Newsmakers

Surgery Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant had successful bone graft surgery in New York on Tuesday for a fracture in his right foot and is expected to return to full basketball activities in four to six months. It was the third surgery the reigning MVP has had on the foot. He had the initial procedure last October, then had a screw replaced in February, limiting him to just 27 games this season.

Declared LSU sophomore 6-foot-8 forward Jordan Mickey, who led the nation with 3.65 blocks per game this season, says he’ll forego his final two year and enter the NBA draft. Mickey, who’ll turn 21 in July, averaged 15.4 points and 9.9 rebounds this season, but saw his production slip in the latter third of the season because of a left shoulder injury.

• Georgetown guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera is skipping his senior year to enter the draft. As a junior, Smith-Rivera led Georgetown in scoring average at 16.3 points and assists at 3.2 per game and was selected to the All-Big East first team. He ranks 18th in Hoyas history with 1,386 career points.

Decided FIFA says it will use Hawk-Eye to rule on goal-line decisions at the Women’s World Cup in Canada. The British camera-based system to track the ball’s position is already used in the Premier League. It was developed in tennis and cricket. Hawk-Eye was previously used by FIFA at the Club World Cup in Japan in 2012. FIFA then chose the rival GoalControl system from Germany for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Penalized NASCAR fined Ryan Newman’s crew chief Luke Lambert $125,000 and suspended him for the next six races after determining his team manipulated its tires during a March 22 race at Auto Club Speedway in California. An inspection found a violation of the rule that bars any modifications to the tire or wheel, including the valve stem hardware that is used to release pressure. Tire technician James Bender and engineer Philip Surgen were also suspended six races. Newman and car owner Richard Childress were docked 75 points each.

Leaving UCLA receiver Devin Lucien has left the program. Lucien ranked third on the team with 29 receptions last season. He had eight career starts.

Released NASCAR’s top rookie last season, Kyle Larson, 22, has been released from a hospital after completing tests to determine why he fainted during an autograph session on Saturday. He missed Sunday’s race at Martinsville.