Tatsuya Imai’s career with the Houston Astros has so far consisted of a bad start, a good start and a start that landed him on the 15-day IL with arm fatigue. That might not be what the Astros had in mind when they guaranteed him $54 million out of Japan.Now sidelined until at least late April, the right-hander spoke to reporters via interpreter on Tuesday and has some rather interesting things to say when discussing his arm fatigue. Per The Athletic’s Chandler Rome, Imai admitted having trouble adjusting to the American lifestyle in baseball and outside of baseball.AdvertisementWhen asked for…
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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Charlotte Hornets may be the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference, but they sure aren’t playing like it.AdvertisementCharlotte has been one of the better sides since the All-Star break, finishing the home stretch of the regular season with an 18-9 record. That span included splitting two meetings with the Miami Heat, who the Hornets host in the Play-In Tournament.Point guard LaMelo Ball dished out a ton of dimes in his most recent run-in with Miami, and our Heat vs. Hornets predictions see…
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The Colorado Rockies optioned right-handed long reliever Valente Bellozo to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on Monday. However, a corresponding roster move was not announced until Tuesday afternoon as right-handed pitcher Tanner Gordon has been recalled from the Isotopes.Bellozo, pitched 4.1 innings of relief on Sunday against the San Diego Padres when anticipated starter Kyle Freeland was a last-minute scratch due to posterior left shoulder soreness. He gave up five earned runs on eight hits—including three home runs—with four walks and a hit batter. He only tallied one strikeout.AdvertisementRight-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen will make his scheduled start on Tuesday night against…
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The San Francisco 49ers are less than two weeks away from the 2026 NFL Draft, as they’ll look to bolster their roster further with their six draft picks.San Francisco has had quite a busy offseason so far, which continued with the signing of cornerback Jack Jones on Friday. They’ve been…
NASCAR has ejected four car chiefs and one engineer after NASCAR Cup Series inspection at Bristol Motor Speedway. Five cars failed pre-race inspection twice, resulting in the loss of a key team member for the remainder of the weekend, and the loss of pit stall selection no matter where they qualify…
Even as eras draw to a close, others can start. If it is the beginning of the end for Mohamed Salah, it might be the beginning of something wonderful for Rio Ngumoha. Liverpool’s scorers in defeating Fulham were 33 and 17, one almost double the age of the other, the…
Shane Lowry might be the certified king of aces in professional golf.LIVE: Masters leaderboard, scores, Round 3 live updatesThe Irishman made a hole-in-one at Augusta National’s par-3 sixth hole Saturday during the third round of the 2026 Masters. Lowry hit 7-iron on the 190-yard shot and landed his ball about…
BOSTON (AP) — Emil Lilleberg scored on a rebound with 95 seconds left to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Bruins 2-1 on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak and depriving Boston of a chance to clinch a playoff berth.Brandon Hagel also scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots…
The Cincinnati Reds will turn to lefty Brandon Williamson to help them try to end their current losing streak. The Reds were smoked by the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night in the series opener at Great American Ball Park, with Chase Burns giving up a pair of dingers and…
Victor Wembanyama’s numbers are absurd. The 22-year-old, 7-foot-4 San Antonio Spurs center is averaging 25 points, 11.5 rebounds and a league-leading 3.1 blocks per game.But maybe more impressive are the numbers in his head.AdvertisementBecause the French native wowed with lightning-quick math on Friday night while discussing the NBA’s 65-game minimum…
Turns out, the Las Vegas Raiders desire to land a veteran signal caller to serve as both starting quarterback and mentor to what’s expected to be QB wasn’t poppycock.Both general manager John Spytek and head coach Klint Kubiak spoke openly of the preference to have a veteran quarterback on the…
The days of Dale Earnhardt Jr. racing in the NASCAR Cup Series are long gone, but fans will get to see him back in action this Saturday night.Earnhardt, 51, announced in March that he would compete in a CARS Tour race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The two-time Busch Series champion…
Massimiliano Allegri delivered one of his most candid and sobering post-match assessments of the season after Milan were soundly beaten 3-0 at home by Udinese, admitting that their Champions League qualification is now genuinely under threat and that the supporters were entirely justified in voicing their frustration.Read Football Italia Ad-Free and…
When a boxing fight has plenty of action, there is nothing quite like it. The energy that fills up a room when opponents feed off one another and the crowd is electric. A bout ending in a knockout results in pandemonium. And if a fight goes the distance? How does a…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — After Rory McIlroy charged to a six-shot lead at the halfway point of the Masters, he attributed much of his success around the greens to being “on this golf course so much the last three weeks,” including a couple of day trips in which he dropped his…
