Sports News Roundup: Lakers honor 'big brother' Bryant with championship; Falcons fire HC Quinn, GM Dimitroff after 0-5 start and more

NFL injury notebook: Cowboys QB Prescott suffers ugly injury Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott underwent surgery on his right ankle Sunday night after suffering a compound fracture and dislocation during his team's 37-34 win at home against the New York Giants and will miss the rest of the season.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 12-10-2020 13:37 IST | Created: 12-10-2020 13:28 IST
Sports News Roundup: Lakers honor 'big brother' Bryant with championship; Falcons fire HC Quinn, GM Dimitroff after 0-5 start and more
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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Lakers honor 'big brother' Bryant with championship

The Los Angeles Lakers dedicated their NBA Finals victory to the late Kobe Bryant, whose death in a helicopter crash in January united and motivated the team in a year full of challenges. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others died in the crash near Los Angeles, sending shockwaves through the NBA world and beyond.

NFL injury notebook: Cowboys QB Prescott suffers ugly injury

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott underwent surgery on his right ankle Sunday night after suffering a compound fracture and dislocation during his team's 37-34 win at home against the New York Giants and will miss the rest of the season. Prescott sustained the injury in the third quarter after gaining 9 yards on a called quarterback draw and getting tackled by safety Logan Ryan. He immediately clutched his right lower leg. After a cast was placed on the leg, Prescott appeared to be crying as he was carted off the field at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Falcons fire HC Quinn, GM Dimitroff after 0-5 start

The Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff on Sunday night, hours after the team lost at home 23-16 to Carolina for its first 0-5 start since 1997. Team president and CEO Rich McKay takes over day-to-day football operations and will assist owner Arthur Blank in a search for a new GM and coach. According to a release by the team, Dimitroff's duties will be handled by various members of the Falcons staff for the rest of 2020.

Laird ends drought with playoff win in Las Vegas

Martin Laird sank a birdie putt on the second playoff hole to win the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas on Sunday, the Scot's fourth PGA Tour title, and first since 2013. With sunlight fading at TPC Summerlin, the 37-year-old drilled in a tricky 12-footer to beat Austin Cook and Matthew Wolff.

Golf: Kim keeps Inbee at bay to claim maiden major title

With a string of near-misses at the majors and Olympic champion Park In-bee breathing down her neck, it was a relieved Kim Sei-young who tapped in the winning putt to claim the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Sunday. Kim's triumph at Aronimink Golf Course after a scintillating final round 63 put paid to her status as the most prolific winner on the LPGA Tour among active players never to have won a major title.

Lakers return to glory, claim record-tying 17th NBA title

The Los Angeles Lakers captured a record-tying 17th NBA Championship on Sunday with a 106-93 victory over the Miami Heat that sealed the best-of-seven title series 4-2, restoring the storied franchise to the top of the basketball world. The Lakers' victory tied them with the Boston Celtics for most NBA championships and capped an unprecedented season that resumed in July at a spectator-free campus at Disney World in Florida after a four-month COVID-19 shutdown.

King Nadal continues Paris reign with record-equalling 20th Slam

Spaniard Rafael Nadal inflicted one of the most humiliating defeats on great rival Novak Djokovic in the French Open final on Sunday, thrashing the world number one 6-0 6-2 7-5 to lift a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam men's singles title. Tennis fans would have been salivating at the prospect of another epic clash in one of the sport's greatest rivalries but it proved to be one of the most one-sided Grand Slam finals in the Open era under the closed roof of Court Philippe Chatrier.

League shuffles schedule due to positive COVID-19 tests

The NFL has released its updated schedule in light of the postponement of this week's Denver Broncos game against the New England Patriots due to positive COVID-19 tests. Members of the Patriots and Tennessee Titans have tested positive for the virus in recent days. The Titans, who have seen a large outbreak among players and staff, are currently scheduled to host the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday.

NFL roundup: Dak suffers ugly injury in Cowboys win

FOOTBALL-NFL/ROUNDUP NFL roundup: Dak suffers ugly injury in Cowboys win Cowboys quarterback Prescott set for surgery after leg injury

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was sent to the hospital and headed for surgery after suffering a significant injury to his right leg during a game against the New York Giants in Dallas on Sunday. In the third quarter, Prescott ran the ball on first down and as he was tackled, his right ankle bent severely under the weight of Giant's defensive back Logan Ryan and he immediately called for attention from the sideline.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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