Suns Select Porter as New Coach
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Terry Porter will be the Phoenix Suns' next coach, ending the club's month-long search for a successor to Mike D'Antoni.
Phoenix General Manager Steve Kerr said yesterday he had agreed to terms with Porter, who was an assistant with the Detroit Pistons.
Porter, 45, played in the NBA for 17 seasons and teamed with Kerr in San Antonio.
"He's got a great combination of leadership skills," Kerr said. "He's a great communicator. And his coaching experience, two years as a head coach, is important to me. The fact that he's sat in that chair, that was a key factor. He's very tough-minded."
Porter is expected to sign a three-year deal worth about $7 million, and he likely will be introduced at a news conference early this week. . . .
Denver Nuggets forward Nene will not play for Brazil in Olympic qualifying next month. Nuggets team doctor Steven Traina sent a letter Friday to the Brazilian Basketball Confederation saying Nene required more time to recover after treatment for testicular cancer and other injuries.
Nene's absence is another blow to the Brazilians, already without injured Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao.
ยท FOOTBALL : Cedric Benson's rocky relationship with the Chicago Bears got murkier after the running back's arrest on a drunken driving charge in Austin, his second arrest in little more than a month.
Bears officials said they would treat the matter seriously. Benson's attorney said that the former Texas star had a few drinks with dinner but didn't think he was intoxicated, and that he cooperated with police.
Still, attorney Sam Bassett said, "He's probably in trouble with his team for breaking curfew and having anything to drink under the circumstances."
Authorities said Benson was arrested early yesterday after he failed a field sobriety test. The former first-round draft pick was charged with driving while intoxicated and released on bond. . . .
Former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating its substance-abuse policy and will miss the 2008 season.
