In a draft without a clear-cut top prospect, the Pirates selected Louisville catcher Henry Davis at No. 1 overall. Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter went second to the Rangers.
Team USA suffered a stunning and sobering defeat in its first exhibition game before the Olympics, getting outplayed by Nigeria in a 90-87 loss Saturday night.
Jamahl Mosley has been named the new head coach of the Magic. The former Mavericks assistant has agreed to a four-year deal with Orlando, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Lewis Hamilton has condemned the racist abuse suffered by three England footballers after the Euro 2020 final, saying it “shows how much work needs to be done” in society to end racism.
An Arizona judge has convicted a man of orchestrating a plan to falsely accuse Georgia Tech basketball coach Josh Pastner of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room in February 2016.
The Senators have hired former NBC broadcaster Pierre McGuire as the team’s senior vice president of player development. Prior to his broadcast career, McGuire was head coach of the Whalers and an assistant with Hartford and Pittsburgh.