The basketball and marketing legend made a three-paragraph statement, released through manager Estee Portnoy, in which he lamented the “ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country.” He also expressed sympathy for the survivors of people “whose lives have been brutally.and senselessly taken through acts of racism and injustice.” MORE: Goodell tries to speak out, gets checked with Kaepernick history Jordan mentioned George Floyd by name. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died Monday after a former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, kept his knee on Floyd’s neck and back area for more than eight minutes after taking Floyd into custody for allegedly trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill....

That person is ESPN personality Michael Wilbon, who on Tuesday recalled the time he was so amazed by a Jordan play that he bit colleague David Aldridge to keep from yelling out on press row. (The play in question occurred in Game 2 of the 1991 NBA Finals, when Jordan went up for a dunk before famously switching the ball to his left hand in mid-air for the layup)....

Jordan’s choice of Blake Griffin is a pretty transparent plug for a Jordan Brand athlete. LeBron James is the clear-cut best fit for “Space Jam 2.” A video posted by Sports Videos (@houseofhighlights) on Aug 1, 2016 at 9:52pm PDT MORE: Classic photos of Jordan smoking cigars It has to be a bigger name than Griffin, with all due respect to the Clippers star. As an aside, it probably should not be someone who has recently been in the news for bludgeoning a team staff member ....

While Jordan Brand is sported by a slew of superstars on the basketball court, including Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge, as well as Jordan’s alma mater, North Carolina, it hadn’t entered the college football marketplace until now. Jordan himself announced that Michigan will be the company’s flagship college football program and wear the distinctive Jumpman logo. MORE: Top 10 Michigan Wolverines of all time | Michigan’s Nike deal is richest in college athletics...

It didn’t matter. Phelps, wearing a teammate’s cap, swam the anchor leg of the men’s 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay and brought home his second gold medal of the night. MORE: Full medal count | Iconic photos of Michael Phelps Phelps, Ryan Lochte and the U.S. beat Great Britain by about three seconds. About an hour before, Phelps won gold in the 200-meter butterfly. It was his Olympic-record 20th gold....

Porter played just two minutes for Missouri in its season-opening victory against Iowa State earlier this month, and he scored a single basket. And now he is almost certain to miss all that remains of the 2017-18 season because of back surgery that will be required to repair an injury that limited his appearance that night and kept him off the court — and off the Tigers’ bench — ever since....

But juniors Kevin Puryear and Terrence Phillips, senior Jordan Barnett and coach Cuonzo Martin aren’t fronting like they’re the primary reasons the Tigers were picked to finish fifth in the league at SEC Tip-Off in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday. They, like everyone else, understand their projection, after going 8-24 (2-16 SEC) in 2016-17, has everything to do with the arrival of freshman Michael Porter Jr., a 6-10, 215-pound forward who played his high school ball in Seattle....

The two walked out to a standing ovation, holding hands triumphantly. “We did it,” Strahan said. “We made it out here, at least.” MORE: Ranking MNF announcers over 46 years “Guys, guys, don’t take this as a bad sign,” Ripa told the studio audience as she leaned against Strahan in their chairs. “It’s Friday the 13th, but you said 13 is a lucky number.” “It is, and I am happy....

Late in the first half, Vick scrambled to his left and ran out of bounds after a 13-yard gain. But as he crossed the sideline, he grabbed the back of his left thigh and limped back to the huddle. MORE: NFL Week 5 scoreboard | Best images He stayed in for the last three plays of the drive, which ended with an Alex Henery field goal. When he came off the field, the Eagles' medical staff worked on his left hamstring for the rest of the half....

Platini did see his ban — which was related to a $2 million payment to him by then FIFA chief Sepp Blatter in 2011 — reduced from six years to four by CAS’s three-man appeal panel. MORE: The bad guys behind soccer’s ongoing scandal CAS also reduced his fine from 80,000 Swiss Francs, or some $82,000, to 60,000 Swiss Francs, or roughly $62,000, but maintained he was right to be punished and had taken into account “the absence of any repentance” and the impact of the saga on FIFA’s reputation....

The Eleven Madison Park restaurant in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, named the world’s best restaurant in 2017, closed in mid-March alongside other city eateries as officials struggled to contain the novel virus that has so far killed 1,867 in New York state and 7,159 nationwide. The three Michelin-starred restaurant is now making more than 2,000 meals every day for hospital staff and in-need citizens. Chef Daniel Humm, who heads the Make it Nice hospitality group, said “the most important thing” in the current climate is supporting “healthcare workers on the frontlines of this battle and those struggling to survive it,” according to Robb Report magazine....

In an interview with Vogue ahead of the release of a YouTube series she features in marking Women’s History Month, Obama said that the quest for equality starts at a young age. “We need to bring our boys and men into this effort, too. So much could change in a generation if we taught our boys to listen to girls, to see them as their equals,” she said. “Because the truth is women are just as capable and qualified as men to lead....

The slogan, MAGA, was Trump’s 2016 election slogan. It has since been reprinted on countless items and apparel. Kabacinski allegedly sold the merchandise near noon on Saturday local time. Police said he sold them on a street corner where people often congregate to display their support of Trump. Police arrested Kabacinski for operating without a peddlers permit. Many cities require licenses for vendors in order to regulate trade, oversee sales on public property and tax sellers on their profits....

Smith, 24, is scheduled to be sentenced on January 11 for a misdemeanor by Genesee District Court Judge William H. Crawford, the Associated Press reported. He could face a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail. Because of the pleas, Smith could possibly be sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which is a law that expunges records of criminal action for young offenders if they can avoid further trouble....

Although Whitmer underwent the vetting process, and even reportedly flew to Delaware at the beginning of August to meet face-to-face with Biden before he made his decision, she had publicly downplayed her interest in becoming vice president. During a Tuesday morning interview with CNN, Whitmer was asked about the selection process. “It certainly was an honor to be asked to go through it [the process]. I’m very pleased—you know I’m really, really enthusiastic, and I think the world of Kamala Harris,” Whitmer said....

Sarah Lauback, her husband David Lauback, and their five children made it out of their burning house in Holly, in Oakland County, on Sunday night, Fox 2 Detroit reported. But the property was completely destroyed in a fire that started in the attic. “We are thankful none of our kids were in it, but everything we worked for went up in flames,” Sarah Lauback, who is the director of nursing at a nursing home in Montrose, told the station....

It was a legitimate question when Michigan coach Juwan Howard slapped Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft after a verbal altercation with Badgers coach Greg Gard on Feb. 20. The program foundation built through the John Beilein era appeared to be at a crumbling point. Michigan, ranked No. 6 in the preseason, was in a free-fall to the NIT. Howard, who was suspended for the remainder of the regular season, returned for the Big Ten tournament and watched the Wolverines blow a 17-point second lead against Indiana in the quarterfinals....

Indiana did not do everything right on the final defensive possession of its Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan’s players, though, did almost nothing they had planned. And still UM won, 72-69, on Chatman’s stunning buzzer-beating 3-pointer. MORE: Stats and shot charts from Michigan’s upset | Journey to the Tourney It might have been the play that got Michigan (22-11) into the NCAA Tournament. In a tie game with no shot clock to bother them and a chance to fire an attempt at a game-winner, the Wolverines screened on the right wing for point guard Derrick Walton, got him a wide-open jumper....

Harris was arrested at 1:55 a.m. July 1 and faces charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and refusing a preliminary breath test, according to the Detroit Free Press. MORE: Nichols to transfer from Memphis | 2000 title game rematch | Recruits to watch “Eron Harris has been suspended indefinitely from all basketball related activities,” MSU coach Tom Izzo said in statement. “We hold our student-athletes to high standards, and the decisions that Eron made were irresponsible and unacceptable....