Thursday Sports in Brief

NBA

NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Pistons chosen Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 decide within the NBA draft Thursday night time.

Cunningham had been broadly anticipated to be the primary identify referred to as in New York. The 6-foot-8 level guard was an Related Press first-team All-American as a freshman with the Cowboys. He averaged 20.1 factors, 6.2 rebounds and three.5 assists at Oklahoma State.

G League preps-to-pros teenager Jalen Inexperienced went to Houston with the No. 2 decide, adopted by Southern California freshman massive man Evan Mobley To Cleveland. The primary shock was Florida State freshman ahead Scottie Barnes leaping to No. 4 with Toronto.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are buying All-Star level guard Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards for 3 gamers and the rights to first-round decide Isaiah Jackson.

Based on two folks with information of the deal, the Lakers are buying and selling Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell to Washington for Westbrook, who’s a Los Angeles native and helped lead UCLA to a pair of Closing 4 appearances. The Lakers had the twenty second total decide in Thursday’s draft and chosen Jackson, a 6-foot-11 ahead from Kentucky.

The folks spoke to The Related Press on situation of anonymity as a result of the deal can’t be formally introduced till Aug. 6, when the wage cap turns into official and groups can even start making strikes for the upcoming season. The Lakers can even obtain second-round picks from the Wizards in 2024 and ’28.

— By AP Sports activities Author Joe Reedy.

MLB

CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians supervisor Terry Francona is stepping down for the rest of this season to handle some lingering well being points.

The 62-year-old Francona has been sporting a boot on his proper foot all season after present process toe surgical procedure for a staph an infection in February. He’s additionally coping with a hip drawback, which would require surgical procedure.

That is the second yr in a row Francona has been sidelined as a consequence of his well being. He managed simply 14 video games in 2020 as a consequence of a severe gastrointestinal situation that landed him within the Cleveland Clinic for weeks.

NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle Mariners pitcher Héctor Santiago was suspended for 80 video games Thursday by Main League Baseball following a optimistic take a look at for exterior testosterone, precisely one month after he was banned for 10 video games when he grew to become the primary participant penalized below the game’s crackdown on grip-enhancing substances.

Whereas the sticky substance penalty was with pay, the suspension below MLB’s drug program will price him about half his $700,000 main league wage.

A 33-year-old left-hander, Santiago is 1-1 with a 3.42 ERA in 13 aid appearances this season. He’s a 10-year massive league veteran, going 48-51 with a 4.12 ERA and 6 saves for the Chicago White Sox (2011-13, 2018-19), Los Angeles Angeles (2014-16), Minnesota Twins (2016-17), New York Mets (2019) and the Mariners.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Pink Sox bought All-Star slugger Kyle Schwarber from the Washington Nationals for a minor league pitcher late Thursday night time.

The commerce was introduced after the AL East-leading Pink Sox misplaced to Toronto 13-1 at Fenway Park. Boston is 1 1/2 video games forward of Tampa Bay.

The massive league commerce deadline is 4 p.m. Friday. Earlier Thursday, the Nationals despatched nearer Brad Hand to Toronto.

NEW YORK (AP) — Determined for a robust, left-handed bat to park balls within the quick porch at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees bought two of them.

Hours after saying their commerce to amass All-Star slugger Joey Gallo from Texas, the playoff-chasing Yankees labored out a deal for longtime Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo on Thursday.

The swaps got here on a day the Yankees misplaced at Tampa Bay 14-0, leaving them far behind Boston within the AL East and fourth within the chase for 2 wild-card spots.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers bought Kansas Metropolis left-hander Danny Duffy in a commerce Thursday because the World Sequence champions boosted their rotation for a playoff push.

The Royals despatched their longtime workers member and money to the Dodgers for a participant to be named.

The 32-year-old Duffy is on the 10-day injured checklist with a strained left flexor and final pitched on July 16. He missed greater than a month earlier this season with an identical harm.

Duffy is 4-3 with a 2.51 ERA this season. He bought off to a brilliant begin, going 4-1 with an 0.60 ERA after 5 outings.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners rapidly discovered a alternative for the again finish of their bullpen, buying right-hander Diego Castillo from the Tampa Bay Rays for reliever JT Chargois and a minor league infielder on Thursday.

Castillo will possible bounce into the nearer function that was vacated when the Mariners traded Kendall Graveman to the Houston Astros earlier within the week. However not like Graveman, who shall be a free agent after the season, the Mariners achieve a big quantity of management for the long run with the acquisition of Castillo.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland traded second baseman Cesar Hernandez to the first-place White Sox on Thursday in return for minor league pitcher Konnor Pilkington.

The White Sox, who lead the Indians by 8 1/2 video games and open a sequence with them on Friday, have been out there for a second baseman since starter Nick Madrigal suffered a season-ending hamstring tear on June 10.

In Hernandez, Chicago is getting a Gold Glove defender who can bat leadoff and drive in runs. The 31-year-old Hernandez is hitting .231 in his second season with the Indians with eight dwelling runs and 47 RBIs in 96 video games.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The brand new-look Nationals have traded right-handed reliever Daniel Hudson to the San Diego Padres in a busy day of strikes for retooling Washington, buying right-hander Mason Thompson and shortstop Jordy Barley.

San Diego introduced the deal late Thursday night time out West. Hudson is 4-1 with a 2.20 ERA over 31 outings and 32 2/3 innings, and the Padres will depend on him down the stretch as they sit in third place in a good NL West race behind the San Francisco Giants and the defending World Sequence champion Dodgers.

OLYMPICS

TOKYO (AP) — Sunisa Lee grew to become the fifth straight American girl to say the Olympic title on Thursday, edging Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested ultimate whereas defending champion Simone Biles watched from the stands.

Lee’s complete of 57.433 factors was simply sufficient to prime Andrade, who earned the primary gymnastics all-around medal by a Latin American athlete however missed out on gold when she stepped out of bounds twice throughout her flooring routine. Russian gymnast Angelina Melnikova earned bronze two days after main ROC to gold within the workforce ultimate.

NFL

NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Wilson is formally signed and able to throw for the Jets.

After lacking the primary two practices of coaching camp, the rookie quarterback arrived on the workforce’s facility Thursday afternoon and inked his totally assured four-year, $35.15 million rookie contract.

The deal for Wilson, the No. 2 total decide within the NFL draft in April, features a signing bonus of $22.9 million, and has a fifth-year workforce choice.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Southeastern Convention college presidents voted to ask Texas and Oklahoma to affix the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the sphere and on the financial institution.

The most recent step in a transfer that has potential to assist reshape faculty sports activities got here two days after Texas and Oklahoma requested to affix the SEC in 2025. That’s when the colleges’ media rights settlement with the Large 12 expires.

SEC leaders voted unanimously to increase an invite, efficient July 1, 2025.

Now the method goes again to the colleges. Texas and Oklahoma each have board of regents conferences schedule for Friday with convention affiliation on the agenda.

SOCCER

NEW YORK (AP) — The three Canadian groups in Main League Soccer are again in Canada for good, the league introduced Thursday.

The Public Well being Company of Canada and Minister of Immigration have accredited a Nationwide Curiosity Exemption that permits all MLS gamers to take part in cross-border matches topic to stringent well being and security protocols.

Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver had performed all their dwelling matches in the US till not too long ago due to pandemic-related border restrictions. Montreal and Toronto returned to their dwelling venues earlier this month. Vancouver, which has performed on the dwelling of Actual Salt Lake, is scheduled to have its first dwelling match on Aug. 21 towards LAFC.

BOXING

LONDON (AP) — Conor Benn’s WBA continental welterweight title protection towards Adrian Granados was referred to as off Thursday after the British boxer examined optimistic for COVID-19.

Benn’s bout towards the 31-year-old Chicago native was set to headline the cardboard on Saturday night time in Essex.

The 24-year-old Benn (18-0) stated it “breaks my coronary heart” to inform followers he examined optimistic and may’t combat.

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