Nate Ebner won’t get to compete at the Tokyo Olympics between NFL seasons after withdrawing from contention for the U.S. rugby sevens squad because of injury.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is confident Lewis Hamlton will sign a new contract to stay at the team next year but says no decision has been made who will be his teammate.
Denver Nuggets guard Monte Morris is one of 13 NBA players named on Nigeria’s preliminary roster by head coach Mike Brown at a pre-Olympic Games training camp in California.
Bucks forward Khris Middleton and Cavaliers forward Kevin Love have committed to joining Team USA for the Summer Olympics, agent Mike Lindeman told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, with a source saying Jrue Holiday will join them.
With virtually no break between a potential Suns appearance in the NBA Finals and Team USA’s opening Olympic game, Chris Paul has declined an invitation to play in the Summer Olympics. Raptors guard Kyle Lowry also won’t take part in the Games.