Cavaliers’ Thompson is out about a month
The worst four- game stretch of LeBron James’ career and a shocking start for the Cleveland Cavaliers got a little worse Thursday.
Forward Tristan Thompson could be sidelined for a month because of a strained left calf.
One of Cleveland’s most dependable players over the last few years, Thompson was injured in the second quarter of Wednesday night’s loss to the Indiana Pacers. Thompson, who has been moved in and out of the starting lineup by coach Tyronn Lue, left Quicken Loans Arena using crutches. The team said an MRI confirmed the strain and that he’ll need as many as four weeks to recover before playing again.
Thompson’s injury is the latest setback for the Cavaliers, who are 3- 5 after losing their last four games by a combined 64 points, the most lopsided four- game span for James since the Cavaliers lost four in a row during his rookie season. lined for three months after surgery on his left knee.
Connecticut is in a familiar spot to start the women’s basketball season — No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. The Huskies were a unanimous choice in the top spot. It’s the 12th time in school history that Connecticut has been No. 1 in the preseason poll, matching Tennessee for the most alltime. UCLA is No. 8.
Whee Kim birdied two of his f inal three holes for a six- under- par 65 and a one- stroke lead in the PGA Tour’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at Las Vegas.
The 25- year- old South Korean player birdied all three par- f ive holes at TPC Summerlin. Kim was fourth two weeks ago in South Korea in the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup.
John Huh was at 66 with J. J. Spaun, Ryan Blaum and Alex Cejka. Jimmy Stanger also was f ive under with three holes left when play was suspended because of darkness.
A former University of Iowa wrestler was released on bond after appearing in court to face federal computer fraud charges in a large- scale academic misconduct scandal.
Trevor Graves appeared before a magistrate at the federal courthouse in Davenport, Iowa. He was released but ordered to obey a curfew and other restrictions while awaiting trial. He is accused of secretly installing devices known as keyloggers in university computers so that he could record what his professors typed and steal their login credentials.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has voiced his support for Vladimir Putin ahead of the Russian presidential election next year.
Ovechkin posted a message in Russian on his Instagram account announcing that he’s starting “a social movement called Putin Team.” Ovechkin said he has never hidden his feelings about Putin and has “always supported him openly.”
Rafael Nadal remained on track for the Paris Masters title, reaching the quarterfinals with a 6- 3, 6- 7 ( 5), 6- 3 victory over Pablo Cuevas.
Clint Dempsey scored twice and the Seattle Sounders reached the MLS Western Conference finals with a 2- 0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. ... Marseille defender Patrice Evra was ejected before a Europa League soccer game in Portugal for apparently kicking a fan in the head. Evra got into an argument with supporters, who scaled barriers to confront the team.