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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels rookie Reid Detmers pitched the majors’ second no-hitter this season, cruising after he benefitted from a borderline error call in the seventh inning as Los Angeles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-0 Tuesday night.The 22-year-old left hander threw a career-high 108 pitches in his 11th big league start, striking out two and walking one. He completed the 12th no-hitter in franchise history when Yandy Diaz grounded out shortstop Andrew Velazquez to end the game.Advertisement“I just blacked out,” Detmers said. “I don’t know.”He got a crucial assist from the official scorer in the seventh.AdvertisementBrett Phillips reached with one out when first baseman Jared Walsh ranged to his right and bobbled Phillips’ grounder. The crowd of 39,313 at Angel Stadium cheered and Walsh clapped moments later when the videoboard showed the play was ruled an error.Angels pitcher Reid Detmers (c.) tosses baseball’s second no-hitter of the season. (Ashley Landis/AP)Otherwise, Detmers hardly had any close calls. He retired his first 15 hitters before Taylor Walls drew a lead-off walk in the sixth. Third baseman Anthony Rendon then made a nice leap to snag Vidal Bruján’s line drive, and Kevin Kiermaier ground into a double play to end the inning.Detmers made a nice defensive play in the fifth when he quickly snagged a grounder up the middle by Randy Arozarena.The son of a former minor league pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, Detmers was the 10th overall pick in the 2020 draft out of the University of Louisville and made his big-league debut last year.He came into the game with a 2-4 career mark and a 6.33 ERA. He was 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA in his first five starts this season.It was the first time Detmers had gone even seven innings in a game. His previous career best was six last season against Houston. He’d never thrown more than 97 pitches in a big league game, either.The last Angels’ no-hitter was on July 12, 2019, when Taylor Cole and Félix Peña combined for one against the Seattle Mariners in the team’s first home game following the death of starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs.Five New York Mets’ pitchers combined for this year’s first no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 29.AdvertisementThere were a record nine no-hitters across the majors last season. The last by a rookie was Arizona’s Tyler Gilbert against San Diego on Aug. 14, 2021. It was Gilbert’s first start.Mike Trout had two home runs for his 22nd multi-homer game of the season and drove in three. Anthony Rendon homered in his first major league at-bat as a left-handed hitter in the eighth when Phillips, usually an outfielder, took the mound in the blowout. Chad Wallach also homered, and the Angels won their third straight.

White Sox reliever Kendall Graveman, left, and first baseman José Abreu (79) have a laugh after a call was reversed on the final play of the game, giving the Sox a 4-1 victory over the Guardians on May 10, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

The PGA Tour is denying releases to golfers who asked to play in the first of a series of Saudi-funded tournaments next month in England, a bold move by Commissioner Jay Monahan in trying to quash Greg Norman’s latest bid to start a lucrative rival league.The first LIV Golf Invitational is scheduled for June 9-11 at Centurion Golf Club outside of London, with a 48-man field competing for a $20 million purse over 54 holes. The winner gets $4 million — to date the richest prize in golf — and last place gets $120,000.AdvertisementThe tour informed the players who are seeking releases late Tuesday afternoon, then notified all players of the decision in a short memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press.“We have notified those who have applied that their request has been declined in accordance with the PGA Tour Tournament Regulations,” the memo said. “As such, Tour members are not authorized to participate in the Saudi Golf League’s London event under our regulations.Advertisement“As a membership organization, we believe this decision is in the best interest of the PGA Tour and its players.”While the names of players who have signed up have not been released, Phil Mickelson said through his agent he asked for a conflicting event release to the London event. Lee Westwood confirmed last week he asked the PGA Tour and European tour for a release.The Daily Telegraph reported that Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer and Ian Poulter also were among those who sought releases.Norman is the CEO of LIV Golf Investments, funded primarily by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. He told Sky Sport earlier Tuesday he would have six of the top 50 players in the world at the London event and 19 of the top 100.Now that Monahan has staked his position, it’s up to the players to decide if they still want to go and risk losing PGA Tour membership.“Sadly, the PGA Tour seems intent on denying professional golfers their right to play golf, unless it’s exclusively in a PGA Tour tournament,” Norman said in a statement, calling the decision “anti-golfer, anti-fan and anti-competitive.”He also said “no matter what obstacles the PGA Tour puts in our way, we will not be stopped” and will “continue to give players options.”When asked the tour’s next step, Monahan said, “I can tell you what we’re going to do — keep hosting the best events with the best players, with the world’s greatest fans and partners.”AdvertisementThe first LIV event, one week before the U.S. Open, is scheduled for the same week as the RBC Canadian Open, the fourth-oldest national open in golf. Norman won it twice.PGA Tour guidelines typically allow for players to get three releases to play in tournaments around the world.Monahan granted releases to about two dozen players for the Saudi International on Feb. 3-6 — the same week as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am — with the caveat that players going to the event would be required to play Pebble Beach as many as two times over the next three years.But his decision Tuesday painted the LIV Golf Invitational in a different light as the first of eight such events with $20 million purses, along with a $5 million prize fund for a team component.Norman has postponed the league concept of 12 four-man teams for a few years after the top players said they were not interested.He has presented the LIV Golf Invitational series this year as separate tournaments in which players could compete as often as they liked.AdvertisementFive of the tournaments are scheduled for the United States, a direct challenge to the PGA Tour because its regulations do not allow for any releases for tournaments held in North America. The first is scheduled for July 1-3 near Portland, Oregon. Others are in suburban Chicago and suburban Boston, as well as two courses owned by former President Donald Trump in New Jersey and Miami.The U.S. events, particularly the Portland one, were seen as the first real test of the PGA Tour stating where its players could compete.Instead, Monahan fired the first shot in denying releases to London. The next step is whether players will challenge him by playing the LIV Golf Invitational anyway. Monahan has said that would lead to players being disbarred.The move was not entirely surprising. Monahan had said in late February that he told players the PGA Tour was moving on “and anyone on the fence needs to make a decision.”The tour denied the releases on the same day Norman announced an additional $2 billion investment to expand the LIV Golf series to 10 tournaments next year and a full season of 14 tournaments in 2024 and 2025. He said details of those additional tournaments would be disclosed later.“We have a long-term vision and we’re here to stay,” said Norman, who tried to start a World Golf Tour in 1994.AdvertisementThe latest effort suffered a big hit in February when the top 10 players in the world all said they were sticking with the PGA Tour. Rory McIlroy, a staunch opponent to the Saudi league, referred to it as a “pre-Champions tour,” noting that most of those interested were in the twilight of their careers.

SAN DIEGO — Injuries are piling up for the Chicago Cubs.The Cubs put second baseman Nick Madrigal (lower back tightness) and outfielder Michael Hermosillo (left quadriceps strain) on the 10-day injured list before Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres, and Seiya Suzuki (right ankle soreness) was scratched from the lineup about 75 minutes before first pitch.AdvertisementLeft-hander Wade Miley was activated from the IL to start Tuesday’s game in his Cubs debut, and infielder Ildemaro Vargas was selected from Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Adrian Sampson, optioned Monday and still in San Diego on the taxi squad, was designated for assignment.The Cubs now have 12 players on the IL.AdvertisementMadrigal experienced tightness during Monday’s 6-0 win and didn’t bounce back well Tuesday, prompting the move. His time on the IL also could provide a mental break amid his struggles through the first month of the season. Madrigal has a .203 average, .250 on-base percentage and 43 OPS+ in 23 games.Hermosillo’s injury will require more than the minimum stint. He isn’t expected to resume baseball activities for a few weeks. Chicago Tribune SportsWeekdaysA daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute.The quadriceps issue popped up a couple of days ago, but it initially didn’t bother him too much and he tried to play through it. However, the four-hour flight to San Diego on Sunday night caused swelling in the area, which prompted Hermosillo to get examined. It turned out to be a more serious injury than the Cubs thought.The injury is part of a tough start to the season for the 27-year-old Hermosillo. He is 2-for-28 (.071) with a .257 on-base percentage in 17 games, including nine starts.“It’s part of this game, trying to get out there consistently, find your rhythm in the at-bats,” manager David Ross said. “The good thing about this is, if we want to take a positive from a negative situation, just to reset mentally, get healthy, go back, get your timing in your rehab assignment — that usually kind of catapults guys forward a little bit — (and) get back up here ready to contribute.”Suzuki was initially in Tuesday’s lineup as the designated hitter after coming out of Monday’s game, but he was scratched because of lingering soreness. He was available off the bench.Suzuki left in the sixth inning Monday after awkwardly hitting first base when running out a double-play ball in the fifth. Yan Gomes replaced him as the DH on Tuesday.Suzuki tested his ankle with agility drills in the outfield 4½ hours before Tuesday’s game under the watch of Cubs training staff. Ross felt comfortable playing him if he felt OK. Suzuki participated in batting practice and went through his normal routine, but his ankle apparently did not respond well to the activity.Advertisement“He’s starting to feel really good at the plate, feels good with his swing and just wants to continue that timing,” Ross said before Suzuki was removed from the lineup. “And we’ve got an off day coming up in two days (on Thursday), so that also factored in. And as long as he felt good, I was going to play him.”

Ja Morant is likely done for the playoffs, but the debate around his injury will linger for much longer.After being coy about his diagnosis and outlook for days, the Grizzlies revealed Tuesday that Morant suffered a bone bruise in his knee and is “doubtful” for the remainder of the postseason. Morant, one of the NBA’s most exciting attractions, was hurt during Saturday’s Game 3 against the Warriors, limping off the court not long after Golden State’s Jordan Poole awkwardly tugged at his knee.AdvertisementMorant insinuated Poole’s knee-grab was the source of the injury – and perhaps a dirty play – in his since deleted tweet, “broke the code.” Golden State coach Steve Kerr had used similar words to accuse Memphis guard Dillon Brooks of a reckless foul that fractured the wrist of Gary Payton II.Ja Morant is likely out for the rest of the playoffs, dealing a huge blow to the Grizzlies. (Jeff Chiu/AP)However, Poole’s tug was light and there’s skepticism it could cause such an injury to Morant’s knee, even after Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said it was the offending play.AdvertisementPoole, who claimed he was going for the ball (Morant was dribbling), wasn’t punished by the NBA. Conversely, Brooks was suspended a game after his hard foul on Payton II.“You know the code. Talk about the code all series at this point. It was a basketball play when we doubled him,” Poole said. “And I hit the ball, and I was going for the ball. I mean, obviously, you don’t want to see anybody get hurt. I’m not even that type of player. I respect everybody.”Morant, who averaged 27.1 points and 9.8 assists in nine playoff games this year, missed Monday’s 101-98 loss to the Warriors, which placed the second-seeded Grizzlies in a 3-1 hole in the second round.The offense sputtered without Morant and the Grizzlies could be eliminated at home Wednesday in Game 5.Warriors forward Draymond Green, a professional antagonist, warned the Grizzlies in his podcast“This isn’t the Minnesota Timberwolves,” Green said to Memphis. “You’re no longer playing that team. This is the Golden State Warriors. This is championship level basketball.”The Warriors, seeded third, are trying to return to the Finals after two years away. Morant, who recently was awarded the NBA’s Most Improved Player, is expected to make a full recovery before next season, according to the Grizzlies.He attended Game 4 in street clothes.

Outfielder Andrew Vaughn took some swings during batting practice Tuesday before the Chicago White Sox played the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field.The next step in Vaughn’s recovery from a bruised right hand is a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte.AdvertisementSox manager Tony La Russa said Vaughn was scheduled to leave for Charlotte on Tuesday night and likely would play Wednesday.“He’s made progress,” La Russa said. “(He’s) going to Charlotte and will start to get some at-bats. I think we’re going to see how he feels (to determine how long he stays in Charlotte). He’s got a little soreness, but that’s the soreness, not the hurt-ness.Advertisement“He’s just got to get into game competition and see how it feels. You get (back) to the big leagues, he’s going to want to be as good as he can be.”Vaughn got hit on the hand by a Mike Mayers pitch in the ninth inning April 29 against the Los Angeles Angels and went on the injured list May 2.He has a .283/.367/.566 slash line with three doubles, four home runs, 12 RBIs and five runs in 16 games. Despite the missed time, he entered Tuesday tied for the team lead in homers and RBIs.

The Chicago Blackhawks struck out twice in the NHL draft lottery Tuesday night, which was no surprise.That means their first-round pick — No. 6 overall — goes to the Columbus Blue Jackets as part of the trade for defenseman Seth Jones last July.AdvertisementThe Hawks had just a 7.5% chance of winning the first draw, which went to the Montreal Canadiens.According to tankathon.com, the Hawks had a 7.9% chance of winning the second draw, won by the New Jersey Devils.AdvertisementThe Hawks’ chances of landing in the sixth, seventh or eighth slots were 34.1%, 41.4% and 9.1%, respectively, based on whether a fellow lottery participant leapfrogged them in the two drawings.But for the Hawks, the stakes were first, second or nothing.Their 2022 first-rounder was top-two protected, and if the lottery balls had lined up in their favor, they would’ve transferred their 2023 first-rounder to the Blue Jackets instead.

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson dodged criminal charges after punching a man multiple times before a flight out of San Francisco last month.The announcement came Tuesday following an investigation by the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, which says the circumstances preceding the April 20 confrontation led to the decision.Advertisement“The circumstances include the conduct of the victim leading up to the incident, the interaction between Mr. Tyson and the victim, as well as the requests of both the victim and Mr. Tyson that no charges be filed in the case,” District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe said. “We now deem this case to be closed.”Video of the altercation published by TMZ last month appears to show Tyson repeatedly hitting a passenger in the seat behind him on a plane.AdvertisementMike Tyson in 2019. (Willy Sanjuan/Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)The incident occurred prior to the flight’s departure out of San Francisco International Airport, the district attorney said.In a statement last month, representatives for Tyson, 55, described the passenger as “aggressive,” saying he “began harassing (Tyson) and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat.”The district attorney’s office says it looked at footage taken by other passengers during its investigation, and reviewed incident reports from the San Francisco Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.The reports said the victim had been drinking and “appeared to be intoxicated,” the district attorney told the Daily News.Melvin Townsend III of Florida. The victim shared “minimal details of the incident” with the officers who responded to the scene that day, and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the San Francisco Police Department said last month. Police confirmed two people were detained.The passenger whom Tyson punched has since been identified by TMZ as a Florida man named Melvin Townsend III.The Brooklyn-born Tyson, who retired from boxing in 2005, returned in 2020 for an exhibition fight with Roy Jones Jr.

The recently unretired Tom Brady already has his next job lined up.The seven-time Super Bowl champion who retired at the end of last season and then took it back almost immediately has been hired by Fox Sports as its lead analyst whenever his playing career is done for real, Fox Corporation executive chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced during an earnings call Tuesday.Advertisement“It is entirely up to him when he chooses to retire and move into what will be an exciting television career,” Murdoch told investors, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “That is up to him to make that choice when he sees fit.”[ Tom Brady to star in road trip movie with Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda ]Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 28, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)Brady is also expected to serve as an ambassador for Fox Sports, “particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives,” Murdoch said.AdvertisementThe 44-year-old quarterback is “excited,” he tweeted, but still has “a lot of unfinished business on the field.”Brady is set to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with whom he won a trophy in 2021, for his 23rd NFL season in the fall.The Fox Sports booth has seen recent shakeups, with Troy Aikman and Joe Buck jumping ship to ESPN. Kevin Burkhardt, the former SNY Mets sideline reporter, was promoted to lead play-by-play announcer.

When he signed on as the Chicago White Sox closer in 2021, Liam Hendriks said he wanted to pitch every day.But he didn’t get the ball Sunday against the Boston Red Sox as manager Tony La Russa chose to rest him after a heavy workload over the past week, letting Bennett Sousa get the final out for his first career save.AdvertisementNo big deal. Hendriks obviously was embellishing when he said he wanted to pitch “every day,” right?“No,” he said before Monday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians. It was not an embellishment.AdvertisementThen how did Hendriks react to the forced day off?“I was upset because I wanted to play,” he said. “I’m extremely excited and happy for (Souza) getting his first career save. That’s something he’ll always cherish. I think the cameras showed me — I was pouting a little bit in the bullpen. They had told me (about the planned day off).”Hendriks got the ball against the Guardians on Monday night with a four-run lead in the ninth. He gave up a single and a game-tying grand slam to Josh Naylor to cap a six-run inning as the Guardians staged a stunning rally to tie the game.After the teams traded runs in the 10th, Naylor’s two-out, three-run home run off Ryan Burr in the 11th gave them the lead, and Trevor Stephan closed out a 12-9 win.“That’s just a brutal loss, to give up six runs like that and a couple chances to win offensively,” La Russa said. “It’s a tough loss. It’s as tough as you’re going to have.”Burr replaced Reynaldo López, who exited with lower back tightness at the start of the inning.“Right now it stings,” Hendriks said. “Burr should’ve never been in that situation. López should’ve never been in that situation. It should’ve been something I took care of. I was one strike away and I wasn’t able to get it done, and that stings the most.”According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Guardians were 1-626 when trailing by six or more runs in the ninth over the last 40 seasons.AdvertisementHendriks saved each of the first five games in the six-game winning streak that ended Monday, and the Sox had only one day off in that span. But La Russa told reporters Sunday: “We told Hendriks don’t even put your spikes on.”Hendriks did wear his spikes Sunday, hoping La Russa would change his mind.“I never go out there unprepared,” he said before Monday’s game. “And if anybody ever goes into our bullpen without their spikes, I’m going to send them running across the field to put them back on because that’s disrespectful.“No, I will always have my spikes on, but I was really hoping I could convince them to let me play. It didn’t come to fruition. I understand it. It’s still disappointing, but in saying that, we got it done and that’s all that really matters.”Fast forward to Monday night. Hendriks warmed up in the bullpen in the eighth with the Sox holding a 5-2 lead. AJ Pollock’s three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth seemingly put the game out of reach, so La Russa turned to left-hander Tanner Banks in the ninth.But errors by Yoán Moncada and Tim Anderson and some shaky pitching by Banks forced La Russa to turn to Hendriks with two outs, two on and the lead down to four. Hendricks gave up a single to Owen Miller to load the bases before Naylor grabbed hold of a 99 mph fastball on the first pitch and sent it into the right-field bleachers.AdvertisementWas getting up and down a factor?“Yeah, I got up in the eighth,” Hendriks said. “Yes, I got up in the ninth. Yes, I sat down and then got back up again. But that’s not an excuse to not get it done. At the end of the day you’re coming in there with a job to do, and I didn’t do my job tonight.”La Russa concurred that Hendriks was ready.“He got ready but he didn’t have to pitch,” he said. “You bring him in with the tying run on deck, there’s not much room for an error there. Give the hitters credit.”The Sox left the bases loaded in the ninth before Indians shortstop Andres Gimenez doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th. The Sox tied it in the bottom of the inning when Adam Engel beat a throw to the plate on a dribbler to pitcher Emmanuel Chase, but they couldn’t push across another run with the bases loaded and one out.With the game tied in the 11th, La Russa considered walking Naylor with two out and two on.Advertisement“It doesn’t look very good right now,” he said. “We were going to pitch him tough and made a mistake.”Burr was glad La Russa let him challenge Naylor, even as he compared himself to a bug on a windshield that “got squashed.”“I don’t care who it is,” Burr said. “I made a pitch and he hit the ball. That’s the game of baseball for you. It went over the fence. We lost the game.”It wasn’t just that they lost but how they lost. Hendriks said the toughest part was that Michael Kopech’s “phenomenal” six-inning start was lost in the collapse.“He’s still decisionless this year,” Hendriks said. “And that’s another thing, we had an opportunity to give him his first win of the year, and that didn’t come to fruition because I didn’t do my job.”Before the game Hendriks discussed “old-school” relievers who pitched every day.Advertisement“Look, I’ll never ask for a day off,” he said. “I told the training staff, you have to tell me. I’m going to disagree with them most days, but I’ll never ask for a day because I don’t want to get in the mindset, like, ‘OK, I’m not feeling great today, so let me take a day.’“That’s the snowball effect that will make me complacent, and I just never want to let that in. I’ve got a little bit of an old-school mentality some days.”Hendriks’ wish was granted Monday, and he’ll no doubt want the ball again Tuesday.