Clippers pres. taking indefinite leave

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers President Andy Roeser is taking an indefinite leave of absence while the NBA restructures the franchise in the wake of owner Donald Sterling’s lifetime ban.

Roeser’s immediate departure was announced by the NBA. The league announced plans last week to appoint a CEO to oversee the franchise in Sterling’s absence.

“This will provide an opportunity for a new CEO to begin on a clean slate and for the team to stabilize under difficult circumstances,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said.

Warriors fire HC Mark Jackson

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors fired Mark Jackson, ending the franchise’s most successful coaching tenure in the past two decades but also one filled with drama and distractions.

General manager Bob Myers thanked Jackson in a statement for “his role in helping elevate this team into a better position than it was when he arrived nearly 36 months ago.” Myers said it was a difficult decision but the Warriors “simply feel it’s best to move in a different direction at this time.”

Jackson’s three seasons with the Warriors will be remembered for the way he helped turn a perennially losing franchise into a consistent winner and the bold and bombastic way in which he did it.

He guaranteed Golden State would make the playoffs in his first season, when they finished 23-36 after the NBA labor lockout. The Warriors went 47-35 last season and had a memorable run to the second round of the playoffs, and they were 51-31 this season before losing to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round.

Carter-Williams has shoulder surgery

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard and NBA Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams had surgery to repair the labrum of his right shoulder.

Carter had the surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. No timetable was set for his recovery.

Babcock among Adams award finalists

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings, Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche are finalists for the Jack Adams Award.

The NHL Broadcasters’ Association voted for the top coach after the regular season. The winner is announced June 24 in Las Vegas.

Bills’ Dareus arrested in Alabama

HEFLIN, Ala. (AP) — A county sheriff’s office says Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl defensive lineman Marcell Dareus was arrested in Alabama on drug charges.

A jailer in Cleburne County in Heflin who would not give her name says Dareus was arrested Monday night by a state trooper and was released from the jail within an hour.