Murray State women promote assistant

MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State didn't go far to get its new women's basketball coach.

The school said assistant coach Rob Cross will take the Racers' helm. Cross has been an assistant at the university for the past 13 seasons under three coaches — Eddie Fields, Joi Williams Felton and Jody Adams.

Athletics department spokesman David Snow said a lot of people in the university community think Cross has paid his dues as an assistant.

Wichita State hired Adams last week after she spent one year at Murray, leading the Racers to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Stanford's Lopez twins declare for NBA draft

The Lopez twins are going pro together.

Stanford sophomore Robin Lopez is joining his 7-foot brother Brook in entering the NBA draft.

The brothers made their announcement Monday through their mother, Deborah Ledford.

It was expected that Brook would declare himself eligible for the NBA, but Robin was not so certain. They were prep stars in Fresno, Calif., and came to Stanford together. Now they will depart as a tandem, too.

Brook Lopez, a third-team All-American and a first-team Pac-10 selection, averaged 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds to go with 56 blocks this season. He scored the game-winning basket with 1.3 seconds left in an 82-81 victory over Marquette in the second round of the NCAA tournament to put Stanford in the regional semifinals for the first time since 2001.

Robin's confidence during the tournament run was contagious, according to his teammates. He averaged 10.2 points and 5.2 boards and blocked 83 shots for the Cardinal.

— AP