The rebuilding San Diego Padres won’t be hurting for veteran presence when they open the season Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Left-hander Clayton Richard, at 34 the second-oldest player on the team, will make his first career opening-day start. First baseman Eric Hosmer, 28, will make
Joel Embiid suffered a facial contusion when he collided with teammate Markelle Fultz in the second quarter of the 76ers’ win over the Knicks on Wednesday. After the game, the team said he was taken to a hospital for additional testing.
Royals catcher Sal Perez has been diagnosed with an MCL tear in his left knee. The veteran hurt himself lifting a suitcase and will miss the next four-to-six weeks.
Beer prices at Nationals Park in Washington are ridiculously high.
It wasn’t a shot that Markelle Fultz missed this time. The 76ers rookie, playing in his second game Wednesday since returning from a mysterious shoulder injury, failed to corral a handoff from teammate Joel Embiid, causing the two to knock heads and send Embiid spinning. Embiid, a 2018 All-Star,
Maximum contracts aren’t simply about generational wealth in the NBA. They’re also about respect and status. Zach LaVine is set to enter a fascinating restricted free agency this offseason, and he and Bulls management have emphatically stated a deal will get done. But does LaVine think he’
Fred Hoiberg said Lauri Markkanen looked at him as if something was lost in translation when the Bulls coach asked the rookie if the arm pain that forced him to exit briefly in the second quarter of the loss to the Rockets was related to “hitting his funny bone.� But Markkanen used the term “funny bone
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid left Wednesday’s game against the New York Knicks in the second quarter after suffering a facial contusion on a collision with teammate Markelle Fultz. Fultz lobbed a pass off to Embiid, who lost control of the ball and instinctively bent down to recover it.
Is Villanova’s Jalen Brunson the best player who will take the court on Saturday night?
Isaiah Thomas was an MVP candidate this time last year, but now his career appears in serious limbo with his hip requiring season-ending surgery.
