Sports briefs

OLYMPICS

Geno to coach '16 Games?

Geno Auriemma will return to coach the U.S. women's basketball team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.

USA Basketball will discuss the move at a news conference today in Connecticut. The person spoke on condition of anonymity yesterday because the appointment of the Connecticut coach has not been announced.

Auriemma will be the first repeat coach for the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team, which has won a gold medal at the past five Games. Auriemma's team cruised through the 2012 London Games, winning by an average of 34 points, including an 86-50 rout of France for the title.

NBA

Kings hire Mullin

The Sacramento Kings hired Hall of Famer Chris Mullin as an adviser to owner Vivek Ranadive and general manager Pete D'Alessandro. The Brooklyn native and former St. John's star had been advising Ranadive since the Silicon Valley software magnate bought the team in May, including scouting ahead of the NBA draft. Ranadive also said he sought Mullin's advice before hiring D'Alessandro, who worked under Mullin in Golden State's front office.

'Motion' cameras moving in

The NBA will install motion-tracking cameras in every arena this season. The cameras will monitor player movement and help teams and players get even more detailed analysis of the action on the court. It's the next step in a partnership between the league and STATS that began in 2009. The SportVU cameras were used in Orlando during the NBA Finals.

The cameras track everything from a player's physical exertion to the field-goal percentage of his opponent while he is guarding him. It also can be used to evaluate referees. The NBA is the first U.S. professional sports league to use this type of technology to quantify player movement.

BASKETBALL

Slovenia stuns Spain

Goran Dragic scored 18 points to lead host Slovenia to a 78-69 upset victory over defending champion Spain at the European basketball championship in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

GOLF

Lahiri leads Euro Masters

Anirban Lahiri of India shot 8-under 63 for a two-stroke lead at the European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, and 13-year-old Ye Wo-cheng of China finished with a 78. The 178th-ranked Lahiri had two eagles, five birdies and a bogey on the 13th hole in the Swiss Alps sunshine and led Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain and Englishmen Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood. Thomas Bjorn, the 2011 champion from Denmark, shot 66 to stand alone at 5 under. -- AP