Newsmakers

Honored The Atlanta Braves are making Bobby Cox the first manager in franchise history to have his number retired. The Braves announced they will honor Cox’s No. 6 on Aug. 12 before a home game against the Chicago Cubs. Cox retired after last season. He is fourth all time with 2,504 wins, including 2,149 wins in 25 years with the Braves.

Hired Providence hired former Fairfield coach Ed Cooley to replace the fired Keno Davis. Cooley, who led the Stags to a school-record 25 wins and a MAAC regular-season championship this year, coached his final game at Fairfield on Sunday, a 72-68 loss to Kent State in the second round of the NIT. Cooley was named the coach of the year in the MAAC this season, and the Stags (25-8) were on their way to the NCAA tournament automatic bid, when they were upset by St. Peter’s 62-48 in the conference tournament semifinals.

Injured Chicago Blackhawks leading scorer Patrick Sharp is expected to miss at least the next two weeks with an injured left knee. “We hope to have him back before the end of the regular season,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “It’s where he’s at right now.” He has 34 goals and 34 assists, and ranks second on the Blackhawks and 11th in the NHL in points with 68.

• Kings right wing Justin Williams will miss at least three to four weeks with a dislocated shoulder, leaving Los Angeles without its second-leading scorer in the midst of the playoff race. Kings coach Terry Murray announced Williams’ diagnosis, but stopped short of saying Williams was done for the season.

Sidelined Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay needs surgery on his injured left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. Gay has missed the past 14 games since suffering the injury on Feb. 15 against Philadelphia. The Grizzlies are 8-6 in his absence and remain in contention for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The 6-foot-8 Gay averaged 19.8 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game this season.

Charged Miami linebacker Ramon Buchanan is facing felony counts of resisting arrest and battery after allegedly spitting on and attempting to head-butt a police officer in Coral Gables, Fla., as well as three misdemeanor charges following an incident last week. He has been suspended indefinitely by Hurricanes coach Al Golden.

Died Russian gymnast Nikolai Andrianov, whose 15 medals made him the second-most decorated male athlete in Olympic history, has died at 58. He died Monday in his hometown of Vladimir, 120 miles east of Moscow. Russian news reports said Andrianov had suffered for years from a degenerative neurological disorder.