Sports in Brief

Published 5:00 am Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Basketball

Players declare for draft — Ben McLemore is one and done at Kansas. Ricky Ledo is none and done with Providence. McLemore, Kansas’ talented freshman guard, was among several underclassmen who wasted little time in declaring for the NBA draft on Tuesday, the day after the college season ended. Ledo, Providence, R.I., native, practiced with the Friars this season but never played because he failed to qualify academically. Indiana All-American Victor Oladipo announced he was giving up his senior season to enter the draft. New Mexico’s Tony Snell also announced he was going pro. The father of Louisville guard Russ Smith, who helped the Cardinals win a national title by beating Michigan on Monday night, says his son will also enter the draft.

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Pac-12 to review officiating — The Pac-12 will commission an independent review of officiating during the league tournament after comments by the conference’s former coordinator of officials raised questions about its integrity. The league announced Tuesday that the review will be done by “experts who are entirely independent of the Pac-12 Conference.” The investigation is expected to be completed by June.

Football

Seattle reaches deal with QB — Brady Quinn is the new backup quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks after agreeing to terms with the club. Quinn’s deal was announced by the team on Tuesday. Quinn beat out three other quarterbacks: Matt Leinart, Seneca Wallace and Tyler Thigpen. The four QBs worked out for the Seahawks on Monday. Quinn emerged the winner and the backup to Russell Wilson. Quinn spent last season with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Soccer

U.S. women win exhibition — Christen Press scored twice and the U.S. women’s team beat the Netherlands 3-1 in an exhibition Tuesday night in The Hague, Netherlands, that extended the Americans’ unbeaten streak to 31 games. Tobin Heath put the Olympic champions ahead in the 36th minute. Sydney Leroux went around Kirsten van de Ven and crossed for the 24-year-old Press, who laid off the ball for Heath to curl into the corner for her eighth international goal.

Hockey

U.S. women edge Canada — Amanda Kessel scored the winner early in the third period and the United States beat Canada 3-2 in the gold medal game of the women’s world hockey championship on Tuesday in Ottawa. The sister of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel moved in on a 2-on-1 and roofed a shot over goalie Shannon Szabados at 3:09 of the third. Brianna Decker and Megan Bozek had the other goals for the U.S.

Baseball

Angels place Weaver on DL — The Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday placed ace Jered Weaver on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured left elbow. The right-hander, who was diagnosed with a non-displaced radial head fracture, is expected to miss at least four weeks. Weaver left Sunday’s loss against the Texas Rangers early after jamming his non-throwing arm while dodging a line drive.

— From wire reports

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