The Brooklyn Nets said in a statement that they have fired head coach Jacque Vaughn, with the franchise set to name an interim replacement in the “near future.” Vaughn, 49, was in his second year as head coach after being promoted from assistant in 2022; the team is 21-33 this season and currently sits 11th in the Eastern Conference, just
According to MLB.com, closing pitcher Liam Hendriks and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal, including incentives that could increase the value to $20 million as well as a third-year mutual option that could keep Hendriks off the free-agent market until 2027. Hendriks, 35, spent the last three seasons with the Chicago
NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until Monday, citing two days of rain at Daytona International Speedway. The race was to begin Sunday afternoon; the last time the Daytona 500 was postponed a full day was in 2012.a The postponement means tat NASCAR will run two races on Monday. Saturday’s Xfinity Series race was
Former world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao has been denied an exemption to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris France. Pacquiao, who retired in 2021, was attempting to compete at 45 years old at the upcoming games. The International Olympic Committee sent a letter to the Philippines denying an exemption to the rule that caps the age
Authorities said on Thursday that two of the three people detained after the deadly shooting following Wednesday’s parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win were identified as juveniles. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves shared that the preliminary findings from the investigation found that the shooting
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested and charged with assault after a pregame incident with Phoenix Suns power forward Drew Eubanks, in which Stewart allegedly “sucker punched” Eubanks in the parking lot of Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Phoenix Police Department said in a release that the fight broke out in the parking lot
Kansas City Police said that at least one person was killed and at 22 others were injured in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, after a rally on Wednesday celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl victory. Police Chief Stacey Graves said at least 22 people have gunshot wounds, eight of whom had immediately life-threatening injuries and were
Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander, who turns 41 next week, said on Wednesday that he is behind schedule this spring because of a shoulder issue, with his status for Opening Day currently unclear. MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart was among the reporters to whom Verlander himself revealed the news during a press conference, with the
The Kansas City Chiefs announced they have signed their defensive coordinator, Steve Spagnuolo, to a contract extension. The organization did not release any details on length or compensation. Spagnuolo took the Chiefs to the second-best scoring defense in the regular season in 2023, allowing an average of 17.3 points per game. During the
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the and veteran forward Thaddeus Young are finalizing an agreement for Young to join the Suns for the remainder of the season. Young, 35, had been traded from the Toronto Raptors to Brooklyn at the deadline as part of the Dennis Schroder/Spencer Dinwiddie deal, then the Nets waived him, making Young a
