BOSTON — The Boston Celtics confirmed Sunday that the team had been fined $30,000 by the NBA for excessive contact with the family of Texas star freshman and likely lottery draft pick Kevin Durant.

General manager Danny Ainge sat next to Durant's mother during the Big 12 tournament. The league said Ainge violated rules demanding that contact be kept to a minimum between team executives and potential NBA draft picks, until college players officially declare for the draft.

Sports Illustrated first reported the story on its Web site.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Tommy Amaker was fired Saturday, two days after his sixth season with the Wolverines ended with an 87-66 loss at Florida State in the NIT.Michigan went 22-13 this season. Amaker's record at Michigan was 109-83, with three 20-win seasons, but his teams went only 43-53 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines never made the NCAA tournament under +Amaker+.scandal in its history.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — By Rafael Nadal captured his first title since the French Open, beating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5 Sunday in the Pacific Life Open.A five-time champion last year and an 11-time winner in 2005, Nadal had gone a stretch of 12 tournaments without winning.

ORLANDO, Fla. — All Vijay Singh cared about was winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which has caused him so much grief over the years. Singh got it done Sunday with a terrific run of birdies to build a commanding lead, closing with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory over Rocco Mediate.Three times a runner-up at Bay Hill, the 44-year-old Fijian became the first multiple winner on the PGA Tour this year, and his 31st career victory tied him with Harry "Lighthorse" Cooper for most by foreign-born players.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Mark Johnson was involved in another championship at the Herb Brooks Arena on Sunday, but this one didn't involve any miracles.Mark Johnson, who scored two goals in the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" upset win over the Soviet Union, coached the University of Wisconsin women's team to its second consecutive national title with a 4-1 victory over Minnesota Duluth.