The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Yency Almonte to a Minor League contract and have brought him into Major League Spring Training. This marks a return to the Dodgers' organization for Almonte, who also spent 2022-23 with L.A. and posted the best year of his career in his first season with them. During the 2022 season, Almonte posted a 1.02 ERA in 35.1 innings while striking out 24.4% of hitters and walking 7.4%.
Manager Alex Cora announced yesterday that Red Sox utility man Romy Gonzalez is currently shut down from all baseball activities except for playing catch. This announcement came after earlier reports that he initially injured his shoulder in the final series of the 2025 regular season and has been dealing with pain and discomfort all offseason. Gonzalez has received a PRP injection and has not technically yet been ruled out for Opening Day,
"While he's been out, I think [Kasparas Jakucionis] and [Dru Smith] have done a very good job with (team's point of attack defense, pace)," Spoelstra said, according to Clutch Points' Zachary Weinberger. "We miss him, but we want to be smart about it. ... We're going to continue to treat him. He's doing more and more on the court, and when he's ready, he'll be ready."
"For the last year, I lost my mind trying to focus on the things I can do," Allen told UFC.com. "My life is very career-driven, and I love my career - I want to give it that push and achieve my goals - so I'd be a liar if I didn't admit I was pissed off in that sense, and I'd also be a liar if I didn't say it trickles into my personal life sometimes."
Madrigal spent the entire 2025 season on the injured list. He'd signed a $1.35MM free agent deal with the Mets to compete for a utility job. Madrigal broke his left shoulder when he stumbled while fielding a ground ball during Spring Training. He underwent surgery and was immediately ruled out for the year. The Mets dropped him from the roster at the beginning of the offseason.
Before the Dricus fight, I was f-king riding with [motocross athlete] Axell Hodges and I broke my shoulder," Strickland said. "So I was in Colombia getting stem cells on my shoulder and they hit me up for the fight. The thing with the UFC, you don't say no. They are pimps. You don't say no to the masters. So I was kind of backed up into a corner taking that fight.
Ward suffered his injury on the team's first drive of the game when he landed awkwardly on his right shoulder as he dove into the end zone to cap off a seven-yard touchdown run to give the Titans an early 7-0 lead over the Jaguars. The rookie quarterback's season is over after playing all 951 snaps on offense for the Titans up to that point.
FC Barcelona trained this morning for the final time in 2025 as they focus their attention on Saturday's match against RCD Espanyol away from home. Having ended the first part of the season on a winning note, the Catalans will be eager to begin 2026 in the same vein of form. The fact that they face their local rivals in the first game of the year will only serve as added motivation.
After a handful of decent outings to open his career, the righty was slowed by an arm issue that ended up being an aneurysm in his throwing shoulder. Surgery knocked him out until the final month of the 2021 season. He was hammered for nine earned runs over 12 innings once he returned to the mound. Arihara made it back up with the Rangers the following year, but posted a 9.45 ERA across 20 innings.
The Washington Capitals announced on Thursday that rookie forward Ryan Leonard will miss the next three to four weeks due to a shoulder injury. Leonard was initially hurt by a blindside hit thrown behind the net by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba. While players usually rest up and rehab behind the scenes, Leonard has remained close to the team. This was first evident when he was at Capital One Arena for the Caps' 2-0 shutout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Phillies are going to acquire right-hander Yoniel Curet from the Rays. Right-hander Tommy McCollum is going the other way. The Rays designated the Curet for assignment recently to open a roster spot when they signed outfielder Cedric Mullins. Philadelphia's 40-man roster count jumps from 34 to 35. Reporter Mike Rodriguez first noted that Curet was going to Philly. Matt Gelb of The Athletic reported on McCollum's inclusion.
LAS VEGAS -- Quarterback Geno Smith suffered a right shoulder injury on Sunday, during the Las Vegas Raiders' 24-17 loss to the Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium. Raiders coach Pete Carroll said Smith's shoulder "locked up" after getting hit while completing a 3-yard pass to tight end Brock Bowers to close out the third quarter. Smith went into the locker room, and backup quarterback Kenny Pickett played for the entire fourth quarter. Pickett completed 8 of 11 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter is out for Monday night's game against the Los Angeles Chargers after undergoing procedures this past Monday on both his shoulders, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday. Carter now is undergoing treatment on both shoulders and is considered to be week-to-week to return. Carter wanted to be as close to 100% as possible for the playoff run, the sources told Schefter.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have placed second-year cornerback Terrion Arnold on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury, which will sideline him for at least four games. Arnold, 22, has started in seven of his eight appearances this season, logging 31 total tackles, eight passes defended and an interception. He missed Monday's practice after being injured in the Thanksgiving Day loss to the Green Bay Packers.
With the news that star defenseman Adam Fox has been placed on long-term injured reserve for a left shoulder injury, the New York Rangers must reevaluate the direction of a season already on the brink. Fox was injured in the Rangers' 4-1 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. He was hit by Tampa Bay forward Brandon Hagel in the third period and left the game. Per Vincent Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic, who first reported that Fox was being placed on LTIR, the Rangers will reevaluate him around Christmas.
"He looked good today so he is trending to play," Bowles said after practice. "He had to get well. He was very limited on Wednesday, he did a little more yesterday and he moved around perfectly today, so he's fine."
That's the reason why I decided not to make a call: would I go to Turin or not earlier, because I wanted to see how the matches go, how I react, he told reporters. After yesterday's [Friday] match, I was hoping that it was not going to flare up. But then today, even before the match, it was not great. I had to take all the strong medications to be able to play the match.
