LeBron now 7th on NBA points listCHICAGO — Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James passed Shaquille O’Neal for seventh place on the NBA’s career scoring list.James came into a game against the Chicago Bulls with 28,573 points in 14 seasons with Cleveland and Miami.He needed 23 points to tie O’Neal and did that when he scored on a layup with 7:23 left in the game. James took sole possession of seventh place when he hit the first free throw after getting fouled on a 3-point attempt with 4:28 left.Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki is sixth with 30,181 points.

UConn’s Auriemma Coach of YearDALLAS — UConn’s Geno Auriemma is The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball Coach of the Year for the ninth time.Auriemma has guided his team to an undefeated season so far and the Huskies have won 111 consecutive games overall.This might be Auriemma’s best coaching job as he lost three All-Americans to graduation from last year’s team that won a fourth consecutive national championship.Mark Few was named the men’s AP Coach of the Year, while Kansas’ Frank Mason III was named the AP Player of the Year on the men’s side. For the women, Kelsey Plum of Washington was named Player of the Year.