TORONTO (AP) — Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager.The Raptors announced Tuesday that while Colangelo's contract as team president is being extended, a new general manager will be hired within the next 30 days.The changes were announced by … [Read more...]

The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area.Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his … [Read more...]

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who made history at Augusta National, is bringing his game to Jack Nicklaus' backyard.Guan, who last month became the youngest player to make the cut in a major championship when he finished 58th at the Masters, has accepted an exemption to … [Read more...]

Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.Though the Duke coach had repeatedly said he wouldn't be back after last summer, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo says they spoke about a week ago and there has been "movement" toward a return.Krzyzewski … [Read more...]

The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.The new deal between the U.S. Tennis Association and ESPN, announced Thursday, also includes the series of North American summer hard-court … [Read more...]

DALLAS (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson flashed a few smiles when his bid to save the city's NBA franchise finally succeeded. Just not too many.The former All-Star guard didn't want to celebrate at the expense of Seattle after league owners voted Wednesday to reject, once and for all, an aggressive bid … [Read more...]

A person familiar with the decision says Rutgers has hired Julie Hermann from the University of Louisville to be its new athletic director.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school was still working on an official announcement.The school did announce that it would hold a news conference at … [Read more...]

BOSTON (AP) — After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country.Well, that time may be ending, at least when it comes to sports.The Knicks beat the Celtics in an NBA first-round playoff series this year, and … [Read more...]

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything going from 3-point range.The Eastern Conference semifinals have been far from perfect for the Miami Heat.And the reigning NBA champions are now in … [Read more...]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Top basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins is headed to Kansas.Wiggins signed a letter-of-intent with the Jayhawks at a private ceremony Tuesday afternoon in Huntington. He previously narrowed his choices to Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State.The Canadian star averaged 23.4 … [Read more...]