Right now, the Nets have a big problem. As in: They don’t have any big men. The only two centers on the roster — starter Nic Claxton and backup Day’Ron Sharpe — are sidelined, injured and unavailable. Both will miss Tuesday’s NBA Cup tilt at Barclays Center against the visiting Hornets. Sharpe hasn’t played all … Read more
Jimmy Vesey left Rangers practice early Sunday after falling to the ice and limping to the dressing room. Head coach Peter Laviolette said Vesey sustained a lower-body injury and was being evaluated. “It seemed somewhat harmless,” Laviolette said. The 31-year-old Vesey is vying to return to his spot on the fourth line, where he spent … Read more
Two weeks from Opening Night and the Rangers have lost a defenseman for the foreseeable future. Ryan Lindgren is expected to be sidelined for at least a few weeks with an upper-body injury, which he sustained in a fight with the Islanders’ Scott Mayfield Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The bout was initiated by … Read more
The Mets’ playoff push will be without Francisco Lindor for a fourth straight day. Lindor will not be in the lineup Thursday against the Phillies due to his back issue as the Mets kick off a four-game homestand against the NL East leaders, according to SNY. The NL MVP candidate had said Monday he would … Read more
Graham Gano called the criticism Brian Daboll has received for not activating an extra kicker on Sunday “ridiculous.” While Gano was nursing a minor groin injury, and popped up on the injury list last Saturday, it had nothing to do with the hamstring injury he suffered on the opening kickoff that knocked him out of … Read more
Brock Huard had some perspective to offer when North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson went down with a season-ending injury on Friday night. When the camera panned to Johnson’s mom in the stands, Huard — who played quarterback in college and for three NFL seasons — spoke eloquently about his own mother. “My mom was a … Read more
The Yankees should be in line for some help in the lineup and in the bullpen soon, but it won’t come Friday night, when they open a series against the Cardinals. Anthony Rizzo (fractured arm), Jon Berti (calf strain), Ian Hamilton (lat strain) and Cody Poteet (triceps) are all scheduled to continue their rehab assignments … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Paul Blackburn got knocked around, but that wasn’t the worst part of his night. The Mets right-hander was forced to leave his start against the Padres at Petco Park in the third inning after taking a line drive off his right hand. David Peralta hit the comebacker at 100 mph that deflected … Read more
The Giants invested so much in their blockbuster offseason acquisition, that any question about Brian Burns’ health feels noteworthy. The $141 million edge rusher was seen late in Monday’s practice having his right foot or ankle examined by team trainers. It might have been precautionary, but Burns removed his cleats and sat out the final … Read more
Harrison Bader remained out of the starting lineup Friday due to a mild right ankle injury, but the team’s starting center fielder doesn’t expect to be out much longer. Bader suffered the injury in the first game of the Subway Series against the Yankees when he was picked off while trying to steal third base … Read more
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