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 ...
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 ...
MIAMI — Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber believes the next two years will be a pivotal stretch for soccer in the United States. The 2025 MLS season marks the league’s 30th season, where Lionel Messi will play another year with Inter Miami, the L.A. Galaxy are reigning champions once again, and San Diego FC will begin play as the ...
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 ...
MADRID — Spain’s High Court has found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined him over 10,000 euros ($10,434) in a case which caused a nationwide furor. It acquitted him of a charge of coercion, the court said in a statement on Thursday. Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales, 47, over ...
Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe was arrested Tuesday on a charge of disturbing an assembly in Huntington Beach, California, per the city’s arrest log. The incident occurred at a city council meeting. Kluwe, 43, was protesting the city’s approval of a public library plaque that was designed to use words to spell out ‘MAGA,’ the acronym for President Donald Trump’s ...
Myles Garrett requested a trade away from the Cleveland Browns a week before Super Bowl 59. That got Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson dreaming about a potential partnership between the top pass rushers. Hutchinson detailed in an appearance on ‘The Squeeze’ podcast – hosted by Lions fan Taylor Lautner and his wife, Tay – that he shared that vision in ...