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Green said Thompson’s injury was not in the “too serious category,” and the Cubs hope he returns before the end of the season. But with the season ending soon, the Cubs could be extra cautious and shut him down. Green didn’t know how Thompson incurred the injury, deferring to Hottovy, who was unavailable for comment.
“No poaching” probably is the unwritten rule guiding their thinking, despite all three having poached schools from other conferences over the years. Just this week the Big 12, formerly the Big 8, reportedly was planning on adding Houston, Cincinnati, Central Florida and BYU, filling the void from the loss of Texas and Oklahoma and relegating the American Athletic Conference to future irrelevance.
There were five quarterbacks drafted in the top 15 picks of April’s NFL Draft. Three of them are starting in Week 1: Trevor Lawrence (No. 1, Jaguars), Zach Wilson (No. 2, Jets) and Jones (No. 15, Patriots). Chicago Bears No. 11 overall pick Justin Fields should make his first start in the first quarter of the season. He simply has to wait because coach Matt Nagy unwisely promised Andy Dalton the Week 1 job when Chicago signed him, desperate for a solution after striking out on a trade for Seattle’s Wilson. The 49ers’ Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick, appears unprepared to start right away, so Jimmy Garoppolo will get the ball early. But Lance probably will factor into some packages and take over the job once he gains confidence. Meanwhile, it’s easy to be skeptical of this year’s NFL head coaching hiring cycle as one of the most uninspiring in years. The Lions’ Dan Campbell is a complete wildcard coaching a rebuilding team. Urban Meyer is clearly overwhelmed in Jacksonville, from rules violations to the Tim Tebow signing. David Culley has his work cut out in Houston. The Eagles’ Nick Sirianni, 40, is a complete unknown. And although there is respect for the Jets’ Robert Saleh and Falcons’ Arthur Smith, it will take more than an adequate performance to turn their franchises around. The Chargers’ Staley, 38, inherited the best situation, but with only one season as a coordinator under his belt, nothing will come easily.
“I’ve had a three-hour rain delay before,” he said. “You’ve got to deal with the circumstances and everybody was dealing with the same thing. (Royals starter Carlos) Hernández had been pitching really well for them and I knew I had to be pretty good, so warming up felt great and then the first inning was pretty good, just couldn’t replicate it from then on out.”
The Green Bay Packers, who have won the division seven of the last 10 seasons, are the favorites once again, but the future of quarterback Aaron Rodgers hangs over the franchise. A back injury has sidelined outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith, arguably the most disruptive player in the front seven, and left tackle David Bahtiari is on the physically unable to perform list, so he will miss at least the first six weeks.
Hunter Johnson threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns in his first start for Northwestern since 2019. With Peyton Ramsey starting, Johnson played in two games last season and did not attempt a pass. Johnson beat out former South Carolina starter Ryan Hilinski and senior Andrew Marty for the job this season.
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Osaka, who left the court after seven games to change outfits and put on a highlighter-yellow dress, was quite good down the stretch in the opening set. She grabbed 12 of the last 13 points, including the last nine, with a break at love to go up 6-5, and a hold at love with the help of a pair of aces at 112 mph and 114 mph to end it.
“(Thursday) felt pretty good with super-light catch,” Giolito said. “(Thursday) I was protecting it a little bit. And then (Friday) I felt like I took a big step forward. I was able to put a lot on the ball. At the same time, not going crazy with leg drive, being a little relaxed in the legs, but I was able to let some go pretty good.
It could be the first Olympics for McDavid, U.S. star Auston Matthews, 2020 playoff MVP, two-time Stanley Cup champion Victor Hedman and many others. They didn’t get the opportunity three years ago, when national teams were made up mostly of college and European professional players, except for the Olympic Athletes from Russia, who won the gold medal in Pyeongchang.