SHANGHAI — Rafael Jodar became the youngest semifinalist in Shanghai Masters history after advancing with a victory over Casper Ruud on Friday. The 20-year-old Spaniard was a set down and rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win. It was the fourth straight match at the ATP Masters 1000 event that Jodar had mounted a comeback

Team preview of the Orlando Magic ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season. Last NBA season: 45-37, lost to Detroit in first round of playoffs. Coach: Sean Sweeney (first-time NBA head coach, hired June 1). Season opener: Oct. 21 vs. Atlanta. Departures: F/C Moritz Wagner, G/F Jett Howard, C Orlando Robinson. Additions: C Nikola Vučević, F

Team preview of the Chicago Bulls ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season. Last NBA season: 31-51, missed playoffs. Coach: Tiago Splitter (first season with Bulls, second season overall, 42-39). Season Opener: Oct. 21 at Toronto. Departures: G Anfernee Simons, G Collin Sexton, C/PF Nick Richards. Addition: F Caleb Wilson, G Norman Powell, F Dailyn Swain,

MANILA, Philippines—Lyceum found every motivation it could get on Friday night to defeat lowly San Sebastian, 78-77, in the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament at San Juan Arena. The Pirates endured a difficult stretch in the second and third quarters, losing coach Jamike Jarin to an ejection and captain Gen Aviles to an apparent

Team preview of the Dallas Mavericks ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season. Last NBA season: 26-56, missed playoffs Coach: Dusty May (first-time NBA head coach, hired June 22). Season opener: Oct. 21 at Houston. Departures: G Klay Thompson, G Brandon Williams, G Ryan Nembhard, F Khris Middleton, F Marvin Bagley III, G AJ Johnson. Additions:

Team preview of the Minnesota Timberwolves ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season. Last NBA season: 49-33, lost to San Antonio in second round of playoffs. Coach: Chris Finch (seventh season, 258-193). Season opener: Oct. 21 at Miami. Departures: F Julius Randle, F/C Naz Reid, G Mike Conley, F Kyle Anderson, F Joe Ingles. Additions: G

Team preview of the New York Knicks ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season. Last season: 53-29, won NBA championship. Coach: Mike Brown (2nd season with Knicks, 13th season overall, 507-333). Season opener: Oct. 20 vs. Philadelphia. Departure: C Mitchell Robinson, C Ariel Hukporti Addition: C Andre Drummond. What to expect The Knicks have plenty of

Team preview of the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season. Last season: 20-62, missed playoffs. Coach: Jordi Fernandez (3rd season, 46-118). Season opener: Oct. 21 vs. Charlotte. Departure: C Nic Claxton, F Ziaire Williams. Additions: F Julius Randle, F Moritz Wagner, F Joshua Jefferson, G Mikel Brown Jr., G Keon Ellis. What to

MANILA, Philippines–Converge gave hapless Macau a rough ending to its two-conference participation as guest team after taking a 162-108 victory in Friday’s 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup action at Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Import Cam Clark scored 32 points, Juan Gomez de Liano had a triple-double for the second straight game, while Justine Baltazar and

NEW YORK — The NBA told sportsbook partners in a Friday memo to ban certain types of bets and parlays this season that gamblers used in recent wagering scandals, ESPN reported. The prohibition includes a player prop parlay and bets on "under" for players that were part of federal gambling cases that included NBA players Terry Rozier and Jontay Porter, according to the report. The league directed authorized gambling partners, including FanDuel and DraftKings, not to offer bets on such areas as the winner of a game's opening tip-off, players on missing specific shots and under bets for players expected to see under 12 minutes of playing time. "There's a balance between ensuring that we are removing problematic bet types but also ensuring that we don't just move activity into the illegal market," NBA executive vice president Scott Kaufman-Ross told ESPN. "Where we landed right now, we think, is the right balance of those two objectives." Sportsbooks will be banned from offering lines with larger payouts on under wagers. NBA agreements with sportsbook partners permit the league to restrict what wagers they offer. Federal prosecutors said one bettor wagered $80,000 on the under for six statistical categories for Porter in a Toronto Raptors game during the 2023-24 campaign for a $1.1 million payout. Porter admitted removing himself from the game to benefit bettors. Prosecutors claim Rozier was involved in a similar situation while with Charlotte in 2023, although Rozier has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing. In another memo to clubs, the NBA noted new integrity measures to begin this season, with former NFL star and retired FBI agent Charles Tillman leading training on sport betting rules and enhanced AI looking for unusual betting patterns involving the NBA. The memo said the league seeks to better protect players, coaches and other personnel from threats or harassment from bettors.