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Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal to have elbow surgery

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DETROIT (AP) — Two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal will have surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow after being scratched from Monday’s start against the Boston Red Sox. Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters that the left-hander felt discomfort in his elbow on Sunday, 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. There is no immediate timetable for his return, though ...

Longtime Yankees broadcaster John Sterling, dies at 87

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NEW YORK — John Sterling, the ebullient radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and shouting “theee Yankees win!” after each of New York’s victories, died Monday. He was 87. Sterling had a heart attack and bypass surgery this winter and had returned to his home in Edgewater, New Jersey, where he was cared for by health aides. He died of complications Monday at Englewood Hospital, according to his former wife, Jennifer. “John Sterling breathed life and excitement into Yankees games for 36 years while wearing his passion for baseball and the ...

Chase Elliott already eyeing another victory

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Chase Elliott never before had won two Cup races this early in a NASCAR season. After first winning at Martinsville at the end of March, the most popular driver in the series opened May in Victory Lane at Texas. That 1 1/2-mile track is growing on Elliott after he had not been much of a fan of the repave and reconfiguration done there nine years ago. “I think having a win early at Martinsville ... I said it to you guys then and there, it’s not like, oh, hey, the pressure is off, we have a win,” he said Sunday at Texas after another 1-2 finish ahead of ...

Cavs, Pistons have to regroup quickly

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Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell didn’t have much time to revel in reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals after surviving grueling first-round matchups. The Central Division rivals must quickly prepare for their series, which starts Tuesday night in ...