Month: October 2022

5:46 PM ET Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 phenom with an 8-foot wingspan who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, was back in action on Friday. Paris-based Metropolitans 92, with Wembanyama, dominated ADA Blois 113-88. Wembanyama had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the home victory. He also showed
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1:11 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder rookie forward Jalen Williams underwent surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture, the team announced. Williams, the No. 12 overall pick in the draft, will be reevaluated in 7-10 days. Williams suffered the injury during the Thunder’s season-opening loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was inadvertently elbowed by
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6:04 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Victor Wembanyama scored his team’s first points after just 54 seconds, then pumped his arms when he assisted on the last score of the Friday night game with a pass that traveled nearly the length of the court. “Wembamania” is sweeping France and everyone is trying to get
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6:14 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Fox and its related networks will televise next year’s World Baseball Classic, obtaining U.S. English- and Spanish-language rights to the tournament. Fox said Friday it will broadcast the U.S. opener against Britain on March 11 on the main Fox network. The tournament opens March 8 in Taiwan
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1:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. has been pushed back a day and will start Game 4 after suffering a small cut on his throwing elbow from a thrown champagne bottle Saturday. “Unfortunately, after the victory in Seattle, I caught a spare champagne bottle to the elbow bone,” McCullers
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2:24 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians manager Terry Francona has agreed to return for an 11th season after leading the majors’ youngest team to a division title and the AL Division Series in 2022. The 63-year-old Francona has not signed a contract, but said Friday he intends to be back next season. He
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1:20 PM ET Associated Press The Texas Rangers have hired Bruce Bochy as their manager, bringing the three-time World Series champion with 2,003 career victories out of a short retirement to take over a team that has had six consecutive losing seasons. Texas made the surprising announcement Friday, just more than two weeks after its
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