Basketball
Cavs’ Harden has thumb fracture, out vs. Bucks
The Cavaliers ruled out guard James Harden for Wednesday night’s game at Milwaukee after he suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb Tuesday against the Knicks.
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Hockey
Hellebuyck set for Medal of Freedom, Trump says
Connor Hellebuyck, the goaltender for the gold-medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Donald Trump announced during Tuesday night’s State of the Union.
Hockey
Pens’ Crosby put on IR, to miss at least 4 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss at least four weeks after he was moved to injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday.
Baseball
Basketball
Lakers add ex-Virginia coach Bennett as adviser
Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett joined the Lakers on Wednesday as NBA draft adviser to president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka.
Basketball
MVP odds tighten as SGA, Jokic near ineligibility
The odds to win the NBA’s regular-season MVP have tightened, with the top two betting favorites — Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Nikola Jokic — at risk of not qualifying for the award
Basketball
Harden questionable for Cavs with thumb fracture
The Cavaliers said guard James Harden is questionable for Wednesday night’s game against the Bucks after suffering a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb Tuesday against the Knicks.
Basketball
NBA Power Rankings: Will the Wolves rise? Where all 30 teams land after All-Star break
NBA insiders break down where all 30 teams land coming out of the All-Star break.
Baseball
Basketball
Inside the secret history of the black mamba
In late 2002, Nike began creating a global campaign featuring the black mamba — and presented it to an NBA superstar. That star was not Kobe Bryant.