He received 62 first-place votes, followed by Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat with 24 votes from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. New York’s Mike Woodson finished third and San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, who won the award last season, was fourth.
Helton gets probation, community service
Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton has been sentenced to a year of probation and 24 hours of community service after pleading guilty to driving while ability-impaired.
Report: Texans’ Reed undergoes hip surgery
Reed will miss OTAs (organized team activities) later this month as well as OTAs and a three-day minicamp in June, according to the paper. The Texans are hopeful he’ll be ready for training camp.
Jets’ Revis running again, will report to team
The New York Jets star cornerback, whose rehab from knee surgery is being chronicled by the NFL Network, didn’t address the trade speculation in the latest installment, which aired Thursday night.
Florida defensive line coach Young resigns
A four-time Pro Bowler who played 14 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Young joined coach Will Muschamp’s staff in 2011 after one year at San Jose State and another at Notre Dame.
Indiana star Zeller opts to enter NBA draft
The 7-foot sophomore center who returned to school last fall for one more shot at a national championship announced Wednesday he is leaving college early to enter the NBA draft. The reason was simple.
Iowa State: Probe started with hoops aide
Iowa State released fresh details Wednesday of its internal investigation into NCAA recruiting violations, saying it found “a significant number” of impermissible calls and text messages made by coaches in football, men’s basketball and several other sports.
Angels’ Weaver to DL with fractured elbow
The Angels said he is expected to miss at least four weeks with the injury, which the team termed a left non-displaced radial head fracture. The disabled-list move is retroactive to April 8.
Axford loses job as Brewers’ closer for now
John Axford has been replaced in the closer role by the Milwaukee Brewers, until he can figure out his early-season problems, by Jim Henderson, who converted his first save opportunity Monday against the Chicago Cubs
Lions agree with Akers after Hanson retires
San Francisco released Akers a month ago after he slumped during the 2012 season. The six-time Pro Bowl kicker made 73 of 94 field goals over two seasons for the 49ers. He underwent double hernia surgery in February 2012 then aggravated the area during the season when he slipped on the field during practice.