In Brief
SRU's Brown earns PSAC hoop honorsSLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University senior forward Cornelius Brown has been named PSAC West Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week.Brown had 19 points and 13 rebounds in a 57-48 win over California (Pa.). He had 23 points and 17 rebounds in a 73-61 win over PSAC West leading Indiana (Pa.).
Pistons, Magic swing NBA tradeDETROIT — The Detroit Pistons have acquired forward Tobias Harris from Orlando in a trade that sends guard Brandon Jennings and forward Ersan Ilyasova to the Magic.The Pistons announced the deal Tuesday. The 23-year-old Harris gives Detroit another athletic young player, and he’ll be under team control for a while. Harris signed a $64 million, four-year deal to stay with the Magic last summer, when he was a restricted free agent.
Los Angeles unveils its 2024 Olympic logoLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles has unveiled its logo for the city’s bid to win the 2024 Olympics, displaying it on a digital screen on the 30th floor of a downtown skyscraper shortly after sunset on Tuesday.The logo is a figure of a soaring angel with outstretched arms and legs illuminated by the rays of the sun, which emanate from a point of light at the figure’s heart in a palette of purple, red, orange and yellow, colors often seen in the city sky at sunrise and sunset. The city’s slogan for the bid is “Follow the Sun.”Broadcast online, the ceremony was attended by Mayor Eric Garcetti, LA 2024 chairman Casey Wasserman, retired Olympic champion swimmer Janet Evans, who is LA 2024 vice chair and director of athlete relations, and USOC chief marketing officer Lisa Baird.
Iran denies entry of female spectatorsLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Volleyball’s world governing body said “misunderstandings” in Iran were to blame for female spectators being denied entry to a Beach Volleyball World Tour event.Allowing women to attend the five-day competition at Kish Island had been a condition of world body FIVB for the Iranian volleyball federation to host the men’s event.Female fans are traditionally barred from attending male-only sports matches in Iran.