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Lindsey Harding, the Phoenix Mercury's newest player, was signing autographs when she heard her name called again. Scratch that. Make it Lindsey Harding of the Minnesota Lynx. Harding became the first No. 1 overall pick in WNBA draft to be traded when the Mercury sent the former Duke point guard to Minnesota for All-Star forward Tangela Smith. More Info...  

Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima only made it a couple of steps out of the visitor's clubhouse before the throng of Japanese media descended upon him. Reporters shouted questions, camera crews captured every move. The scene surrounding Boston's rookie earlier this week is a toned-down version of what's expected on Thursday, when Daisuke Matsuzaka makes his major league debut against the Kansas City... More Info...  

Chicago Bulls center Ben Wallace missed Wednesday night's road game against the Detroit Pistons after going to a hospital with inflammation in his sinus. Bulls coach Scott Skiles said athletic trainer Fred Tedeschi decided to send the center to an emergency room because it was the quickest way to see a doctor. More Info...  

A fading, mostly empty arena. The likes of Bob Knight and Bill Self to compete against on the hardwood and along the recruiting trail. A program with no real history of success or much support. Bring it all on, declared Jeff Bzdelik. He left Air Force to take over as basketball coach at the University of Colorado on Wednesday, the latest in a series of career challenges he's undertaken up and down... More Info...  

Billy Donovan finally spoke up about a job opening. It just wasn't the one at Kentucky. Speaking before a fundraising dinner at Marshall University on Wednesday night, the Florida coach said he needs time to "decompress" following the Gators' second straight national championship, though he endorsed current Florida assistant head coach Donnie Jones for the head coaching job at Marshall. More Info...  

Portland Trail Blazers rookie LaMarcus Aldridge is out indefinitely after experiencing dizziness and a rapid heartbeat. He played seven minutes in Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers before he was taken to the hospital. After he wore a heart monitor for 24 hours, the team asked for additional tests on Aldridge, initially diagnosed with dehydration. More Info...  

The Albany Patroons didn't renew Micheal Ray Richardson's coaching contract Wednesday following his suspension for alleged anti-gay and anti-Semitic remarks. The former NBA player was suspended for the team's last two Continental Basketball Association playoff games on March 28, a day after he told the Times Union of Albany that he had "big-time Jew lawyers" working for him. More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. CLEVELAND – Just like Sunday, you've got a courtside seat behind the Rutgers bench for Tuesday's national championship game. More Info...  

Gail Goestenkors accomplished just about everything she could at Duke, from winning five Atlantic Coast Conference championships to reaching four Final Fours. The only thing that eluded her is a national title. She's off to Texas to find it. The coach who built a powerhouse during her 15 seasons coaching the Blue Devils' women's team resigned Tuesday to take over at Texas, replacing Hall of Famer... More Info...  

Jake Peavy upstaged both superstar Barrys -- and his former manager. Peavy sparkled in six shutout innings and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Tuesday in the season opener for both clubs, giving rookie skipper Bud Black a win in his debut against predecessor Bruce Bochy. "That's the way you draw it up," Peavy said. More Info...  

Chris Carpenter will miss a turn in the St. Louis Cardinals' pitching rotation due to right elbow inflammation, though the team thinks its ace won't be out long. Carpenter complained of soreness Monday, the day after he struggled in the season opener against the New York Mets. An examination by team physician Dr. More Info...  

It was planned to be a meeting where John Beilein told his West Virginia players how to prepare for offseason workouts. Instead, he told them goodbye. Beilein, who took the Mountaineers from mediocrity to two NCAA tournaments and an NIT championship, is moving on to Michigan. "Sometimes good things come to an end," Beilein told a news conference in Morgantown, W.Va. More Info...  

The Ohio State Buckeyes returned to campus Tuesday and were greeted by several hundred fans -- and one multimillion-dollar question. Will Greg Oden return for another season? Fans chanted "One more year!" as Oden, a 7-foot freshman, and his teammates piled off a university bus near the center of Value City Arena. More Info...  

Coach Billy Donovan spent several hours after the national championship game mingling with family and friends, and socializing with school officials. Sorry Florida fans, he didn't agree to a new contract. He didn't talk to Kentucky, either. But it could happen soon. Donovan's future -- along with those of stars Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford and Joakim Noah -- took center stage Tuesday, just... More Info...  

Andy Roddick practiced Tuesday despite a strained left hamstring and plans to play for the United States in the Davis Cup quarterfinal against Spain this week. "Right now I'm going to play, barring some setback," Roddick said. "I started playing some points this morning and those went OK." Roddick was injured while lunging for a shot in the fifth game of a quarterfinal match against Andy Murray... More Info...  

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig earned as much last year as some of the league's top players. Selig received $14.5 million in the 12 months ending Oct. 31, according to Major League Baseball's tax return, which was obtained by the Sports Business Journal. Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, received $4,875,000, the publication reported in this week's issue. More Info...  

Latest news and information from the world of sports. Our correspondent takes in the action of the season's first full day of games from his couch. More Info...  

For 13 years, Dana Altman was content at Creighton, helping the Bluejays win 20 games season after season. Now, Altman has finally found another job that appeals to him -- coaching the Arkansas Razorbacks. "I've had conversations with a number of schools," Altman said. "I just felt like at 48 years of age, the time was right. More Info...  

Michigan was negotiating with West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein to replace Tommy Amaker, a person close to the Wolverines' program told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for the school, said Michigan's search committee had Beilein at the top of a list of coaches who might be interested in... More Info...  

LeBron James received treatment for tendinitis in his right knee on Monday, one day after sitting out the Cavaliers' loss in Boston. The All-Star forward is listed as a game-time decision for Tuesday night's road game against Minnesota, the team said in a statement. He will be re-evaluated following shootaround in Minneapolis. More Info...