Start with this: There’s no replacing Tarik Skubal.The Detroit Tigers are well aware that there’s no readymade replacement for the reigning two-time Cy Young Award winner. But that doesn’t mean they have to cash in their chances at winning their first American League pennant since 2012 – or their first World Series title since 1984.AdvertisementDetroit suffered a significant blow when manager A.J. Hinch revealed Skubal will undergo elbow surgery to remove loose bodies from his throwing arm, a procedure that will sideline him into the second half – and probably right up to the Aug. 3 trading deadline, when the…
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Tennessee basketball keeps adding to its star-studded transfer portal haul, adding Wake Forest guard Juke Harris on Monday, May 4.Harris, the No. 2-ranked overall player in the transfer portal in USA TODAY’s rankings, averaged 21.4 points with 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game last season on 44.4% shooting. He chose the Vols over Michigan, which he visited, and North Carolina, among others.AdvertisementREQUIRED READING: College basketball transfer portal team rankings: Who has best haul so far?Harris is Tennessee’s third transfer portal addition inside USA TODAY’s top-50 rankings, along with former VCU guard Terrence Hill Jr. (No. 17) and former Notre…
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DETROIT — Two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will have surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow after being scratched from his start against the Boston Red Sox.Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters the left-hander felt pain in his elbow less than a week after an injury scare against the Atlanta Braves. The 29-year-old — set to become a free agent next offseason — underwent tests that showed the loose bodies. The surgery hadn’t yet been scheduled.AdvertisementThere is no immediate timetable for his return.Skubal initially felt pain in his elbow against the Braves but stayed in…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson will return for Game 1 of the team’s second-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks after missing nearly six months with a lower-body injury.Coach John Tortorella confirmed the news before Monday night’s game.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKarlsson was hurt in the first period of…
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Eddie Hearn has admitted that Anthony Joshua has received an “unbelievable lift” from doing “incredible” training with Oleksandr Usyk in Ukraine.Last month, Joshua began training with Usyk in the latter’s home country, four months after the British boxer survived a car crash that claimed the lives of two of his…
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