Leafs’ O’reilly to be out long term
NEWARK, N.J. — Toronto Maple Leafs center Ryan O’reilly will be out for quite some time because of a broken finger.
O’reilly, 32, is going on long-term injured reserve, which means he must miss the next 10 games.
The Maple Leafs acquired O’reilly in a trade with St. Louis last month. He has since put up five points in eight games before taking a puck off his left hand late in the second period of a 4-1 loss Saturday at Vancouver.
Also, Leafs captain John Tavares will be held out with an undisclosed ailment when the team visits the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Giannis’ triple-double taken away
NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo said he stole a triple-double. The NBA took it back.
The league adjusted the statistics from the Milwaukee-washington game Sunday and erased Antetokounmpo’s final rebound, the one that would have given him a triple-double.
He grabbed a defensive rebound with about nine seconds left, knowing that left him one rebound short of 10. He hustled the ball downcourt, got near the rim the Bucks were shooting at, hesitated for a moment before throwing the ball intentionally into the bottom of the rim and catching it.
“Kind of stole one,” Antetokounmpo said Sunday before the change.
Orange women’s lax still No. 2
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse women’s lacrosse team remained No. 2 this week in the NIKE/USA Lacrosse poll and IL WOMEN/IWLCA polls.
Syracuse rolled by Virginia Tech 16-5 on Sunday at JMA Wireless Dome to start 6-0 for the third time in program history. SU has held its past three foes to five or less goals.
Texas Tech names interim coach
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech named second-year assistant Corey Williams as its interim coach for the Big 12 Tournament as the school continues its investigation of suspended coach Mark Adams.
Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said he was doing a more thorough inquiry into Adams’ interactions with his players and staff after the coach’s suspension for what the school said was the “use of an inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment” when addressing a player.
Iowa suit using taxpayer money
Iowa taxpayers will pay $2 million to help the University of Iowa athletic department settle a lawsuit brought by former football players who alleged racial discrimination existed in coach Kirk Ferentz’s program, a state board decided in a vote Monday.
The state’s Appeal Board voted 2-1 to approve the use of taxpayer funds for half of the $4.175 million settlement over the objection of State Auditor Rob Sand, who said athletic director Gary Barta should be fired for a series of lawsuits ending in settlements under his watch.
Wisconsin fires Tony Granato
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin fired Tony Granato as men’s hockey coach after a second straight losing season.
Granato had a 105-129-16 overall mark and 65-87-2 in the Big Ten over seven seasons. Wisconsin ended a 13-23 season Saturday, losing to Michigan in the Big Ten quarterfinals.
Neymar’s surgery to end season
PARIS — Brazilian soccer player Neymar will undergo season-ending surgery on his damaged right ankle and will be out for up to four months.
Neymar has been sidelined by foot, groin, rib and ankle injuries since joining PSG for a record $263 million from Barcelona in 2017.