Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. NFL notebook: Cardinals ink CB Alford

The Arizona Cardinals acquired the pass defense help they were looking for, signing former Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert Alford to a three-year contract on Thursday. The deal has a $22.5 million base that can go up to $24 million with incentives, according to NFL Network. Alford has a $13.5 million guarantee. Grizzlies trade two to Clippers for G Bradley

The Memphis Grizzlies dealt guard Garrett Temple and forward JaMychal Green to the Los Angeles Clippers for guard Avery Bradley ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. The Clippers cleared a spot for the extra player brought on in the trade by waiving Marcin Gortat. Trade deadline notebook: Gortat waived by Clips, wants to join Warriors

The Los Angeles Clippers are waiving center Marcin Gortat, according to multiple reports Thursday. Gortat, 34, who took to Twitter to say, "It was a great ride," said he's interested in joining the Golden State Warriors, Yahoo reported. The Warriors, however, want to wait to get a full picture of the talent available, per the report. Body of footballer Emiliano Sala formally identified: UK Police

The body of Argentina-born professional soccer player Emiliano Sala has been formally identified after it was brought to Portland Port on Thursday, UK police said in a statement. Sala, 28, had been en route from Nantes in western France on Jan. 21 to make his debut for Premier League team Cardiff City when the small aircraft he was traveling in disappeared over the English Channel. The wreckage of the plane was found on Sunday. LeBron takes Durant, Davis; Giannis picks Curry in ASG draft

For the second year in a row, LeBron James opened the NBA All-Star Draft on Thursday night by taking Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant with the first overall pick. James, who earned the first choice by leading the NBA in All-Star voting for the second year in a row, never outright revealed his first choice in last year's draft, which wasn't televised. But after taking Durant in Thursday's event, which was televised on TNT, the Los Angeles Lakers' only All-Star admitted it was a repeat selection. MLB notebook: HOFer Frank Robinson dead at 83

Hall of Famer and trailblazing baseball legend Frank Robinson passed away Thursday at the age of 83. Robinson died in Los Angeles, surrounded by family and friends. It was reported last week that Robinson, Major League Baseball's first black manager, was in the late stages of a long battle with bone cancer. NBA roundup: Bucks stay hot, pound Wizards

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 43 points, Eric Bledsoe added 22 points and 11 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the visiting Washington Wizards 148-129 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. Antetokounmpo made 17 of 21 field-goal attempts, including 3 of 3 from 3-point range, as Milwaukee beat the Wizards for the second time in less than a week. Golf: Mickelson hits every fairway for first time in two decades

Phil Mickelson on Thursday did something he had not managed in more than two decades when he hit every fairway in the first round at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in northern California. The unusually accurate driving helped the five-times major champion to a six-under-par 65 at Monterey Peninsula, one of three courses used at the event. Tennis: Greek Tsitsipas struggles past stubborn Struff

Greek second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas had to fight hard before booking his place in the Sofia Open quarter-finals, securing a 7-6(5) 6-4 win over feisty German Jan-Lennard Struff on Thursday having enjoyed the backing of the Bulgarian crowd. "For the first time I play as if I was at home," said 20-year-old Tsitsipas, who reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open last month. Frank Robinson, MLB's first black manager, dies at 83

Frank Robinson, who in 1975 became Major League Baseball's first African-American manager and is considered one of the game's greatest players, died on Thursday at the age of 83. Robinson, known also for his leadership and competitive fire during a Hall of Fame playing career that spanned 21 seasons, will be remembered as a pioneer by the baseball world after paving the way for every minority manager who has followed.

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