Heat PG Dragic (knee) out until All-Star break
Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic underwent successful surgery to clean up his right knee Wednesday and will be sidelined until the All-Star break, the team announced.
Five-times Olympic champion Franklin retires at 23
Missy Franklin, the 2012 World Swimmer of the Year, announced her retirement on Wednesday at age 23, citing intense pain from shoulder injuries that have dogged her for nearly three years.
Mariners’ stadium renamed T-Mobile Park
The Seattle Mariners unveiled the new name for their stadium on Wednesday after agreeing to a 25-year hometown partnership with the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier. It’s the first name change for the ballpark since it opened in 1999.
Swimming: Five-times Olympic champion Franklin retires at 23
American swimmer Missy Franklin announced her retirement on Wednesday at the age of 23, ending a successful career in which she won five Olympic gold medals.
Swimming: Peaty leads call for fair pay from governing body
Swimming’s governing body FINA needs to show more transparency and give 50 percent of its revenues to athletes, Britain’s Olympic and world breastroke champion Adam Peaty said on Wednesday as he also warned that the sport had ‘no integrity’.
Report: Lions placing RB Johnson on IR
Detroit running back Kerryon Johnson’s season is over, with ESPN reporting Wednesday that the Lions will place the promising rookie on injured reserve.
RSL re-signs veteran defender Beltran
Despite missing the entire 2018 season while recovering from a knee injury, longtime defender Tony Beltran is returning to Real Salt Lake.
Soccer: Solskjaer handed caretaker manager role by Manchester United
Manchester United have turned to former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to steady the ship until the end of the season, confirming the Norwegian as caretaker manager in the wake of Jose Mourinho’s sacking on Tuesday.
Galaxy re-sign Zlatan, bring back Juninho
A day after tweeting that he planned to remain with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Zlatan Ibrahimovic officially re-signed with the Major League Soccer club for the 2019 season on Tuesday.
NHL roundup: Hart, Gordon win Flyers debuts
James van Riemsdyk and Shayne Gostisbehere each had a goal and an assist to carry the host Philadelphia Flyers past the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Tuesday.
