SPORTS ROUNDUP: ASU Rams fall to GSW in extra innings

Rams fall to Ga. Southwestern

After beating Georgia Southwestern 10-7 in extra innings in Americus on March 7, Albany State’s baseball team fell victim at home in the closely contested rematch Tuesday. ASU made a rally late in the game, but it eventually lost 7-4.

The Golden Rams drop to 16-25 overall, while the Hurricanes improve to 19-27.

Vancouver officially names Green as coach

The Vancouver Canucks officially named Travis Green as their coach on Wednesday.

Green replaced Willie Desjardins, who was fired as coach April 10 after Vancouver (30-43-9) finished with the second-fewest points in the NHL and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Desjardins went 109-110-27 in three seasons.

“It’s a proud day for me, something I’ve been working at for a long time,” Green told the team’s website. “To get the opportunity here in Vancouver is extra special. I’m confident I’m ready and I’m really excited for the challenge.”

Green served as the coach of the Canucks’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Utica Comets, for the last three seasons. The 46-year-old British Columbia native guided the Comets to a 120-78-20 record and an appearance in the Calder Cup Final two seasons ago.

Rockets owner fined for berating ref courtside

The NBA fined Houston owner Leslie Alexander $100,000 following his confrontation with referee Bill Kennedy during the Rockets’ 105-99 series-clinching win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night at Toyota Center.

Byron Spruell, president of NBA League Operations, announced the fine.

With 13 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Alexander left his courtside seat and headed toward referee Bill Kennedy. As Kennedy stood along the sideline watching the play, Alexander walked up to him, yelled something and then walked back to his seat as Kennedy turned and glanced at him briefly. Kennedy did not appear to say anything.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Alexander would not comment after the game Tuesday, saying only that at the time he was “upset, very upset.”

— From staff, wire reports