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Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo was not in the lineup for Friday’s game against the Detroit Tigers after a bizarre mishap during batting practice. Rangers executive vice president of communications John Blake tweeted that Gallo was scratched …
The Kansas City Royals already have one of the worst records in baseball, and now their injury fortunes may quickly be following suit. Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland …
Someone associated with the England soccer team has suffered a significant injury at the World Cup, but it’s not quite what you might think. England manager Gareth Southgate dislocated his shoulder on Wednesday in a jogging accident, and he met …
Texas Rangers reliever Chris Martin paid the price for his show of team unity on Wednesday night. The Rangers and the Los Angeles Dodgers had a fight during their series finale when Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp collided with Rangers catcher Robinson …
The Los Angeles Angels’ injury luck is quickly going from bad to farcical. On Friday, just hours after Angels star Shohei Ohtani was placed on the disabled list with a UCL sprain in his pitching elbow, manager Mike Scioscia told the media that …
The Seattle Mariners have been climbing up the AL West standings in recent weeks, but on Tuesday, one of their relievers found himself falling … literally. Mariners righty Ryan Cook had a mishap before a game against the Houston Astros at …
There are a number of reasons many people believe the designated hitter should be adopted by the National League, but one of them is the fact that pitchers can be very, very fragile people. On Tuesday, New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz was forced to …
It looks like we can add Carson Smith to the growing list of oddest baseball injuries. The 28-year-old Boston Red Sox reliever was placed on the disabled list Tuesday with a right shoulder subluxation. How did he hurt his shoulder? He injured it …
Top Chicago White Sox prospect Jake Burger re-injured himself in thoroughly unfortunate fashion this week. Sox GM Rick Hahn told reporters Wednesday that Burger re-tore his Achilles tendon while walking in his backyard, per NBC Sports Chicago’s …
Anthony Rizzo is on the disabled list for the first time in his career, and he thinks a hotel bed is to blame. Rizzo is sidelined due to back tightness, and he thinks a bed from the Cincinnati hotel the Chicago Cubs stayed at for their second series …
The Kansas City Royals season is not off to a good start. On the eve of Opening Day, Royals catcher Salvador Perez tore his MCL while carrying luggage, and is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks of action. Salvy Perez slipped last night carrying his …
Pittsburgh announced on Thursday that it has fired men’s basketball coach Kevin Stallings. In hindsight, the deal could go down as the worst for a coach in school history. The Panthers tried to negotiate a cheaper buyout with Stallings than the …
It’s understandable if MLB players aren’t quite in the best shape yet in the month of February, but Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig brought that to a whole new level this week. Puig was scratched from the team’s spring …
We are three months into the NBA season and may now finally have a nominee for the strangest injury of the year. The Boston Celtics announced on Friday that guard Marcus Smart suffered right hand lacerations from “a non-basketball …
The Cincinnati Reds are stumbling their way through a 37-48 campaign that has them currently dead last in the NL Central, and now they have an unfortunate non-baseball injury to add to their list of woes. MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon says Friday that …
The old adage of “bags don’t hit back” may no longer be true. In an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Saturday, New Orleans Saints tackle Zach Strief revealed that fellow tackle Terron Armstead tore his labrum while hitting a bag …
