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The 76ers are already playing without All-Star Ben Simmons. Joel Embiid will receive an MRI to determine the extent of his left shoulder injury, the Philadelphia Inquire r's Keith Pompey reported Wednesday. In the first quarter of Philadelphia 's eventual 108-94 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers , Embiid bumped his shoulder as he was fouled by Cavs center Ante Zizic. He attempted both free throws, missed both and was removed from the game at the next dead-ball stoppage.  Embiid walked straight to the locker room to be examined. He returned to the team's bench briefly in the second quarter, but was quickly asked back to the locker room. The team said he had a left shoulder sprain and ruled him out for the remainder of the contest. Per Pompey, Embiid's left arm was in a sling following the game. "I'm really sort of a prisoner to the medical people's information," 76ers head coach Brett Brown said. "I haven't checked in. I just left the team

Boykin pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges from the 2018 beating of his girlfriend. FORT WORTH, Texas — Former TCU and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to charges from the 2018 beating of his girlfriend. Boykin and prosecutors agreed to the sentence in return for his guilty plea Wednesday to aggravated assault and witness tampering charges. Boykin's attorney said his client will be eligible for parole in less than a year. Boykin had been in the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth since December after he ducked paying for a hotel room in nearby Arlington. Shabrika Bailey alleged that Boykin broke her jaw in two places in the March 2018 beating. The Seahawks cut Boykin in the wake of the allegation. Boykin, a West Mesquite High School graduate who played for the TCU Horned Frogs in 2012-15, was the 2014 Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year and set team career records in career passing yar

Columbus has been marred with injuries from the get-go—and to key players, too. The team is still in the postseason hunt, but it's only going to get harder from here. OK, Columbus Blue Jackets fans: the hockey world will stop laughing at your injury-related misery. It’s easy to feel bad for you guys because the Blue Jackets have a darn good hockey team and deserve a break from the injury ninja. The Blue Jackets have made the post-season just five times in the past 18 seasons and despite having to replace a few of the franchise’s greatest players this past summer, the team quickly began to close in on appearance No. 6. From Dec. 1 until Jan. 31, the Blue Jackets had the third-best record in the NHL with a 16-5-4 run and just 49 goals against in 25 games (the fewest allowed in that span). Since then? The Blue Jackets have gone 4-4-6 in the past 14 games with a minus-seven goal differential, making them a pure mid-pack team. If it wasn’t for a league-leading 14 overtime losses this

Japan's professional baseball league says it will play its 72 remaining preseason games in empty stadiums because of the threat of the spreading coronavirus. TOKYO (AP) Japan's professional baseball league says it will play its 72 remaining preseason games in empty stadiums because of the threat of the spreading coronavirus. The regular season is to open on March 20. The virus that began in China is disrupting all of the country's sports schedules and has raised concerns about the Tokyo Olympics. They are to open on July 24 followed by the Paralympics on Aug. 25. Representatives of the baseball league's 12 teams made the move at a special meeting on Wednesday. “This was a bitter decision to make,” Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted Commissioner Atsushi Saito as saying. “Because we can't determine the situation, I won't say anything right now about (opening day). “If possible, we all want to go ahead on March 20.” Japan's top soccer league, the J-Lea