LaMarcus Aldridge is retiring from basketball for a second time. The 37-year-old big man briefly retired during the 2020-21 season after experiencing an irregular heartbeat, but returned to the Nets the next season.
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Kansas freshman Gradey Dick, the No. 11 prospect in ESPN’s NBA draft projections, declared for the NBA draft on ESPn’s NBA Today on Friday.
Former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo has been hired as the director of leadership at UCLA, where he will serve as an adviser to the team’s staff and players.
Michigan has made the expected news official as the athletic department has removed the interim tag off Brandon Naurato and has named him the permanent head coach of the hockey program. Naurato has signed a five-year deal that will be official after the Wolverines’ season ends. “I am thrilled that Brandon Naurato will continue to lead our ice hockey program, and it is with that knowledge that I am incredibly excited for the future of this storied program,” U-M athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement.
The Giants have agreed to terms on a minor league contract with free-agent catcher Gary Sánchez, per a report from The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal on Friday.
The deal allows the former Yankees All-Star to opt out of the deal if he’s not on the major league roster by May 1. In the interim, Sánchez will head to San Francisco’s spring-training center in Scottsdale, Ariz. prior to joining a minor-league affiliate.
WrestleMania 39 weekend has arrived.
There is a certain charm in the air as Cody Rhodes prepares to challenge Roman Reigns. This is an old-school match where neither side wants to lose. Though the match should be spectacular, it will also be interesting to learn about what unfolded behind the scenes to arrive at that point.
The finish has been decided upon, Sports Illustrated confirmed with multiple people connected to WWE. The possibility always exists for a change, especially with Vince McMahon seizing more involvement in the creative process, but there is an agreed-upon finish.
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After grid box penalties in the first two races, F1 and FIA adjust the size of the boxes ahead of the Australian Grand Prix
Following grid box penalties in each of the first two races of the 2023 Formula 1 season, FIA adjusted the size of the grid boxes ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Starting with this weekend’s race, the grid boxes at the start will be wider by 20 cm.
FIA is also adding a new “guide line,” or center line, in the middle of the grid box to help drivers get aligned properly at the start.
Jadyn Davis, one of the top-ranked quarterbacks in the Class of 2024, revealed his long-awaited college decision on Friday, announcing on SportsCenter that he has committed to play for Michigan and coach John Harbaugh.
“Can’t wait to call Ann Arbor my home for the next 3-4 years,” Davis, the fourth-ranked QB in the ’24 class according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter in a text. “Everything from my relationship with the guys on the team currently, coaching staff, academics, and scheme went into this decision.
Michigan center Hunter Dickinson has entered his name into the transfer portal, per multiple reports.
Dickinson has spent the last three seasons in Ann Arbor, playing in 94 total games for Michigan, and earning the Big Ten’s Rookie of the Year award as a freshman. Over the past two years, he has averaged at least 18 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in each year, resulting in three straight second team All-Big Ten appearances and consensus second-team All-American honors in 2021.
However, after Michigan earned a No.
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Forget the TV ratings or the lack of name brands and embrace the weirdness this weekend in Houston.
A men’s college basketball season where the unusual became the norm is approaching an appropriately bizarre ending.
How bizarre (shouts, OMC)?
-Saturday’s national semifinals featuring Connecticut, Miami, Florida Atlantic and San Diego State will mark the first Final Four in history that won’t feature a single No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 seed.
-The average seed of the four teams remaining (5.