6:41 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The New York Knicks announced Thursday afternoon that center Mitchell Robinson had successful surgery to repair a right thumb fracture he suffered in Wednesday night’s loss to the Washington Wizards. The team said Robinson would be evaluated on his progress toward returning in three weeks. Robinson left Wednesday’s loss in
4:08 PM ET DALLAS — Mavericks center/power forward Christian Wood fractured his left thumb and will be reevaluated next week, the team announced Thursday. Wood suffered the injury during the second quarter of the Mavs’ 130-122 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday but finished the game, scoring 22 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Editor’s
8:11 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners signed infielder Tommy La Stella to a one-year contract on Thursday, adding another versatile veteran to their roster. La Stella spent the past two seasons with San Francisco, but was designated for assignment by the Giants in late December. La Stella signed a three-year, $18.75
8:56 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan Miller grew up idolizing goalie Dominik Hasek, and upon signing with the Buffalo Sabres in 2002, fantasized of one day having his name and number hang from the arena rafters. Not only did Miller’s dream become reality on Thursday night, he was wowed by having Hasek
8:33 PM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Tournament director Craig Tiley said there are no plans to alter the Australian Open schedule to avoid late starts and finishes to matches, even after Andy Murray labeled the 4:05 a.m. (local time) end to his second-round win over Thanasi Kokkinakis as “a bit of a farce.” Murray triumphed
8:56 PM ET Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. — PGA Tour rookie Davis Thompson played his first six holes in 7 under, including consecutive eagles, and shot a career-low 10-under 62 at La Quinta on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm and four others after the first round of The American Express.
6:02 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN South Dakota State head coach John Stiegelmeier, one of the most accomplished coaches in FCS football, announced his retirement on Thursday. Stiegelmeier will exit on top, as South Dakota State won the school’s first-ever national title in Stiegelmeier’s 26th and final season as head coach. He’ll be replaced as head
8:29 PM ET Deion Sanders and Colorado flipped five-star cornerback Cormani McClain from Miami on Thursday, giving Sanders his first five-star as the Buffaloes’ coach. McClain, ESPN’s No. 4 prospect overall, is the highest-ranked recruit Colorado has brought in since ESPN began ranking players in 2006. He had been committed to the Hurricanes since October
12:08 PM ET On Thursday, the UFC announced the addition of stricter language about wagering in its fighter code of conduct as well as the hiring of sports wagering monitoring firm U.S. Integrity. The two changes come as multiple governmental bodies are investigating a UFC fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke on Nov. 5
4:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Alan Porter and Adrian Johnson became the MLB’s second and third Black umpire crew chiefs as the league announced 10 retirements along with promotions from the minors. Tom Hallion and Ted Barrett are retiring, the commissioner’s office said Thursday, joined by Marty Foster, Greg Gibson, Jim Reynolds,