According to sources, Irving needs minor knee surgery as a follow to the procedure he underwent during the 2015 Finals to fix his broken knee cap. This convinced owner Dan Gilbert that the relationship was broken beyond fix, and new general manager Koby Altman traded Irving to the Celtics for Isaiah Thomas , Jae Crowder , Ante Zizic and two draft picks, including one that was originally the Nets' first-round choice in the 2018 draft.

The 41-year-old deleted the posts and took down his Twitter account as criticism grew. But when he realised the situation had escalated on Wednesday morning he issued a statement via the FA website saying they were " not a true reflection of either my character or beliefs and I'd like to apologise".

On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison for 10 sexual assault counts in MI. He was previously sentenced in December to 60 years in prison for child pornography crimes, reported the New York Post. "If we don't figure out how it did, we can't be confident that it won't happen again", she said. Addressing Nassar's letter - in which he said he didn't have the mental capacity to listen to the victim impact reports - she said: "This letter, which comes two ...

Restricted in his movement, Nadal continued to fight for the next two games, but after Cilic hit a forehand passing shot victor to break his serve in the second game of the final set, Nadal took off his headband, walked to the other side of the net and informed the chair umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore and Cilic that he was retiring with Cilic leading by 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 2-0.

Arsenal sit sixth in the Premier League , 23 points behind leaders Manchester City , and they lost to Championship side Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup , leaving the League Cup as the only route to domestic silverware. "He needs to be more productive, score goals and make things happen and be the player that Chelsea have bought". A rejuvenated Arsenal started the second period on the front foot and edged in front in the two-legged tie when Granit Xhaka reacted quickly to prod home ...

Leicester City's Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi (L) celebrates scoring their fifth goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Peterborough United and Leicester City at London Road stadium in Peterborough , eastern England, on January 27, 2018 .

The home side picked up two early wickets in the morning session after India had resumed the day on 49 for one, with Lokesh Rahul (16) wafting at a wide delivery from Vernon Philander (2-21), the nick carrying to Du Plessis at second slip.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has ruled out re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. Ronaldo inspired Madrid to glory at home and overseas last season, with the 32-year-old's efforts also leading to him scooping a host of individual awards, including a coveted fifth Ballon d'Or to bring him level with Barcelona rival Lionel Messi.

Last year, four players were dismissed from the university for two separate incidents of sexual assault. On Friday, Outside the Lines reported it "discovered include three reports of physical violence and three reported sexual assaults by football players", all of which were investigated by campus police.

Fiji, South Africa, Argentina and Australia all negated the pool stages unbeaten in the corresponding men's competition. Canada earned its place in the tournament's final four with a 28-12 victory over France earlier Saturday in the quarterfinals.

Gasser claimed self-defense, saying McKnight had lunged at him, but investigators argued the lack of gunpowder residue on McKnight's body suggested the former National Football League player had not been as close to Gasser as he had claimed to law enforcement.

A sixth Super Bowl win would put them up there with the Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson Chicago Bulls. Brady was looked at as nothing more than a game manager, a guy who only got a chance because of an injury to Drew Bledsoe earlier in the year.

But after days of painful testimony from more than 150 women at Nassar's sentencing hearing in East Lansing - testimony that gave the story global reach and drove home the deeply personal impact of the abuse on each victim, and each family - board members reversed course.

Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski didn't participate in practice this afternoon at the Empower Fieldhouse, as he is still recovering from a concussion. With Brady back at full health, the team is focused on Philadelphia, not potential distractions, such as injuries. For the Eagles , who also did not practice on Wednesday, running back Jay Ajayi , who has been bothered by an ankle injury, was listed as a full participant, while linebacker Dannell Ellerbe as ...

No additional details were released. I'm embarrassed and disappointed in my actions. Smart's injury had been a mystery prior to his message Friday. "That's something that we'll talk about more with him and go from there". Smart says he will learn from it and come back better. "I feel like I let all y'all down". As a group, we're going to support him, and I hope that he gets well.

And they put him through the wringer, teaching him some of their offensive concepts and asking him to recall them an hour later. One of the greater concerns about Mayfield (besides his undersized stature) is his ability to learn an National Football League system.

Travis Head opened the innings alongside David Warner in the absence of the in-form Aaron Finch to begin the relatively easy chase as the conditions had eased out. "We've got the momentum and winning is a habit so we'll be trying to do that in the last two games to secure a 5-0 whitewash", said Woakes. Captain Eoin Morgan and all-rounder Moeen Ali came to the rescue with a 53-run partnership before Morgan was caught behind off the bowling of Cummins for 33.

Wentz said he's proud of not only the job Foles has done as his replacement but also the way the entire team continued to move forward after his injury. "As far as playing aggressive and being the player that I am, I won't change". But he returned for and won the NCAA Division I-AA championship game. And that fine line to me is that you can still not just be happy for the team winning, but to be happy for Nick who is at your position, who could potentially be stealing another person's thunder.

It's the first time in 29 months that Woods will be playing the weekend on the PGA Tour. "I've got two young kids; it's time to have some family time with them for a couple of months and it was great", said Donaldson, a three-time victor on the European Tour.

Whatever happens in the Super Bowl , in the video below, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says Foles already has the Key to the City for what he's already accomplished. Most importantly, however, was the close-knit, unselfish nature of the players in the locker room, something that we've heard several times from several different players throughout the season.

On Friday, White hinted at plans being in motion for Miocic's next fight after he dominated highly touted No. 1 contender Francis Ngannou at UFC 220 in Boston this past weekend. Both men successfully defended their titles at the UFC 220 recent event in Boston and will now meet in a hotly-anticipated showdown for Miocic's heavyweight belt at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 7, the organisation said in a statement.

It was a painful end to the 21-year-old's breakout tournament in which he announced himself as a future star in the making. Cilic was hampered by blisters when he lost to Federer in last year's Wimbledon final, but he has made a relatively pain-free run through the other half of the draw, including a quarterfinal win over an injured Nadal.

And she is the first Dane to capture a grand slam singles title. Both players took a medical timeout and the heat rule came into effect for the first time in the tournament, bringing a 10-minute break between the second and third sets. Halep won the second set in a tiebreak in her championship match against Sharapova, and she took the first set a year ago at Roland Garros before Ostapenko took control of the match.

He renewed that message as he met South Korean Minister of Defence Song Young-moo at the US Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii. The 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are slated to kick off on February 9 at South Korea's eastern county of PyeongChang in Gangwon province.

Asked by reporters about Chelsea's interest in Giroud, Wenger responded, " I want Olivier to stay ". Apart from being a proven goalscorer, Giroud's ability to be a part of the build-up is a skill that is very much revered and needed at Stamford Bridge.