Cubs place Kyle Hendricks on IL, recall Matt Mervis in flurry of roster moves originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Cubs made a flurry of roster moves ahead of Tuesday’s series opener against the Houston Astros. Kyle Hendricks and Drew Smyly have been placed on the 15-day injured list, while infielder Garrett Cooper … Read more
Kawhi Leonard was available for Tuesday’s playoff game. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Clippers, so was Luka Dončić. The Dallas Mavericks star led his team to a 96-93 win over the Clippers in Leonard’s return from injury for Game 2, evening the first-round series at 1-1 as it heads to Dallas. Dončić finished with 32 … Read more
What we learned as Webb stays hot, dominates Mets in Giants’ win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb had the worst run support in baseball last year, and through his first three starts this season, it looked like he was in for another season of having to … Read more
The New York Jets have traded quarterback Zach Wilson and a seventh-round draft pick to the Denver Broncos. The Broncos announced the trade on Tuesday, confirming multiple Monday reports. The Jets will receive a sixth-round pick in return and will reportedly pay part of Wilson’s $5.5 million salary next season. Wilson joins the Broncos after … Read more
Tyrese Maxey’s scorching start to the NBA season has earned MVP chants from an appreciative Philadelphia crowd. While his standout season didn’t secure the MVP trophy, it did land him some hardware. The NBA announced Tuesday that Maxey is the winner of the league’s Most Improved Player award. The Philadelphia 76ers guard earned the honor … Read more
They had to fend off another huge start from Damian Lillard, but the Indiana Pacers are headed home with a tied series. The Pacers took off in the fourth quarter to beat Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks 125-108 win in Game 2 of their opening-round playoff series on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. The Pacers … Read more
After weeks of worrisome late-game blunders, there finally was redemption for the Dodgers bullpen Tuesday night. On a night their starting pitcher failed to complete five innings, and their lineup managed only one run before the final couple of frames, it was five other numbers that keyed a 4-1 Dodgers win over Washington at Nationals … Read more
Los Angeles Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard is available for Tuesday’s playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks. Head coach Tyronn Lue confirmed his status to reporters Tuesday evening. “He’s checked every box, and the medical’s doing a great job just making sure he checks those boxes,” Lue said. “We’re never putting a guy on the floor … Read more
Tyrese Maxey’s scorching start to the NBA season earned MVP chants from an appreciative Philadelphia crowd. While his standout season didn’t secure the MVP trophy, it did land him some hardware. The NBA announced Tuesday that Maxey is the winner of the league’s Most Improved Player award. The Philadelphia 76ers guard earned the honor over … Read more
Jerry Jones isn’t upset that the Dallas Cowboys haven’t signed Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb or Micah Parsons to long-term extensions this offseason. In fact, he’s taking all of the blame for the lack of movement. “If you’ve got trouble with when the timing is around here, it’s because I’m not ready to go,” Jones said … Read more