Grizzlies shake up front office
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies parted ways with team CEO Jason Levien and director of player personnel Stu Lash in a front-office shake-up that follows the Grizzlies’ elimination in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
General manager Chris Wallace has assumed interim responsibility for basketball operations. Jason Wexler, the Grizzlies’ chief operating officer, remains responsible for business operations.
Warriors, Kerr complete 5-year deal
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors and Steve Kerr completed the coaching contract they agreed to last week.
The sides finalized the five-year deal worth up to $25 million and the team said it will introduce Kerr at a news conference Tuesday at its downtown Oakland practice facility.
California Chrome can keep nasal strip
NEW YORK (AP) — California Chrome can breathe easy ”“ he’s allowed to wear a nasal strip when he goes for the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes on June 7.
Belmont Park stewards cleared the horse to use the strip that opens his nasal passages, just as he did in winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
New York tracks have a rule prohibiting any equipment not specifically approved by stewards, and nasal strips were not on the list. A statement from the New York Racing Association and the state’s Gaming Commission said the track’s three stewards unanimously agreed to lift the ban.
Tiger talks about recovery
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Tiger Woods says his back injury was so debilitating that it caused him to doubt whether he would play golf again.
“Forget about playing golf at the highest level. I couldn’t get out of bed,” Woods said.
Woods said the doubt was erased after microdiscectomy surgery March 31. He said the procedure, which relieved pain from a pinched nerve, provided immediate relief, although he said there’s still “no timetable” for his return to golf ”“ or even for taking a full swing. As of now, he remains limited to chipping and putting.
Li qualifies for U.S. Women’s Open
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Lucy Li became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open by winning the sectional qualifier at Half Moon Bay in California.
The 11-year-old Li shot rounds of 74 and 68 on the par-72 Old Course to win by seven strokes. The golfer from Redwood Shores, California, will surpass Lexi Thompson as the youngest competitor in a U.S. Women’s Open when she tees off at Pinehurst on June 19.
Thompson was 12 when she qualified for the 2007 Open.
AT&T eyes NFL Sunday Ticket
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the hidden benefits of AT&T’s $48.5 billion planned purchase of DirecTV is that it raises the possibility of making DirecTV’s programming crown jewel, NFL Sunday Ticket, more broadly available on mobile devices.
Making exclusive live NFL game programming available on AT&T smartphones could trump Verizon’s deal with the NFL for certain live game streams on its phones, because NFL Sunday Ticket involves most NFL games, not just a handful on certain nights of the week.
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