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What We Learned During First Week of the NBA Season
The first week of the NBA season is already in the books, and while the Boston Celtics look like they're still the team to beat, here are some other learnings from the first week of basketball....

Colts' Joe Flacco to start vs. Titans
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Joe Flacco will receive his second straight start in Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn.,Flacco is getting the nod against the Titans with Anthony Richardson serving as the emergency quarterback behind Sam Ehlinger. Richardson practiced all w...

Kraken G Joey Daccord signs 5-year, $25M extension
Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord signed a five-year, $25 million contract extension on Wednesday. ,The contract will begin next season for Daccord, who is entering the final campaign of a two-year deal that earns $1.2 million annually. He was set to be an unrestricted free agent in July prior ...

Colts say QB1 job belongs to Anthony Richardson when healthy
At this stage of his career, veteran Joe Flacco has developed a knack for stellar play in relief of starting quarterbacks. But there's no quarterback controversy in Indianapolis, according to Colts coach Shane Steichen.,Following the Colts' 37-34 road loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Steichen said ...

Colts downgrade QB Anthony Richardson to doubtful vs. Jags
Veteran Joe Flacco is in line to start Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after the Indianapolis Colts downgraded fellow quarterback Anthony Richardson to doubtful.,Richardson was a limited participant in practice all week after sustaining an oblique injury in the Colts' 27-24 victory ov...

Ravens rookie CB Nate Wiggins out Sunday after car accident
Baltimore Ravens rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins will miss Sunday's home opener against the Las Vegas Raiders after being involved in a car accident, coach John Harbaugh said Friday.,Wiggins, selected in the first round (30th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Clemson, missed practice on Thursday ...

Yankees activate INF Anthony Rizzo from IL
The New York Yankees reinstated infielder Anthony Rizzo from the 60-day injured list on Sunday.,Rizzo had been working his way back after sustaining a right forearm fracture in a collision with Boston Red Sox pitcher Brennan Bernardino on June 16.,The return of Rizzo was one of a few moves made by t...

FC Cincinnati acquire ex-USMNT F Nicholas Gioacchini on loan
FC Cincinnati acquired former U.S. men's national team striker Nicholas "Niko" Gioacchini on loan from Italy's Como 1907, the club announced Thursday.,The 24-year-old forward returns to MLS following earlier stints with Orlando City (2022) and St. Louis City (2023). He scored 10 goals in 32 matches ...

Ravens TE Mark Andrews uninjured after car accident
Baltimore Ravens All-Pro tight end Mark Andrews did not "sustain any apparent injuries" after an early morning car accident on his way to the team's training facility on Wednesday.,In a statement, the Ravens said Andrews was evaluated by their medical staff and "later joined the team for morning mee...

Crazy Raccoon takes Overwatch Esports World Cup final over Ultra
On the heels of a dominant semifinal victory, Crazy Raccoon dispatched the Toronto Ultra 4-1 Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch event at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Toronto, which had defeated ZETA DIVISION 4-3 earlier Sunday to advance to the final itself, dropped the fir...

Three Overwatch teams go 3-0 at Esports World Cup
Crazy Raccoon, ZETA DIVISION and Virtus.pro completed perfect runs through group play at the Overwatch event on Thursday at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Twisted Minds emerged as the other group winner. Those four teams all clinched byes into the playoff quarterfinals.,Four teams we...

Hawks sign No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher
The Atlanta Hawks signed the No. 1 pick of this year's NBA Draft, Zaccharie Risacher, the team announced Saturday.,Per team policy, no further details of the deal were disclosed. Spotrac predicted Risacher's deal to be for four years at $57.2 million.,Risacher -- who was born in Spain but grew up in...

Hurricanes agree with D Jaccob Slavin on 8-year extension
The Carolina Hurricanes locked up defenseman and two-time Lady Byng winner Jaccob Slavin on an eight-year contract extension worth $51.69 million.,The team announced Monday that the extension begins with the 2025-26 season and will keep Slavin in Raleigh, N.C., through the 2032-33 season.,"Jaccob mi...

Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in NBA draft
With Victor Wembanyama on the table, there was little doubt as to who was going No. 1 overall at last year's NBA draft.,It was a different story this time around.,Fellow Frenchmen Zaccharie Risacher and Alexandre Sarr frequently traded places atop the board in mock drafts over the past month, but it...

Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in 2024 NBA Draft
The Atlanta Hawks selected forward Zaccharie Risacher with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.,Risacher comes out of France, where he most recently played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse of LNB Elite, the country's premier division of professional basketball.,In 32 games last sea...

Iowa's Ava Jones medically retiring from basketball
Iowa's Ava Jones is medically retiring from college basketball, two years after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash that killed her father.,Jones, from Nickerson, Kan., was with her parents and brother on July 5, 2022, standing on a sidewalk when they were struck by an allegedly intoxicated d...

Crazy Raccoon sink Falcons, win OWCS Major Dallas
Crazy Raccoon downed Team Falcons 4-2 on Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,After earning a 2-1 victory on Oasis and falling 3-1 on New Junk City, Crazy Raccoon took control of the match by taking Watchpoint: Gibraltar 2-0 and New Queen Street 1-0. Team...

Falcons, Raccoon step into upper-bracket final at OWCS Major Dallas
Team Falcons and Crazy Raccoon swept into the upper-bracket final on Saturday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,The Falcons dispatched Spacestation in three maps, and the Raccoon did likewise to the Toronto Defiant. Those winners will meet Sunday for a berth in the grand final ...

Four teams sweep to upper-bracket semis at OWCS Major Dallas
Spacestation, Team Falcons, Crazy Raccoon and Toronto Defiant all posted 3-0 victories in the upper-bracket quarterfinals on Friday at the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Major in Dallas.,In Round 1 of the lower bracket, M80 earned a 3-0 victory and ENCE advanced with a 3-1 win. ,All matches in the ...

Reports: LaMelo Ball, Hornets sued by North Carolina mother
A North Carolina woman has filed a lawsuit against Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and the team, contending Ball struck her then-11-year-old son with his SUV.,USA Today and ESPN, whom reviewed the lawsuit, said Wednesday that Tamaria McRae alleges that her son approached Ball's vehicle as he was...