(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Philadelphia 113, Cleveland 97
Washington 116, Charlotte 107
Miami 118, Houston 110
Denver 107, Phoenix 105
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Kansas City 30, Las Vegas 29
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(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The Carolina Panthers on Monday fired head coach Matt Rhule following Sunday night’s 37-15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, which dropped Carolina’s record to 1-4 this season.
Rhule’s firing comes less than three years into his seven-year contract with the Panthers.
The 47-year-old leaves the team with a record of 11-27, which includes the five games he coached this season.
Defensive pass game coordinator Steve Wilks, 53, will step in as the interim coach.
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(ATLANTA) — Right-handed pitcher Spencer Strider is staying put with the Atlanta Braves until at least the 2028 season.
The team announced on Monday that it has signed the 23-year-old rookie to a six-year deal worth $75 million. The contract also includes a $22 million club option for 2029 with a $5 million buyout.
Per the terms of the deal, Strider will make $1 million per season in 2023 and 2024, $4 million in 2025, $20 million in 2026 and $22 million per season in 2027 and 2028. Should he opt to stay a seventh year, his contract would be worth a total of $92 million.
In his first full season with the Braves, Strider appeared in 31 games, starting 20 times. He went 11-5 with a 2.67 ERA and struck out 202 batters while allowing just 86 hits, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out over 200 with fewer than 100 hits allowed.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
San Diego 6, NY Mets 0 (San Diego wins 2-1)
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Chicago 115, Toronto 98
New Orleans 111, San Antonio 97
LA Lakers 124, Golden State 121
Sacramento 126, Portland 94
Minnesota 119, LA Clippers 117
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NY Giants 27, Green Bay 22
Buffalo 38, Pittsburgh 3
Houston 13, Jacksonville 6
LA Chargers 30, Cleveland 28
Minnesota 29, Chicago 22
NY Jets 40, Miami 17
New England 29, Detroit 0
New Orleans 39, Seattle 32
Tampa Bay 21, Atlanta 15
Tennessee 21, Washington 17
San Francisco 37, Carolina 15
Dallas 22, LA Rams 10
Philadelphia 20, Arizona 17
Baltimore 19, Cincinnati 17
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New York City FC 2, Atlanta 1
New England 1, Chicago 1 (Tie)
Cincinnati 5, DC United 2
CF Montreal 3, Miami 1
New York 2, Charlotte FC 0
Orlando City 2, Columbus 1
Philadelphia 4, Toronto FC 0
Colorado 1, Austin FC 1 (Tie)
FC Dallas 2, Sporting Kansas City 1
LA Galaxy 3, Houston 1
Nashville 1, Los Angeles FC 0
Minnesota 2, Vancouver 0
Real Salt Lake 3 Portland 1
San Jose 2, Seattle 2 (Tie)
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Houston 3, Philadelphia 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 5, Toronto 4
Oakland 3, LA Angels 2
Cleveland 9, Kansas City 2
Texas 4, NY Yankees 2
Minnesota 10, Chi White Sox 1
Seattle 5, Detroit 4
Toronto 5, Baltimore 1
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 3
Arizona 4, Milwaukee 2
NY Mets 9, Washington 2
LA Dodgers 6, Colorado 1
San Francisco 8, San Diego 1
Chi Cubs 15, Cincinnati 2
Miami 12, Atlanta 9
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Philadelphia 113, Cleveland 112
Indiana 122, Charlotte 97
Toronto 125 Boston 119 (OT)
Dallas 98, Oklahoma City 96
Phoenix 112, LA Lakers 110 (OT)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Boston 5, NY Rangers 4
Washington 4, Detroit 2
Winnipeg 5, Calgary 0
Colorado 2, Dallas 1
Vancouver 5, Edmonton 4
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Miami 4, Orlando City 1
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Houston 10, Philadelphia 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NY Yankees 5, Texas 4
Texas 3, NY Yankees 2
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 0
Seattle 7, Detroit 6
Seattle 9, Detroit 6
Chi White Sox 8 Minnesota 3
Oakland 2, LA Angels 1 (10)
Toronto at Baltimore (Postponed)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets 4, Washington 2
NY Mets 8, Washington 0
Cincinnati 3, Chi Cubs 2
Atlanta 2, Miami 1
St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 7
Final Milwaukee 3, Arizona 0
San Diego 6, San Francisco 2
Colorado 5, LA Dodgers 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
New York 117, Detroit 96
Minnesota 121, Miami 111
New Orleans 129, Chi 125
Utah 118, Portland 101
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
San Jose 3, Eisbaren Berlin 1
Buffalo 4, Carolina 2
Ottawa 5, Montreal 4
NY Islanders 4 Philadelphia 3 (OT)
St. Louis 4, Minnesota 2
Anaheim 5, Los Angeles 4
Vegas 4, Arizona 3
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(NEW YORK) — Babe Ruth and Roger Maris are in the rearview mirror.
Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit his American League record 62nd home run Tuesday.
After nearly a week of waiting, Judge led off the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader with a towering shot to left field against the Texas Rangers.
Maris held the AL record for 61 years — hitting 61 home runs in 1961 — after besting fellow Yankee Mickey Mantle in a duel to surpass the Babe. Ruth had hit 60 home runs in 1927.
Judge tied Ruth with his 60th on Sept. 20 with a solo shot in the ninth inning against the Pirates. The homer sparked a five-run rally for the Yankees with a walk-off grand slam by Giancarlo Stanton.
After seven games without a home run, including a series against the rival Red Sox in the Bronx, the Yankees slugger broke through in the seventh inning Sept. 28 in Toronto to tie Maris. The two-run home run broke a 3-3 tie with the Blue Jays and came one night after the Yankees clinched the AL East title.
Barry Bonds holds the MLB record with 73 home runs in 2001.
Judge, 30, has had a magical season as he pursues what will now likely be a bank-breaking contract extension. Judge turned down the Yankees’ final offer in spring training and said he would not negotiate during the final season on his current contract.
Instead, he’s done all the negotiating necessary with his eye-popping stats.
In addition to hitting 62 home runs, he’s in the hunt to win the AL triple crown — leading in homers, batting average and runs batted in. He leads by a wide margin in home runs and RBI, and is locked in a battle with Minnesota’s Luis Arráez for the batting crown. Miguel Cabrera was the last player to accomplish that feat when he did so in 2012. Cabrera was the first to win the triple crown since 1967.
Judge could lead both leagues in all triple crown categories, something that hasn’t been accomplished since Mantle in 1956.
Judge is only the sixth person to hit 60 home runs in a season. Bonds, Mark McGwire (twice), Sammy Sosa (three times), Maris and Ruth have all crossed the plateau, but Bonds, McGwire and Sosa have all been tainted by the so-called Steroid Era of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Maris’ family, including his two sons, Roger Jr. and Kevin, attended games at Yankee Stadium to catch the record-breaking homer. Roger Jr. made the trip to Toronto to see Judge hits his 61st home run, sitting one row behind the Yankees’ dugout with Judge’s mother.
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Philadelphia 3, Houston 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 2
NY Yankees 3, Texas 1
Toronto 5, Baltimore 1
Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3
Chi White Sox 3, Minnesota 2
LA Angels 4, Oakland 5
Detroit 4, Seattle 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2
Miami 4, Atlanta 0
Cincinatti 3, Chi Cubs 1
Milwaukee 6, Arizona 5
San Francisco 4, San Diego 7
Colorado 2, LA Dodgers 1
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Philadelphia 127, New Jersey 108
Memphis 109, Orlando 97
Oklahoma 112, Denver 101
Sacramento 105, LA Lakers 75
LA Clippers 102, Portland 97
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Toronto 5, Montreal 1
Carolina 8, Columbus 1
New Jersey 1, Boston 0
Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2
Colorado 3, Dallas 2
Edmonton 7, Vancouver 2
Calgary 4, Seattle 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
San Francisco 24, LA Rams 9
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(NEW YORK) — As the fallout over the handling of Miami Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s back-to-back head injuries continues, a concussion expert is sounding the alarm, calling on the NFL, players and coaches to do more to protect against potentially life-threatening head injuries.
An independent neurotrauma consultant who treated Tagovailoa following a head injury he suffered during the Sept. 25 game against the Buffalo Bills was fired on Sunday. The quarterback was seen stumbling after he took the hit, leading many to believe he had suffered brain trauma – but the Dolphins claimed the wobble was a result of a back injury.
The quarterback was allowed to return to the Bills game and he was not in concussion protocol after the game.
Four days later, in a match against the Cincinnati Bengals, Tagovailoa was carted off the field after he hit his head following a sack. Fans, former players and others were critical of the Dolphins and NFL for allowing the quarterback to return to the field without conducting a concussion protocol following the game against the Bills.
Chris Nowinski, the co-founder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, a non-profit advocacy group, told ABC News’ “Start Here” Monday that despite the increased awareness of concussions and CTE among former athletes, the NFL has been dropping the ball when it comes to preventing these injuries.
“The NFL for the last 15 years has been trying to minimize the role of on-field signs of a concussion so that they would retain flexibility in returning someone to play if they seem cognitively sound enough in the locker room to go back into the game. And this is where it bit them in the butt,” he told “Start Here.”
An investigation into the injuries is ongoing and Tagovailoa is expected to be interviewed, according to ESPN. McDaniel told reporters Monday that the quarterback won’t be playing in the next game against the New York Jets on Oct. 9.
“Anything beyond that…we’re just focused that he’s at optimum health,” he said. “It’s too early for definitive timelines.”
McDaniel said Tagovailoa’s MRI came out clean and he’s still undergoing concussion protocols. While MRIs are used to look for structural damage in the brain as well as bleeding, they aren’t able diagnose concussions.
Concussions are usually diagnosed with physical exams and questionnaires about symptoms monitored for improvement over time.
Shortly after Thursday’s game, the NFL Players Association tweeted “player health and safety is at the core of the union’s mission.”
“Our concern tonight is for Tua and we hope for a full and speedy recovery,” the union tweeted.
The Dolphins tweeted out a statement after the game claiming Tagovailoa “is conscious and has movement in all his extremities.” He was released from the hospital the next day and underwent concussion protocol, according to the team.
McDaniel reiterated Friday that Tagovailoa was cleared by several layers of medical professionals before he was allowed to play.
Nowinski, a former college football player and WWE wrestler who suffered two concussions and has long-term health issues related to those head injuries, put out a tweet before Thursday’s game warning that if Tagovailoa got hit again, “everyone will be sued and will lose their jobs.”
Nowinski, who has a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience and has been researching concussions for years, said he saw clear signs of a concussion during the hit during the Bills game, including loss of vision and balance.
“This is absurd. He shouldn’t be out there,” Nowinski said referring to the Sept. 25 injury. “And you never want to return a player because you can die from Second Impact Syndrome or you can get a second concussion that changes your life.”
Nowinski said that Tagovailoa being carted off the field was the worst-case scenario.
“In the second game, his head hit off the turf even harder. And what scared everybody was that Tua showed what’s called decorticate posturing or his arms came clenched against his chest [and] his fingers were splayed and flexed,” he said.
Nowinski criticized the NFL’s current protocol for evaluating injured players. While he noted that there is no objective test or imaging for concussions, he contended medical professionals can easily screen the issue and be stricter about players returning to the field.
“The 15-minute evaluation they do in the locker room is imperfect. We all know it’s imperfect,” he said. “The brain has the magical ability to right itself after a big brain trauma. We’ve all seen people who’ve been knocked unconscious pop up and you test them and they’re fine.”
The NFL and the NFLPA released a joint statement Saturday saying that both parties agreed that, “modifications to the concussion protocol are needed to enhance player safety.”
“The NFLPA’s Mackey-White Health & Safety Committee and the NFL’s Head Neck and Spine Committee have already begun conversations around the use of the term ‘Gross Motor Instability’ and we anticipate changes to the protocol being made in the coming days based on what has been learned thus far in the review process,” the organizations said in their statement.
Nowinski said that the move to fire the doctor that treated Tagovailoa after the Bills game was a sign that Tagovailoa’s reutrn was a mistake.
“I think we can all read between the lines here that something must have gone wrong if that doctor did not think that Tua should be held up,” he said.
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(ST. LOUIS) — Albert Pujols wrapped us his final regular season home game at Busch Stadium in style on Sunday.
The St. Louis Cardinals player sent one to the stands in the 3rd inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, marking his 702nd career home run. The homer also gave Pujols his 2,314th career RBI, tying him with Babe Ruth on the all-time RBI list.
Pujols, 42, is set to retire at the end of this season but fans will still have more chances to see him at the plate as the Cardinals begin their playoff run on Oct. 7.
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