Tampa Bay’s ace can’t catch a break.
Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow suffered an oblique injury during a spring training practice Monday and is expected to miss the start of the 2023 MLB season.
According to Mark Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Glasnow sustained the injury during a live batting practice session. Glasnow will reportedly undergo an MRI on Tuesday, though the Rays are anticipating he’ll be sidelined for Opening Day.
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The AL MVP compared the new rule to something in a different sport.
As MLB gets used to implementing a pitch clock this spring, many players, coaches and fans are debating whether the new rule is good or bad for the game. One of the league’s biggest and brightest stars appears to be in favor of the clock.
Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge commented on the pitch clock, saying that it should be “a good thing for everybody.” In fact, he went as far as to compare it to a clock that a different sport is using.
Last week, Alabama freshman hoops star Brandon Miller dropped 41 points in an overtime win at South Carolina. In total, he scored 65 points and grabbed 14 rebounds while leading his team to two wins.
But he didn’t receive SEC Player of the Week or Freshman of the Week accolades. Instead, those went to Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe and Arkansas freshman Nick Smith, Jr.
And some fans weren’t happy about it.
Arkansas guard Nick Smith Jr. earned SEC Freshman of the Week over Brandon Miller.
— Smith averaged 25.0 points and 3.5 rebounds against Georgia and Alabama.
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High school cheerleader performs by herself at state competition just days after teammates quit squad
The Los Angeles Lakers picked up their third straight win after coming back down 27 points against the Dallas Mavericks. They shut down the Kyrie Irving-Luka Dončić duo in the second half. It was also the biggest comeback victory this season. LeBron James put up 26 points despite tweaking his ankle and later limping out of the tunnel. Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy and Ric Bucher debate on whether the purple and gold are officially Western Conference contenders or not.
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• The first quarterbacking domino could fall this week, with Derek Carr a free agent and Aaron Rodgers coming out of the darkness.
Former Pro Bowl QB Carson Wentz will be looking for his fourth team in as many seasons after being cut by the Commanders.