NEW YORK (AP) — Charlotte Bobcats forward Josh McRoberts was fined $20,000 by the NBA on Thursday for making unnecessary and excessive contact with Miami Heat forward LeBron James. McRoberts’ foul against James with 50 seconds remaining Wednesday night in Miami in the Heat’s 101-97 playoff victory over the Bobcats has been upgraded to a Flagrant 2.
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (AP) — Matt Bowling won the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown on Thursday night at South Boston Speedway, fighting off Matt Waltz in the seventh edition of the charity race. The event benefits the Denny Hamlin Foundation and raises awareness and funding to support Cystic Fibrosis research and new therapies in the region.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The College of Charleston has hired Duke assistant Candice Jackson as its women’s basketball coach. The school announced the move Thursday. Jackson takes over for Natasaha Adair, who took the Georgetown coaching job earlier this month.
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Ben Martin treated a tiny gallery to a course-record round, shooting a 10-under 62 on Thursday in the first round of the Zurich Classic. Martin’s 10th birdie was his most spectacular shot in a round full of them as he chipped in from 55 feet on the par-3 17th hole.
