HOOPS: Durant ready to turn pro

Kevin Durant, the 18-year-old Texas freshman, said yesterday he’s leaving the Longhorns to enter the June 28 NBA draft. Also, UCLA All-American guard Arron Afflalo is passing up his senior year.

* Mark Turgeon, formerly of Wichita State, was introduced as Texas A&M’s basketball coach yesterday, five days after Billy Gillispie left for Kentucky.

NHL: Chicago wins No. 1 pick

Chicago won the NHL draft lottery yesterday, giving the Blackhawks a reason to celebrate after missing the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons.