Sources - LaMelo Ball to undergo season-ending procedures - ESPN
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball will miss the rest of the season as he undergoes two minor procedures to address right ankle and wrist issues, sources told ESPN on Friday.
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Democratic lawmaker in Washington likens trans sports bans to racial segregation
Washington Democratic state Rep. Kristine Reeves compared legislation banning trans athletes from women’s sports to racial segregation during a state House Education Committee session on Thursday.
Maine school officials refuse to comply with Trump's ultimatum to ban transgender athletes from girls sports
Pole vault coach Allen Cornwall discusses Maine’s deadline to comply with a Title IX order and transgender participation in women’s sports on ‘America Reports.’
More Injury Concern For Barcelona, This Key Midfielder Ruled Out For Three Weeks
Barcelona's injured playmaker Dani Olmo is facing three weeks on the sidelines, ruling him out of the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Borussia Dortmund. Olmo, who suffered a right thigh injury in Thursday's 3-0 La Liga win over Osasuna, will miss this weekend's league clash with Girona, the second leg of the Spanish Cup semi-final against Atletico Madrid, and the April 9 tie with Dortmund. "Tests carried out this morning (Friday) confirm Dani Olmo is suffering from ...an adductor muscle injury in his right leg. His recovery time will be around three weeks," the club announced.
"We Can Feel Like Champions": Luis Enrique's Advice To PSG Team Ahead Of Season Climax
Coach Luis Enrique said Paris Saint-Germain "can feel like champions" knowing they could seal the Ligue 1 title this weekend but warned his players not to let their level drop. The unbeaten league leaders go to second-bottom Saint-Etienne, where a win would secure an 11th French title in 13 seasons if Marseille lose away to Reims and Monaco draw with Nice on Saturday. "We're never champions until it's mathematically certain, but we can feel like champions, we're the best team in Ligue 1," Luis Enrique told reporters on Friday.
Top-seeded Florida and its seniors run away from Maryland's 'Crab Five' for 87-71 March Madness win
Will Richard scored 15 points, Alijah Martin added 14 points and seven rebounds, and top-seeded Florida played a steady second half to run away from No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Tournament's West Region final with an 87-71 win Thursday night.
Texas Tech rallies from 16 down to beat Arkansas in first OT game in March Madness
Darrion Williams could barely make a shot for the first 30 minutes. He didn't miss when it mattered most, sending Texas Tech to an improbable spot in the Elite Eight.
Duke relies on length, elite athleticism to beat Arizona and advance to Elite Eight
NEWARK, N.J. — Peeking out from beneath the back-to-back 3-pointers by Anthony Dell'Orso in the opening four minutes, sneaking a glance from behind the double-clutch floater by Jaden Bradley that extended Arizona's early lead shortly thereafter, were the intermittent glimpses of fragility and fool's gold that seemed destined — desperate, even — to undermine any bid for an upset at Prudential Center on Thursday night. To drain the life from three separate fan bases whose allegiances here at the Sweet 16 were temporarily aligned and fused by a shared disdain for Duke, the top seed in the East Regional and a perennial national championship contender. That the Blue Devils' boast three potential lottery picks, including presumptive No. 1 selection Cooper Flagg, the five-star freshman sensation and front-runner to be named Naismith College Player of the Year, has begun to bathe this season with an air of inevitability.