Adams joins Rivers’ staff

Already deep into a hiring process to f ill their new coaching staff, the Clippers have another sideline job to f ill after Brian Adams, the coach of the Clippers’ G League affiliate, agreed to join Doc Rivers’ Philadelphia coaching staff, two people with knowledge of the situation said.

— Andrew Greif

The NBA and the NBPA, the union that represents the league’s players, agreed

to extend the deadline for either side to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement until Nov. 6. The deadline had previously been Friday, which itself was already an extension.

— Dan Woike

Mike D’Antoni and Amare Stoudemire joined Steve Nash’s coaching staff, bringing a glimpse of the old Phoenix Suns to Brooklyn.

The University of North Dakota said that Arizona Coyotes top draft pick Mitchell Miller is no longer on the school’s hockey team. The announcement by university president Andrew Armacost came a day after the Coyotes renounced their rights to the 2020 fourthround pick after learning more about his bullying of a Black classmate with developmental disabilities four years ago.

Minnesota’s Brock Walker missed a conversion kick in overtime, giving Maryland a stunning 45- 44 comeback victory in College Park, Md. Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa went 26 for 35 for 394 yards and three touchdowns in his second college start. He also ran for 59 yards and two scores.

In Southampton, Bermuda, Ryan Armour and Wyndham Clark survived high wind in the Bermuda Championship to share the lead going into a weekend that includes 64- year- old Fred Funk. ... Playing his fourth event since revealing he’s fighting bladder cancer, John Daly shot an eightunder 64 for a share of the lead with Jim Furyk in the PGA Tour Champions’ TimberTech Champions in Boca Raton, Fla.

Top- ranked Novak Djokovic lost for only the third time this year after a listless effort in the Erste Bank Open quarterfinals in Vienna, falling to 42nd- ranked Lorenzo Sonego 6- 2, 6- 1.

Herb Adderley, the Hall of Fame cornerback who joined the NFL as a running back and became part of six championship teams with the Packers and Cowboys, has died. He was 81.

Converted safety Sam Noyer was named Colorado’s starting quarterback, edging out junior Tyler Lytle. Noyer will start the Buffaloes’ opener against UCLA on Nov. 7.

Grant Enfinger raced his way into the Truck Series championship round with a victory at Martinsville ( Va.) Speedway.