National Sports

Virginia hires Oregon assistant as softball coach

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Virginia has hired Blake Miller as its softball coach.

Yankees put 1B Mark Teixeira back on disabled list

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mark Teixeira is back on the 15-day disabled list with an aching right wrist, the latest injury setback for the depleted New York Yankees.

Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon, citing back

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament because of a lower back injury.

Ellis tells Bucks he will opt out of contract

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) -- Monta Ellis will be an unrestricted free agent July 1 after informing the Milwaukee Bucks he is opting out of the final year of his contract.

Hacking probe in Ohio rape case targets Ky. man

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A central Kentucky man who goes by the online name KyAnonymous says he's the target of a federal investigation into who hacked into an Ohio high school's computer and leaked a video related to the rape of a teenage girl at an alcohol-fueled party.

Bank warns of billions in losses from Sochi Games

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's state development bank says it stands to lose billions of dollars from financing unprofitable construction projects for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Jaguars sign 2nd-, 3rd-round draft picks

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed their second- and third-round draft picks.

Calif. city sues MLB over A's proposed move

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California city is suing Major League Baseball over the Oakland Athletics' pursuit of a new ballpark in the city.

3rd pleads guilty in probe of Pilot Flying J

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A third employee of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns owner and Tennessee's governor has pleaded guilty in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates.

Daytona frontstretch getting $400M facelift

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Daytona International Speedway is getting another facelift.

NBA Finals Game 5 viewership down from last year

NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA Finals' television viewership for Game 5 was down 12 percent from last year.

Tony Gonzalez wins PFWA Good Guy Award

ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez has won the 2013 Good Guy Award from the Professional Football Writers of America.

St. Louis CVC pays $2M to Rams for legal fees

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission has paid $2 million to the St. Louis Rams to cover the team's legal fees for the dispute over upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome.

MGM, AEG to develop 20K seat Las Vegas Strip arena

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG say they've inked a deal to build a 20,000-seat Las Vegas Strip arena.