Cuban plans to donate to women’s causes
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban announced Wednesday he will contribute $10 million to help further the cause of women in sports and raise awareness about domestic violence after an investigation substantiated numerous incidents of sexual harassment and improper workplace conduct within the franchise going back more than 20 years.
The investigation faulted the Mavericks for allowing an environment where workplace misconduct was rampant.
The NBA said it would require staffing, reporting and policy changes for the Mavericks seven months after a Sports Illustrated report detailed years of examples of a hostile workplace for women on the business side of the team.
There were also allegations of sexual misconduct against former team president Terdema Ussery, who worked for Cuban for 15 years and was investigated by the Mavericks over similar allegations in 1998, two years before Cuban bought the team.
Soon after the magazine’s report, Cuban hired former AT&T executive Cynthia Marshall as chief executive.
The NBA made note of that and other staffing changes the Mavericks had implemented.
Denver kicked a field goal with six seconds left to win 20-19, capping a second-half comeback that started with the Broncos down 12-0.
FanDuel says its system malfunctioned and it is not obligated to pay out on an obvious error.
Prince told News12 New Jersey that FanDuel offered him $500 and some tickets to future New York Giants games, adding he should take the offer because they’re not obligated to give him anything.
Ohio State football assistant Ryan Day earned an extra $487,000 for steering the Buckeyes during coach Urban Meyer’s three-game suspension.
Day coached the Buckeyes from Aug. 1 through Sunday. Meyer was suspended for mismanagement of former assistant Zach Smith, who was accused of domestic violence and other behavior.
The Kings assigned Aidan Dudas, Nathan Dunkley, Jacob Ingham, Michal Ivan, Markus Phillips, Akil Thomas and Matthew Villalta to their junior teams. Mark Rassell was released from his tryout contract.
The Buffalo Sabres signed restricted free-agent forward Sam Reinhart to a two-year contract worth $7.3 million.
Reinhart had a career-best 25 goals and 50 points last season.
Playing in her first tournament since defeating Serena Williams for the U.S. Open, third-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-1 to reach the women’s quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo.
Osaka was in control of the second-round match from the outset, breaking Cibulkova’s serve in the first game at a soldout Tachikawa Arena.
Also in the second round, Alison Riske of the United States defeated Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-1, 6-2.
Rafael Nadal says he will not play in upcoming tournaments in Beijing and Shanghai because of an injured right knee.
The top-ranked Spaniard retired in the semifinals of the U.S. Open this month because of the knee problem. He had dropped the opening two sets against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina when he retired.
The USC women’s volleyball team swept UCLA, ending at four matches the Bruins’ winning streak in the Galen Center.
The match between the No. 14 Trojans (9-3) and No. 17 Bruins (5-3) opened conference play for both teams.
USC won the first game 25-21 and broke away in the second game behind exceptional serving from Raquel Lazaro to win 25-8.
Going back and forth in the final game, the Trojans clinched it when Jasmine Gross put away a pass from Lazaro to take the game 29-27.