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Game Thread: Time for the final playoff push
D-backs @ Royals discussion
Roster moves
The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ active roster is at 28 and the 40-man roster is at 39.
- Reinstated from the 60-day injured list: RHP Corbin Burnes (recovery from right ulnar collateral ligament surgery)
- Recalled from Triple-A Reno: RHP Kade Strowd
- Optioned to Triple-A Reno following yesterday’s game: RHP Gerardo Carrillo
- Optioned to Triple-A Reno today: RHP José Cabrera
There we go. After a little over fifteen months, Corbin Burnes has finally returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Obviously, we are not expecting much in the way of length from him today. Probably around four innings. I’d expect the team to lean on Blake Walston for a couple, and then cobble together the final three frames from Strowd, Derek Law and Justin Martinez, with Dennis Santana potentially in the mix as well. It’s certainly going to be a case today of very much threading the needle. If, for whatever reason, Burnes is not able to go four, then there’s going to be a most unwelcome domino effect over the rest of the game.
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New York Yankees vs. Colorado Rockies: Cam Schlittler vs. Gabriel Hughes
At long last, the Captain is back.
Aaron Judge has returned to the Yankee lineup, just in time for the lowly Colorado Rockies to come to the Bronx for a three-game series. Better yet, Cam Schlittler will be making the start on the mound to begin this homestand. It’s got all the makings of a joyous night at the Stadium—but you’ve gotta win the games in front of you.
The Rockies enter this series owners of a 55-88 record, dead last in the National League, and second worst in baseball. Their lineup—while below average—is honestly not awful, but their pitching has been characteristically poor: a 5.47 staff ERA and 4.77 FIP. It’s the kind of staff the Yankees, who have been dying to find some offensive consistency, could definitely use as a warm-up for the final push with Judge back in the fold.
Tonight, they’ll be starting Gabriel Hughes, a 25-year-old rookie who has pitched to a 6.19 ERA in his first 11 MLB games. Those numbers are distended by two consecutive seven-run clunkers from a few weeks back—the 4.05 FIP is one of many figures that indicate he’s gotten a bit of a raw deal. Yankee Stadium will be a tough environment for the young man to handle, though.
Schlittler continues to cruise in the second half as he tries to win the Cy Young race with Dylan Cease. His last time out was yet another showstopper: eight innings of one-run ball against the Angels. It’s true that his numbers in Yankee Stadium have been slightly less stellar, but I don’t think he would have preferred to deal with the Coors Field run environment. He’s perfectly content defending home field tonight.
Make sure you’re back home in time for the bottom of the first inning: Aaron Judge will be batting third behind Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger. He’s utterly surrounded by lefties, unsurprisingly: Luis García Jr., Spencer Jones, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. make up the middle of the order after Judge. George Lombard Jr. bats seventh, Ryan McMahon hits eighth, and Austin Wells brings up the caboose.
How to watch
Location: Yankee Stadium — Bronx, NY
First pitch: 7:05 pm ET
TV/Streaming: YES, Rockies.TV
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 – NYY | KWFN 97.3, XEMO 860 – SD
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Mets' Reed Garrett takes step in recovery from elbow surgery
Reed Garrett has taken another step in his recovery following last year's elbow injury.
Garrett caught up with the Mets in Miami for their three-game set, and he was able to throw his first bullpen session as scheduled, on Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s been a long-while," interim manager Andy Green said. "His stuff looked good out there, threw a lot of strikes, and walked off the mound feeling good about himself.”
Garrett was initially diagnosed with elbow inflammation last August.
He required just a minimum stay on the injured list, but lasted only four appearances before having to shut things down after feeling renewed discomfort.
The 33-year-old underwent UCL reconstruction surgery in October.
Garrett has been rehabbing at the team facility in Port St. Lucie throughout the season, and he was able to show his progress in front of team officials for the first time.
"It was fun seeing Reed back out there today," Green said.
The veteran was never expected to be back healthy with the Mets this season, but checking off these boxes certainly bodes well for his status heading into next year.
Garrett remained a relatively steady piece for New York’s bullpen before being forced to the sidelines, and he is under club control through the 2029 season.
GameThread: Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins, 6:40 p.m.
Detroit Tigers (66-78) vs. Minnesota Twins (68-76)
Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Comerica Park
SB Nation Site:Twinkie Town
Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: RHP Drew Anderson (4-5, 3.73 ERA) vs. RHP Dean Kremer (2-5, 5.81 ERA)
| Player | G | IP | K% | BB% | GB% | FIP | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 46 | 91.2 | 25.7 | 9.4 | 48.4 | 4.14 | 0.6 |
| Kremer | 13 | 66.2 | 23.6 | 8.6 | 36.7 | 5.12 | 0.1 |
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GUARDIANS AT ORIOLES: Young vs. Bibee, discussion
Here’s the Guardians’ lineup:
Here’s the Orioles’ lineup:
Let’s go, Guardians!
Braves vs. Rays chat and discussion: AJ Smith-Shawver vs. Freddy Peralta
The Braves kick off the second matchup in a streak of five straight series against teams currently in playoff position Tuesday night (7:15 p.m. ET) when the Tampa Bay Rays descend upon Truist Park.
AJ Smith-Shawver gets the start in the opener for Atlanta, looking for better control and a better result after taking his first loss of the season last time out against Washington.
Tampa counters with former Brewers and Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta on the mound.
Follow along and share your thoughts as the Braves get a brief respite from facing the Phillies before Philadelphia heads to Atlanta this weekend for another critical series for playoff seeding.
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Championship roundup: West Ham go top after Bowen double sinks Bolton
England forward scores twice in 3-2 victory
Southampton 3-1 Swansea; Watford 2-1 Preston
Captain Jarrod Bowen scored twice as West Ham’s 3-2 win over Bolton took them top of the Championship on goal difference. The England international opened the scoring after 13 minutes and earned his side a first win at Bolton for 31 years with his second 13 minutes from time.
In between, Wanderers, beaten for a fourth successive outing, equalised through midfielder Ethan Erhahon’s maiden goal for the club and they looked on course for a ninth successive league victory over the Hammers when Ruben Rodrigues converted a 27th-minute penalty. Instead, Konstantinos Mavropanos levelled with a 31st-minute header and Bowen completed the comeback.
Continue reading...Report: Wizards promote Amber Nichols to VP of Basketball Operations and Personnel
The Washington Wizards have promoted Amber Nichols to vice president of basketball operations and player personal, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reported Tuesday.
Nichols previously served as the Wizards’ director of amateur evaluation. Before that role, she served as general manager of the Capital City Go-Go — Washington’s G League affiliate.
Wizards general manager Will Dawkins praised Nichols’ role in the team’s draft evaluation process. The Wizards selected AJ Dybantsa and Felix Okpara in the 2026 NBA Draft.
How Does Adding Ilya Samsonov Affect Organizational Depth?
Simply put, the San Jose Sharks have had a lot of goaltenders join their organization this summer.
At the NHL level, they signed veterans Eric Comrie, Kyle Keyser, and now Ilya Samsonov to contracts, even though they're likely to report to the San Jose Barracuda. The Barracuda then signed a player of their own, Connor Hasley, to an American Hockey League contract while Matt Davis is also under contract with the Barracuda. The Wichita Thunder currently don't have a goaltender on their roster, which seems to be the key to the puzzle.
It's all but confirmed that Yaroslav Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic will be the Sharks' goaltending tandem at the NHL level. As a result, the questions start with the Barracuda. With Comrie, Keyser, and Samsonov all on NHL contracts, it's unlikely that any of them are sent to the ECHL which means we'll likely see a three-goalie rotation in either the NHL or AHL, with the latter being the most logical.
Comrie and Samsonov would be the logical tandem to start the season, while Keyser can fill in when there's a need. If one of the Sharks' goaltenders suffers an injury, Comrie is expected to be the first recall and Samsonov would take over the starting job with Keyser as a backup, If there's an injury to one of the AHL netminders, Keyser simply fills in as needed.
With the Thunder have a goaltender-sized hole in their roster, Davis and Hasley will likely be the players tasked with holding down the fort in Wichita. If needed, Davis seems capable at the AHL level and could be recalled in the event of an injury-related disaster at the top two levels. Whenever the signing of Yaroslav Korostelyov becomes official, we'll probably see him assigned to the Thunder as well to round out their goaltending trio.
While the addition of Samsonov does seem like it's slightly overkill for goaltending depth, it appears to be the final piece to the organization's puzzle between the pipes.
Three Intriguing Storylines To Follow During The St. Louis Blues' Training Camp
The St. Louis Blues revealed their training camp roster early Tuesday morning.
The roster includes every Blues player projected to be in the opening-night lineup, AHL players signed to NHL contracts, and prospects playing in the CHL. Among those not on the training camp roster are NCAA prospects like Tynan Lawrence and prospects playing in Europe, like Love Harenstam, Dmitry Buchelnikov, and Milton Gastrin.
With that said, here are three intriguing storylines to follow during training camp and the shortened four-game pre-season.
How Does The Middle Six Shape Up?
With the top line expected to be Dylan Holloway, Robert Thomas, and Jimmy Snuggerud, that leaves six spots between the second and third lines. The competition for those spots isn't necessarily about who earns the role, but rather where.
The two centers are expected to be Mason McTavish and Dalibor Dvorsky. The wingers will be Jake Neighbours, Pavel Buchnevich, Connor McMichael, and Jonatan Berggren. The only two players who could realistically compete for any of those spots are Pius Suter and Otto Stenberg, and the only player really eligible to fall out of the middle six is Berggren.
So, in all likelihood, those six players will be looking to find chemistry with one another. Neighbours and Buchnevich have plenty of history playing together, so we could likely see them together, leaving McMichael and Berggren together. McTavish is a more established NHL center than Dvorsky is, so it's fair to assume he lands on the second line.
Nonetheless, anything can happen, and the internal battles will be worth following.
St. Louis Blues To Open Training Camp Sept. 17All practice sessions free and open to public at Centene Community Ice Center; Blues prospects to face Chicago Blackhawks prospects two nights Sept. 14-15Tyler Tucker vs. Theo Lindstein
The Blues' defense corps is nearly set. Philip Broberg and Logan Mailloux will be the top pairing, followed by the next three veterans: Colton Parayko, Cam Fowler, and Brandon Carlo, but the final spot will likely come down to Theo Lindstein and Tyler Tucker.
Tucker is the more experienced of the two, but Lindstein is held in high regard within the organization as a 2023 first-round pick. In 17 games to end the 2025-26 season, Lindstein looked solid alongside Parayko. Tucker has 159 NHL games, including 69 last year.
Whoever stands out for better reasons in pre-season will likely land the job, while the other sits in the press box as the seventh defenseman.
New Role, New Expectations; Can Blues' Joel Hofer Overcome Challenges In An Important Personal NHL Season?Joel Hofer enters the 2026-27 NHL season with aspirations of locking down the No. 1 goaltender role for the St. Louis Blues, but the 26-year-old faces several challenges, some he can control and others he can't. Do The Prospects Stand Out?
The Blues will bring several prospects to training camp, including Justin Carbonneau, Adam Jiricek, and Maddox Dagenais. Dagenais is the farthest from being NHL-ready, but Jiricek and Carbonneau enter camp with aspirations of putting themselves on the map.
Carbonneau was among the final cuts last season, and Jiricek had a breakout campaign that has really excited the Blues. Both are very much on the outside looking in, but a strong camp could accelerate their timeline.
Outside of the recent first-round picks, players like Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, Zach Dean, Juraj Pekarcik, Dylan Peterson, and many others are looking to show they are ready for call-ups.
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Florida Panthers To Stream All Preseason Games For Free On Panthers+
Florida Panthers fans will be able to watch all four of the teams preseason games for free, courtesy of the Cats themselves.
On Tuesday, the Panthers announced that they would be offering a free broadcast for each of the four games on Panthers+.
All fans need to do is log onto PanthersPlus.TV and register for a free account.
Additionally, when visiting the Panthers+ page, there was also an option to register for an exclusive stream of Panthers Training Camp set for Thursday, Sept. 17 at noon.
Florida’s four preseason games are as follows:
Sunday, Sept. 20 vs. Carolina
Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Carolina
Thursday, Sept. 24 at Tampa Bay
Saturday, Sept. 26 vs. Tampa Bay
Last year, Florida's preseason games, particularly the ones against Tampa, had plenty of fireworks in terms of physicality.
We'll see if this season continues that glove-dropping tradition.
The Panthers are expected to begin their training camp next week, with players already participating in informal workouts at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale.
The regular season begins for Florida on Sept. 29 at Lenovo Center against the Carolina Hurricanes, who will be raising their Stanley Cup banner prior to puck drop.
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Sharks Sign Ilya Samsonov to One-Year Deal
After one season back in his native Russia, goaltender Ilya Samsonov is coming back to North America to launch a potential NHL comeback. On Tuesday, it was announced that the San Jose Sharks had signed the 29-year-old netminder to a one-year, two-contract for the 2026-27 season.
According to PuckPedia, Samsonov's deal carries a salary of $850,000 at the NHL level and $225,000 in the minor leagues.
Samsonov, unless something drastically changes in training camp, is expected to be assigned to the American Hockey League for the first time since the 2020-21 season where he'll play with the San Jose Barracuda.
While the Sharks won't have to pay Samsonov a full NHL salary at the AHL level due to the two-way contract, he is still waiver-eligible which could present a problem if a team is very desperate for goaltending at the conclusion of preseason. More than likely, they shouldn't have any issues getting him sent to the AHL though.
Samsonov is now the fourth goaltender in the Sharks organization with NHL experience along with Yaroslav Askarov, Alex Nedeljkovic, and Eric Comrie. The Magnitogorsk native previously had stints with the Washington Capitals (who selected him in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft), the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Vegas Golden Knights.
Last season, Samsonov made his return to the Kontinental Hockey League with HK Sochi. In 14 games, he registered a 3.27 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage.
Lakers to honor coach Phil Jackson with statue outside Crypto.com Arena
Pat Riley got his last year, now it's Phil Jackson's turn.
The Los Angeles Lakers are going to honor Jackson, who coached the team to five titles, with a statue outside Crypto.com Arena. A ceremony unveiling the statue is set for April 9, when the Lakers host the Minnesota Timberwolves.
"Phil Jackson defines championship basketball for a reason," Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss said in a statement announcing the ceremony. "His masterful approach to coaching brought out the best in some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game. After he accepted my dad's invitation to join the Lakers, Phil's unmatched creativity and commitment to excellence restored our championship legacy, bringing five titles and setting a standard of excellence for generations to come. It is a great joy to be able to mark that achievement with the statue he so richly deserves."
Jackson first came to the Lakers in 1999, at a time the Lakers were the most talented team in the league, led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. However, getting all those players on the same page was the issue. Jackson came in with the gravitas to make everyone listen — especially Shaq, who has said at that point in his career he needed a coach who could stand up to him in his eyes and tell him no. Jackson did (and at points Kobe paid the price). Shaq played arguably the best basketball of his career under Jackson and the Lakers three-peated with that team.
Jackson left, but returned a few years later to patch things up with Kobe and win two more titles with the Lakers in the Kobe and Pau Gasol era.
For much of his time with the Lakers, Jackson and Buss dated and got engaged in 2013, only to break it off three years later.
Jackson becomes the ninth person from the Lakers organization with a statue outside Crypto.com Arena, joining Riley, Shaq, Kobe, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Chick Hearn, Magic Johnson and Jerry West. The one surprising name not on that list: Dr. Jerry Buss.
What is Adou Thiero’s path into the rotation?
Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Adou Thiero.
The Lakers used this offseason to revamp their entire roster, getting younger, faster and more athletic as they move into the Luka Dončić era. One of Los Angeles’s key figures in this transitional period — who falls under each of those three categories — is 2025 second-round pick Adou Thiero.
Following a season riddled with injuries hindering him from establishing any modicum of a presence in JJ Redick’s rotation, fans anticipated a leap in Summer League. It took the athletic, high-flying forward a game or two for the play to slow down for him and to start showing glimpses of progression between rookie and sophomore seasons.
The majority of Thiero’s 25 appearances last season were in garbage time as he recovered from his various lower-body injuries. He did, however, earn enough trust to appear in six playoff games, though he averaged just a hair under six minutes per game.
Thiero averaged 15.4 points, six rebounds, three assists and 1.8 steals in his five games in Las Vegas before sitting out the Lakers’ Summer League finale with a wrist injury. He jumped off the screen (almost literally) in every contest, though, flashing powerful dunks, vicious blocks and a vastly improved defensive arsenal.
The Lakers have a gaping hole at power forward and plenty of suitable options alongside Thiero, like Jarred Vanderbilt, Ziaire Williams and Jake LaRavia, competing for a defined role in the frontcourt. But what would Thiero’s path be?
What is his best-case scenario?
Thiero is already one of the best pure athletes in the league, so he fits naturally off the ball next to Dončić and Austin Reaves offensively. Where he could really carve out a role in the rotation this season is by taking a sizeable leap on the other side of the floor as a versatile defensive wing.
Despite limited production last season, Thiero displayed plenty of potential as a connective perimeter defender, grading out in the 64th percentile as a ball screen navigator and the 80th and 83rd percentiles in pick pocket rate and passing lane defense, respectively, according to Basketball Index.
He has a keen awareness of where to be when defending off the ball. Couple that with his natural athleticism and he could be a threat from anywhere on the court.
Watch below as Thiero plays as the tagger off the ball while LeBron James and DeAndre Ayton guard the pick-and-roll. Guarding Scottie Barnes in the corner, Thiero slides over early enough in the action to disrupt the rolling Jonathan Mogbo, then reads Immanuel Quickley’s eyes as he passes to Barnes, who is lifting up to the perimeter. Thiero covers nearly 15 feet of space to steal the ball and create a transition look for the Lakers.
The fully idealized version of Thiero develops a reliable perimeter shot, turning him into the highly-coveted 3-and-D wing archetype. He made just one 3-pointer in three attempts last season. In 12 South Bay games, he shot 10-of-20. Through seven Summer League appearances (California Classic and Vegas), he shot 2-of-14 (14.3%). Thiero not only needs to show an ability to knock down the deep ball, but also the willingness to attempt it.
In regards to his fit alongside Dončić, think of Derrick Jones Jr.
What is his worst-case scenario?
Plenty of underlying proclivities stand in the way of Thiero becoming the version of himself that the Lakers need — namely, the aforementioned lack of perimeter shooting and an already checkered injury history.
Los Angeles drafted Thiero as he was still recovering from a left knee injury he suffered while at Arkansas that sidelined him for the first portion of his rookie season. Later in the year, he was sidelined for five weeks with a right knee MCL sprain. When a player as athletic as Thiero suffers multiple lower body injuries early in their career, that’s usually a cause for concern.
What if he never develops a deep ball? Does he turn into another version of Vanderbilt? Are the injuries this early in his career a problem? Could they become one?
What is his most likely role on the team?
Thiero has a ton of room for growth this early in his career. Although his natural athleticism pops on the court, he still needs to develop the intangibles and floor spacing that separate him from many of his counterparts. That being said, there still is a role that needs to be filled in the frontcourt.
He came to Los Angeles as a work in progress, but, to his credit, he has already showcased an ability and willingness to improve his craft.
We will know as early as training camp whether Thiero made an impactful enough leap in his game to elevate beyond just a fringe rotation player.
You can follow Connor on Twitter at @cmorenoNBA.