Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Reports: Elena Delle Donne to take break from WNBA

Two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player Elena Delle Donne is stepping away from basketball for an unspecified amount of time, ESPN reported. Delle Donne has a one-year supermax contract offer on the table but has told the Washington Mystics that she doesn't intend to sign it.

NFL-Usher says Super Bowl halftime show will be a career crescendo

R&B superstar Usher, fresh off of a wildly successful Las Vegas residency, said his performance at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show will be the latest peak in his 30-year career. "Las Vegas has been amazing for me," Usher, clad in a long black leather jacket, black gloves and dark sunglasses, told a packed press conference on Thursday.

Knicks acquire Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks from Pistons

The New York Knicks acquired forward Bojan Bogdanovic and guard Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. In exchange, the Pistons received guards Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn and Ryan Arcidiacono as well as two future second-round draft picks.

Stars F Mason Marchment fined $5K for interference

Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Thursday, one day after his interference bloodied Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe. The fine was the maximum allowable under the league's collective bargaining agreement.

Motor racing-New Haas boss addressing 'elephants in the room', says Magnussen

Danish driver Kevin Magnussen said he is excited to see real change at Haas after Japanese engineer Ayao Komatsu replaced Guenther Steiner last month as principal of the Formula One team. Italian Steiner, a larger than life character who became an unintentional star of the Netflix 'Drive to Survive' docu-series, left the U.S.-owned team when his contract was not renewed at the end of last year.

Emirates to sponsor NBA in-season tournament

The NBA's in-season tournament is being rebranded as the Emirates NBA Cup. It's part of a multi-year marketing partnership between global airline Emirates and the NBA, announced Thursday by the league. The deal also includes Emirates as the league's first patch partner for NBA referee jerseys.

Super Bowl win no retirement bridge for Chiefs' Andy Reid

LAKE LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- At his final media obligation until Super Bowl LVIII postgame, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid repeated consistent denials he's on the verge of retirement, win or lose to the San Francisco 49ers. "Yeah, I haven't gone there," Reid, 65, said Thursday morning at the team hotel. "I don't think about that. I'm tied up in the game and trying to take care of that. I'm sure somewhere, I'll know when that time is. It's not today and it won't be Sunday."

NFL-Las Vegas Sphere is newest Super Bowl star

Las Vegas's newest star attraction, the $2.3 billion Sphere, is wowing football fans with a variety of Super Bowl-themed content as Sunday's showpiece game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs approaches. The giant glowing orb has been displaying the helmets of both teams, graphics about the matchup and a countdown clock to kickoff on its fully programmable LED exterior, known as the "exosphere".

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina rallies in Abu Dhabi

No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina reached the quarterfinals at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by rallying for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win against Danielle Collins on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. The Kazakhstan star improved to 3-1 against Collins with the two-hour, 17-minute victory. Rybakina trailed 3-2 in the second set and 2-1 in the deciding set before surviving to face Spain's Cristina Busca, a 7-6 (1), 7-5 winner over Great Britain's Heather Watson.

NBA fines Bulls' Andre Drummond $15K for gesture

The NBA fined Chicago Bulls center Andre Drummond $15,000 for making an "inappropriate gesture" on the court, the league said Thursday. The incident occurred with 1:22 left in overtime of the Bulls' home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

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