The Division I Committee on Infractions announced today that Pierce received an eight-year show-cause order for his role in recruiting violations when he served as associate head coach on the staff of former Sun Devils coach Herm Edwards. Read more
Sabrina Ionescu scored or assisted on almost every New York point in the fourth quarter, and she powered the host Liberty to an 88-84 win over the visiting Las Vegas Aces today and a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals. Read more
Courtney Williams scored 17 points to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 in Game 2 tonight in Minneapolis to even their WNBA semifinal series. Read more
LeBron James made it clear years ago that he wanted to play alongside his son before his NBA career was over; now that he’s teammates with his 19-year-old son, he was asked to reflect on his emotions about the arrangement. Read more
No one has surpassed Rose’s totals of 4,256 hits, 3,562 games or 14,053 at-bats. Read more
Huntley will make his Dolphins debut and veteran Tim Boyle will serve as his backup with Tua Tagovailoa still in the concussion protocol and Skylar Thompson dealing with a rib injury, coach Mike McDaniel confirmed Saturday. Read more
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Known for both his shot-blocking and finger-wagging in addition to a pronounced gravelly voice, Mutombo provided a dominating presence at Georgetown before playing for six NBA teams. Read more
Skylar Thompson is dealing with a rib injury that McDaniel said is “pretty painful,” leaving Tyler Huntley and Tim Boyle as the leading candidates to be Miami’s QB1 this week. Read more
Will Smith had a game-tying two-run homer and Mookie Betts added a two-run single in the seventh for the Dodgers (95-64), who also clinched a bye in the wild-card round. Ohtani went 3-for-5. Read more
Hawaii, a football-only member, also agreed to remain affiliated with the Mountain West despite interest from the Pac-12, Yahoo reported. Read more
Kelsey Plum matched her career playoff high with 29 points tonight while WNBA Most Valuable Player A’ja Wilson added a double-double as the fourth-seeded Las Vegas Aces beat the visiting Seattle Storm 83-76 for a two-game quarterfinal sweep. Read more
Sabrina Ionescu poured in a playoff-career-high 36 points, Jonquel Jones had a double-double and the New York Liberty completed a 2-0 first-round sweep of the Atlanta Dream with a 91-82 home win on Tuesday. Read more
Ohtani’s singular day saw him go 6-for-6 with a franchise-record 10 RBIs, to go with four runs and two steals. Read more
Ohtani stole his 49th base. He has 48 home runs this season as he attempts to become the first major leaguer to produce 50 homers and 50 steals in the same season. Read more
Ohtani will get another shot to get there tonight as the Dodgers visit the Miami Marlins for the second contest of a three-game series. Read more
With the Dolphins having a bye in Week 6, the earliest Tagovailoa could return to game action would be the Oct. 27 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals. Read more
Dolphins starter Tua Tagovailoa is in the concussion protocol and Skylar Thompson is preparing to start under center on Sunday at Seattle. Read more
Woods, 48, has not played competitive golf since missing the cut at the Open Championship in July. Read more
Peterson’s debt issues began when he took out a loan for $5.2 million from a Pennsylvania lending company in 2016. The sum has grown due to interest and attorney’s fees, leading to an $8.3 million judgment against him in 2021. Read more
Kansas City rookie first-round pick Xavier Worthy caught a 35-yard touchdown pass and ran for a 21-yard score as the Chiefs began their quest for a third straight Super Bowl title with a thrilling 27-20 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the NFL’s regular-season opener tonight. Read more
The proposed $2.78 billion settlement of the House v. NCAA antitrust case is on hold after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken expressed reservations about the terms today in Oakland. Read more
