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NBA

Donovan leaves Gators for Magic

After leading Florida to two national titles, Billy Donovan has agreed to leave the Gators to coach the Orlando Magic, the NBA team confirmed Thursday. Donovan agreed to a five-year deal paying $5.5 million annually, an NBA official said.

“Billy Donovan is a winner,” general manager Otis Smith said in a statement. “We feel he is the right person to develop and maximize the talents of our players.”

Donovan, who turned down an offer in April to coach Kentucky, replaces Brian Hill, who was fired after two consecutive losing seasons.

Donovan didn’t return phone messages left by The AP.

College basketball

Bouldin picked for U19 trials

Gonzaga University sophomore guard Matt Bouldin is one of 20 players who accepted an invitation to join the USA 19 World Championship Team Trials June 28-30 at the Dallas Mavericks’ practice facility. A 12-member team will play in the world championship in Serbia July 12-22.

Bouldin, from Highlands Ranch, Colo., was chosen to the all-West Coast Conference Freshman Team.

College baseball

Brett will play for Trojans

Beau Brett, a junior three-sport athlete at Ferris High School, has made an oral commitment to play baseball at the University of Southern California.

His father Bobby said that Beau had offers from Pepperdine and the University of Washington.

After impressing during a hitting camp at USC, the lure of warm weather and a chance to play in the Pac-10 at a once-storied program swayed his decision.

Beau starts in football and is a member of the Saxons’ state championship basketball team. The 6-foot-3 first baseman and two-time All-GSL player batted .433 this year, led the league with nine home runs, added seven doubles and was second in runs batted in with 38.

College softball

Huskies advance on no-hitter

Washington’s Danielle Lawrie threw the first no-hitter in four years in the Women’s College World Series, leading the Huskies to a 3-1 victory over DePaul in the first round at Oklahoma City. Lawrie became the first pitcher in Series history to allow a run in a no-hitter.

Later, Monica Abbott threw her 23rd career no-hitter and broke the single-season record for strikeouts at 665 in Tennessee’s 2-0 victory over Texas A&M.

Washington next plays Northwestern, which beat Arizona State 2-0. Arizona beat Baylor 2-1 in Thursday’s final game.