UMass fires McCall; will stay until end of season

The Los Angeles Lakers caused quite the stir on draft night when they selected big man Moritz Wagner out of the University of Michigan with the No. 25 pick. While most fans felt it was the right idea to address the hole at the center position with their first-round pick, there were some that felt there were better options on the board than Wagner, who was ranked No. 38 on Jonathan Givony of ESPN’s list of the top 100 NBA prospects. One of the players fans were hoping the Lakers picked was Mitchell Robinson, a former McDonald’s All-American with impressive physical tools at the five spot. Leading up to draft night, it was rumored that the Lakers were one of the teams “seriously considering� taking the 20-year-old.

The Big Ten and Big 12 will be outraged. The Pac-12 won’t have a legitimate argument but will join in complaining. Regardless, both ‘Bama and Georgia deserve to be in.

AMES, Iowa (AP) Izaiah Brockington has transferred from Penn State to Iowa State and will have two years of eligibility, Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Thursday. Brockington spent the last three seasons at Penn State after playing his freshman year at St. Bonaventure. The 6-foot-4 guard from Philadelphia started 24 of 25 games last season and was the Nittany Lions’ second-leading scorer with 12.6 points per game.