The Los Angeles Clippers announced Wednesday that star forward Paul George was diagnosed with a sprained right knee that will force him at least 2-3 weeks. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the injury will force George to miss at least the rest of the Clippers’ nine remaining regular-season games. George left Tuesday’s game
According to NFL Media, Pro Bowl linebacker Denzel Perryman has signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans. The move comes one day after the Texans agreed to terms with Pro Bowl linebacker Cory Littleton. The 30-year-old Perryman played the last two seasons in Las Vegas, earning his first Pro Bowl nod in 2021. Despite missing five games
Iona University announced on Tuesday they have hired Fairleigh Dickinson’s Tobin Anderson as its new coach, less than a week after he led the 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson to an upset of No. 1 Purdue at the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. Anderson said in a news release: “I appreciate this tremendous opportunity
Longtime New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Hightower, who opted out of the 2021 season due to COVID-19 and did not play in 2022, made the announcement in an article for The Players’ Tribune: “Today, I am officially retiring from the NFL. I know these
Rick Pitino has been named the new coach at St. John’s University. The school announced Pitino’s hiring but did not disclose terms; however sources told ESPN that Pitino, who led Iona to the NCAA tournament this season, agreed to a six-year contract. Pitino will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to receive a multiyear contract extension at next week’s NFL owners meetings in Phoenix. Schefter’s sources told him that the extension will be worth three years (two of Goodell’s previous contracts were for three years, as well.) Goodell took over
All-Star second baseman for the Houston Astros, Jose Altuve, has suffered a fractured right thumb at the World Baseball Classic and will require surgery, which will sideline him indefinitely. A day after Altuve was hit by a pitch from reliever Daniel Bard in the fifth inning of Venezuela’s 9-7 quarter-final loss to the United States, Astros
According to sources via ESPN, the Houston Texans and offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil have agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $75 million, including $60 fully guaranteed. The 28-year-old Tunsil will become the league’s highest paid offensive tackle, surpassing Trent Williams of the 49ers. Last season Tunsil’s production
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they have officially cut ties with running back Lenoard Fournette, releasing him after the start of the new league year at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Fournette was not released with a post-June 1 designation to spread out the cap hit; the team officially opened up $3.5 million in cap space with the release of
New York Mets GM Billy Eppler announced the team will likely be without All-Star closer Edwin Díaz for the entire 2023 MLB season, after suffering a full-thickness tear of the patellar tendon in his right knee. The injury occurred during Puerto Rico’s on-field celebration following their win over the Dominican Republic in Wednesday
