The two teams play against each other twice in March.
Patrick Beverley isn’t known to be the most forgiving of point guards. He has been traded time and time again, always relishing any opportunity to face the team that just shipped him off without a second thought. The Lakers will be no different.
Los Angeles traded him to the Magic on Feb. 9 and then the two sides agreed to a buyout before he eventually signed with his hometown Bulls.
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Also in this week’s mailbag: What are the expectations for Andy Murray after Australia?
Hey, everyone …
Before we start, a profound thank you and fond farewell to Chris Almeida who, for the past few years, has handled this column and contributed his own excellent tennis content. He’s an Alcarazian young talent and the next place he lands will be lucky to get him …
Onward …
Mailbag
Jon,
I’m sure you saw Matija Pecotić qualifying in Delray and then beating Jack Sock. Anything more you can tell us? Could this be the start of something? Or was this a cool one-off?
J.B.
Bronny James is being viewed as a top-10 pick in the 2024 NBA draft before he even chooses a college to attend.
The former NBA center put up a big statline before being ejected after the fracas.
After spending nearly two decades in the NBA with seven different franchises, Dwight Howard isn’t ready to hang up his sneakers. The potential Hall of Famer is currently playing for the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan’s T1 League, though the season hasn’t gone as he probably hoped, as his longtime rival Shaquille O’Neal recently pointed out.
The team is currently 4–11, sitting in last place in the six-team league.
North Carolina is in big trouble.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. March Madness is a lot closer than you might realize.
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Who’s in? Who’s out?
With less than three weeks remaining before Selection Sunday, the teams on the men’s NCAA tournament bubble are running out of time to bolster their résumés.
The quarterback sustained the injury in the NFC championship.
Swelling in 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy’s right elbow has delayed his scheduled surgery until early March, ESPN’s Nick Wagoner reported Tuesday.
Purdy’s torn ulnar collateral ligament was supposed to be fixed on Wednesday, but Dr. Keith Meister reportedly suggested postponement due to ongoing inflammation. Now, San Francisco and Purdy must hope the upcoming second-year quarterback’s recovery timeline will have him healthy before the start of the 2023 season.
Dr.
The former bantamweight champion will end his three-year hiatus against Aljamain Sterling—and he wants the belt back.
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Henry Cejudo will challenge Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight championship on UFC 288 in May, seeking to regain the title he vacated three years prior.
“I want the leverage of having my belt,” Cejudo says. “For me, it’s not a challenge fighting him. It’s a challenge against myself.”
Following his TKO victory against Dominik Cruz in May 2020, Cejudo retired amid a six-fight win streak.
He visited the team over the weekend and they reportedly told him he can take the team to the Super Bowl.
While visiting the Jets this weekend as he weighs his options for the upcoming season, free agent quarterback Derek Carr was apparently treated like he was the savior of the franchise and given some extremely high praise.
ESPN’s Dianna Russini reported on NFL Live that the visit went well and that the Jets predicted that he could be a future resident of Canton, Ohio if he were to join them.
Make sure to bring your seat warmers and blankets because we may be getting some more outside hockey games.
According to ESPN’s Kevin Weekes, there are reports that the National Hockey League is considering more venue options as well as additional cities to play their annual Winter Classic and Stadium Series games.
**Keep an eye on** 1. I’m told there’s a possibility of a potential Stadium Series game at @MetLifeStadium next season that could involve @NJDevils as one of the teams.
The White Sox check in at No. 23 in our comprehensive ranking of each MLB franchise’s 26-and-under talent. Here’s why.