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Druw Jones’ MLB career is off to a tough start. The Arizona Diamondbacks rookie selected with the No. 2 pick in last week’s draft sustained a shoulder injury in Arizona on Tuesday during his first practice session as a pro. Diamondbacks farm director Josh Barfield confirmed the news to the Arizona Republic. Jones suffered the injury while taking batting practice. “He was just taking (batting practice) and took a regular round of BP and felt something in his shoulder on his second-to-last… Source link

With the 150th British Open just five days away, Tiger Woods got in a full 18-hole practice round on Sunday at St. Andrews. It’s not something he has previously done ahead of major tournaments since his return to the PGA Tour. Woods played just nine-hole practice rounds in the lead-up to both the Masters and PGA Championship earlier this year because of the physical limitations he is still experiencing in the aftermath of the February 2021 car wreck that nearly cost him his right leg. Those… Source link

The Tennessee Titans could be getting one of their biggest offensive weapons back on the field in time for the playoffs.  Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said on Monday that running back Derrick Henry is close to returning from injured reserve, and they’ll discuss opening his three-week return window in just a couple of days.  The Titans lost Henry to a foot injury midway through their Week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Henry went in for foot surgery just a day after the game, which… Source link

Farewell, advertising cookie. After years of debate, Apple Inc. and Google are making separate moves to effectively kill the software marketers use to track your online activity and tailor ads specifically for you. The moves are upending the way companies have reached audiences and made money from ads since the earliest days of the internet. Apple’s plan has pleased privacy advocates but left mobile app developers, ad-tech firms and rivals (chiefly Facebook Inc.) worried and fuming. And

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is progressing after suffering a concussion Sunday, but head coach Andy Reid told reporters on Wednesday that he’s still in the concussion protocol. Until Mahomes makes it all the way through, the question of whether he’ll start against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday is still in the air. Mahomes takes practice field after injury Mahomes hit an important landmark Wednesday, practicing with his teammates for the first time since his head injury…. Source link

Steve Nash during Nets intro presser The Nets held their first practice of the new season on Sunday, meaning the new championship contender was finally on the court together. Lead by new head coach Steve Nash, the Nets look to become the top dogs of the East now that a healthy Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are ready to take the floor together. “I’m feel very excited and happy for Kevin, who’s had the longest layoff and the biggest challenge to overcome a career-threatening injury,” Nash… Source link

Dr. Anthony Fauci threw a wild first pitch for the ages a week ago to open the MLB season during a pandemic. His pitch for the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals game missed the plate by a safe social-distancing measure and he delivered a joke about it the next morning. Now, Fauci is giving a more detailed explanation of why his first pitch was so far off in an interview with Pablo Torre on the ESPN Daily podcast. It comes down to “a mishap on my part,” the nation’s leading infectious… Source link