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OKLAHOMA CITY — Mike Candrea, the Arizona Wildcats softball coach whose bid to lead the United States to a second gold medal ended with a loss to Japan in the Beijing title game, stepped down Wednesday as coach of the national team.

Candrea had guided the Americans since 2002 and went 17-1 in Olympic play. The only defeat was a 3-1 loss to Japan in the gold medal game last week.

"It has been the highest honor to coach for the United States," Candrea said. "I wouldn't trade it for a minute."

OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State guard Monta Ellis will be sidelined for at least three months after severely spraining his ankle during an off-season workout, forcing the Warriors to start the season without the player expected to lead their revamped roster this fall.

Ellis, who got a six-year contract extension worth $66 million on July 24, sprained his ankle and tore a deltoid ligament while working out in his hometown of Jackson, Miss.

● The Milwaukee Bucks and Warriors will travel to China in October to play two exhibition games.

● Oregon officials say an autopsy shows former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died when his enlarged heart failed.

The No. 12 Pima College men's soccer team defeated South Mountain 3-0 on Wednesday at Pima's West Campus. Edgar Reyna, Badara Alou Coulibaly and Jesus Ortiz scored for Pima (2-0).

● The No. 3 Pima College women's soccer team defeated visiting South Mountain 1-0 in overtime on Wednesday. Sophia Wigham scored the winning goal.

● The UA women's golf team was ranked 13th in the Golf World magazine/National Golf Coaches Association preseason poll.

● NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup races, the result of their on-track incident at the end of last weekend's race.

● Joey Logano will drive in seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races this fall as a tuneup before the 18-year-old star begins his full-time ride at Joe Gibbs Racing.

● Quarterback Ben Mauk lost his latest appeal to the NCAA for another year of eligibility on Wednesday, leaving him with one final chance to play for Cincinnati.