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Oklahoma City Thunder fire coach Scott Brooks after 7 years (Yahoo Sports)

Scott Brooks did everything but win a championship. The Oklahoma City Thunder fired their coach on Wednesday, parting ways with a former NBA coach of the year who led the team to three conference finals in four years, only to falter this season as his players were hit hard by injuries. Oklahoma City failed to make the playoffs this past season, as injuries limited them to a 45-37 finish. Brooks

NFL suspends DE Greg Hardy for 10 games (Yahoo Sports)

The NFL suspended defensive end Greg Hardy for 10 games without pay Wednesday for conduct detrimental to the league after concluding there was ”credible evidence” he roughed up his former girlfriend nearly a year ago when he was a member of the Carolina Panthers. Hardy, who joined the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent on a one-year, incentive-laden deal, was notified Wednesday of the decision in a letter from Commissioner

Rondo finished with Mavs, knee bumps Parsons from playoffs (Yahoo Sports)

Rajon Rondo is out in Dallas. Rick Carlisle made that clear when asked if he thought the free agent-to-be would wear a Mavericks uniform again. The Mavericks announced Wednesday that Rondo injured his back before the last of several times the point guard was benched in four months under Carlisle – almost all of the second half of a 111-99 loss to Houston on Tuesday night that gave the Rockets

Oklahoma City Thunder fire coach Scott Brooks after 7 years (Yahoo Sports)

Scott Brooks did everything but win a championship. The Oklahoma City Thunder fired their coach on Wednesday, parting ways with a former NBA coach of the year who led the team to three conference finals in four years, only to falter this season as his players were hit hard by injuries. Oklahoma City failed to make the playoffs this past season, as injuries limited them to a 45-37 finish. Brooks

Oklahoma City Thunder fire coach Scott Brooks after 7 years (Yahoo Sports)

Scott Brooks did everything but win a championship. The Oklahoma City Thunder fired their coach on Wednesday, parting ways with a former NBA coach of the year who led the team to three conference finals in four years, only to falter this season as his players were hit hard by injuries. Oklahoma City failed to make the playoffs this past season, as injuries limited them to a 45-37 finish. Brooks

Rondo finished with Mavs, knee bumps Parsons from playoffs (Yahoo Sports)

Rajon Rondo is out in Dallas. Rick Carlisle made that clear when asked if he thought the free agent-to-be would wear a Mavericks uniform again. The Mavericks announced Wednesday that Rondo injured his back before the last of several times the point guard was benched in four months under Carlisle – almost all of the second half of a 111-99 loss to Houston on Tuesday night that gave the Rockets

Rondo finished with Mavs, knee bumps Parsons from playoffs (Yahoo Sports)

Rajon Rondo is out in Dallas. Rick Carlisle made that clear when asked if he thought the free agent-to-be would wear a Mavericks uniform again. The Mavericks announced Wednesday that Rondo injured his back before the last of several times the point guard was benched in four months under Carlisle – almost all of the second half of a 111-99 loss to Houston on Tuesday night that gave the Rockets

Phoenix police arrest WNBA star Griner and fiance for assault

U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner and her fiance, fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson, have been arrested in Arizona on charges of assault with intent to injure and disorderly conduct, jail records showed on Thursday. Griner, who has played with the Phoenix Mercury WNBA team since 2013, and Johnson, who plays for the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock, were booked into the Maricopa County Jail in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday and released