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Khusanov got a knock from Beto in a painful area. He’s not ready.
We’re into the last two weeks – let’s go for every game.
Continue reading...Brighton put their European push back on track by flying out of the blocks en route to beating relegated Wolves at the Amex Stadium.
Jack Hinshelwood headed home inside 35 seconds to register Albion’s fastest Premier League goal before the captain, Lewis Dunk, marked his return to the starting XI by nodding in the second just four minutes later.
Continue reading...Semi-final: St Helens 0-32 Wigan
Warriors will face Warrington or Hull KR at Wembley
The Challenge Cup kings are at it again. For the first time in a good while, Wigan were arguably underdogs going into this semi-final against their fiercest rivals, St Helens, with a run of form that included four successive Super League defeats before stopping the rot last week against promoted Bradford.
In contrast, St Helens are joint-top of Super League and have won their past five, but when it comes to Wigan and the Challenge Cup, this relationship is anything but ordinary. For the 34th timethe Warriors have reached the final.
Continue reading...England moved one step closer to another grand slam with victory over a spirited Italy
6 mins. The home side decide to ram a stick in their own spokes by booting the restart out on the full. England will have a scrum on the centre spot.
4 mins. A return to the 22 pulls the Italy defence in narrow and that is all the opportunity Harrison needs to find space on the right with a cross kick that Packer dives on to score.
Continue reading...For the second time in three years, pending free agent Lassi Thomson has parted ways with the Senators and signed with a European team.
HC Lugano announced this week that the Senators' 2019 first-round draft pick has signed a two-year deal to play in Switzerland's National League.
As a 25-year-old who hasn't played at least 80 career NHL games, Thomson was scheduled to become a Group 6 unrestricted free agent on July 1st, and seemed to be working his way back onto the NHL radar, if not in Ottawa, then maybe somewhere else in the league.
With the ridiculous amount of injuries on Ottawa's blue line, Thomson was one of the men who helped backfill during the Senators' impressive run to nail down a playoff spot. He got into 11 regular-season games with the Sens, and when Artem Zub was hurt in Game 1 of the playoffs, it was Thomson who subbed in for Game 2.
Thomson left the organization to play one season for Malmo in the Swedish League in 2024-25, but returned to the Senators last summer, hoping there might be an opportunity. However, he signed back here before the Sens traded for Jordan Spence and before anyone knew that Nick Jensen would recover in time for the 2025-26 season.
So that set Thomson up for another season of playing mostly in Belleville, and rumours popped up back in January that Thomson was planning to move back to Europe again at season's end. Clearly, the late-season NHL work wasn't enough to sway him from his plan.
“Obviously, it is kind of frustrating seeing your teammates from Belleville are getting called up, and you're not getting that chance,” Thomson said last month. “But obviously, you have to try to think about it the other way and try to be positive, rather than worry if (a recall) is going to be coming or if it's not coming.
“So, I tried not to get too frustrated. I will say, I just tried to enjoy the hockey. That was the biggest thing for me this year. Just come here and enjoy the hockey. Whatever is going to happen, it's gonna happen.”
GM Janick Steinmann says his team is thrilled to have him.
"Lassi is an offensive D-man who played on the highest level the past years," said in a translated club statement. "He was one of the best D-men in the SHL during the 2024/25 season. He is very creative, has a great shot and can skate very well.
"He will help us on the power play and driving our game, 5 on 5. He has a lot of natural leadership qualities and is in the prime of his career."
Steinmann had a field day with Ottawa's organizational depth this week. He also signed Belleville forward Olle Lycksell, who started this season in Ottawa and appeared in seven games for the NHL club.
Steve Warne
The Hockey News
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The Carolina Hurricanes have the opportunity to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday in Game 4 of their second-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
If they can do it, they would become the first team since the NHL moved to having the postseason comprised entirely of best-of-7 series to open with two sweeps to start a playoff run.
Game 3 on Thursday was a close one until the Hurricanes’ advantage on special teams came up big, as a shorthanded goal from Jalen Chatfield gave Carolina a 2-1 lead it would not relinquish before Andrei Svechnikov buried his first of the postseason on a one-timer on the power play to make it 3-1.
Now, an overmatched (and banged up) Flyers team with its backs against the wall will take its best shot at forcing the series back to Raleigh.
Rick Tocchet’s crew will still be without key defensive forward Noah Cates, but it remains to be seen whether speedy winger Owen Tippett will be ready to draw back into the lineup for the first time this series or not. He’s been participating in morning skates, but has not been ready to go.
The Hurricanes announced on Friday that they would not hold a morning skate in advance of Saturday’s game, but that head coach Rod Brind’Amour would be available to the media a few hours prior to puck drop.
In terms of the lineup, Philadelphia’s attempt to mix things up after Game 3 was well out of hand could force Brind’Amour’s hand to dress Nic Deslauriers to serve as a deterrent against his former teammates.
When the Hurricanes were in a similar spot against a chippy Ottawa team in Game 4 last round, Deslauriers drew in for a banged up Nikolaj Ehlers, and it certainly didn’t hurt to have the veteran enforcer’s presence in the lineup on that day.
Frederik Andersen will most certainly get the nod between the pipes again today. The Great Dane leads the NHL in the postseason with a .957 save percentage and 1.02 goals against average.
A win today would make for a guaranteed lengthy rest ahead of the Eastern Conference Final. The Montreal Canadiens’ win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night means that series will last at least until next Thursday, and it seems unlikely that one of those teams is going to rattle off three straight wins over the other now.
Here’s how to check out the action…
Time: 6:00 PM EST
Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
TV: TNT, TruTV with Alex Faust and Colby Armstrong on the call.
Radio: 99.9 FM the Fan will carry the broadcast from Hurricanes TV voice Mike Maniscalco and color commentator Tripp Tracy on the call.
Streaming: HBO Max app
Odds: Hurricanes -188/Flyers +155 Moneyline, Hurricanes -1.5 +134/Flyers +1.5 -164 Puckline, Total Goals O5.5 +118/U5.5 -144, all per FanDuel Sportsbook.
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Circuit’s future is uncertain after Saudi withdrawal
DeChambeau has denied claims of PGA Tour talks
Rory McIlroy is no longer opposed to LIV Golf players returning to the PGA Tour, but he said Friday that “it’s a question of if they do want to come back”.
McIlroy said the answer will probably depend on what happens with LIV’s financial situation in the coming months.
Continue reading...Liverpool started well but let Chelsea back into the game and ended the day booed off
Chelsea get the ball rolling at a lovely sunny Anfield. They’re kicking towards the Kop in this first half.
The teams are out! Liverpool in socialist red, Chelsea in royal blue. Anfield crackles with anticipation, albeit in that slightly understated 12.30pm-on-Saturday style. We’ll be off in a couple of Gerry-and-the-Pacemakers-soundtracked minutes. “I enjoyed the pre-match postbag,” trills Rob Knap. “I’m very much one of the (many, I imagine) rubberneckers today. My partner’s gone out and I’m a bit under the weather, sniffle, cough, etc - classic man flu - then I saw that Liverpool-Chelsea was on. How I’ve perked up! (Though that also might be the combo of too many Lemsips and extra-strong Lockets.) I foresee unbearable tension, slapstick defending and high aggro potential (not that any of us want to see any of the latter, of course).” Of course not.
Continue reading... Updates from the latest round of Championship games
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No hundred for Falconer on Championship debut, a chorus of bouncing slips and an imploring Tom Bailey enough for the umpire to raise an off-you-go finger to an lbw shout.
Poor Zak Crawley out again cheaply, chopping on . I really hope this doesn’t disintegrate into a Haseeb Hameed 2019 summer and that someone has an arm round his shoulder. Kent 13-1.
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Broderick Turner and Thuc Nhi Nguyen reported that Lakers coach JJ Redick said, "The Thunder is one of the greatest teams ever in NBA history." Maybe Redick is right. The Lakers were able to contain Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and with Jalen Williams not playing, OKC still won Games 1 and 2 by 18 points each.
Hopefully the Lakers can avoid a sweep when they return to The Crypt, but it doesn't look very likely, not when committing 39 turnovers in two games.
Vaughn Hardenberg
Westwood
It was so bush league to see the Lakers crowd around the beleagued referees at the end of an 18-point loss to the Thunder in Game 2. The number of free throws was nearly even, favoring OKC 26-21. There are no bigger whiners in the league than LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton, who have in their minds never committed a foul and are always fouled with no call on any possession. This is playoff basketball — grow up and play ball. The results in this series speak for themselves.
Bob Goldstone
Corona del Mar
You cannot tell me that the defensive “mauling” allowed by NBA officials during the playoffs would be tolerated during the regular season. It almost looks like the NBA upper brass — Adam Silver and his cohorts/consultants — have directly or indirectly “suggested” that referees simply “let ‘em play.”
This inconsistency and change of “style“ by the officials has either confused or frustrated many offensive players as well as some fans. To me, a foul is a foul, period! Considerations like superstar or rookie, home team or visitors, the fourth quarter versus the first, closing minutes or seconds of a game, regular season versus the playoffs should not matter.
Rick Solomon
Lake Balboa
I'm watching Lakers-Thunder Game 2 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is running into people and getting the Michael Jordan treatment. Everything is a foul against the Lakers. On the another hand, LeBron James is getting the stuffing beat out of him and no calls. Coach JJ Redick needs to bring this bias up with the media and put the spotlight on the refs. That’s what Phil Jackson and Pat Riley would do. Lakers fans can start a go-fund-me page for the fine.
Ed Villanueva
Chino Hills
So is now a good time for Times columnist Bill Plaschke to jump off the Lakers bandwagon and go back to his column from April 9th and say the Lakers should shut it down against the Thunder? Of course that proclamation was made before the Lakers won their final three games of the regular season to clinch the fourth seed in the playoffs and then proceeded to overwhelm the favored Rockets in the first round. Remember, the series Plaschke called over after just two games?
Danny Balber Jr.
Pasadena
LeBron James' performance against the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA playoffs should put to rest the discussion of whether LeBron or Michael Jordan is the NBA's GOAT. The number of championship rings a player obtains is dependent on teammates and coaching systems. Based on both individual play and contributions to his teams, LeBron's entire body of work is unmatched and LeBron's play at age 41 is still magnificent.
Richard Raffalow
Valley Glen
Mike Trout is having a renaissance season so far with the Angels. He is back to playing center field and is hitting home runs like the Trout of old. He has avoided injuries which have plagued him for several years. Now is the time for the Angels to give Trout a real shot at a postseason by trading him. The Angels are once again in last place and going nowhere. Trout will turn 35 soon and he deserves to go to a contender and play meaningful baseball in September and October. Free Trout!
Dave Ring
Manhattan Beach
Since 2017, the L.A. Kings have employed a dizzying array of players, coaches, general managers and front office executives. Despite all that personnel turnover, in that time they have amazingly failed to win even a single playoff series much less be a consistent regular-season threat. The one constant who is responsible for all the hockey decisions and has overseen this astounding lack of success over the previous nine years is team president Luc Robitaille.
Why does absentee ownership group AEG continue to allow him to remain in charge, annually selling hope instead of actually providing results? Could it be that the Kings' steadily increasing valuation, most recently pegged at $3.5 billion (2nd highest among all U.S. teams), is really all that motivates AEG as opposed to accountability and on-ice success?
Andre Miller
El Segundo
Detroit Tigers free agent ace Tarik Skubal will miss time on the IL after elbow surgery, which means he’ll fit right into the Dodgers’ rotation next season.
Steve Ross
Carmel
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After losing Game 1 4-2 on Wednesday night, the Montreal Canadiens needed a bounce-back effort to even out their series with the Buffalo Sabres, and they got it. If the Habs looked like their gear stick was stuck in Tampa speed in Game 1, that wasn’t the case in Game 2. Martin St-Louis’ men were ready straight from puck drop, and the hosts looked somewhat surprised.
Montreal took a 2-0 lead with less than five minutes played, and they never looked back. While Cole Caufield failed to find the back of the net, he was much more visible on the night. He had two shots on net, three missed shots, and rang one off the crossbar for six attempts on net, which is a very good sign.
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Lane Hutson blamed himself after Game 1, saying everyone was ready to play that night except him. That was a harsh criticism from the blueliner, but he’s always been his own toughest critic. But as he always does after a tougher game, he bounced right back. He has three shots on net in the first frame alone, drew a penalty and got an assist on the first goal of the game.
Two games into this series, Zach Benson has made no friends, on or off the ice. Both the Canadiens players and their fans have had enough of the diminutive winger. He was the first star in Game 1 with two assists, and in Game 2, he got Buffalo on the scoreboard, on top of throwing a lot of hits.
40 minutes in, he had four hits, double his total from Game 1, and he never missed a chance to chirp the opponents. Even after he scored a goal, his immediate reaction was to skate at Jakub Dobes to rub it in. The lineman stopped him, but you can tell he loves stirring the pot.
ur done number 6. pic.twitter.com/NoXzXenOiH
— x - ava (@teapottoffoIi) May 8, 2026
During the second frame, the Canadiens had two power-play opportunities but failed to score on either. They still built momentum from them, because they had some good puck possession and passing, a lot of passing, but there comes a time when you have to at least capitalize on those opportunities.
In one of those man-advantage situations, a Sabres player had no stick. You have to take advantage of that; that’s essentially playing against three and a half men. Furthermore, during the same power play, Juraj Slafkovsky made two soft no-look back passes and very nearly gave away possession. On one of those occurrences, the puck exited the zone, forcing everyone to come out. There’s a time and a place for that kind of play, and it’s not when your team is in full control, pressuring an out-of-breath opponent.
It went under the radar this year with so many Habs setting important milestones and Alex Newhook missing a lot of time with an injury, but the Newfoundlander had a very good season. He put up 25 points in just 42 games playing alongside a pair of rookies.
Before Game 2, he only had two points in the playoffs, but one of them was the series-winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Even when he’s not scoring, he’s really engaged out there and making a difference for the Habs.
On a night where the Canadiens needed to bounce back, he scored the first goal of the game and added a beauty on a two-on-one with Jake Evans at the end of a penalty kill. He still has another year on his contract, but if he keeps it up, he could earn himself a new one in Montreal after next season.
With the Canadiens having a commanding lead late in the third, both teams started setting the table for Game 3. There were plenty of uncalled shoves, stick hits, and other extracurricular activities until the referee had had enough and sent Benson to the box for two minutes. If these two teams didn’t hate each other before the start of the series, they absolutely do now.
The Bell Centre crowd should be treated to a spirited battle on Sunday night as the Sabres will be keen to get back the home-ice advantage they lost on Friday night.
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While the Detroit Red Wings missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, their American Hockey League affiliate in Grand Rapids is halfway to capturing its third Calder Cup championship.
The Griffins closed out their series against the Manitoba Moose with a 5-2 victory at Van Andel Arena, powered by a pair of goals from Carter Mazur and a highlight-reel tally from Axel Sandin-Pellikka.
SURVIVED & ADVANCE 🫡 pic.twitter.com/ewJIHfAv5F
— y-Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) May 9, 2026
With the win, Grand Rapids advanced to the Central Division Finals, where they will battle the Chicago Wolves, the AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Mazur, Detroit's third-round selection (70th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft, upped his playoff goal total to four with his second straight two-goal performance for the Griffins.
This season with the Red Wings, he appeared in eight games but didn't register a point.
Sandin-Pellikka, who made the Red Wings' roster out of Training Camp, scored a highlight-reel second-period goal for the Griffins, who also got goals from Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Eduards Tralmaks.
It was Tralmaks who opened the scoring in the first period on the power-play for Grand Rapids. While Manitoba knotted the score, Sandin-Pellikka restored the lead, and Brandsegg-Nygård added an early third-period tally.
Axel Sandin-Pellikka Scores Filthy Goal For Griffins Detroit Red Wings defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka, who has his first year in the NHL under his belt, will be on highlight reels everywhere.Like Sandin-Pellikka, Brandsegg-Nygård also made Detroit's roster out of Training Camp, but was returned to the Griffins after registering an assist in 12 NHL games.
After making it 4-1, Mazur added his second goal of the evening into the vacated Moose net with goaltender Thomas Milic, who was making his first start of the series, on the bench for an extra attacker
Griffins goaltender Michal Postava continues to author an impressive stretch of play in his first season in North America, making 19 saves.
Game 1 between the Griffins and Wolves is scheduled for Thursday in Grand Rapids.
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Sawyer Gipson-Long returned off the injury list for this one, and was pretty meh, but he did a lot better than lefty Pete Hansen did against the Hens.
Gipson-Long gave up two runs in the top of the first, and then another run before departing in the fourth.
It mattered little as the Hens scored seven in the second inning. Max Anderson led off with a double to left and Jace Jung singled to right. A sacrifice fly from Corey Julks scored Anderson, and Tyler Gentry walked. A soft serve single from Tomas Nido loaded the bases, and a Ben Malgeri grounder scored Jung but forced Gentry at third. Max Clark striped a line drive single to right to score Nido, and Paul De Jong walked. A Gage Workman triple cleared the bases, and Workman then scored on a wild pitch after the Redbirds had gone to the bullpen to replace Hansen. 7-2 Hens.
Workman doubled with one out in the fifth and took third on a wild pitch. Anderson walked, and Jung singled in Workman. A grounder to second from Julks went for an error, and Anderson scored to make it 9-3. Workman would then double in DeJong in the sixth to make it 10-3.
Woo-Suk Go fired three scoreless innings in the sixth, seventh, and eighth in his return to Toledo.
Workman: 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 2B, 3B, 2 K
Jung: 2-3, R, RBI, BB
Gipson-Long: 3.1 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, BB, K
Coming Up Next: The series is even heading into a 5:05 p.m. ET start on Saturday.
The SeaWolves got a decent outing from Joe Miller and played well behind him in this one as they pounded out 14 hits to win easily once again. Currently the SeaWolves are in the opposite gear of the Whitecaps, winning their ninth straight on Friday.
Andrew Jenkins singled and scored on an Izaac Pacheco single in the second inning to start the scoring. In the third, Aaron Antonini walked and rode home on Brett Callahan’s sixth home runs of the season. Chirs Meyers would single in Jenkins later in the inning to make it 4-0 SeaWolves.
In the fourth, Callahan reached on a fielder’s choice and then stole second, scoring on a John Peck single. In the fifth, Jenkins and Meyers both singled, and with one out, Pacheco singled in Jenkins and Joe Campagna tripled in Meyers and Pacheco to make it 8-0.
A Pacheco error led to the Senators scoring a run on Milleri in the fifth. Yosber Sanchez cleaned this up and tossed a perfect sixth as well. Luke Taggart handled the seventh. Trevin Michael tossed the eighth.
Thayron Liranzo has been scuffling since his return from the injured list two weeks ago, but he led off the ninth with a solo shot hitting right-handed. Tyler Owens closed this one out and seems bound for Toledo again fairly soon. Woo-Suk Go was promoted to Toledo on Friday as well after a strong start to the year.
Jenkins: 3-5, 3 R
Callahan: 1-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, K, SB
Pacheco: 2-5, R, 2 RBI, 3 K
Miller: 4.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K
Coming Up Next: It’s a 6:00 p.m. ET start in Harrisburg on Saturday.
The misery of the Whitecaps continued as their losing streak stretched to 12 games on Friday night.
There isn’t too much to report. Rayner Castillo’s struggles continued as he allowed a pair of home runs and four runs, three earned total. He struck out three and walked three over 4 1/3 innings, and there’s still no sign of the easy 95-96 mph sinker he was slinging in 2024 and early 2025.
Carlos Lequerica was knocked around for four runs in relief. Garrett Pennington had the only two hits for the ‘Caps. Bryce Rainer had the night off.
Pennington: 2-4, 2B
Castillo (L, 0-4): 4.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Coming Up Next: It’s a 2:00 p.m. ET start on Saturday.
Troy Melton fired three perfect innings in his rehab outing, and the Flying Tigers mauled a pretty good pitching prospect in the Mets’ Cam Tilly.
Melton struck out five and needed just 27 pitches to collect those nine straight outs. His velocity wasn’t quite peak, but he was 95-96 mph the whole outing, racking up a ton of whiffs on fastballs and sliders.
Jude Warwick gave him an early lead to work with when the second baseman cracked a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning. That was his first of the year. It would be Warwick sparking an eight-run inning off Tilly in the third. He led off with a double, and Jordan Yost singled. Zach MacDonald lined a single to center that got away from the Mets center fielder and Warwick scored. Beau Ankeney cranked a three-run shot to make it 5-0, and Carson Rucker followed that up with a triple. Edian Espinal and Javier Osorio followed with singles, and by the time the Mets went to the bullpen, Warwick was up again and smoked a three-run shot to right field to make it 9-0 Lakeland.
Conner Seabold rehabbed with a solid inning in the fourth. Jan Carabello took over and had some trouble, giving up four runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Jose Guzman gentled the Mets down with two scoreless innings.
In the eighth, Carson Rucker doubled in MacDonald, and Espinal tripled in Rucker to make it 11-4 where it ended.
Warwick: 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B, 2 HR, K
Rucker: 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2B, 3B, K
Yost: 2-4, R, BB
Espinal: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 3B, BB, K
Melton: 3.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Coming Up Next: The Flying Tigers are up 3-1 in the series with first pitch on Saturday set for 6:00 p.m. ET.
The Yankees got their shit rocked by Jacob Misiorowski last night. Pardon my French, but it’s late as I type this and it’s a pretty darn accurate assessment. Shout-out to the Miz, who demonstrated why he’s one of the league’s best young starters. Once Max Fried ran into trouble, it seemed like the Yankees were probably staring at an L because no one aside from José Caballero seemed like they were in a position to do much with him (and even with Cabbie, he could only get singles). Just one of those nights and a tough draw for Spencer Jones in his MLB debut.
Today on the site, Nick will look back at the Yankees’ rotation from their last pitching staff to lead the league in ERA, the 1978 championship team, as the current squad is doing the same thus far in 2026. Madison will have the Rivalry Roundup, Jeff will celebrate the 42nd birthday of old friend Chase Headley (not Hedy), and Matt will reminisce about what the late John Sterling meant to him growing up as a fan.
New York Yankees at Milwaukee Brewers
Time: 7:10 p.m. EST
Video: YES Network, Brewers.tv
Venue: American Family Field, Milwaukee, MI
1. Fill in the blank: “Jacob Misiorowski is the most impressive young pitcher to dominate the Yankees since ____”
2. Which team in the league has impressed you the least so far this season?
The Atlanta Braves received some unfortunate news when outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain earlier this week. However, he is eligible to return on Wednesday, and Mark Bowman of MLB.com reported that a timely return is plausible.
Acuña was seen doing some agility exercises ahead of Friday night’s game, which was a great sign for the team who is typically riddled with injury.
If Acuña is able to return as soon as Wednesday, it would provide a major boost for Atlanta as the Braves look to stay atop the National League standings.
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Carlos Carrasco has reportedly rejoined the Braves on a minor league deal.
MLB News:
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-hander Tyler Glasnow on the 15-day injured list due to lower back spasms. Glasnow reinjured his back during his outing on May 6.
The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow impingement. The move is retroactive to May 7.
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The Dodgers are reinstating Blake Snell from the injured list to start Saturday’s contest versus the Braves.