McKinney resigns as Bloomington North coach\nBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Tom McKinney, who coached Bloomington North to the state's final single-class boys basketball championship, has resigned after 17 years as the Cougars' coach.\nMcKinney's Bloomington North teams went 303-99, including the 1997 state championship and a finish as runner up in the 2000 Class 4A tournament. McKinney submitted his resignation last week, saying he planned to continue teaching government and history at the school.\n"I'm 56, and I just think, at this point, it'll be a good time to step down and see how it is without basketball," he said. "I've coached for 34 years -- 25 as a head coach -- and I played in high school."\nMcKinney coached two winners of Indiana's Mr. Basketball award: Jared Jeffries (2000) and Sean May (2002). His career record of 415-168 includes eight seasons as coach at Franklin.
Pippen says he'll probably retire\nDEERFIELD, Ill. -- Scottie Pippen said Thursday he will probably retire following an injury-shortened season in his return to the Chicago Bulls.\nThen again, Michael Jordan's sidekick on six NBA title teams hedged a bit, as he has all season.\n"This is probably it for me," Pippen said, the day after the Bulls completed a 23-59 season -- the first time in his 17-year career his team has missed the playoffs. "I'd rather not make a 100 percent commitment. But I'm quite sure that this is probably my last season."\nPippen was brought back to give a young Bulls team leadership and experience, but he had knee surgery in December and played in only 23 games, starting just six.\nPippen, who will be 39 in September, was voted one of the NBA's 50 greatest players, as the Bulls captured six championships in the 1990s.\nHe was traded to Houston in 1999, played one season with the Rockets and then spent four years in Portland, Ore. He signed a two-year, $10 million deal to return to Chicago in the offseason and then averaged 5.9 points in limited action.\nAsked to reflect on his career, Pippen told reporters: "I don't want to reminisce about it right now. I may come back and play next year, you never know."\nReminded that Jordan made two comebacks after retiring, Pippen said, "He came back a few times. I guess I can come back once."
White Sox knock off Royals\nCHICAGO --- Magglio Ordonez hit a one-out home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals Thursday and a three-game series sweep.\nFrank Thomas had a two-run homer, and Aaron Rowand hit his first homer of the year for the White Sox, who beat the Royals in their final at bat for the second straight game.\nOrdonez's fourth home run of the year came on an 0-2 pitch from D.J. Carrasco (1-1) and sailed deep into the left-field bleachers. Ordonez was mobbed by his teammates at home plate.\nThe White Sox have taken four of five from the Royals this season.\nDamaso Marte (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.\nThe White Sox took a 5-2 lead on Thomas' homer to left, which scored Ordonez. It was Thomas' first home run of the season and just his second extra base hit.
