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Suns star Devin Booker wouldn’t blame his scoring struggles Thursday night on his nose — which was broken in three places and required eight shots of a numbing agent to reset — or the new mask he was wearing to protect it.

The Indiana Pacers hired Rick Carlisle as their new head coach Thursday. Carlisle resigned as the Mavericks’ coach last week after 13 seasons with that franchise and is endorsing Jason Kidd to replace him as coach.

The Red Sox pulled starter Nick Pivetta in the middle of a no-hit bid with two outs in the seventh inning after he had thrown 100 pitches.

A 23rd Major League Baseball team has reached the 85% vaccination threshold for players and other on-field personnel, which allows relaxed protocols, but there were few additional vaccinations in the past week.

Manchester City are close to reaching an agreement with Aston Villa for Jack Grealish, sources have told ESPN.

Bill Moos is retiring as Nebraska’s athletic director after nearly four years in the position. The 70-year-old’s retirement will go into effect Wednesday.

Bellator has booked Fedor Emelianenko’s next bout for Oct. 23 in his home country of Russia, the promotion announced Friday.

In what was almost an international incident, Dion, a Canadian icon, was shown in Vegas wearing Knights gear. The Knights were facing the Canadiens, Dion’s hometown team. A Canadian newspaper called her a traitor. Dion was quick to deny the photo.

The Mavericks have agreed to terms with Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd to be their head coach and with longtime Nike executive Nico Harrison to be their general manager and run the franchise’s basketball operations, sources told ESPN.

Players will not be allowed to share accommodations or visit restaurants, pubs or grocery stores during The Open next month in England.