Pistons’ Ivey suffers broken left leg

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes speaks at a news conference following an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)

The Detroit Pistons’ Ronald Holland II (00) and Jaden Ivey (23) confer with head coach J.B. Bickerstaff as they leave the game during the second quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Cleveland. (Jason Miller/Getty Images/TNS)

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 21, 2021 winner Mikaela Shiffrin of the US celebrates on the podium after the second run of the women’s FIS Ski World Cup Giant Slalom event in Courchevel, in the French Alps. - Shiffrin is part of the biggest stars in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games that will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20, 2022. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pistons’ Ivey suffers broken left leg

Pistons guard Jaden Ivey had surgery on his left leg, a day after breaking his fibula in a collision during a win over the Magic. The Pistons said Thursday that Ivey will be reevaluated in four weeks. “I promise to come back even better,” Ivey wrote in a social media post. “The recovery starts now #DetroitBasketball.” The Pistons drafted Ivey with the No. 5 overall pick in 2022 and the former Purdue star was having a breakout year. Ivey averaged 17.6 points and 4.1 rebounds — both career highs — along with four assists in 30 games this season. He was injured when the Magic’s Cole Anthony slipped and fell as he and Ivey went for the ball. Anthony’s momentum carried him into Ivey’s planted leg, knocking Ivey to the floor. The 22-year-old Ivey grabbed for his shin, and the team’s medical staff quickly attended to him. After a lengthy delay, he was loaded onto a stretcher and wheeled out of the arena with a towel covering the injury. “It is tough for all of us,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said after the Pistons’ 105-96 victory. “There’s no better person or teammate than J.I.”

Mahomes not among Pro Bowl picks

Nine Ravens, including two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, were selected for the Pro Bowl Games. The Lions were next with seven players and the Vikings and Eagles each have six players on the NFC roster. Patrick Mahomes wasn’t selected to the AFC roster for the first time since becoming Kansas City’s starting quarterback in his second season. Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl MVP and six-time Pro Bowl pick, wasn’t among five Chiefs chosen. Teammate Travis Kelce made it for the 10th time. The Commanders’ Jayden Daniels is just the fourth rookie QB since 1970 selected to the initial Pro Bowl roster. The Lions’ Jared Goff is the NFC’s starting QB. The AFC’s starting QB is the Bills’ Josh Allen. The Eagles’ Saquon Barkley, who became the ninth player to rush for 2,000 yards, is the NFC’s starting running back. This is the third year of the Pro Bowl Games after the NFL eliminated its full-contact all-star game and replaced it with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. The games will take place at Central Florida at Camping World Stadium on Feb. 2.

Shiffrin aims to be back on skis soon

Mikaela Shiffrin is back in the gym and aiming to be on snow “in the next week or so,” the American skiing star said more than a month after suffering a deep puncture wound in her hip area. The serious injury occurred during a during a crash on Nov. 30 in Killington, Vermont. Shiffrin was nearing the finish of her second run of the giant slalom, chasing a record-extending 100th World Cup win, when she lost an edge and slid into a gate, flipping head over skis. The 29-year-old underwent abdominal surgery in mid-December to clean out the puncture wound. “Making progress over here…I can move and sweat and use my body which is so exciting!” Shiffrin said on Instagram late Wednesday. “This next phase of recovery is all about getting my strength and conditioning back as much as possible. ... Hoping to work into some easy turns on snow in the next week or so.” It remains unclear when the two-time Olympic champion might return to the World Cup circuit, or if Shiffrin will be back in time for the world championships in Saalbach, Austria, in February. —AP