Month: February 2022

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Caris LeVert exited the bus with his Indiana teammates and walked into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse a visitor. He can make himself at home. On Sunday, the Cavaliers went from surprising contenders to serious ones. Pulling off a major move ahead of this week's NBA trade deadline, Cleveland added another talented player to its young core by agreeing in principle to acquire LeVert, a talented swingman who can score from the Pacers. “He can help put the ball in the hole,” Cavs guard Rajon Rondo said. “He can erupt for 40 or 50 a night.” The Cavs are sending Ricky Rubio and his expiring $17.8 million contract, a lottery protected first-round draft pick in 2022 and two second-round picks to the San ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After playing in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested and accused of beating someone the night before in a Las Vegas nightclub. Kamara had four catches for 23 yards for the NFC in the game, then was taken into custody and booked at the Clark County Detention Center on charges of battery resulting in substantial bodily harm. Kamara remained in jail Sunday night. His bail was set at $5,000 and Baltimore Ravens Jersey  a court hearing is scheduled for Monday afternoon, a jail official said. Las Vegas police say they were dispatched to a hospital Saturday where a person had reported a battery at a nightclub. The police said detectives determined the victim was battered by Kamara. The Saints and Kamara's agent...

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASCAR was the big winner at its glossy Los Angeles gala held inside Memorial Coliseum. In need of an energy boost ahead of its upcoming season, NASCAR broke its dated mold and staged an experimental exhibition race inside one of the most iconic Hoka Shoes UK  venues in sports. The race itself on a temporary quarter-mile asphalt oval was a sideshow in Sunday's made-for-Fox Sports spectacular. Just how successful was the Busch Light Clash? Two losing drivers high-fived a pair of NASCAR senior executives as they passed in the USC locker room. One was Ben Kennedy, the 30-year-old great-grandson of NASCAR's founder and forward-thinker who pushed The Clash from its birthplace in Daytona across the count...

By KRISTIE RIEKEN, AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans are in talks with assistant coach Lovie Smith for their head coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meetings told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced that Smith had interviewed for the job. The 63-year-old Smith is currently the Texans' associate head coach and defensive coordinator. He joined the team last offseason after spending 2016-2020 as the coach at Illinois. The Texans fired David Culley, who is Black, after just one Skechers Shoes UK   season as their coach. Smith, who is also Black, coached the Chicago Bears for nine seasons and coached Tampa Bay for two seasons ending in 2015. Houston h...

By JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks fired a longtime minor-league trainer in November after he was accused of sexual harassment. The alleged harassment by Rockford IceHogs trainer D.J. Jones occurred in 2014, the Blackhawks said Sunday night in a statement. The allegations were reported to the team on Oct. 27, a day after it released a report by an outside law firm that found the organization mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. ESPN was the first to report on the accusations against Jones. “Under our new leadership, we have made it crystal clear that nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our players and employees, and there is a Running Shoes zero-toler...

By JOE REEDY, AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While most teams are looking ahead to next week's All-Star break, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are trying to correct some bad habits they hope won't trip them up in the playoffs. If the first two games of their Western Conference road trip are any indication, the defending NBA champions are on the right track. The Bucks had another dominating third quarter as they pulled away to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 137-113 Sunday night. “I enjoy playing in January and February. This is where you have to get some wins, come out, set a tone and play good games,” said Antetokounmpo, who had 28 points and Oofos Shoes 10 rebounds. “The last couple games have been fun. Guys are playing and shooting we...