Ohio University junior guard Jason Preston, the architect of the Bobcats’ NCAA tournament upset of No. 4 seed Virginia, will remain in the 2021 NBA draft and sign with an agent, he told ESPN on Wednesday.
While practicing with the USA Select Team Wednesday in Las Vegas, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards suffered a sprained ankle during a scrimmage, sources said, though the injury isn’t believed to be serious.
Five Tampa Bay pitchers combined for seven hitless innings, and the Rays beat the Indians 4-0 Wednesday to complete a doubleheader sweep of shortened games, pushing Cleveland’s losing streak to nine games.
Jayson Tatum has been wearing the No. 10 for Team USA in honor of Kobe Bryant, but with this being the first Olympics since his idol’s death, he said playing in Tokyo in that number is “not something I take lightly.”
Conor McGregor said Dustin Poirier was not his complete focus heading into UFC 257 earlier this year, as he was already planning a training camp for a boxing match against Manny Pacquiao that would have taken place after the bout.
Naomi Osaka says former first lady Michelle Obama and Novak Djokovic, Michael Phelps and Stephen Curry were among those who reached out to offer support after she withdrew from the French Open to take a mental health break.
Spectators will be barred from all venues at the Olympic Games starting later this month in Tokyo amid a coronavirus-related state of emergency announced Thursday.