Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan directs action against the Washington Wizards on April 9 in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file)

Bulls coach

Donovan resigns

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has resigned after six seasons, opting to step aside rather than work with a new front office. President and CEO Michael Reinsdorf made it clear after firing executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley near the end of the season that he wanted the 60-year-old Donovan to remain on the job.

He said anyone who wanted to bring in a new coach was “probably not the right candidate for us.” Now, it looks like whoever the Bulls hire to run their organization will get that opportunity.

Trump talks

college sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump repeated his call for Congress to pass legislation that would rein in college sports at a time athletes are allowed to move freely from school to school and command salaries that put athletic departments in financial peril.

Trump’s remarks came at a White House event honoring some 100 athletes from seven teams that won NCAA championships in 2025. Trump this month signed an executive order that would limit eligibility to five years, allow one transfer without penalty for undergraduates, stop pay-for-play schemes and build in protections for women’s and Olympic sports.

MVP adds

new trophy

(AP) — Gilgeous-Alexander — the Oklahoma City guard who is the reigning MVP and reigning NBA Finals MVP — is the Clutch Player of the Year award winner for this season, the NBA announced Tuesday. It’s the first of what could be several awards for Gilgeous-Alexander in the coming weeks.

He’s the heavy favorite to win a second straight MVP trophy — and because he’s a finalist there, he’s also a lock to make the All-NBA team for a fourth straight year.

NFL trades

anticipated

(AP) — Six teams enter the first round of the NFL draft without a pick. Six others have two picks apiece. Let’s make a deal. There have been 60 trades involving first-round picks over the past five years. Eighteen were traded in 2022. Last year, six first-round picks were dealt. That was tied for the fewest since 1985.

The Bengals, Packers, Jaguars, Falcons, Colts and Broncos don’t have a first-round pick while the Giants, Jets, Dolphins, Cowboys, Browns and Chiefs each have two. The Eagles, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Jets and Dolphins are five teams that could be active on Thursday night.