Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Tyler Zombro took to Twitter on Thursday to express gratitude for the care and support he has received since being struck in the head by a line drive on June 3.
The Orioles went with righty Thomas Eshelman for Friday night’s game against Toronto after placing Bruce Zimmermann on the 10-day IL with left biceps tendinitis.
Rene Robert, a retired winger who played on the Sabres’ famed “French Connection Line” in the 1970s, suffered a heart attack Friday, according to The Associated Press.
The Boston Celtics are seeking follow-up interviews with Brooklyn’s Ime Udoka, Milwaukee’s Darvin Ham and the Clippers’ Chauncey Billups, sources tell ESPN.
Ryan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighed in at 184 pounds, two pounds over the contracted weight for his scheduled fight with UFC all-time great Anderson Silva. The bout will still go on Saturday, but Chavez will have to forfeit $100,000 of his purse to Silva.