AP Basketball WriterGrizzlies' Ja Morant wins NBA's rookie of the year awardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The first three baskets of Memphis' season set the tone for Ja Morant's rookie year. All were layups, all by...

AP Basketball WriterGrizzlies' Ja Morant wins NBA's rookie of the year awardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Ja Morant wants someone to give him a big assist after running away with the rookie of the year award.Tell...

AP Basketball WriterGrizzlies' Ja Morant wins NBA's rookie of the year awardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) The first three baskets of Memphis' season set the tone for Ja Morant's rookie year. All were layups, all by...

AP Sports WriterPICK SIX: SEC, ACC schedule changes impact several programsBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe debut season for Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz got much more challenging when the Southeastern Conference adjusted its schedules this summer.Missouri's original cross-division opponents in its SEC...

AP Sports WriterPICK SIX: SEC, ACC schedule changes impact several programsBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe debut season for Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz got much more challenging when the Southeastern Conference adjusted its schedules this summer.Missouri's original cross-division opponents in its SEC...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Eastern Kentucky preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Ohio Valley Conference member Eastern Kentucky is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that have announced it will play at least one nonconference game...

AP Basketball WriterNets hire Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash as coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYThe Brooklyn Nets hired Steve Nash as their coach Thursday, putting the Hall of Fame point guard in charge of the team that hopes to...

AP Basketball WriterNets hire Hall of Famer Steve Nash to run floor as coachBy BRIAN MAHONEYSteve Nash was one of the NBA's most entertaining point guards, the engineer of a high-scoring team that helped usher in a new era...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Houston Baptist preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Southland Conference member Houston Baptist is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that has announced it will play at least one nonconference game this...

Hornets fire radio broadcaster after racial slur on TwitterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Charlotte Hornets have fired play-by-play radio broadcaster John Focke after he used a racial slur on his Twitter account last month.The team announced on Twitter Thursday...