With a 4-2 victory over Italy at the world hockey championship on Tuesday, the U.S. clinched first in Group B and will play Slovakia in the single-elimination quarterfinals, which start Thursday.
Joel Embiid was forced to the locker room after a hard fall in the first quarter of Monday’s game. He was ruled out at halftime with right knee soreness.
Florida Gators coach Dan Mullen has landed a three-year contract extension through the 2026 season that raises his annual salary to $7.6 million a year.