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Gilbert Arenas shares conspiracy theory about the Knicks’ head coaching search

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Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas smells something fishy going on with the New York Knicks’ search for their next head coach.

Fans have piled on the Knicks this offseason due to their ill-fated efforts to try to replace Tom Thibodeau. New York has been linked to several sitting head coaches, such as Ime Udoka, Jason Kidd, and Chris Finch. Unsurprisingly, the team has reportedly been denied access to speak to any of their currently employed targets.

On a recent episode of his “Gil’s Arena” podcast, Arenas shared his theory on why the Knicks have taken such an unusual approach. The former Washington Wizards star called it a “smart” strategy to lay the groundwork for Jalen Brunson’s father, Rick Brunson, to be named the team’s next head coach.

“You’re coach is right here, it’s [Jalen Brunson’s] father. But you can’t just give him the job. What you’re doing is, you’re offering a job to people that already got a job, knowing what the answer is,” Arenas said of the Knicks’ coaching search.

“So you’re pretending for the world that you’re actually looking for [a new head coach], and then you’re going to ‘settle’ for Rick. ‘Ah, we couldn’t find anybody. Everybody rejected the job, so we’re just going to give it to Rick.’ Y’all are slick!”

Rick Brunson, a former Knicks player himself, joined the team’s coaching staff in June 2022 as an assistant under Thibodeau. His arrival came about a month before Jalen signed with New York as a free agent.

Some Knicks players and staff have reportedly had conflicting feelings about Rick’s weighty presence behind the scenes.

While Arenas has been known for sharing some outrageous takes over the years, the idea that Rick Brunson ends up as the Knicks’ head coach does not seem all that far-fetched.

Shohei Ohtani’s return date as a pitcher has been announced

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The Los Angeles Dodgers will be getting the full Shohei Ohtani experience sooner than expected.

Ohtani has been working his way back to pitching form since his Sept. 2023 surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Ohtani, who has been pitching to live hitters since May, hinted over the weekend that his Dodgers pitching debut was near.

The Dodgers took all of one day to announce an official return date. The team posted Sunday night that Shohei was scheduled to pitch on Monday night against the San Diego Padres opposite ace Dylan Cease.

Ohtani was so dominant at the plate in his first season with the Dodgers that some fans may have forgotten what he can do on the mound.

The two-way star had a 3.01 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP across 86 starts during his time with the Los Angeles Angels. He led the American League with 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings during the 2022 campaign.

Ohtani’s return as a pitcher could not have come at a better time for the Dodgers. Injuries to key names such as Roki Sasaki, Tyler Glasnow, and Blake Snell have decimated the team’s vaunted pitching staff.

With Ohtani about to pitch and Clayton Kershaw pitching like it’s 2015, the Dodgers could start to take control of the National League once again.

Giannis Antetokounmpo fires back at Stephen A. Smith’s comments about him

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Stephen A. Smith has managed to tick off another NBA star.

The ESPN personality Smith went viral this week over his comments about Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Antetokounmpo. Amid renewed speculation over Antetokounmpo’s future and whether or not he will pursue a trade from Milwaukee, Smith decided to speak on Antetokounmpo’s legacy.

Most notably, Smith said that Antetokounmpo would be an “underachiever” if he did not win another NBA title. Smith noted Antetokounmpo’s career accomplishments but also referenced the fact that Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have not won a playoff series since 2022 (which Smith called “unacceptable”).

In a post to his Instagram Story on Sunday, Antetokounmpo responded to Smith’s comments. Antetokounmpo reposted a message from a fan that read, “Giannis went from selling sunglasses on a beach in Greece to a multi-millionaire who won a championship without having to run to a superteam. He has over-achieved his wildest dreams and anyone who thinks otherwise is ridiculous.”

Antetokounmpo added a couple of “100” emojis as well as a fire emoji to a screenshot of the post.

Indeed, Antetokounmpo’s legacy is secure no matter what, especially after leading the Bucks, the team that drafted him, to the 2021 NBA title as the Finals MVP. Antetokounmpo is also a two-time league MVP, a nine-time All-Star, and a Defensive Player of the Year winner at just 30 years old.

It is also well-documented too that Antetokounmpo grew up in poverty in Greece along with his four brothers. Antetokounmpo himself has spoken about how they often went hungry during childhood, so it is safe to say The Greek Freak’s story is one of astounding success, no matter what any hot-take pundit tries to say.

Red Sox fans in utter shambles over Rafael Devers trade

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Boston Red Sox fans have seen this movie before.

The Red Sox traded their franchise player to another marquee MLB team for a relatively meager return. The statement applies just as well in February 2020, when Boston traded Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers, as it does in June 2025, when Boston agreed to send Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants.

Full details on the Devers trade can be found here.

Red Sox supporters went through the full gamut of emotions after news of the Devers deal became public. Many had flashbacks to when the team dealt Betts over five years ago.

Others considered the future rather than the past, with fans lamenting the middling pitchers meant to replace Devers’ immense value to the team.

Devers spent his first nine MLB seasons with the Red Sox. He earned three All-Star nods and received MVP votes in five different campaigns. The 28-year-old .279 with a career OPS of .858 across over a thousand games in a Red Sox uniform.

The Dominican slugger was in the second year of the 10-year, $313.5 million contract he signed with Boston in 2023. At the time, Red Sox fans would have never predicted Devers to be gone before even reaching a fifth of his deal.

Devers had been feuding with the Red Sox brass since the offseason over the team’s decision to move him from third base to DH. The strain caused by the internal disagreements likely had a hand in Devers being put on the trading block.

Ex-strikeouts leader plans to retire soon

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One veteran hurler appears to be coming into the home stretch of his MLB career.

Matt Gelb of The Athletic wrote a lengthy feature this week on Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler. In the feature, Gelb revealed that Wheeler plans to retire after the expiration of his current contract in 2027.

“Wheeler is unequivocal: When this $126 million contract expires at the end of the 2027 season, he is done with baseball,” Gelb wrote. “He has four kids at home who need a dad. He stares whenever anyone questions that.”

You can read Gelb’s full article on Wheeler here.

The righty Wheeler turned 35 years old last month and will be 37 years old upon the conclusion of his contract. A two-time MLB All-Star as well as the NL strikeouts leader in the 2021 season with 247, Wheeler is still very much at the top of his game. In fact, Wheeler’s 2024 season was so dominant that he even cost Chris Sale a unanimous NL Cy Young Award victory.

Through 13 starts so far this year, Wheeler has gone 6-2 with a 2.85 ERA, a 0.90 WHIP, and 101 strikeouts over 81.0 total innings pitched. That makes for the best K/9 mark (11.1) of Wheeler’s entire 11-year MLB career.

Still, Wheeler has had his fair share of injuries in the past, including a 2015 Tommy John surgery that kept him out of action for over two full years. After the 2027 season, the wear-and-tear on Wheeler’s body might be too great for him to continue his career (and be away from his children) for any longer.

Fans all have same complaint about NBA Finals schedule

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Many basketball fans are feeling like their holiday weekend is a little bit lacking.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are currently locked in a tough battle during this year’s NBA Finals (which are now tied 2-2). Oklahoma City managed to even the series by winning Game 4 on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

However, Game 5 of the series is not until Monday. That gives the teams a two-day break in between games … but also notably means that no game was played on Sunday night during Father’s Day.

Countless fans (and even former NBA All-Star Baron Davis) took to social media on Sunday to complain about the lack of NBA Finals action on Father’s Day. Take a look at some of the posts below.

The NBA has gone with two days in between games for every instance in the Finals that involves travel (as Game 5 is shifting over to Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, O.K.). But considering that the Finals had long been locked in for a June 5 start date, many felt that the league could have done a better job tweaking the schedule to ensure that a game would be played on Father’s Day.

Despite this year’s Finals matchup being between two small-market teams, the game action has at least been plenty exciting. But this is far from the first logistical issue that has drawn the ire of fans during the 2025 Finals.

Red Sox had unfortunate Rafael Devers post hours before trade

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The baseball gods certainly have one wicked sense of humor.

The Boston Red Sox made the staggering move on Sunday of trading away star slugger Rafael Devers. He was sent to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a fairly underwhelming return package.

Boston had just played earlier in the day against the New York Yankees, winning by a 2-0 final score. One of those Red Sox runs came on a solo home run in the fifth inning by (who else?) Devers.

To celebrate the homer at the time, the Red Sox posted to their official X page with the message, “That is… GONE!” to go along with a graphic of Devers.

Absurdly enough though, it was Devers who was himself gone within just a few hours of that post. He homered at just after 3 PM EST, and the trade news broke at just before 7 PM EST.

A Devers trade might not have been entirely unpredictable, especially given the recent issues between the three-time All-Star and the Red Sox organization (culminating a few months ago with Devers publicly calling out the team). But the timing of the trade, especially with Devers still signed through the 2033 season, certainly caught many off-guard.

Ultimately, Boston will be hoping to benefit by getting off the over $250 million still remaining on Devers’ contract, which San Francisco is assuming in full. They also now no longer have the distraction of an unhappy franchise player (though that will likely come at the cost of true postseason contention for the 37-36 Red Sox).

Robert MacIntyre had amazing reaction to JJ Spaun beating him via 65-foot putt

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Robert MacIntyre was all of us while watching JJ Spaun sink his now-iconic birdie to win the 2025 US Open.

Spaun etched his name into US Open history on Tuesday in the best way possible. He drained an incredible 65-foot putt to seal his first major win at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa.

What set MacIntyre apart from the fans watching Spaun in admiration was that the Scottish golfer needed him to miss a couple of putts to force a playoff. MacIntyre finished his weekend +1, while Spaun sat at even as he attempted the birdie putt.

Instead of feeling frustrated after watching Spaun beat him, MacIntyre applauded him in admiration.

“Wow,” Bobby Mac said as he clapped from the clubhouse.

MacIntyre lost out on about $2 million in prize money by finishing second instead of first. Spaun’s US Open victory netted him a cool $4.3 million, while MacIntyre’s second-place finish earned him $2.32 million.

Bobby Mac clearly wasn’t thinking about the money. The 28-year-old’s reaction was simply pure class, and several fans online agreed.

It’s only fitting that Spaun, a father to two daughters, won the US Open on Father’s Day. MacIntyre is a year removed from giving his own father one of the greatest Father’s Day gifts imaginable on the golf course.

Viktor Hovland had 5-word message for JJ Spaun after US Open

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Viktor Hovland was in the same playing group with JJ Spaun on Sunday during the final round of the US Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., and he was one of the first people to congratulate Spaun on winning the event. He even had a message for Spaun afterwards.

Spaun made a ridiculous birdie putt from 64.5 feet away on the final hole to secure his victory. That helped him beat Robert MacIntyre by two strokes and Hovland by three strokes.

After Spaun made his crazy putt, Hovland came over to say congratulations.

“That was impressive dude, congrats,” Hovland said to Spaun.

That was a perfect description. The shot and final round Spaun put together was completely impressive.

Though he came up short of the win, Hovland had a great finish himself. He shot a 71, 68, 70 and 73 to finish the tournament +2. That is his best finish at the US Open and the second-best major finish of his career (he finished tied for second at the PGA Championship in 2023).

This is also by far the best major performance of Spaun’s career. Prior to winning the US Open, a tied for 23rd finish at the 2022 Masters had been his best career result.

JJ Spaun makes ridiculous birdie putt to win US Open

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JJ Spaun saved his best for last on Sunday.

Spaun won the 125th US Open by two strokes thanks to the best putt of the week. Spaun made a birdie putt on 18 from 64.5 feet away, which was the longest putt by anyone at the event held at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa.

Knowing he was only one stroke ahead of Robert MacIntyre and two ahead of Viktor Hovland, Spaun went for it all.

That was unbelievable. That putt helped Spaun finish -1 for the tournament.

That wasn’t the only impressive putt made by Spaun in the final round.

Spaun made 137 feet of putts over the final seven holes. His putt on 18 was the longest of them all. He was able to get the win despite catching one of the worst breaks of the final round.

Ryan Blaney almost had a bathroom emergency during Sunday’s race

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Ryan Blaney managed to survive Sunday’s NASCAR race in Mexico City without a crash, or a bathroom emergency.

Blaney admitted he got sick prior to the Viva Mexico 250 in Mexico City on Sunday, and he was genuinely concerned about making a mess in his pants. After the race, he jokingly turned and had reporter Jeff Gluck check the back of his white suit and ask “Am I good?”

Gluck confirmed that Blaney was, in fact, good, and made it through the race unscathed despite the illness.

Sometimes these things happen, and Blaney seemed prepared to deal with it. Fortunately, it didn’t come to that, and he did not deal with a Shaq moment at any point during Sunday’s race.

Blaney actually managed a respectable 14th-place finish despite his illness. He is seventh overall in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, and is presumably pleased with what he had to overcome on Sunday. Perhaps his bad luck is starting to turn a little bit.

Shohei Ohtani could return soon as a pitcher

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Shohei Ohtani continues to slug for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a hitter, and he is getting closer to returning as a pitcher.

Ohtani threw three simulated innings for the Dodgers on Tuesday. He has been facing live hitters since May and told reporters on Saturday night that he is getting very close to being in game shape.

“I think it has a lot to do with pitch counts, but with the last live BP, I felt like the intensity was there and my stuff was game-ready,” Ohtani said after hitting two home runs in his Dodgers’ 11-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

The Dodgers have been saying that Ohtani is likely to return as a pitcher after the All-Star break, which is the week of July 15. Ohtani is set to face hitters again in the upcoming week. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said it was possible this would be Ohtani’s last time facing live hitters before pitching in a real game.

Ohtani is coming back from surgery he underwent in Sept. 2023 to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. That operation marked Ohtani’s second major surgery on his pitching elbow after a Tommy John procedure in 2018.

Though it’s been over a year and a half since Ohtani has pitched in MLB, he says he is eager to get back to it, since being a two-way player is what he is most used to. Ohtani entered Sunday batting .290 with a 1.023 OPS and 25 home runs. In 2023 as a pitcher, Ohtani went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA. The Dodgers appear to view anything he does as a pitcher as “additive” to the great performance he’s already giving them as a hitter.

Rafael Devers gets traded in stunning move

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The Boston Red Sox are moving on from Rafael Devers.

The Red Sox traded Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison are among the package heading back to Boston.

The deal was essentially confirmed when the Giants scratched Harrison from his scheduled start against the Dodgers just minutes before the first pitch.

There had been no indications that the Red Sox were even considering trading Devers, even after he and the organization fell out earlier this year.

Devers was moved from third base during the offseason after the team signed Alex Bregman. He balked when the Red Sox asked him to play first base amid an injury crisis. From that point on, there were suggestions that Devers could be traded eventually, but few saw it coming this soon.

Devers signed a 10-year, $313.5 million contract with the Red Sox in 2023. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the Giants will take on the entirety of that contract.

The Giants are acquiring one of the game’s best hitters. Devers is hitting .271 this season with 14 home runs. The 28-year-old has three 30-homer seasons to his name.

Entering play Sunday, the Giants sit at 41-30, one game back of the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. A trade like this suggests they plan to make a real push for the division and the World Series.

Justin Thomas shares why golfers got lucky at US Open

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The 2025 U.S. Open presented some significant challenges for golfers, and Justin Thomas says it would have been even worse if not for an assist from Mother Nature.

Thomas shot 76-76 and missed the cut at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. Birdies often seem impossible to come by at the U.S. Open, and that was certainly the case again this year.

Not a single player in the field was under par roughly halfway through the final round on Sunday. At around that time, Thomas shared some of his thoughts on the tournament via social media. He said golfers were extremely fortunate that there was rain throughout the week and conditions were somewhat soft.

“After (kind of) playing it for 2 days, and watching over the weekend … it’s hard to express how difficult/borderline impossible Oakmont would be if it was firm. Not even rock hard, but just the slightest bit of firmness in the greens would make it (mind-blowing emoji),” Thomas wrote on X.

Thomas added that he felt the setup at Oakmont was “very fair.” He said conditions were “extremely soft” for U.S. Open standards, though the weather had a significant impact on that.

One follower asked what Thomas thought the winning score would be if conditions were firmer.

“And the rough the same length, I think it’s easily somewhere from +7 to +10. Greens would be so crusty and fast and great shots would get to a point would go to places you couldn’t even putt it close haha,” Thomas replied.

The last U.S. Open winner to come in with a score over par was Brooks Koepka, who finished +1 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southhampton, N.Y., back in 2018. Thomas believes the winning score would have been much, much higher than that at Oakmont had there not been rain.

We saw more than one golfer lose his cool during this year’s U.S. Open, so we can only imagine what a drought would have done.

Angel Reese has 6-word message after recording a triple-double

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Angel Reese put up a strong stat line during Sunday’s game, and had a six-word message about her ambitions after the game.

Reese notched a triple-double in the Chicago Sky’s 78-66 win over the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Ct. on Sunday. Reese’s 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists made her the second-youngest player in WNBA history to record a triple-double, behind only Caitlin Clark.

After the game, Reese offered up a simple response to her performance.

“I just want to be unstoppable,” Reese said.

Sunday’s performance was unquestionably a step in the right direction for Reese. The 11 assists, in particular, were more than double her previous career high.

However, some of the shortcomings that Reese’s critics like to point out were still there. She achieved her 11 points on just 2-of-7 shooting, with seven of her points coming at the free-throw line. The people that like to cash in on one of her shooting habits successfully did so again in this one, even though the game turned out well for her.

Reese has shrugged off the critics when it comes to her performances. More games like Sunday’s will be a big help for her reputation.

Brittney Griner finally addresses the infamous Caitlin Clark video

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Brittney Griner on Sunday finally addressed the infamous Caitlin Clark video.

Griner fouled out of the game during her Atlanta Dream’s 81-76 loss to the Indiana Fever on May 22. Griner was upset to have been called for the final foul — a play that involved Clark. Griner thought that Clark had exaggerated the contact to draw the foul call. She appeared to curse while on the bench, and many doing some lipreading thought Griner made some nasty comments about Clark.

On Sunday, OutKick reporter Dan Zaksheske asked Griner about the video prior to the Dream’s 89-56 win over the Washington Mystics. Although Griner recalled the play where she fouled out, she said she couldn’t remember what she said on the bench afterwards.

“I remember fouling out, being mad,” Griner said. “I really can’t remember what I said, honestly.”

She was offered to watch the video of her comments but indicated watching the video wouldn’t help her decipher it.

Zaksheske asked Griner again after the game about the video. She said she did not say “f—ing white girl” about Clark.

“I know it wasn’t that because I wouldn’t use that type of language,” Griner said.

Griner insists that’s not what she said. Fans may feel otherwise.

Griner had 2 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in 19 minutes during her Dream’s 89-56 win over the Mystics. The 34-year-old is averaging 11.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game this season. Griner is in her first year with the Dream after 11 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury. The former No. 1 drat pick is a 9-time WNBA All-Star.

Fans said the same thing about NBC after US Open went to weather delay

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The US Open was suspended on Sunday due to the weather at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., and fans were loving the programming replacement decision by NBC.

After the final round was suspended due to the rain and lightning in the area, NBC began to play the 2008 US Open starting with the 13th hole of the final round. Tiger Woods wound up beating Rocco Mediate for the title in that event, which was notable for many reasons. Woods was battling a knee injury that caused him to miss the rest of the season. But he battled through it to win following a playoff.

Fans thought that NBC’s backup programming choice was excellent.

Woods had won his 14th major with that US Open victory. Nobody could have ever predicted what would come next. Tiger missed the rest of the year due to knee surgery before returning in 2009. He did not win a major in 2009, and then his cheating scandal became public later in the year. Once his extramarital affairs were exposed, his career went downhill. He did not win another major until 2019, which is his 15th and last major.

Nationals players reportedly had strong reaction to Dave Martinez’s comments

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Washington Nationals players reportedly had a strong reaction to comments made by manager Dave Martinez after Saturday’s game.

After losing their seventh straight game on Saturday, Martinez said the team’s issues were “never on the coaches,” and that players “have to go out there and play the game.” Those comments were taken by many as Martinez throwing his players under the bus for the losing streak.

That is how many of Martinez’s players took it as well. A source told Andrew Golden of the Washington Post that players were “shocked, dismayed and pissed” by Martinez’s remarks.

Martinez said he spoke with his team before Sunday’s 3-1 loss, claiming that his players knew the comments were “nothing about them.” He added that the clubhouse was “about as good as it’s ever been” and suggested he had no worries about the team’s reaction to his statements.

Whether he meant it that way or not, Martinez’s comments certainly felt like they were putting the onus on the players, and one can hardly blame players for taking it that way. A manager with Martinez’s level of experience should know better than to say that sort of thing publicly.

Martinez has been in charge of the Nationals since 2018. He is 484-596 overall, though he did lead the franchise to its first and only World Series title in 2019.

Photo appears to show lockers that Wyndham Clark destroyed in anger at US Open

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The U.S. Open is widely considered to be the most frustrating tournament in professional golf, and it appears to have gotten the best of one past champion this week.

Wyndham Clark, who won the 2023 U.S. Open, missed the cut at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. Clark shot 8-over par through the first two rounds and ended up one shot off of the cut line.

He did not take it well, at least according to some reports. Clark is said to have caused damage to the locker room inside the clubhouse at Oakmont. Tron Carter of No Laying Up said on Saturday that multiple sources told him Clark “really got after it in the Oakmont locker room,” and not in a good way.

Carter shared a photo that showed the doors of at least two lockers smashed in.

Those who watched the PGA Championship last month did not find it difficult to believe that Clark would have a locker room outburst. After Clark hit a poor tee shot on the 16th hole during the final round at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., he turned around and launched his driver into a nearby advertising sign.

Clark threw the club so hard that the head snapped off. He also threw it in the direction of a volunteer. You can see the video here.

Clark later issued an apology and called his actions “uncalled for and completely inappropriate.”

For what it’s worth, some fellow professional golfers came to Clark’s defense after the alleged photo from Oakmont made the rounds. Graeme McDowell wrote on X that the damage in the photo is “minimal regards what I’ve seen other players do.”

Ian Poulter, who is known for having a temper, admitted to causing damage in locker rooms during the U.S. Open.

“I have inflicted severe Locker (sic) destruction through the years at US Opens and paid my fines. Generally they have been our temporary build lockers. Not members lockers. Not that that’s an excuse. Generally it’s been when I’ve felt the USGA have pushed the limits over the edge,” Poulter wrote.

The U.S. Open typically has very thick rough and lightning-fast greens, and Oakmont was no exception. Rory McIlroy also lost control of his emotions on more than one occasion during the tournament.

Even if what Clark allegedly did inside the locker room at Oakmont is more common than fans realize, it was not the best look for him on the heels of his behavior at the PGA Championship.

Roki Sasaki suffers concerning injury setback

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki’s difficult rookie season keeps getting worse.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed Sunday that Sasaki has halted his throwing program amid continued discomfort. Roberts added that there is no guarantee that Sasaki will even return this season.

Sasaki has not pitched since May 9 due to a shoulder impingement. Even before he was shut down, he struggled to adjust to MLB, having posted a 4.72 ERA with 22 walks and 24 strikeouts in 34.1 innings of work. At times, the 23-year-old looked genuinely overwhelmed during his first few starts.

The Dodgers added Sasaki in the offseason, seemingly fortifying an already strong rotation. Expectations were high, and his body of work during spring training did nothing to diminish them. His control problems during the regular season came as a surprise and concern, and news of a shoulder injury will only create more worries.

The Dodgers just got Clayton Kershaw back, but any long-term injury to Sasaki will still leave the team a bit short in the rotation. Fortunately, help is on the way, though it might still be a month or so.

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