After missing two straight NBA seasons, Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is expected to make his return to basketball in Wednesday night’s preseason home game against the Timberwolves, sources told ESPN.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he expects quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to play again this season, although he didn’t have an exact date for his return.

Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison, a projected first-round NFL draft pick, will miss the rest of the season with a hip injury.

Florida quarterback Graham Mertz will have surgery for a torn ACL, ending his college career. DJ Lagway will become the full-time starting QB for the Gators.

Anthony Rizzo, who suffered two fractured fingers on Sept. 28, was added to the Yankees’ ALCS roster along with Marcus Stroman, while Ben Rice and Duke Ellis were dropped.

Kansas received 30 of 60 first-place votes and is the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason college basketball poll, ahead of Alabama and UConn.

Dropped by his longtime agency last week, New York Jets holdout pass rusher Haason Reddick has hired Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha as his new agents.

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