James leaves game after injury to ankle

LeBron James injured his right ankle during the Lakers’ game against the Hawks on Saturday, leaving the court in visible frustration after attempting to play through the injury.

James left early in the second quarter, and the team later announced he would not return. The Lakers didn’t say whether James will have X-rays or an MRI.

The 17-time All-Star got hurt when he rolled his right ankle and then made awkward contact on the perimeter with defender Solomon Hill, who was called for a foul on the play. James fell to the court and screamed, briefly rolling around in obvious pain.

But he got up shortly afterward and walked it off during a timeout, retying his shoes and returning to the court. The 36-yearold superstar stayed in the game and even hit a corner

3-pointer on the Lakers’ ensuing possession.

James then called another timeout moments later and took himself out of the game.

Baseball: Top draft prospect Jack Leiter pitched a nine-inning no-hitter with

16 strikeouts for Vanderbilt on Saturday, retiring his final 27 batters. Leiter, the son of 19-year big league pitcher Al Leiter, walked Braylen Wimmer to open the game but was perfect from there in a 5-0 win over South Carolina. He struck out Wimmer on a

96 mph fastball to end the game, his 124th pitch.

NFL: The Giants reached an agreement with former Lions star wide receiver Kenny Golladay, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. Golladay played in five games last season because of a hip injury.

NHL: Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists, and the Avalanche beat the Wild 6-0 on Saturday. Cale Makar had a goal and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and Mikko Rantanen scored his third goal in two games. Tyler Jost, Devon Toews and Valeri Nichushkin also scored.