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West's Candace Parker, left, of the Los Angeles Sparks, celebrates with Semone Augustus, center, of the Minnesota Lynx, and Tina Thompson, of the Seattle Storm at the end of the 2013 WNBA All-Star basketball game. CTJH110 (Jessica Hill / Associated Press)
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Named Oregon coach George Horton was named manager of the 2016 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team on Thursday. USA Baseball also announced that Jason Gill, Mitch Karraker, David Pierce, Dave Serrano, and Dave Snow will serve as assistants.

Honored The Yankees will dedicate a plaque for retired relief pitcher Mariano Rivera in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 14 before a game against Tampa Bay. New York retired Rivera’s No. 42 in 2013. MLB retired the number throughout the league in 1997 in honor of Jackie Robinson, but players wearing it at the time could continue to use it. Rivera was the last to wear the number.

Hired The San Diego Padres hired Hideo Nomo as an adviser to baseball operations to help expand their presence in the Pacific Rim. Nomo was the first Japanese player to permanently move to the big leagues.

Announced Attorney Joe Wrona said Olympic gold- medalist skier Picabo Street was defending herself during a fight with her father and will demand a jury trial on domestic violence and assault charges. Wrona said Street called 911 for help after her father attacked her. Street is accused of throwing her father down the stairs and locking him in the basement during a fight.

Decided Bill Christian and his son Dave Christian decided to auction off their Olympic gold medals and other pieces of memorabilia collected through their hockey careers. Heritage Auctions will conduct the public sale on Feb. 20-21. The company estimates the collection will fetch more than $500,000.

Re-signed Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker is staying with the Los Angeles Sparks. The team said it has re-signed Parker, who has played for the Sparks during her entire eight-year pro career.

Died Lennie Pond, who raced for 17 years in NASCAR’s premier series, has died. He was 75. The J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Chester, Virginia, said Pond died Wednesday but did not give a cause of death.