The scene in the NLCS shifts west to Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have looked very beatable so far, and for the Brewers, this is the first time they have ever had a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven postseason series.
There were rumors that the Dodgers might bench Shohei Ohtani, who hasn’t been hitting at all this postseason (3-for-20 with seven strikeouts), but he’s in the lineup for tonight’s game. Since Ohtani’s two-homer game at Wrigley Field Aug. 5, he is batting .194/.289/.338 (27-for-139) with four home runs (but none since Aug. 18) and 49 strikeouts, including his six postseason games.
That’s not a guy I’d want in my lineup in a postseason game, no matter who he is.
A note about tomorrow: Game 3 between the Guardians and Rays in Cleveland has been moved from 5 p.m. CT to noon CT because of a forecast of rain Thursday evening. Thus I will split tomorrow into two threads, one for the day game between the Guardians and Rays, the other for the Brewers/Dodgers night game, which was also moved up from 8 p.m. CT to 7 p.m. CT.
7 p.m. CT: Brewers at Dodgers (Brewers lead series 2-0)
TV: FS1. Announcers: Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci.
As Cara alluded to, this is the third daughter she and will have had in the month of October. Their first daughter, named Charlotte, was born in 2022. And second daughter, named Layton, was born in October of 2024. And now there’s Carter being born in October of 2026.
At this rate, it might be safe to bet on Will and Cara having a fourth daughter in October of 2028.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Will Smith has seeds thrown at him after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants. AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillWill Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after a wild pitch allowing a score during the fifth inning against the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 . Getty Images
And Cara’s timing could not have been better, as the baby seemed to arrive during the brief break between Games 2 and 3 of the NLCS.
If Los Angeles can’t recover from this 2-0 deficit, Smith will be watching the World Series at home with his newborn instead of competing in it for the third straight season.
Mourinho’s side score three late goals from 3-1 deficit
Dortmund latest team beaten in Norway by Bodø/Glimt
José Mourinho enjoyed a Roma reunion to remember as Real Madrid completed an astonishing comeback by scoring three late goals to claim a 4-3 away win in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Marten de Roon gave the hosts a deserved opener before Kylian Mbappé struck back on his 100th Champions League appearance to level the scores at the break. Two Donyell Malen strikes in the space of six minutes early in the second half seemed to take the game away from the 15-time European champions as Roma ran rampant.
Tomas Soucek rounds off big victory after two reds
Portsmouth strike late to beat 10-man Sheffield United
West Ham returned to winning ways as they cruised to a 6-0 Championship victory against nine-man Lincoln at the ProAmpac Stadium.
The hosts had Tom Hamer sent off after just three minutes and Conor McGrandles followed him off the pitch 20 minutes later, with Konstantinos Mavropanos heading West Ham ahead on the stroke of half-time.
It's unwise to read too much into preseason results. Rotations aren't set, guys are asked to do things they won't do during the season, and teams experiment with sets and lineups we won't see when the games count.
But it's been a rough preseason for Bronny James. In nearly 70 minutes across four games, he has scored just 11 points on 26.7% from the floor, and he is 1-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, with 13 assists but 12 turnovers. After the Lakers preseason game against the Warriors in Las Vegas Tuesday, coach JJ Redick was honest — but with a positive spin — about Bronny's preseason.
"I thought he had a really nice September and a good summer with us, but I don't think he's played well in the four preseason games. But he's had good practices," Redick said. "Again, some of it is just rhythm, some of it is who he's playing with. He's played a lot of minutes, especially in the second half of games with our two-way guys... I think that is not necessarily setting him up for success."
Bronny was nowhere near NBA-ready when the Lakers drafted him No. 55 in 2024 (coming off a serious health scare and being handed a three-year contract), but NBA talent evaluators have given him approving nods for how much he has developed in the past two seasons. He has clearly put in the work. As one league source told NBC Sports at Summer League, "He was two years away from being two years away when they drafted him, but now he's looking almost like an NBA player. He might stick."
Bronny has always been an active defender and is physically strong, but as a 6'2" guard in the NBA, that only gets you minutes if you can shoot the rock, too. That improved last season, he shot 38.6% from 3, on limited chances. Shooting has always been Bronny's issue, and the preseason results are not promising.
It's hard to envision what Bronny's role will look like this season, although he will get the opportunity to prove that this preseason was just a fluke at some point. He needs to capitalize on that. Bronny's contract is fully guaranteed at $2.3 million this season, but next season includes a team option with only $1.25 million of his $2.3 million guaranteed. It's also worth noting the Lakers have 16 players under contract right now and have to trim that by one before the season opens next week. They reportedly have been exploring possible trades for end-of-the-bench players, but could be forced to waive someone.
However, Ohtani was dropped down to the No. 6 spot in the order amid his injury-hampered 3-for-20 slump in the playoffs, the lowest he had been slotted in his Dodgers career.
“I think it’s just more of what gives our lineup the best balance,” manager Dave Roberts said. “Shohei’s all on board. Whatever it takes to win.”
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani strikes out against the Milwaukee Brewers during the sixth inning in Game 2. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
The move came with the club facing a 2-0 series hole to the Milwaukee Brewers in the best-of-seven NLCS.
It was another of sign that — despite their proclamations that he is close to turning things around — the Dodgers are uncertain about exactly what they will get from the two-way star, who was coming off his worst performance of the playoffs in an 0-for-4, two-strikeout clunker in Game 2.
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani returns to the dugout after grounding out during the third inning of Game 2. AP Photo/Abbie Parr
Ohtani was not the only change the Dodgers made to their order. Another slumping bat, catcher Will Smith, slid to the seven-hole after starting the postseason in a 1-for-23 rut. Left-handed-hitting third baseman Max Muncy was replaced in the lineup at third base by right-handed-hitting Miguel Rojas, a platoon switch made to combat the Brewers starting left-handed pitcher Robert Gasser.
Elsewhere, Kyle Tucker was moved into the cleanup spot and Andy Pages was shifted to the No. 5 spot.
“I love the length of the lineup,” Roberts said. “I think that Kyle has been –– throughout his career and currently –– agnostic with pitchers, left versus right. Gasser is a guy that they’re probably going to run two times through the lineup, and if it gets a little bit beyond that, I like Kyle there.”
It was all part of the Dodgers’ efforts to shift momentum in the series, and find better answers against a Brewers pitching staff that has held them to just five runs and 10 hits in the first two games of the NLCS.
“We all know what’s at stake … There’s some pressure there,” Roberts acknowledged. “But you’ve got to embrace this. I think for me, it’s just focusing on today. Because I think, when you start thinking about we’ve got to win four games, I get nervous. But I think that we can manage winning a game tonight.”
MILWAUKEE, WI - OCTOBER 11: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats during Game One of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Sunday, October 11, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The NLCS resumes at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, with the Dodgers looking to embark on a comeback down 2-0 in the series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The top three in the lineup remain the same, as Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernández hit in the top three spots. The middle of the lineup received an adjustment that comes as little to no surprise with how Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith have hit in the postseason.
Kyle Tucker moves up to cleanup in the starting lineup, the highest spot in the order he’s been placed in this October. After a rough regular season, Tucker has found his stride at the plate at the bottom of the lineup, slashing .300/.391/.500 with a home run and two RBI over six games. Tucker has faced Milwaukee’s Game 3 starter Robert Gasser twice in his career, collecting three hits across six at-bats including a home run.
Andy Pages has also impressed at the plate this postseason, turning the page on what was a historically awful title run at the plate last year. The 2026 All-Star has five hits across 20 at-bats, with his highlights being his go-ahead, two-run single in Game 4 of the NLDS and for getting the Dodgers on the board against Jacob Misiorowski in Game 1 of the NLCS. Pages has gone hitless since his Game 1 RBI single, but he moves up to fifth in the lineup against Gasser, also the highest spot he’s hit in the postseason this year.
The elephant in the room is Shohei Ohtani getting moved all the way down to sixth in the lineup. Ohtani was adamant about playing in Game 3, and Dave Roberts ultimately granted his wish.
“He’s adamant he feels good enough to be in there. He’s close to finding something with his swing. I feel great about it,” manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday just before the Dodgers workout at Dodger Stadium. “He was very convicted that he is onto something mechanically. He was adamant that he can help us. He’s well enough to help us win a baseball game. So that’s all I needed to hear.”
Try as he might to will his way into the lineup, Ohtani has been a detriment offensively since hitting his final regular season home run on Aug. 18 in Denver, and he’s carried that funk over the team’s six playoff games slashing just .150/.261/.150 with zero RBI. Ohtani had never hit as low as second in the lineup until Game 3 of the NLDS, and it’s the first time Ohtani is hitting sixth in the lineup since Sept. 19, 2020 back when he was with the Angels.
Will Smith has also struggled mightily this October, and he slides all the way down to seventh in the starting lineup. Miguel Rojas gets the start at third base over Max Muncy against the left-hander Gasser, and Tommy Edman gets the start at second base, rounding things out in the lineup. Blake Snell makes his first start since getting the ball for Game 2 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves.
Mookie Betts understands what Shohei Ohtani is dealing with in this National League Championship Series.
Betts knows what can happen to a once-dangerous swing when a hitter takes the field with physical limitations.
Two years ago, Betts was struck by a 98 mph fastball and fractured his left hand.
“It’s really, really hard,” Betts said. “It took me almost like two years before I was able to really kind of feel normal again and get those bad habits out.”
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts waits by the batting cage during a workout ahead of Game 3 of baseball’s National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Before he was placed on the injured list in September, Ohtani said he was experiencing discomfort in his right arm and left knee. Asked on Tuesday what was bothering Ohtani, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “It’s everything.”
“When you’re hurt, you just want to play,” Betts said. “So you’ll make adjustments to the swing or to your body so you can play. Then you don’t want to hurt while you play, so you make the adjustments to where your body doesn’t feel it. Sometimes it’s to the detriment of who you are as a player, and you don’t really realize it.”
Betts imagined that navigating the situation would be more difficult for Ohtani because of his stature.
“I couldn’t imagine really kind of having the expectations that he has and falling short in a way that it’s not normal for him. Then having to come back and be present in this postseason knowing how important he is to the boys.”
“He’s trying,” Betts said. “It’s just really, really hard. It’s really hard to make these slight adjustments in this short amount of time. Like I said, it took me almost two years. I feel for him. I know he’s grinding, he’s working. So we’ll just see. We’ll see how he comes and prepares.
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani swings at a pitch during the third inning of Game 2 of baseball’s National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Milwaukee. AP Photo/Abbie Parr
“But I know he’s giving it his all. We know he’s giving it his all. We can at least lay our heads on a pillow at night knowing that we’ve given it everything.”
Kick It Out statement: managers should ‘set the tone’
Head coach said delay in Swansea game ‘killed momentum’
The Millwall head coach, Alex Neil, has been criticised by the anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out after complaining that a stoppage in play over alleged racist abuse “killed the momentum” in Tuesday’s home defeat to Swansea City.
The Championship fixture was suspended for around seven minutes after reports of abusive chants being aimed at the Swansea midfielder Eom Ji-sung. The referee, Edward Duckworth, halted the match in the 65th minute before speaking with both teams’ managers, the fourth official and a safety officer.
On the latest episode of The Mets Pod, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo are in full offseason Mets mode, with a focus on free agency and what comes next.
The guys talk Tarik Skubal, Ty France and other free agency options, plus play some voicemails that kick off conversations about Francisco Lindor, Francisco Alvarez, and Bryce Harper.
"Down on the Farm" features the future for Jefferson Rojas, while the Mailbag delivers questions about how quickly the Mets can turn things around and the potential pursuit of Japanese star slugger Teruaki Sato.
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PSG led 3-0 at the break after a breathtaking first half and held on despite an improved City display
2 min: Cherki is caught dozing by Dembélé, who sends Doué scampering down a cul-de-sac on the left. Cherki will be pleased Khusanov was on point there.
PSG, in their blue shirts with red central panel, launch the kick-off in their usual rugby-union style. City in their sky blue.
The Dodgers return home tonight for Game 3 of the NLCS in must-win mode.
After two games in Milwaukee, the reigning World Series champs are down 0-2 to the 103-win Milwaukee Brewers.
In Monday’s Game 2, the Brewers rallied to overcome three separate deficits for a 7-4 victory. In the win, catcher William Contreras because just the fourth player in MLB history with three separate game-tying or go-ahead hits in a postseason game, and the first since Sandy Alomar did so for Cleveland in the 1997 ALDS.
In the history of best-of-seven postseason series, teams holding a 2-0 lead have gone on to win that series 79 times (out of 95 total), so the Dodgers have their work cut out for them to keep hopes for a three-peat alive.
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Brewers vs. Dodgers start time
Game 3 of the Brewers vs. Dodgers NLCS is scheduled to begin today, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.
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Brewers vs. Dodgers starting pitchers
Robert Gasser (5-5, 3.87 ERA) will start for the Brewers. Blake Snell (4-1, 1.90 ERA) will be on the mound for the Dodgers.
Brewers vs. Dodgers NLCS schedule
Game 1: Brewers 2, Dodgers 1
Game 2: Brewers 7, Dodgers 4
Game 3: Oct. 14, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET (FS1)
Game 4: Oct. 15, 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET (FS1)
Game 5: Oct. 16, 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET (FS1)*
Game 6: Oct. 18, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET (FS1)*
Game 7: Oct. 19, 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET (FOX or FS1)*
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BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 14: Geraldo Perdomo #2 and Ildemaro Vargas #6 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate after defeating the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 14, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) | Getty Images
I know this was mentioned briefly in James’s Snake Bytes, but I figure it deserves a piece of its own. The nominees for this year’s Gold Gloves were announced this morning, and there are four D-backs among the finalists for the National League. Each team’s manager and up to six coaches on his staff vote from a pool of qualified players in their League and cannot vote for players from their own team. Those votes represent 75% of the final, with a sabermetric component, the SABR Defensive Index, comprising the remaining 25 percent of the total.
Catcher: Gabriel Moreno
Also nominated: Freddy Fermin, San Diego Padres and Luis Torrens, New York Mets. The guy who probably should feel hard done by here, is the Marlins’ Joe Mack, who on Fangraphs’ table, led the league in Def, was the best pitch framer, and was third in Defensive Runs Saved (DRS). With him out of the picture, it’s pretty close between the three candidates. Torrens is top in Def, but Moreno has the edge in DRS. He also played 200+ more innings at the position than the two other nominees. On the other hand, might be best for the team if Gabby were not to win, because it would only jack up the price of any contract extension.
Shortstop: Geraldo Perdomo
Also nominated: Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals and Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs. Again, did Miami somehow irritate the voting committee? Because the Marlins’ Otto Lopez has as good a case as, say, Swanson, matching him in DRS and slightly better in Def. Winn is probably the man to beat here, leading just about across the board in the metrics. He also has the advantage of being the incumbent, after winning the Gold Glove in 2025, and I’d be quite surprised if Perdomo were to prevail, although he did play more innings at short than anyone in the NL this season. Still, a nice honor for a season generally regarded as underwhelming, after his monstrous 2025.
A quick note on the absence of Nolan Arenado among the 3B candidates. While his fielding percentage of .975 was top four, the more advanced numbers were less impressed. He was only sixth by Def, and DRS actually had him in negative territory, at -4. Mind you, Max Muncy was nominated, despite being distinctly “Meh” as well.
Right field: Corbin Carroll
Also nominated: Carson Benge, New York Mets and Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs. It’s definitely gratifying to see how far Carroll’s defense has come. He was a nominee last year, and even that was impressive, considering his arm strength in particular received mediocre grades as a prospect and in his early major-league days. That may still be an issue – his rARM is -3 – Carroll has worked around it very well. While this is likely Suzuki’s award to lose, Carroll did lead the league at the position in Outs Above Average, and was a strong second to Suzuki in DRS (14-12). Def disagrees, however, rating Carroll below average at -0.7, good enough only for sixth place.
Utility: Ildemaro Vargas
Also nominated: Mauricio Dubón, Atlanta Braves and Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates. This is a relatively new award, having only been added in 2022, and is not one which is voted on by managers and coaches. Instead, utilizing the SABR formula and additional defensive statistics, Rawlings will select one utility winner from each League. So it’s really hard to say how this one will go. Triolo was the 2024 winner here, and Dubón won it in the AL last year, as a member of the Astros. I’ve a feeling it’ll probably be one of them. But if you’d told me at the beginning of the year that Vargas would be a Gold Glove finalist, after winning NL Player of the Month in April… Yeah. #YouCantPredictBaseball
The winners will be unveiled during a one-hour, special-edition Baseball Tonight broadcast on ESPN Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Arizona time.
Generational fandom, getting fans while they’re young, is not dead. It is alive, well and thriving. That’s one of many ways of looking at what the Brooklyn Nets — and New York Liberty — are doing with the latest expansion of their Brooklyn Basketball training programs.
Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Nets, Liberty and Barclays Center announced Wednesday that its Brooklyn Basketball program is adding three new locations in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gowanus, Bushwick and Greenpoint, to its main venue across from Barclays Center. The 18,600 square foot facility, to be known now as the Downtown Brooklyn Basketball Center, remains the centerpiece.
In addition, BSE also noted that it’s expanding its free basketball clinic program with New York City Schools from elementary and middle school to high school as well. It will also develop new links with the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) which manages the school system’s high school athletics, running city’s popular high school tournaments. Brooklyn Basketball already serves 50,000 elementary and middle school students, all of whom get t-shirts branded with the two teams’ logos.
In a statement, BSE described the program improvements as part of the first anniversary observance of the Flabush Avenue location.
“As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Brooklyn Basketball’s first Training Center, we are proud to build on the more than 50,000 young people we reach through our school and community programming by bringing more opportunities directly into Brooklyn neighborhoods, “ said Marissa Shorenstein, the Chief Operating Officer to BSE. ”This expansion reflects our long-term commitment to the community and our belief that every young person should have the opportunity to participate, learn and grow through sport.”
Whether addressed directly or not in the announcement, the overall program will provide the organization with varied opportunities. That includes marketing generational fandom, engaging with the community and schools … and enhancing business opportunities for the Tsais who are already a leader in sports business and technology. Youth sports training is already a $40 billion-a-year business nationwide.
Indeed, the various programs will be both “fee-based and open-to-community” as BSE attempts to cover all those bases. Some financial aid is offered to defer the fee-based training costs, says a spokesman.
But what may be most interesting aspect is that expansion signals that the company, owned by Joe and Clara Wu Tsai, is doubling down on building their brand with younger fans, primarily in Brooklyn, hoping they’ll become lifelong fans. Mikhail Prokhorov, the Nets former owner, once said he hoped to “turn Knicks fans into Nets fans.” That did not work, probably never would. Under the Tsais and CEO Sam Zussman, the strategy changed to a longer term, more organic one. Now, though, there’s the added challenge of facing the prominence of the Knicks following their historic on-court success and parade down the Canyon of Heroes which drew two million people.
In various discussions about the program over the last several months, a number of BSE officials have talked openly about the value of using Brooklyn Basketball to attract those fans. Clara Wu Tsai in a recent interview with Bloomberg’s David Rubenstein volunteered that beyond how it helps youngsters with life lessons including confidence, Brooklyn Basketball is “also a way to develop a pipeline of fans, of course.” Joe Tsai in talking to NetsDaily about the Knicks effect on the Nets business plans said generational fandom will remain in place and CEO Sam Zussman, the architect of the idea told an Israeli reporter in May that spending large amounts of money on Brooklyn Basketball is an investment, hinting that profits are secondary.
“We started a movement called Brooklyn Basketball. And we now not only have a facility but we also go to public school and we deliver clinics free to 40,000 (now 50,000) kids a year and so, you would ask me, ‘you’re spending a couple of million dollars a year that yes has a community aspect but where’s the revenue? And the revenue is a stream of season ticket holders that could be season ticket holders for 50 or 60 years starting 10 or 15 years and that’s okay.”
And in discussing the specifics of Wednesday’s announcement, a BSE official said all aspects are important, including “creating connections” with the two teams.
“While we seek to teach basketball and all the life skills that come with team sport – confidence, leadership, teamwork and more – we know that not every child who comes through the doors at Brooklyn Basketball will go on to play basketball at a high level, but we do anticipate them creating connections with their community and of course the Nets and Liberty,” said the official.
Whether the plan will succeed remains uncertain after the Knicks won their first NBA championship in 50 years … and the Nets lost 62 games last season.
The biggest news in the announcement is the acquisition of the three neighborhood training facilities, newly renovated and repurposed warehouses that are being purchased from a private group, The BK Post.
The buildings are located at 483 Baltic Street in Gowanus, 53 Knickerbocker Ave. in Bushwick and 100 Dobbin Street in Greenpoint (pictured.) A BSE spokesman declined to provide details on the financials. Each space will be upgraded and renovated before opening next year under the BSE brand.
The facilities also may eventually serve as a fall back when the former Modell’s sporting goods building on Flatbush will have to close to give way to an 800-foot multi-use building planned for the site. That could happen as early as 2028. Norman Oder who tracks development at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic has reported that BSE has signaled that its interest in retaining a facility at the site.
Beyond the three new training centers and the expansion of its partnership with New York’s public schools, the announcement laid out other elements of the expansion:
Brooklyn Basketball will launch a Community Partner Program. Through a year-long initiative, selected local organizations will partner with Brooklyn Basketball for open-to-community clinics and receive additional resources, including equipment, coaching education, Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty experiences, an annual grant and other opportunities designed to support their ongoing work in the community.
The expansion will also support the continuation and growth of Brooklyn Basketball’s After-School Club, a year-round program built around consistent coaching, progressive training and competition. Beginning this fall at the Downtown Brooklyn Training Center location, the new Performance Track will offer three sessions per week focused on skill development, team practice and Saturday game days, along with league play, tournaments, playoffs and championship opportunities. The program will continue to offer a Skills Track focused on fundamentals and individual development.
The expansion will also support the continuation and growth of Brooklyn Basketball’s After-School Club, a year-round program built around consistent coaching, progressive training and competition. Beginning this fall at the Downtown Brooklyn Training Center location, the new Performance Track will offer three sessions per week focused on skill development, team practice and Saturday game days, along with league play, tournaments, playoffs and championship opportunities. The fee-based program will continue to offer a Skills Track focused on fundamentals and individual development.
More locations will offer increased opportunities for Nets and Liberty players to participate in Brooklyn Basketball programming as the new locations will offer all of our programing – after school clubs, camps, clinics and open-to-community programming.
The statement did not address the overall cost of the expansion which in addition to the brick-and-mortar investment will include hiring of new trainers for the three new venues, acquisition of sports technology, etc. One thing appears certain however. No NBA team has invested as deeply as the Nets … for whatever reason. And that includes the Knicks.
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has struggled throughout the postseason and is 1-for-7 in the NLCS. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
But the Dodgers evidently still believe in Ohtani and so does a former pitcher.
Alex Wood, who retired from baseball in 2025, scoffed at the drama surrounding the possibility of Ohtani being benched for Wednesday’s game against the Brewers.
“All this Ohtani and being in the lineup nonsense lol. Bet he homers at least once tomorrow,” Wood wrote in a post on X.
All this Ohtani and being in the lineup nonsense lol. Bet he homers at least once tomorrow.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani speaks during a news conference ahead of Game 3 of baseball’s National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. AP Photo/Jae C. HongAlex Wood #57 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers. Getty Images
Wood pitched for the Dodgers from 2015-2018 and returned for a second stint with the organization in 2020, where he became a World Series champion.
Though the left-hander was a Dodgers player before the Ohtani era in Los Angeles, Wood is evidently confident in Ohtani’s ability to bounce back when it matters most.
The Dodgers are on the brink of elimination with Milwaukee leading the NLCS two games to none.
Wood was apart of the Dodgers team that begun the championship dynasty at the start of the decade. Ohtani and other stars have been tasked with carrying the torch and are on a quest to complete the three-peat, but the fire is quickly dimming if the Dodgers can’t muster a win Wednesday.
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