Magic fire

Mosley

(AP) — Jamahl Mosley has been fired as coach of the Orlando Magic, paying the widely expected price after the team blew a 3-1 series lead and got eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in Round 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. It was Orlando’s third consecutive first-round playoff exit, and easily the most disappointing. Not only did the eighth-seeded Magic lose all three chances to upset the top-seeded Pistons, but one of those games saw Orlando have a 24-point second-half lead at home and still lose. That loss probably was the one that sealed Mosley’s fate.

Aces defend

WNBA title

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — A’ja Wilson’s GOAT status in the WNBA is gaining traction as she leads the Las Vegas Aces. Her achievements include being the league’s first four-time MVP and the first player to win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP honors and lead the league in scoring in the same season.

Wilson’s leadership and talent have propelled the Aces to three championships in four seasons. At 29, she remains in her prime. Wilson’s influence extends beyond stats, inspiring her team with her dedication and accountability.

The defending champion Aces are ready to take every opponent’s best shot.

John Sterling

dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling, the longtime radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and declaring “theee Yankees win!” after each of New York’s victories, died Monday. He was 87.

Sterling had undergone heart bypass surgery this winter. After the procedure, he was attended by health care aides at his home in Edgewater, New Jersey. He had called 5,420 regular-season games plus 211 postseason games when he retired in April 2024 just after the season’s start.

Sterling broadcast 5,060 consecutive games from September 1989 through July 2019. He came out of retirement to call Yankees games during the 2024 postseason.

V8 power

could return

(AP) — Four races into Formula 1’s new era and the peak of electrical power’s influence on the sport may already be in the rearview mirror. The Miami Grand Prix was the first under changes which slightly limited the role of the electrical power which has redefined racing this year. The president of the governing body, the FIA, said in Miami he wants traditional V8 engines back in a few years’ time. F1 started the year with some of the biggest changes in its 76-year history, headlined by a 50-50 split in power between a traditional engine and the onboard battery pack.