Month: October 2022

12:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced a plan Tuesday to encourage more respectful behavior within basketball, even at youth levels. Many groups — including the National Basketball Coaches Association, the National Basketball Referees Association and USA Basketball — are also involved with the “Respect
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1:48 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — The Pelicans will be without three starters on Tuesday night as the team downgraded the statuses of Zion Williamson and Herbert Jones to out late Tuesday morning. Williamson (right posterior hip/lower back contusion) and Jones (right knee hyperextension) were both originally listed as questionable for the game
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1:12 PM BST Italy lock Sara Tounesi has been suspended for 12 matches for biting a player from Japan at the women’s Rugby World Cup, meaning she miss Saturday’s quarterfinal against France. Tounesi was cited for biting an unnamed opponent during Italy’s 21-8 win on Sunday. The tournament’s judicial committee upheld the citing complaint, World
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10:25 AM ET Associated Press Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, vice president Pavel Nedved and CEO Maurizio Arrivabene are among 15 people who could face a trial for alleged false accounting and irregularities in player transfers following a notification from the public prosecutor’s office in Turin. Prosecutors have been investigating since last year whether Juventus, which
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9:19 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez said the squad will gather to watch Inter Milan take on Viktoria Plzen in the Camp Nou dressing room with the “small hope” of seeing their flagging Champions League campaign revived. Barca host Bayern Munich on Wednesday but will already have been sentenced
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11:26 AM ET Patrick Vieira has said there is a lack of opportunities for Black managers. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira has said “doors are not open” for Black managers in football. A report by the Black Footballers Partnership found that 43% of Premier League and 34% of English Football League players
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