Bogut breaks leg in Cavalier debut
Andrew Bogut didn’t make it through one minute of his debut with the Cavaliers.
The team’s new center broke his left leg in the second quarter Monday and had to be assisted off the floor and to Cleveland’s locker room. The 7-footer could not put any weight on his leg as he was helped by new teammates James Jones and Tristan Thompson, who moments earlier had cheered along with fans in Quicken Loans Arena when Bogut checked in for the first time. The Cavs said initial X-rays revealed a fractured left tibia. Bogut is at the Cleveland Clinic undergoing further tests.
The 32-year-old sustained the injury at the 11:38 mark of the second quarter, just moments after taking the floor for the first time in his No. 6 jersey. Bogut only signed with Cleveland last week, turning down bigger contracts and more playing time to help the Cavs defend their NBA title.
l The Portland Trail Blazers-Minnesota Timberwolves game was postponed due to a slippery court. A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures in the Twin Cities and ice laid under the court for Disney On Ice and an upcoming college hockey tournament resulted in condensation developing on the court.
RAPINOE TO STAND
Megan Rapinoe says she will respect a new U.S. Soccer Federation policy that says national team players “shall stand respectfully” during national anthems.
The policy was approved last month but came to light Saturday before the U.S. women’s national team lost to England in a SheBelieves Cup match. A Fox Soccer analyst posted an image of the rule on Twitter.
The policy comes after Rapinoe knelt during the anthem at a pair of national team matches last year. The midfielder has said she wanted to express solidarity with former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who knelt last season in an attempt to bring attention to racial inequality.
l For the first time since 19 of its players were killed in a fatal plane crash, the Chapecoense soccer team took an international charter flight. Chapecoense flew from Brazil to Venezuela on Monday for its game against Zulia in the Copa Libertadores, ESPN FC reported. In November, the plane carrying Chapecoense to its match in Colombia crashed into the Andes, killing 71 of the 77 passengers on board, including 23 players and club personnel. The plane ran out of fuel, leading to the crash in the mountains.
SAMUELSON LEADS UCONN
Katie Lou Samuelson had a record-breaking night, scoring 40 points and hitting all 10 of her 3-point shots to lead top-ranked UConn to a 100-44 rout of South Florida in the American Athletic Conference Tournament final. Samuelson set a Division I record for consecutive 3-pointers in a game and also set the tournament’s single-game scoring mark. The Huskies (32-0) won their 107th straight game and extended their conference winning streak to 82 games.
l C.J. Bryce scored 24 points and UNC Wilmington (29-5) clinched its second straight NCAA Tournament berth with a 7869 victory over College of Charleston (25-9) in the Colonial Athletic Association championship in Charleston, S.C.
l T.J. Cromer scored 23 points, and East Tennessee State beat top-seeded UNC Greensboro, 79-74, to win the Southern Conference Tournament championship in Asheville, N.C. The Buccaneers (27-7) rallied in the second half to secure their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2010.
l Jordan Washington had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Iona held off Siena, 87-86, in overtime to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament in Albany. Iona (22-12) won its MAAC-record 10th title and improved to 9-0 against Siena in the conference tournament. Fourth-seeded Siena (17-17) advanced to the conference championship game for the first time in seven years.