Reuters Sports News Summary

Green received his 19th career regular-season ejection from an NBA game and fourth this season after an exchange with official Ray Acosta on Wednesday. Caitlin Clark named to Team USA training roster USA Basketball announced the 14 players invited to training camp for the women's national team on Thursday and it included one college player -- Iowa star Caitlin Clark.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Tennis-Zverev sees off in-form Marozsan to reach Miami semi-finals

German fourth seed Alexander Zverev overcame tricky conditions to beat Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 6-3 7-5 on Thursday and reach the Miami Open semi-finals. Zverev attacked Marozsan's serve and converted three of his seven break-point chances, swatted aside the two break points he faced and won 80% of his first serve points en route to the last four in Miami where he has yet to drop a set.

Olympics-Griner, Clark invited to Team USA Olympic basketball camp

Brittney Griner and college basketball standout Caitlin Clark were among the 14 players invited to an Olympic training camp next week in Cleveland, Ohio, the USA Basketball women's national team said on Thursday. Nine former Olympians have been invited to participate in April 3-5 camp, a group that includes five-times gold medallist Diana Taurasi.

Tennis-Rybakina survives Azarenka test to reach Miami Open final

Fourth seed Elena Rybakina overcame a second-set meltdown to beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-4 0-6 7-6(2) on Thursday and secure a return trip to the Miami Open final. Rybakina, the highest seed remaining in the women's draw, won nearly 82% of her first-serve points but converted only two of her 11 break-point chances en route to securing victory in two hours 33 minutes.

Baseball-Ohtani's LA mural celebrates larger-than-life ballplayer

'Ohtani-mania' officially kicked off in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday with the unveiling of a 15-story mural of new Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. It took almost a month to create the mural on the side of the Japanese Miyako Hotel in LA's Little Tokyo and artist Robert Vargas said it represents the cultural bridge between Japan and the 'City of Angels'.

Report: Big bidding expected for NFL Christmas games

There will be a hot commodity on the market ahead of next holiday season: a pair of NFL games on Christmas Day. The league plans to auction off the TV rights to those two games to the highest bidder, with the price starting at $50 million per game, Front Office Sports reported Thursday.

Colorado the next challenge for Caitlin Clark, Iowa

ALBANY, N.Y. -- It's only appropriate that the final journey of Caitlin Clark's historic college basketball career will continue at a place called MVP Arena. After all, Clark long has been the most valuable player of her Iowa team and was named the Big Ten Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. She is in the running for her second straight National Player of the Year award in a campaign in which she became the all-time leading scorer in Division I history -- for both women and men.

Warriors' Draymond Green on most recent ejection: 'It just can't happen'

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green said Thursday that he deserved to be ejected for his actions less than four minutes into his team's game against the Orlando Magic. Green received his 19th career regular-season ejection from an NBA game and fourth this season after an exchange with official Ray Acosta on Wednesday.

Caitlin Clark named to Team USA training roster

USA Basketball announced the 14 players invited to training camp for the women's national team on Thursday and it included one college player -- Iowa star Caitlin Clark. The training camp is set for April 3-5 in Cleveland, and Clark's participation is contingent on how the Hawkeyes progress through the NCAA Tournament. Iowa will play Colorado in a Sweet 16 game on Saturday with hopes of eventually advancing to its second straight Final Four.

Poland to send troops to Paris Olympics amid security challenge

Poland said on Thursday it will join international efforts to help keep the Olympic Games in France safe by sending troops, including sniffer dog handlers, as organizers prepare for the major security challenge. The French government raised the country's terror alert warning to its highest level on Sunday, following the shootings in Moscow, just a few months before the games kick off on July 26.

Giants release the Panda, World Series hero Pablo Sandoval

The San Francisco Giants released longtime fan favorite Pablo Sandoval on Thursday, hours before the season opener against the San Diego Padres. Sandoval, the MVP of the 2012 World Series, was signed to a minor league contract in February but his bid to be on a major league roster for the first time since 2021 fell short.

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