Gonsolin heading to injured list
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed what has become apparent for the last week or so: Tony Gonsolin, who suffered a left ankle sprain while jogging off the practice field March 6, will start the regular season on the injured list, opening the fifth rotation spot for prospects Ryan Pepiot or Michael Grove.
“To say that he’s going to start the season, obviously we know that that’s not gonna happen,” Roberts said of Gonsolin before Friday’s Cactus League game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Ariz. “So what that means beyond that, I just don’t know right now.”
Gonsolin, who had a breakout season in 2022, going 16-1 with a 2.14 earnedrun average in 24 starts and making the National League All-Star team for the first time, has extended his longtoss program to 150 feet and been able to bear weight on the ankle.
But when asked if Gonsolin was close to throwing off the mound, Roberts said, “He’s closer than he was yesterday … but I don’t know what that means.”
The more definitive status of Gonsolin puts more emphasis on the final Cactus League starts for Pepiot, who gave up one run and two hits in three innings, striking out four and walking two against the Cubs, and Grove, who will take a 4.15 ERA in four spring games into Saturday’s scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox.
In his first game against his former team, ex-Dodger Cody Bellinger went one for two a triple and two RBIs in the Dodgers’ 9-7 win over the Cubs.
— Mike DiGiovanna
Chargers retain Scott, Parham
The Chargers agreed to terms with punter JK Scott
and tight end Donald Parham Jr.
The Chargers also lost their first internal free agent when linebacker Drue Tranquill agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Scott had a net average of 41.5 yards and consistently drew praise for his hang time last season.
Parham was limited to six games in 2022 because of injury. He finished with 10 catches for 130 yards and one touchdown.
Tranquill, a fourth-round pick in 2019, had a team-best 144 tackles and career-high five sacks in 2022.
— Jeff Miller
Nick Scott, who went from special teams ace to starting safety for the Rams in the last four seasons, agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Scott confirmed reports of the deal by tweeting “Who Dey!” a popular Bengals chant.
Scott, a seventh-round pick in 2019, is the second member of the Rams’ starting secondary to leave this offseason.
The Rams traded star cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins for a 2023 third-round draft pick and tight end Hunter Long.
— Gary Klein
The Dallas Cowboys are re-signing quarterback
Cooper Rush on a two-year contract . ... Wide receiver
Allen Lazard signed a fouryear contract with the New York Jets, a deal worth $44 million and includes $22 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports . ... The Baltimore Ravens re-signed running back Justice Hill and safety Geno Stone . ... The Seattle Seahawks reached an agreement on a two-year deal with safety
Julian Love, a person with knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press, and signed linebacker Devin Bush to a one-year deal . ... The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Marcus Mariota agreed on a oneyear, $5-million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told the AP . ... The Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Gardner Minshew agreed on a one-year, $3.5-million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told the AP.
Clippers guard Norman Powell, who has not played since injuring his left shoulder March 2, did not practice Friday and will “be out for a little bit longer,” coach Tyronn Lue said.
— Andrew Greif
Chicago guard DeMar DeRozan scored 49 points to lead the host Bulls to a 139131 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who lost AllStar Anthony Edwards in the first quarter because of a sprained right ankle . ... The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward Dillon Brooks $35,000 for shoving a camera person on the sideline in a loss in Miami.
The Sparks waived guard Chennedy Carter. After joining the team in a trade from the Atlanta Dream, Carter played in 24 games during her one-year Sparks tenure, averaging 8.9 points.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez missed weight for his scheduled fight with Gabriel Rosado, and their lightheavyweight bout in Long Beach was canceled.
Sloane Matthews, Makenna Webster and Hadley Hartmetz each scored and Ohio State eased by Northeastern 3-0 in the NCAA women’s Frozen Four in Duluth, Minn.