BRITTNEY GRINER, the top pick in this week's WNBA draft, said during an interview with SI.com she is gay.
Griner, a 6-8, three-time All-America center from Baylor, said she previously has talked about her sexuality, but this appears to be the first time she has discussed the matter publicly.
Griner was asked by SI.com about the difficulty in coming out.
"It really wasn't too difficult,'' she said. "I wouldn't say I was hiding or anything like that. I've always been open about who I am and my sexuality. So, it wasn't hard at all. If I can show that I'm out and I'm fine and everything's OK, then hopefully the younger generation will definitely feel the same way."
Griner finished her 4-year Baylor career as the second all-time scorer in women's NCAA history with 3,283 points. She is the top shot-blocker ever.
Colleges *
Former Sixers coach Eddie Jordan has reached a tentative agreement to become the basketball coach at Rutgers, his alma mater, a source told the Associated Press.
* NBC Sports Group announced a 10-year contract extension to televise Notre Dame football games. NBC and Notre Dame said the extension would begin in 2016 and run through the 2025 season.
* Glenn Robinson III and Mitch McGary are returning to Michigan for their sophomore basketball seasons.
Sport Stops *
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said 2004 Olympic 200-meter champion Shawn Crawford has been suspended for 2 years for not giving full information about his whereabouts for out-of-competition drug-testing.
* Kansas Speedway and several drivers plan to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings during this weekend's NASCAR races. The track is working with NASCAR on a moment of silence before Sunday's Sprint Cup race to remember the three people killed and more than 170 wounded in Monday's blasts. Michael Waltrip, who ran the Boston Marathon in 2000, plans to honor them with special door numbers painted on his three Sprint Cup entries.
* Six-time Olympic gold medalist Chris Hoy, of England, retired from cycling.