Newsmakers

Joining Ricky Rubio is making his long-awaited move to the NBA and will join the Minnesota Timberwolves next season.

The highly touted 20-year-old Spanish guard ended two years of speculation on Friday.

The Timberwolves chose Rubio with the No. 5 pick in the 2009 NBA draft. But his $6 million buyout clause at his first Spanish pro team, Joventut – of which an NBA team could pay only $500,000 under league rules – made him stay in Spain until it came down to a more manageable $1.4 million.

Announced Kansas basketball coach Bill Self announced that one-time Loyola Marymount player Kevin Young, who was all set to play at San Diego State in 2011-12, will instead play at Kansas. Young, a 6-foot-8, 215-pound junior, is eligible next season.

Fined Portland Timbers coach John Spencer was fined $2,500 and suspended for a game for comments he made about officiating following an MLS loss last Saturday. Spencer will miss Portland’s match at home Saturday night against the New York Red Bulls.

Replaced Mexico will be allowed to replace the five players who have been dropped from the Gold Cup squad after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. The five players and the Mexican federation are blaming the positive tests on contaminated meat.

Absent Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a no-show for a court-ordered deposition in Las Vegas in a federal lawsuit alleging he defamed M anny Pacquiao, Pacquiao’s lawyer said. Attorney Daniel Petrocelli said Mayweather violated a court order by not answering questions about saying Pacquiao has used performance enhancing drugs.

Hired The Dallas Stars announced minor-league coach Glen Gulutzan as their new head coach, tapping a 39-year-old who has never played or coached in the NHL to revive a team stuck in its worst rut since moving to Dallas in 1993. General manager Joe Nieuwendyk called the difference more coincidence than design, insisting, “He’s just the right guy for the job.”

Staying Danica Patrick is sticking with IMG in the wake of agent Mark Steinberg’s split with the sports management giant. Patrick hasn’t made a decision on the future of her racing career.