The WNBA's Detroit Shock are moving to Tulsa, Okla., a team official told The Associated Press.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity yesterday because he was not authorized to make the announcement.

Detroit made its debut in the league in 1998 and won titles in 2008, 2006 and 2003. The Shock lost last month to the Indiana Fever in the Eastern Conference finals after rallying to earn a playoff spot.

Last week, a group of investors in Tulsa said they would formally apply to the WNBA to purchase a franchise.

Lead investor Bill Cameron has said his group, called Tulsa Pro Hoops LLC, will exercise its option to buy a WNBA team and expected a decision from the league by the end of October with the goal of having a team in Oklahoma next season.

Cameron and fellow investor David Box announced last month that former Tulsa and Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson would serve as the WNBA team's coach and general manager if Tulsa landed a franchise.

The Shock had a lot of success on the court, but not in the stands in a state with four major professional teams along with Michigan and Michigan State athletics.

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T'WOLVES' LOVE SET FOR HAND SURGERY

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love has been scheduled for surgery on his broken left hand.

Love will have the operation in New York today to fix a fracture in the fourth metacarpal bone. The second-year player suffered the injury on a rebound last Friday in a preseason game at Chicago.

He's expected to be out at least six weeks.

Love averaged 11.1 points and 9.1 rebounds last season.

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College basketball: Two Louisville basketball players have reached a plea agreement with Indiana prosecutors following a run-in with off-duty police officers at a restaurant earlier this month.

Senior guard Jerry Smith and sophomore center Terrence Jennings each pleaded guilty to one count of resisting law enforcement and will be on probation for a year. They must complete 40 hours of community service and pay about $500 in fines.

The two were arrested Oct. 11 after they tussled with officers outside a southern Indiana restaurant. Jennings was stunned twice with a Taser.