Bettman says Bruins’ Miller not eligible to enter NHL
Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday that Mitchell Miller is not eligible to play in the NHL, one day after the defenseman signed an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins.
Miller, 20, was selected by Arizona in the fourth round of the 2020 draft, but the Coyotes relinquished his draft rights because he had bullied a Black classmate with developmental disabilities in middle school. The Bruins signed Miller after spending several weeks during an evaluation period with the player.
“He’s not coming into the NHL, he’s not eligible at this point to come into the NHL,” Bettman said.
ETC. Djokovic wins to reach Paris final
Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for the eighth straight time, winning an entertaining semifinal 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4) to stay on track for a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title.
The 21-time Grand Slam champion next faces unseeded Danish teenager Holger Rune, who has never been in a Masters final.
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will miss the rest of the season after sustaining an abdominal muscle tear while playing at the Paris Masters on Friday . ... Caroline Garcia claimed the last spot in the semifinals of the season-ending WTA Finals with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5) round-robin victory over Daria Kasatkina.
Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson, who missed the last four games while on injured reserve after undergoing left knee surgery, was activated to the 53-man roster . ... A.J. Brown was fined $10,609 by the NFL for taunting Pittsburgh Steelers defenders in the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 8 win.
Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz received a twoyear contract extension, tying him to the program through the 2027 season.
Russell Henley rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on his first hole and never really let up until he had a six-under 65 and doubled the size of his lead to six shots in the World Wide Technology in Playa del Carmen, Mexico . ... Momoko Ueda of Japan shot a four-under 68 to take a onestoke lead after three rounds of the Toto Classic in Shiga, Japan . ... The ageless Bernhard Langer beat his age by two shots with a nine-under 63, giving him a one-shot lead over Paul Goydos in the TimberTech Championship in Boca Raton, Fla.
Jade Carey’s
rebound from Olympic disappointment in her best event ended with a gold medal at the world championships in Liverpool, England. She soared to victory in the women’s vault final, giving her a second trip to the top of the podium after helping the U.S. women capture the gold earlier in the meet.
Ex-NBA guard Ben Gordon was arrested after a Chicago McDonald’s security guard was punched in the face, police said. Gordon, 39, was charged with misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm and battery making physical contact, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Ty Gibbs took the lead with 21 laps left and held off rival Noah Gragson for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship at Phoenix Raceway.
Katie Ledecky swam to a world record of 7 minutes, 57.42 seconds in the 800-meter freestyle in Indianapolis.