5:47 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — Chicago-based hand specialists have recommended Bulls rookie Wendell Carter undergo surgery to repair a left thumb injury. If Carter opts to have the surgery, the recovery time is 8-12 weeks. Carter sprained his thumb during a Jan. 15 game against the LA Clippers. Carter played the entire game
5:11 PM ET Associated Press LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — Juan Cayro Delgado shot a 4-under 68 on Friday to give the Dominican Republic gallery something to cheer as he took a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the Latin American Amateur Championship. Delgado is making his Latin American Amateur debut, though he has
4:52 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Brooke Henderson of Canada kept out of trouble and kept bogeys off her card Friday on her way to a 4-under 67 and a two-shot lead in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, the winners-only start to the LPGA Tour season. Henderson had the only
5:22 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Patrik Berglund said he feels at peace and has no regrets after abruptly ending his career by walking away from the Buffalo Sabres, he told Sweden’s Hockeypuls.se in an interview published Friday. “I just knew I had to go home to find myself again,” Berglund said of
4:51 PM ET Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen has been suspended for two games for high-sticking Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele, the league announced Friday. Which pairings would be most entertaining? Plus, fallout from the 2020 World Cup cancellation, the Week in Gritty, Jersey Fouls and more. The incident took place in the Jets’ 5-1
4:49 PM ET Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Iowa State rehired Tom Manning as its offensive coordinator on Friday. Manning, who spent last season on the staff of the Indianapolis Colts, is returning to Ames to run the Cyclones offense under fourth-year coach Matt Campbell. Manning was Iowa State’s coordinator in 2016 and 2017. The
4:42 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Badgers renewed football coach Paul Chryst’s five-year contract through January 2024 on Friday. Chryst is entering his fifth season with the Badgers, who wrapped up a relatively disappointing season at 8-5 (5-4 Big Ten) with a dominating 35-3 win in the Pinstripe Bowl over Miami.
4:25 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry was not designated as having an injury in Friday’s practice report, meaning he’ll be able to play in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots. Berry went through a full week of practice, saying “I feel pretty good.” Said Chiefs
4:04 PM ET New Orleans Saints tight end Ben Watson will be inactive against the Rams in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, according to a source. Sunday’s home game might not be the final one for the New Orleans RB drafted at No. 28 in 2011 — that is, if he has any say
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