DALLAS — Caitlin Clark’s first matchup against Paige Bueckers will have to wait.

The Indiana Fever star was ruled out of a second consecutive game with a left groin injury. The Dallas Wings, who drafted Bueckers No. 1 overall this year, were set to play the Fever at the home of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

It’s the first time the Wings have played a home game away from the arena on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington.

Clark missed the Fever’s 85-75 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. The groin problem is the second injury to sideline her this season. The 2024 first overall pick had never missed a game in college at Iowa or with the Fever before a quad strain that kept her out for five games.

Clark is averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists and 5.0 rebounds, and Bueckers is at 17.7 points, 5.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds.

Raptors fire team president

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors president and vice chairman Masai Ujiri was fired Friday after 13 years with the franchise.

Ujiri joined the Raptors in 2013 as executive vice president and general manager. He was promoted to president in 2016 and surrendered his responsibilities as GM in 2017, when Bobby Webster took over.

“During his 13 seasons with the Raptors, Masai has helped transform the organization on the court and has been an inspirational leader off it,” Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment president and CEO Keith Pelley said in a statement.

The 54-year-old Ujiri, who was heading into the final year of his contract, led the Raptors to their only NBA title in 2019.

Webster was given a contract extension, the Raptors said. Terms of that deal were not disclosed.

The Raptors finished 30-52 last season and missed the playoffs.

Famous NY Jet dies at 83

NEW YORK — Gerry Philbin, a defensive end who helped the New York Jets shock the Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl after the 1968 season, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 83.

The cause of death was dementia, Philbin’s family told ESPN.

Philbin spent nine seasons with the Jets and was a two-time All-AFL selection.

In the third Super Bowl on Jan. 12, 1969, the Jets and quarterback Joe Namath brought legitimacy to the AFL and turned the game into a must-watch event when they beat the NFL champion Baltimore Colts 16-7. Philbin led a defense that forced five turnovers and held the Colts to their lowest point total of the season. The NFL and AFL merged in 1970.

A native of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Philbin was a three-year starter at the University of Buffalo and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1964 NFL draft. He chose to play for the AFL’s Jets instead and played 110 games over nine seasons for New York from 1964-72.

He became part of the Jets’ Ring of Honor in 2011. Philbin played his last season for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1973.

New WNBA club loses president

PORTLAND, Ore. — Inky Son, president of the expansion WNBA team in Portland, is leaving the organization after less than three months on the job.

RAJ Sports, led by team owners Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, announced the move Friday. Before working for the team, Son was chief administrative officer for the National Basketball Players Association.

Portland was awarded an expansion team in September. The Bhathal family paid $125 million for the franchise.

The team is set to start play next season, along with the expansion Toronto Tempo. Portland’s team does not yet have a name, a coach or a general manager.

Portland’s branding is expected to be announced on July 15.

The Associated Press