Month: March 2023

6:38 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Josh Pastner is facing an uncertain future as the Georgia Tech men’s basketball coach after another losing season and few signs of progress in the ACC program. The Yellow Jackets capped a 15-19 campaign Wednesday with an 89-81 loss to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC
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6:05 AM ET The NBA and Sony Sports on Thursday announced a multiyear partnership with Hawk-Eye Innovations that will change how the league tracks its in-game action. Hawk-Eye’s optical tracking technology is designed to capture player and ball movement in real time in three dimensions. The NBA’s adoption of Hawk-Eye technology follows its widespread use
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10:02 PM ET Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday and booked in a Pierce County (Washington) jail in connection with a drive-by shooting. Tacoma police said an altercation between occupants of two vehicles near the Tacoma Mall led to shots being fired early Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported, and one of the
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9:37 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — The Pelicans were dealt more bad injury news Wednesday night, when forward Brandon Ingram exited their game against the Dallas Mavericks with a right ankle sprain. Ingram checked out shortly before halftime and the team later said he would not return. Ingram was off to a hot
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10:20 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — This was a different kind of pitch for All-Star pitcher Martín Perez, who will be playing for his native Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Perez sang the Venezuelan national anthem before the team played an exhibition game Wednesday night against the Houston Astros. Editor’s
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9:56 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic said he will undergo an MRI on Thursday after leaving Wednesday night’s 113-106 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans in the third quarter because of a left thigh strain. Doncic was favoring the leg throughout the start of the second half and
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10:49 PM ET Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams has stepped down from his position, the school announced Wednesday night, days after he was suspended for using what the school called an “inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment.” Adams didn’t coach the Red Raiders in their Big 12 tournament loss to West Virginia on Wednesday,
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9:31 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Team USA manager Mark DeRosa is leaving no stone unturned in his preparation to manage one of the favorites to win the World Baseball Classic this month. He even sought advice from another coach who has had some experience dealing with a team of All-Stars. “I talked to Mike
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8:59 PM ET PHOENIX — Kevin Durant slipped and turned his left ankle during warmups Wednesday, knocking him out of what was supposed to be his first home game with the Phoenix Suns. A little more than an hour before scheduled tipoff against Oklahoma City, Durant was doing an individual drill with coaches when he
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