In Brief
Rams get top pick, eye quarterbackNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have traded the No. 1 overall selection in this month’s NFL draft to the Los Angeles Rams for a collection of picks in one of the biggest deals in league history.Tennessee swaps the top pick to the Rams along with its choices in the fourth and sixth rounds. The Rams will give the Titans their first-round pick (No. 15 overall) along with two second-round selections and their third-round pick in the draft starting April 28. The Titans also will receive the Rams’ first- and third-round round picks in the 2017 draft.With the trade, the Rams now have the ability to draft the quarterback of their choice.
UConn goes 1-2-3 in WNBA draftUNCASVILLE, Conn. — Breanna Stewart led a UConn sweep of the first three picks in the WNBA draft, going first overall to the Seattle Storm.Moriah Jefferson went second to San Antonio and Morgan Tuck third to Connecticut, the first time in draft history that three players from the same school went 1-2-3. It’s never happened in any major sport according to information provided to the WNBA by the Elias Sports Bureau.
Sacramento fires hoop coach KarlSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings fired coach George Karl after his first full season with the team, setting the stage for the team to hire its ninth coach since last making the playoffs in 2006.General manager Vlade Divac announced the move a day after the Kings ended the season a 33-49 record.