Simmons kicked out of practice, suspended
Ben Simmons was kicked out of practice and suspended by the Philadelphia 76ers for their season opener due to lack of effort during practice drills.
Simmons had recently rejoined the team after missing training camp and most of preseason after his offseason trade request. “At this point, I don’t care about that man,” 76er Joel Embiid said. “Honestly, he does whatever he wants.”
More NBA: Wizards center Daniel Gafford signed a $40.2 million, three-year extension.
College basketball: Buddy Boeheim
Syracuse senior guard was named to the preseason all-acc first team. The Orange were picked to finish seventh in the media poll . ... South Carolina, Uconn and Stanford top the women’s preseason AP Top 25 . ... Fairfield women’s coach Joe Frager announced that he will retire after this season, his 24th in college basketball and 15th at Fairfield, citing health reasons.
WNBA: The Phoenix Mercury were fined $10,000 by the WNBA for being a no-show at the postgame news conference after Chicago’s title-clinching victory.
College football: Washington State coach Nick Rolovich was fired after failing to comply with the statewide vaccine mandate . ... South Carolina starting quarterback Luke Doty needs surgery on his injured foot and will miss the rest of the season . ... Maryland receiver Jeshaun Jones and linebacker Durell Nchami
are both out for the season with injuries that required surgery.
Tennis: Simona Halep won her opener at the Kremlin Cup.
Soccer: Lionel Messi scored twice in quick succession to rescue Paris Saint-germain as it rallied to beat Leipzig 3-2 in the Champions League . ... Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool took advantage of Antoine Griezmann’s red card to beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a Champions League thriller . ... Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema will stand trial after being accused of trying to blackmail former France teammate Valbuena over a sex tape.