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The Canadian PressCavaliers' Jarrett Allen out for Game 2 against Celtics with bruised ribs
BOSTON (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without center Jarrett Allen for Game 2 against the Boston Celtics on Thursday as he continues to deal with bruised ribs. Allen is missing his fifth consecutive game. He hasn't played since Game 4 of the Cavaliers' first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Evan Mobley will start again at center. Dean Wade had previously been ruled out with a sprained right knee. Allen has averaged 17 points and 13.8 rebounds in four games this postseason. ___ AP
Yahoo SportsCaitlin Clark, Fever preseason live updates: Indiana hosts Atlanta Dream as No. 1 pick plays her first home game
The No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft is set for her preseason finale tonight.
The Canadian PressEdmonton Oilers star Draisaitl misses practice, listed as 'day-to-day'
VANCOUVER — Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl is "day-to-day" with an undisclosed injury, says head coach Kris Knoblauch. Knoblauch says the Oilers coaching staff will decide Friday morning whether the 28-year-old German forward plays that evening in Game 2 of Edmonton's series with the Vancouver Canucks. Draisaitl missed practice Thursday and appeared to be labouring late in Edmonton's loss to Vancouver in Game 1 of their second-round series Wednesday. He had two assists in the game but was l
The Canadian PressRangers put reliever Josh Sborz on IL for the 2nd time this year with right rotator cuff strain
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers reliever Josh Sborz was placed on the 15-day injured list for the second time this season on Thursday because of a right rotator cuff strain. Sborz faced only two batters when pitching in the second game of the Rangers' doubleheader at Oakland on Wednesday. His velocity was down when he issued a four-pitch walk, then had a 3-1 count on the second batter when he got checked by an athletic trainer and left the game. The right-hander missed 17 games from April