The fallout and bad feelings from the rescinded trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets involving center Mark Williams continued Thursday when Williams’ agent formally alleged the Lakers did not properly handle the physical examination that derailed the deal. ‘The overwhelming sentiment, after conferring with multiple, nationally recognized doctors, is that the Los Angeles Lakers should not have ...
The NBA All-Star break has come and gone, and, if top contenders want to launch deep runs, even they have to find ways to improve. No team is perfect, and it’s usually the teams that adapt to their weaknesses that last. In the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have the three best records coming ...
U.S. athletes should get used to being treated as the ugly Americans. The U.S. men’s hockey team probably won’t hear a repeat of the boos during the “Star-Spangled Banner” before Thursday night’s 4 Nations Face-Off final that they did Saturday. But only because the game is being played in Boston. If it was in Montreal or Toronto, or any other ...
Authorities in Dubai say they detained a tourist who caused tennis player Emma Raducanu distress by exhibiting fixated behavior” during her match at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The man, who was not identified, had left Raducanu a note and took her photograph during the tournament. During her second-round match against Karolina Muchova on Tuesday, Raducanu saw the man in the stands. Raducanu was ...
The team said Wembanyama has a deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, which was discovered when he returned to San Antonio after Sunday’s All-Star game in San Francisco. A thrombosis is a form of a blood clot that blocks blood flow. Speculation about Wembanyama’s status swirled when he did not show up for Thursday’s shootaround at the Moody Center ...
The final of the 4 Nations Face-Off comes down to two major hockey rivals who are loaded with talent. Canada has multiple MVP winners in Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon. The United States has two-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck in net, plus plenty of scoring ability. The USA won 3-1 in the teams’ first meeting in the ...
TAMPA, Fla. – Aaron Boone, the occasionally maligned New York Yankees manager who guided his club to the 2024 World Series, will stick around beyond this upcoming season. The Yankees on Thursday extended Boone’s contract two seasons, through 2027, ensuring that the manager who has connected relatively well with a new generation of players will continue through a 10th season ...
The NBA world came to a standstill the morning of February 20 as it was announced that San Antonio Spurs’ young superstar Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. The condition was discovered after Wembanyama returned to the Spurs after participating in the All-Star Game ...
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Juan Soto is quickly ingratiating himself to his Mets teammates during his first week of spring training. On Thursday morning at Clover Park, Soto had a surprise for Brett Baty, who gave up his No. 22 to the new Mets superstar outfielder. Soto gifted Baty a new black SUV as a show of appreciation for ...
O Canada, my (summer) home and (not) native land. Tonight, I root for thee. Yes, that makes me an American rooting against Americans, which is un-American. But, hey, I have my reasons. We’re talking about the so-called 4 Nations Face-Off, the round-robin hockey tournament that is down to two nations. Tonight’s championship game is Team USA versus Team Canada. It ...