Topic: Rod Thorn

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- No. 12 West Virginia pulled away from Missouri-Kansas City with 24 unanswered points in the first half.

Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his Flagrant 2 foul on Brooklyn's Bojan Bogdanovic Wednesday night.

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah has been slapped with $15,000 a fine for verbally abusing officials, the NBA announced Tuesday.

The NBA says an official missed a foul on a last-second shot by Kevin Love Monday that could have changed the outcome of the game, a Dallas win over Minnesota.

The NBA said Thursday Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin should not have been ejected from Wednesday's game against Golden State.

Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut and Portland Trail Blazers guard Mo Williams Monday each were suspended one game for fighting.

NBA officials said the format of the NBA Finals will be changed and alternate the home court each of the last four games if the series goes seven games.

The Philadelphia 76ers are interviewing candidates who could replace Rod Thorn, president of basketball operations, sources told the Philadelphia Daily News.

The NBA's New Jersey Nets have restricted gambling among their players on team flights, the New York Times said.

Lawrence Frank will return next season to coach the NBA's New Jersey Nets, a team executive said Wednesday.