Local sports schedule
TODAY No events scheduled. MONDAY No events scheduled. TUESDAY SCHOLASTIC TRACK & FIELD Fast Times meet at Warwick, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY NPSL MEN’S SOCCER Kingston Stockade FC at TSF FC, 7 p.m. SCHOLASTIC BOYS LACROSSE Class C Regional Semifinal: Highland vs. Section 2 champion at Schuylerville, 4 p.m. Class A Regional Semifinal: Kingston vs. Niskayuna or Shenendehowa at Columbia H.S., 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY SECTION 9 TRACK & FIELD State qualifier, first day, at Roosevelt, 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY SECTION 9 TRACK & FIELD State qualifier, final day, at Middletown, 2 p.m. SATURDAY NPSL MEN’S SOCCER New York Athletic Club vs. Kingston Stockade FC at Dietz Stadium, 6 p.m. SCHOLASTIC GIRLS GOLF NYSPHSAA Tournament, first round, at Bethpage State Park Yellow SUNDAY SCHOLASTIC BOYS GOLF NYSPHSAA Tournament, first round, at Cornell University SCHOLASTIC GIRLS GOLF NYSPHSAA Tournament, final round, at Bethpage State Park Yellow MONDAY SCHOLASTIC BOYS GOLF NYSPHSAA Tournament, final round, at Cornell University TUESDAY No events scheduled. WEDNESDAY No events scheduled.
O’s closer Britton ready for rehab assignment
Injured Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton is scheduled to start a rehab assignment Wednesday with Triple-A Norfolk.
The left-hander is coming back from right Achilles’ tendon surgery.
Britton threw a two-inning simulated game before the Orioles played Tampa Bay on Saturday. Orioles manager Buck Showalter said “everything went great for Zach.”
Britton also went through fielding drills.
Reliever Darren O’Day, out since May 6th with a hyperextended right elbow, will resume throwing Tuesday. He got a cortisone shot Friday.
Yanks activate Bird, send Torreyes to Triple-A
The New York Yankees have activated first baseman Greg Bird from the disabled list and sent infielder Ronald Torreyes to Triple-A Scranton.
Bird has been sidelined since having right ankle surgery on March 27.
Rather than demote one of its eight relief pitchers or first baseman Tyler Austin, New York opted on Saturday to send down Torreyes, who is hitting .339 and can play several positions.
The 25-year-old Bird made his big league debut in 2015 and had 11 homers and 31 RBIs in 46 games. He missed 2016 after surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Last year, Bird hit .451 with eight homers in spring training, but fouled a ball off his right ankle March 30, started the season 6 for 60 and went on the disabled list May 2.
Zobrist awaits resolution on cleat controversy
Ben Zobrist says he’s awaiting a resolution after being warned a few weeks ago by Major League Baseball for wearing black cleats in violation of the sport’s uniform regulations.
The Chicago Cubs infielder says baseball needs a “consensus from the teams” and players have to come to one. He says he expects an agreement in a few weeks, but warned players have some “freedom” for now.
Zobrist has worn black cleats for days games at Wrigley Field to honor the game’s past. He posted a letter from the league on Instagram two weeks ago citing him for violating regulations requiring at least 51 percent of the exterior of a player’s shoes be the club’s designated primary shoe color — blue for the Cubs.