MLB: Braves deal for Vazquez

The Braves and White Sox reached a tentative agreement yesterday that would send pitcher Javier Vazquez to Atlanta, two people familiar with the deal said.

* Blue Jays owner Ted Rogers, died at his home yesterday. He was 75.

NCAA: Cincy coach commits

Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly acknowledged that other schools had expressed an interest, but said he’s not leaving.

* South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier Questioned whether new Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin, broke NCAA recruiting rules by contacting Volunteers recruits before he was cleared to do so.

* Kyle Singler had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke won at No. 9 Purdue 76-60 to remain unbeaten in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. . . . Jeremy Hazell tied a career high with 32 points as Seton Hall (6-1) rolled to a 101-78 win over Monmouth (N.J.) in Newark. . . . No. 7 Notre Dame hit 19 3-pointers in crushing South Dakota, 102-76. . . . Dante Cunningham had 20 points to lead No. 17 Villanova to a 69-47 victory over Penn in Philadelphia.

NBA: T-Mac out three weeks

Houston guard Tracy McGrady will miss three weeks to rehabilitate his sore left knee, another blow to an injury-plagued season for the Rockets. McGrady had arthroscopic surgery on May 6, but said yesterday that doctors have told him that the knee is not healed.