posted a picture on its Twitter account of Silver holding a basketball and shaking hands with outgoing commissioner David Stern.
“It’s official: Adam Silver succeeds David Stern as NBA Commissioner” the caption read.
Stern retired after exactly 30 years in charge, making him the NBA’s longest-serving and most successful commissioner.
Silver joined the NBA as his assistant in 1992 and has been the deputy commissioner since 2006. He is the NBA’s fifth commissioner.
Bynum signs with Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Pacers added size and scoring to the Eastern Conference’s best team Saturday, signing free agent center Andrew Bynum for the rest of the season.
Team officials did not release additional details of the contract. He is expected to join the team next week.
Bynum has played only 24 games since the 2011-12 season ended. He played with Cleveland before “conduct detrimental to the team” forced a trade to Chicago, which then released him. He was averaging 8.4 points and 5.3 rebounds this year with Cleveland and has career averages of 11.5 points and 7.7 rebounds.
Murray tops Querrey in Davis Cup
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wimbledon champion Andy Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 Sunday to clinch Britain’s opening-round Davis Cup victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park.
Murray won his 18th straight Davis Cup singles match and Britain beat the Americans for the first time since 1935.
Britain advanced to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time since 1986. It will face Italy, which defeated Argentina.
Pavlyuchenkova wins Open GDF Suez
PARIS (AP) — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia beat third-seeded Sara Errani of Italy 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Open GDF Suez for her sixth career title.
Ligety wins WC giant slalom event
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Ted Ligety of the United States put together two nearly flawless runs in difficult conditions to win a World Cup giant slalom on Sunday, the last men’s race before the Sochi Olympics.
Ligety, a two-time world champion in the event, overcame poor visibility to finish a massive 1.51 seconds faster than Marcel Hirscher of Austria in the combined time.
Hansdotter wins WC race in heavy snow
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Frida Hansdotter of Sweden won her first women’s World Cup race in heavy snow Sunday after American teen Mikaela Shiffrin failed to hold on to her opening-run lead.
Hansdotter, who trailed Shiffrin by 0.31 seconds going into the final run, finished in an overall time of 1 minute, 50.17 seconds.
The last racer on the visibly deteriorating course, Shiffrin caught a hole in the snow early in her final run and was thrown forward. She recovered but, having lost her pace, ended up 0.72 behind Hansdotter in seventh.
Dartmouth skier dies at race in Vermont
CRAFTSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Dartmouth College said that a 20-year-old member of its cross-country ski team died at an event in Vermont on Saturday.
Dartmouth spokesman Rick Bender says that Torin Tucker died while competing at the Vermont Carnival.
Bender said the junior from Sun Valley, Idaho, died at the scene after attempts to resuscitate him failed. The cause of Tucker’s death is under investigation.
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