Pulisic U.S. men’s player of the year
Nineteen-year-old Christian Pulisic has become the youngest winner of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Male Player of the Year award.
The USSF said Thursday that Pulisic received 94 percent of the votes. Landon Donovan had been the youngest winner, earning the honor at 21 in 2003.
A midfielder from Hershey, Pennsylvania, Pulisic had six goals and four assists in nine games for the national team this year and was involved in 13 of the 17 American goals in games he played.
He had three goals and three assists in 25 matches in 2016-17 for Borussia Dortmund, his first full season with the Bundesliga team.
More soccer
Midfielder Kevin Kerr will return to the Riverhounds for his sixth season, signing a one-year deal with a club option for the 2019 season.
Pro basketball
Milwaukee Bucks forward Mirza Teletovic will be out indefinitely because of a blockage in his lungs. The team said pulmonary embolisms were discovered in both of Teletovic’s lungs. The 32-year-old consulted with Bucks team physicians after experiencing unusual fatigue earlier this week.
College basketball
Former Washington star and current Cleveland Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas will have his number retired by the school. The retirement ceremony for Thomas’ No. 2 has been scheduled for Feb. 15 when the Huskies host Utah.
• Oklahoma State dismissed junior Davon Dillard and freshman Zack Dawson from the team for failing to meet unspecified standards set by the program.
College football
Injured West Virginia quarterback Will Grier said he’ll return for his senior season in 2018. Grier broke the middle finger on his throwing hand Nov. 18 in a game against Texas. In other news, running back Justin Crawford will skip the Mountaineers’ bowl game to focus on preparing for the 2018 NFL Draft.
College volleyball
Mikaela Foecke had 19 kills and Nebraska fought off match point in the fourth set to beat Penn State in a five-set thriller in the NCAA volleyball semifinals Thursday night in Kansas City, Mo.