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Mo Salah was back on the scoresheet as Liverpool breezed past Brighton to reach the fifth round
1 min: Whigfield lied about the air. It’s a cold night on Merseyside.
After an exuberant rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone, Brighton get the ball rolling. They’re kicking towards the Kop in this first half.
Continue reading...EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Nate Bittle and Takai Simpkins each scored 22 points to help Oregon snap a 10-game losing streak with an 83-72 win over Penn State on Saturday.
The Ducks (9-16, 2-12 Big Ten) had been without a win since Jan. 2 over Maryland, their only previous Big Ten win of the season.
Bittle's 22 came on 6-of-9 shooting and 8 of 11 at the free-throw line with seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Simpkins made 4 of 5 from behind the arc, and all eight of his free throws. Dezdrick Lindsay added 16 points and five assists.
Simpkins scored 20 in the second half, after shooting 1 of 4 in the first half. He helped the Ducks turn a 38-32 halftime lead into as much as a 15-point second half advantage in which they went on 10-2 and 11-4 runs.
Kayden Mingo led the Nittany Lions (11-15, 2-13) with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Josh Reed added 13 points and Freddie Dilione V had 10 plus three steals.
Oregon's bench outscored Penn State 27-5, with most of those points coming from Lindsay.
Penn State will host Rutgers on Wednesday.
Oregon will host Minnesota on Tuesday.
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The NBA’s newest attempt at “fixing” the All-Star Game now means you need to ponder a futures bet for Sunday night.
Three teams playing a round-robin tournament before a title game creates a unique gambling perspective in my NBA All-Star Game predictions.
Find out more in our NBA picks for Sunday, February 15.
My best bet
World (+165 at bet365)
Of the top-six players in the regular-season MVP odds, four of them are international players.
With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander not playing this weekend due to an abdominal injury, the “World” team has to lean on only Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, and Victor Wembanyama.
Their shared playmaking should be delightful, the kind of joy designed for an All-Star Game.
The U.S. “Stripes” team has similar top-end talent in Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Kawhi Leonard. However, which trio is more likely to push the pace out of pride, the trio of international stars or the NBA’s oldest guard?
The NBA All-Star Game will kick off with the “World” facing the USA Stars; to keep things simple, view the Stars as the younger U.S. team and the Stripes as the more veteran squad.
Winners of that matchup move on to play the USA Stripes, while the first game’s loser also takes on the Stripes to complete the round-robin portion of the All-Star Game.
After the round-robin, the top two teams meet again in the title game, with point differential serving as the first tiebreaker if all three teams finish 1-1.
All four games will be just 12 minutes long.
| USA Stars | World | |
|---|---|---|
| +120 | Moneyline | -140 |
| +2.5 (-110) | Spread | -2.5 (-110) |
| Over 81.5 (-110) | Total | Under 81.5 (-110) |
My best bet
Luka Doncic 2+ threes (+145 at bet365)
Doncic is not one to throw down highlight-reel dunks. His All-Star Game joys will come from either absurd passes or threes taken from downtown Los Angeles.
Note: The Intuit Dome is 11 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
Even in a 12-minute game, the exhibition that it is, Doncic may take four 3-pointers, likely all uncontested. In that case, betting on him to make multiple shots from beyond the arc should not be at plus-money.
| USA Stars | USA Stripes | |
|---|---|---|
| +110 | Moneyline | -130 |
| +2.5 (-115) | Spread | -2.5 (-105) |
| Over 81.5 (-110) | Total | Under 81.5 (-110) |
My best bet
Stripes -2.5 (-105 at bet365)
Much of an All-Star Game comes down to motivation.
Some piece of LeBron and Durant refuses to relinquish their standing in the NBA hierarchy. Given the chance to beat Cade Cunningham, Anthony Edwards, and Tyrese Maxey, expect the old guard to do so.
There may be some variance worry in a 12-minute game, but that should also allow the veterans to play more aggressively without getting winded.
Frankly, the younger roster may have more worry about getting worn out; who is more likely to over-enjoy LA nightlife this weekend, the young players reaching their first All-Star Game, or players who have done this for more than a decade?
| USA Stripes | World | |
|---|---|---|
| -110 | Moneyline | -110 |
| -1.5 (+100) | Spread | +1.5 (-120) |
| Over 81.5 (-110) | Total | Under 81.5 (-110) |
My best bet
Under 81.5 (-110 at bet365)
This may come as a shock, but game it out. The World is favored to beat the USA Stars, and if doing so, it would face the USA Stripes in the second game of the day.
A win would propel the World into the title game, while the Stripes would advance if they merely beat the Stars in the final game.
The Stripes may conserve their energy to then beat the young’uns, setting up a more earnest rematch between the World and the Stripes for the All-Star Game championship.
This matchup could become plodding, at least by All-Star Game standards.
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
 Victor Wembanyama | <<+450>> |
 Jaylen Brown | <<+1000>> |
 Tyrese Maxey | <<+1000>> |
 Cade Cunningham | <<+1100>> |
 Jalen Brunson | <<+1200>> |
 Luka Doncic | <<+1200>> |
 Kevin Durant | <<+1200>> |
 Devin Booker | <<+1400>> |
| LeBron James | <<+1500>> |
 Donovan Mitchell | <<+1600>> |
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2025 |  Steph Curry |
| 2024 |  Damian Lillard |
| 2023 | Jayson Tatum |
| 2022 | Steph Curry |
| 2021 | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| 2020 |  Kawhi Leonard |
| 2019 | Kevin Durant |
| 2018 | LeBron James |
| 2017 |  Anthony Davis |
| 2016 |  Russell Westbrook |
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The Sacramento Kings will lose one of their star players for the rest of the regular season, adding to the list of misfortunes this year.
The Kings will be without their leading scorer Zach LaVine, who will miss the rest of the season to undergo surgery on his right hand after the All-Star break, NBA insider Chris Haynes reported Friday evening.
LaVine, 30, averaged 19.2 points per game on 47.9% shooting in 31.4 minutes for Sacramento this season, appearing in39 games.
He was acquired from the Chicago Bulls just over a year ago in Feb. 2025 via a three-team trade that sent De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs and Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins, Tre Jones and draft picks to the Bulls.
LaVine will be a free agent after next season, but could opt for free agency this summer. He signed a five-year, $215.16 million contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 7, 2022.
The deal includes a 2026-27 player option that would pay LaVine nearly $49 million.
The 12-year-veteran was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 13th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Zach LaVine injury update: Kings star out for season with surgery
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Donnie Freeman scored 18 points, Nate Kingz had 13 and the game‑winning layup with two seconds remaining, and Syracuse edged SMU 79–78 on Saturday.
Syracuse (15–11, 6–7 ACC) trailed 61-49 with just over 12 minutes left and spent most of the second half playing from behind. Kingz capped the comeback by driving the lane and finishing through traffic after Syracuse secured a defensive rebound and called a timeout with 13 seconds left.
Tyler Betsey’s 3-pointer with 3:50 remaining pulled Syracuse within 76-75, and Naithan George added a layup on the next possession. SMU (17–8, 6–6) missed two free throws and four straight field goals in the final 90 seconds, leaving the door open for Syracuse’s final possession.
Freeman blocked four shots for the Orange, while George added 16 points and six assists. Betsey and Kiyan Anthony each finished with 13 off the bench, with Anthony hitting three second‑half 3-pointers. Syracuse shot 45% from the field and made 11 3s.
Jaden Toombs led SMU with 19 points and five rebounds off the bench, and Corey Washington added 13 points and nine boards. Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 12, and Boopie Miller had 11, as the two combined for five made 3-pointers. The Mustangs went 13 of 17 at the line but had two crucial misses in the closing minute.
SMU hosts No. 24 Louisville on Tuesday.
Syracuse faces No. 4 Duke on Thursday.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Martin Somerville scored an efficient 23 points along with six assists as Florida State rolled past Virginia Tech 92-69 on Saturday.
Chauncey Wiggins added 19 points for the Seminoles (12-13, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won four of their last five contests. Somerville was 9 for 11 from the field (4 for 6 from deep) and Wiggins hit 7 of 8 shots, 3 of 4 from distance. FSU shot 62% overall and 52% from beyond the arc.
A back-and-forth first half saw Virginia Tech ahead 42-39 at halftime, but FSU erupted for a 13-0 run early in the second to take control. They tacked on runs of 10-0 and 11-0 to lead by as many as 26 points down the stretch, outscoring Virginia Tech 53-27 in the second half.
Robert McCray V and Lajae Jones chipped in with 17 points each. Jones grabbed a team-high seven rebounds as the 'Noles won the battle on the glass, 28-26.
For the Hokies (17-9, 6-7), Tobi Lawal and Ben Hammond each tallied 16 points, Jailen Bedford added 13, and Neoklis Avdalas and Amari Hansberry both scored 10. Virginia Tech was held to 44% shooting as it dropped its third game in its last four.
Florida State hosts Boston College on Tuesday.
Virginia Tech visits Miami on Tuesday.
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn's latest surgery on her left leg that she broke in the Olympic downhill “went well” and now she “will be able to finally go back to the U.S.,” the American skiing standout said Saturday.
The 41-year-old Vonn is being treated at a hospital in Treviso.
She crashed 13 seconds into her run during last Sunday’s race and was airlifted off the course by helicopter. She said Monday she had suffered a “complex tibia fracture that is currently stable but will require multiple surgeries to fix properly.”
She said on Wednesday that she had a “successful” third surgery.
Nine days before Sunday’s crash, Vonn ruptured the ACL in her left knee in another crash. Even before then, all eyes had been on her as the feel-good story heading into the Olympics for her comeback after nearly six years of retirement.
“I have been reading a lot of messages and comments saying that what has happened to me makes them sad,” Vonn said on Instagram. “Please, don’t be sad. Empathy, love and support I welcome with an open heart, but please not sadness or sympathy. I hope instead it gives you strength to keep fighting, because that is what I am doing and that is what I will continue to do. Always.
“When I think back on my crash, I didn’t stand in the starting gate unaware of the potential consequences. I knew what I was doing. I chose to take a risk.”
Vonn’s father, Alan Kildow, told The Associated Press on Monday that his daughter will no longer race if he has any influence over her decision.
But Vonn concluded her latest message by saying she is “still looking forward to the moment when I can stand on the top of the mountain once more. And I will.”
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On a night when VAR – or the lack of it – came under serious scrutiny, Newcastle came from behind to beat their hosts with three second-half goals
1 min: Tammy Abraham gets the ball rolling, playing it a few yards backwards to Amadou Onana. Within seconds it finds its way to the feet of Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot.
Not long now: Kieran Trippier and Lucas Digne skipper the sides, which are led out on to the Villa Park pitch by referee Chris Kavanagh and his team of match officials soundtracked by Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train. Kick-off is just a couple of minutes away.
Continue reading...St. John's vs. Providence turned chippy early in the second half of their men's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 14,.
The two teams got into a scuffle after St. John's forward Bryce Hopkins — a former Providence standout — received a pass during a fast-break opportunity with 14:26 remaining in the second half. When he went to the rim, he was met with a hard foul by Providence's Duncan Powell, who rammed into Hopkins while attempting the transition block.
Hopkins quickly hopped off the floor and got in Powell's face before multiple players started a scuffle, delaying play.
Six players were ejected, including Powell, who was called for a Flagrant 2 foul and later threw a punch at Dillon Mitchell. Two Providence players — Powell and Jaylin Sellers — and four St. John's players — Mitchell, Kelvin Odih, Ruben Prey and Lefteris Liotopoulos — were removed from the game.
The game marked Hopkins' first game against the Friars since transferring away from the program after last season. Hopkins is averaging 13.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game this season and was the subject of multiple chants from Providence's student section.
WE'VE GOT A BRAWL IN PROVIDENCEpic.twitter.com/U8C8MjznMM
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) February 14, 2026
Powell is in his first season with Providence after transferring from Georgia Tech. He started his career at North Carolina A&T and also spent a season at Sacramento State.
St. John's (19-5, 12-1 Big East) hasn't lost in over a month, last losing a game to Providence on Jan. 3. The Red Storm have won 10 straight games and are looking for their 11th in a row — and revenge against the Friars.
Providence (11-14, 4-10) is essentially eliminated from NCAA Tournament contention, barring an unlikely bid-stealing run with a Big East Conference Championship. Losing Sellers certainly won't help the cause, though, as he's averaging a team-high 17.4 points per game this season.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: St. John's, Providence basketball get into scuffle after hard foul
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — David Punch had 19 points, Xavier Edmonds posted a double-double and TCU never trailed but had to work overtime before beating Oklahoma State 95-92 on Saturday.
Punch and Micah Robinson both scored four, and Jayden Pierre hit a 3-pointer to help the Horned Frogs (16-9, 6-6 Big 12 Conference) prevail in the extra period after Parsa Fallah tipped in a missed 3-pointer by Jaylen Curry at the regulation buzzer for the Cowboys (16-9, 4-8) to tie it 84-all.
Punch added six rebounds and three steals before fouling out for TCU. Edmonds totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds. Pierre hit four 3-pointers and scored 16, adding six rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Harding hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 as the Horned Frogs sank 12 of 25 from distance. Robinson and reserve Tanner Toolson both scored 11.
Fallah made 10 of 13 shots and scored 27 to lead Oklahoma State in a third straight loss. Anthony Roy had 16 points and Kanye Clary totaled 13 points and nine assists before fouling out. Christian Coleman also scored 13 and Curry added 12 off the bench.
TCU came in averaging seven 3-pointers per game, but Pierre and Harding each sank two and the Horned Frogs hit seven in the first half to take a 39-34 lead at the break.
TCU, which has won three straight and was coming off a 62-55 victory over No. 5 Iowa State, led the whole second half until Fallah's tip-in tied it.
Pierre buried a 3-pointer following a layup by Robinson for a 91-86 lead and TCU held on.
TCU: At UCF on Tuesday.
Oklahoma State: Hosts No. 9 Kansas on Wednesday.
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According to New York Post national baseball writer Jon Heyman, the San Diego Padres and Nick Castellanos have agreed on a one-year deal. The move comes after the Philadelphia Phillies released the outfielder a few days ago.
Castellanos was owed $20 million for the 2026 season. The Padres will pay the veteran’s minimum of $780K, and the Phillies will pick up the remainder of the salary.
The right-handed slugger has played primarily as an outfielder in his 13-year major league career, but Castellanos has been seen working out at first base this winter, and the Friars are expected to play him at the position once he arrives in Peoria, Ariz.
He is coming to San Diego with some baggage, as his time in Philadelphia ended with controversy. The dispute stems from Phillies manager Rob Thomson’s decision to bench Castellanos following a dugout confrontation last season. The skipper removed the veteran for a defensive replacement late in a game against the Miami Marlins.
Castellanos proceeded to confront Thomson about his decision in the dugout.
The 33-year-old posted a social media comment earlier this week to provide further clarification on the incident. Castellanos admitted to bringing a beer into the dugout after being taken out of the game. His teammates took the can away before he could open it.
Also, Castellanos confirmed that he apologized to the organization for his dugout actions in a postgame meeting with Thomson and Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski.
The veteran outfielder batted .250 with 17 HR and 72 RBI in 147 games.
After trade negotiations failed to gain traction this offseason, the Phillies released Castellanos before the start of full-squad workouts.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. —It's All-Star Saturday night, which has become the most highly anticipated part of All-Star Weekend (as the All-Star Game itself has slid toward unwatchability — maybe USA vs World will change that). This year's 3-point contest is star-studded, Shooting Stars makes a return, and the Dunk Contest is always worth talking about. Keep up with everything from one of the NBA's premier nights right here.
When: Saturday, February 15
Where: Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Time: 5:00 PM ET
Live Stream: NBC and Peacock
DeMarcus Cousins was sitting in the front row of Tyrese Maxey's press conference and asked the former Wildcat guard what his all-time Kentucky starting five would be.
"I'm just going to go Coach Cal era... I'm definitely going to go to a taller lineup. I'm going you [Cousins] at the five. I'm going AD [Anthony Davis] at the four, I want to go D-Book [Devin Booker] at the three. I'm not going to put myself in there [smiling]. I'm going to go Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander] at my one, and then I want to say, I'm going to go Jamal [Murray] — I got John Wall too? I got to go John Wall.... I was John Wall when I was a kid.
"So John Wall, Shai, D-Book, you and AD. That's going to be my five."
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Everyone wants the same thing: A competitive All-Star Game.
Fans want it. Adam Silver desperately wants it (remember the eye roll while handing out the trophy a year ago?) Media (and media partners) want it.
Will a new USA vs. World format finally give everyone what they want?
While the timing of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game falling during the intense international competition at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was fortuitous, the idea of a USA vs. World format for the All-Star Game has been around for years.
The hope is that playing for their countries might spark a competitive fire under otherwise apathetic players at the All-Star Game. It was something the NHL got last year with its Four Nations Face-Off, and the NBA was envious.
When the idea of a USA vs. World game was floated after last year's defense-free All-Star Game, it was the international players who seemed more into the idea.
That remains the case.
"I'm never stepping onto the court to lose, you know, or not caring," said the Spurs Victor Wembanyama, who was voted a World starter by the fans. "Just like at home, I'm never stepping into a board game, not caring or thinking I'm gonna lose or I'm thinking it's okay to lose.
"So I'll be out there, might as well win."
The old heads of the NBA are not on the same page. Told of what Wembanyama said, USA All-Star Kevin Durant's response was cynical and telling.
"We'll see…
"You should ask the Europeans and the World team if they're going to compete," Durant said with a laugh to reporters Wednesday night. "If you look at Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic now, let's go back and look at what they do in the All-Star Game. Is that competition? So we haven't questioned what they've been doing. But we're going to question the old heads, and the Americans.
"But these two dudes out there, Luka and Jokic, they don't care about the game at all. These dudes be laying on the floor. They're shooting from half court. But you've got to worry about the old heads playing hard? I can read between the lines, bro. It's just an overall topic that everybody's been talking about."
There is hope — if Wembanyama leads a couple of other guys to play hard, maybe things catch on.
"I just talked to Scottie [Barnes], and we said all this stuff and all that. I told him, 'Listen, I want to win. I'm here. We here, so let's win...'" Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey said. "[Barnes is] the type of guy that'll pick up full-court. If you bring that type of energy, I'm pretty sure the rest of us young guys will do the same, you know what I'm saying? I want to have fun and make it competitive and do those different things.
"I don't want to lose to the OGs, you know what I mean? That gives them the trash-talking in the world. I'm just competitive like that in that aspect, you know what I'm saying? If I see these guys in two weeks when we play against them, those are bragging rights, those are fun to have. I think it gives a fun viewership for our fans if we're out there competing."
Nikola Jokic, like Durant, is less sure.
"For me, I'm going to play like I played every year..." Jokic said. "I'm not sure that it is going to bring another fire to me, no, because I play every game same. So to me, not."
USA Stripes coach Mitch Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs said it will come down to the players.
"I think there can be a level of competitive and playing hard that can strike a balance in a game like that, where it doesn't feel, maybe like it's too unserious, I guess," Johnson said. "I don't know what that balance is, and I think the players have to be the ones that set the tone in a situation like that.
"And I think they also deserve the right, they've earned the right to set that tone, whatever that tone might be. Those guys are there during a break for everybody else. They give a lot of time and a lot of sacrifice to be there. And I think they all are very, very deserving to be able to voice whatever they think that experience or weekend should look like."
Jokic has an idea of how it might shake out.
"We are going to have OGs [USA Stripes], maybe they're going to play the most," Jokic said. "They're going to try to prove they can still be in this league. They are really good players. Probably all of them are Hall of Famers... I think Europeans are going to probably pass the ball a lot and have fun out there. OGs is probably going to win it, and the third team is probably going to dunk the most times."
The format for the USA vs. the World is necessarily unique.
Three teams of eight (or nine for the World, if Luka Dončić plays) will compete in a round-robin format, culminating in a championship game. The teams are:
USA Stars: Scottie Barnes, Devin Booker, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Anthony Edwards, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Johnson, Tyrese Maxey
USA Stripes: Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Kevin Durant, Brandon Ingram, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell, De'Aaron Fox
World Team: Deni Avdija, Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Alperen Sengun, Pascal Siakam, Karl-Anthony Towns, Victor Wembanyama, Norman Powell
(Note: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were voted in as starters by the fans but are out due to injuries. They have been replaced on the rosters.)
Those three teams will play in a round-robin tournament:
Game 1: USA Stars (younger) vs. World
Game 2: Winner of Game 1 vs. USA Stripes (older)
Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. USA Stripes
Game 4: Championship game featuring top two teams from first rounds. (If all the teams are tied 1-1, it comes down to point differential.)
Will having the World Team and Wembanyama play first increase the intensity in this game? Tune in at 5 p.m. Sunday on NBC and Peacock to find out.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Cole Certa scored a career-high 37 points, including a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Notre Dame rolled past Georgia Tech 89-74 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak.
Certa made 12 of 20 shots and was 7 for 11 from distance to go with 6-for-6 at the free-throw line. It was the sophomore's second-career 30-point game, the other coming five games prior when he scored 34 against Virginia. He averages 10.9 points per game and has only one other game with as many as 20 points.
The Fighting Irish made their first four shots of the second half and extended their 12-point halftime lead to 53-35. Later in the half, Certa scored 12 consecutive Notre Dame points, and the Fighting Irish led 80-59 with three minutes remaining. They scored their last 11 points at the free-throw line.
Braeden Shrewsberry scored 20 points, and Logan Imes had 14 for Notre Dame (12-14, 3-10 ACC). Imes and Carson Towt each had nine rebounds.
Baye Ndongo had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Georgia Tech (11-15, 2-11). Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored 16 points, Jaeden Mustaf 14 and Akai Fleming 13.
Notre Dame buried 11 3-pointers in the first half, including five from Certa and four from Shrewsberry. Notre Dame led 45-33 at halftime.
For the game, Notre Dame made 14 of 28 3-point tries, and Georgia Tech made 11 of 30.
The win was Notre Dame's 12th in a row at home against Georgia Tech, and the Irish lead the overall series 20-14.
Georgia Tech has now lost six in a row.
Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets head home to play No. 15 Virginia on Wednesday.
Notre Dame: at Pitt on Saturday.
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The Texas Rangers officially signed Jordan Montgomery on Friday. To make room for him on the 40 man roster, the team has designated pitcher Zak Kent for assignment.
We discussed the Montgomery addition earlier in the week when the news that he would be coming back to Texas was first reported. He will start the season on the injured list, and will presumably be on the 60 day injured list at some point when the Rangers need to open up a 40 man roster spot. He will presumably start a rehab assignment in June, and if all goes well, could be part of the Rangers’ rotation at some point in July. With Nathan Eovaldi and Jacob deGrom as part of the Rangers’ rotation currently, Texas has the rare opportunity to have three two-time Tommy John surgery guys in their rotation this year.
Zak Kent, meanwhile, will presumably be put on waivers, with an eye towards trying to get him outrighted. Originally drafted by the Rangers, he was purchased by Cleveland at the end of spring training in 2024, claimed on waivers from Cleveland by St. Louis in December, and then claimed by the Rangers from St. Louis last month.
