Bills lose RB Hines for the season after jet ski accident
Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines will miss the season after he sustained a knee injury when he was struck by a jet ski, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press on Monday.
Hines was expected to be the Bills' primary kick returner and a backup running back used primarily on third downs. Hines was sitting on a stationary jet ski when he was struck and will require surgery, the person said.
Also Monday, Quarterback Anthony Richardson, the fourth overall pick in the NFL draft, and the Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms on fouryear, $34 million contract that's fully guaranteed.
The NFL suspended Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike indefinitely Monday for betting on league games during the 2022 season. Uwazurike, a fourth-round draft pick from Iowa State in 2022, becomes the latest in a growing list of players suspended for gambling on games or in NFL locker rooms. He will be eligible to petition for reinstatement no earlier than July 24, 2024.
Detroit Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson, a key addition this year, was carted off the field Monday after being injured and grabbing his right knee. Gardner-Johnson was hurt during a noncontact drill.
USA Basketball names select team
Langston Galloway, John Jenkins and Eric Mika helped USA Basketball qualify for this summer's FIBA World Cup, and they're getting a reward for those efforts.
They are among 14 players announced Monday as members of the USA Basketball Men's Select Team, which will gather in Las Vegas next week to train alongside the U.S. World Cup team as it prepares for the tournament that starts in Manila on Aug. 25.
Also picked for the Select Team: Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams, Detroit teammates Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, Houston's Jalen Green, New York's Quentin Grimes, New Orleans' Herb Jones and Trey Murphy, Sacramento's Keegan Murray, Boston's Payton Pritchard and Minnesota's Naz Reid.
Tennis: Novak Djokovic withdrew Sunday from the National Bank Open, opting for additional rest after his loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final.
“After speaking with my team, we believe this is the right decision to take,” Djokovic said.
College basketball: Men's traditional powers Kansas and
North Carolina will play each other in regular-season games in 2024 and 2025, the schools announced Monday. The first meeting will be Nov. 8, 2024, in Lawrence, Kansas, and the second Nov. 14, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C.
College football: Duke has extended coach Mike Elko's contract through 2029 after he led the Blue Devils to nine wins and was named Atlantic Coast Conference coach of the year in his first season.
NBA: The NBA Board of Governors has voted to approve Michael Jordan's sale of the Charlotte Hornets to an ownership group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall.