Barrett, Toppin star as Knicks open preseason
DETROIT — R.J. Barrett scored 15 points and No. 8 overall pick Obi Toppin finished with 11 points and seven rebounds in his debut as the Knicks won their preseason opener Friday 90-84 over Detroit.
More NBA: Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Orlando over Atlanta 116-112. Shen grad Kevin Huerter had eight points and three assists for the Hawks. ... John Wall, who missed two years with heel and Achilles injuries, had 13 points and nine assists in 19 minutes in his Rockets debut as Houston defeated Chicago 125-104.
Soccer: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski were named finalists for the FIFA best player award. ... FIFA will send an emergency management team to run soccer in Haiti, saying it believed Yves Jean-bart, who it banned for life for sexually abusing players, is still running the sport and intimidating witnesses. ... The Ukrainian soccer federation wants to force UEFA to draw lots to decide the result of its canceled Nations League game against Switzerland, which was ruled to have won by forfeit. ... Sassuolo held on for more than 40 minutes with 10 men to beat Benevento 1-0 and take second place in Serie A. ... Wout Weghorst scored twice as Wolfsburg came from a goal down to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 for fourth in the Bundesliga.
Luge: Brittney Arndt and Ashley Farquharson grabbed the last two spots on USA Luge’s World Cup roster, rounding out the 10-person team that is going to Europe in January. Arndt and
Farquharson clinched spots after a two-day series of trial races at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
Olympics: Sponsors already have contributed a record $3.3 billion to help pay for the Tokyo Olympics. Now they’re being asked to pay millions more to cover some of the soaring costs of the one-year postponement.
Hockey: Detroit traded the rights to forward Dmytro Timashov to the Islanders for future considerations. ... Defenseman Thomas Harley of Jamesville was named to Team Canada for the World Junior Championships to be held Dec. 25-Jan. 5 in Edmonton.