Kluber gets knee injection, will miss All-Star game
Cleveland ace Corey Kluber received an injection in his right knee that will force him to miss the All-Star Game. But more importantly, the Indians are hoping it will allow the right-hander to continue leading their rotation after the break — and beyond.
Kluber got the shot in his knee on Friday, a day after the two-time Cy Young Award winner gave up two runs in the eighth inning and was beaten by the Yankees. The AL Central-leading Indians said Kluber will need at least one week to recover and he's not expected to make his next start until July 23 against Pittsburgh.
Kluber has been replaced on the AL All-Star roster by Tampa Bay's Blake Snell.
DEMARCO RETIRES
DeMarco Murray is retiring from the NFL. The 2014 Offensive Player of the Year made the announcement four months after being released by the Tennessee Titans.
FLEURY RE-UPS WITH KNIGHTS
The Golden Knights agreed to terms with three-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Marc-Andre Fleury on a threeyear
contract extension worth an average of $7 million a year. Fleury had one year remaining on his contract. The extension would keep him with Vegas through the 2021-22 season, meaning the 33-year-old Fleury could end his career with the Golden Knights.
NO NHL CLASS ACTION
The federal NHL judge concussion overseeing case the has denied class-action status for the former players suing the league over head injuries. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued her 46-page order on Friday, the first significant victory for the league in a landmark lawsuit that was filed almost five years ago.
Nelson wrote that “widespread differences” in state laws about medical monitoring, which the retired players are seeking, would “present significant case management difficulties.”
The judge declined to certify either of the proposed classes by the explayers. They sought to create one group of all living former NHL players and one group of all retired players diagnosed with a neurological disease, disorder or condition.