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March Madness heroes Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were thrown out of the NBA's rookie transition program Wednesday morning after being caught in their hotel room with marijuana and women, ESPN reported on its Web site.
NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre told ESPN the two were sent home for “violating program rules.”
Sources said Chalmers and Arthur, who starred on the Kansas Jayhawks' 2008 NCAA championship team, were also fined $20,000 apiece and could start the regular season on the suspended list. But McIntyre would not confirm that.
After weeks of speculation, Oklahoma City's new NBA franchise revealed Wednesday that the team would be called Thunder.
Team chairman Clay Bennett said the team colors will be blue, red and orange – blue to coincide to with the main color of Oklahoma's state flag and red and orange to reflect the colors of the sunset.
Olympics
Gold medalist Michael Phelps says he'll do “anything” to help Chicago win the 2016 Summer Games.
The world-famous swimmer also says he's “more excited” than nervous about his upcoming stint hosting the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.”
And Phelps tells The Associated Press he wouldn't be surprised if he ended up wearing his iconic Speedo swimsuit on the show, adding that he'd probably be most comfortable in it.
NHL
The Boston Bruins signed center Stephane Yelle on Wednesday.
Yelle, who spent the last five seasons with Calgary after seven seasons with Colorado, has 85 goals and 239 points in 844 career games.
He was with Colorado when it won the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001. Last season with Calgary, the 34-year-old Yelle had three goals and nine assists in 74 games. He added two goals in seven playoff games.
motorsports
A team from the Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commission will investigate an accident Saturday at Cochran Motor Speedway that killed a fan.
Officials said Cynthia Nobles of Twiggs County was hit by a tire and part of an axle that flew from a race car. Nobles was pronounced dead Monday at The Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.
Several witnesses said the tire landed in an unfenced area near the pits between the first and second turns.
Winford Johnson, the track's promoter, said the track was shutting down this weekend out of respect for the Nobles family and plans to reopen the following weekend.
