Phillies’ Harper to start rehab
Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper will begin a rehab assignment at triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.
Harper, who hasn’t played since breaking his left thumb on June 25, is expected to play there through Saturday, take Sunday off and possibly return to Philadelphia on Monday.
New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom had an issue while warming up before his last start and his next outing was pushed back likely to
Thursday, manager Buck Showalter said . ... Giancarlo Stanton (left Achilles tendinitis) anticipates returning to the New York Yankees’ lineup Thursday . ... Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will not return this season after he was hampered by shoulder trouble for much of the year . ... Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby went on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation . ... Yadier Molina rejoined the St. Louis Cardinals after traveling to his native Puerto Rico for the championship run of the basketball team he owns . ... Reliever Nate Fisher was cut by the New York Mets a day after a sparkling major league debut.
USC wide receiver Jordan Addison and guard Andrew Vorhees were firstteam selections on the Associated Press preseason AllAmerican team.
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, the Heisman Trophy winner out of Santa Ana Mater Dei, was among four Crimson Tide players chosen to the first team, along with linebacker Will Anderson Jr. and defensive backs Jordan Battle and Eli Ricks.
Alexander Zverev, the 2020 U.S. Open runner-up, will miss the tournament while recovering from surgery on his right ankle. Zverev tore ligaments in the ankle during his semifinal match against Rafael Nadal at the French Open in June. ... Alize Cornet picked up her 500th victory on the WTA Tour, beating Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 in the completion of a suspended match to advance to the second round of Tennis in the Land, a U.S. Open tuneup in Cleveland.
After the birth of her son in May, defender Crystal Dunn will return to practice with the U.S. women’s national team as it prepares for the 2023 Women’s World Cup with a pair of exhibition matches next month . ... England’s all-time leading women’s scorer, Ellen White, announced her retirement after saying her “dreams came true” when the Lionesses won the Women’s European Championship last month. ... Manchester United beat rival Liverpool 2-1 to claim its first points in the Premier League against a backdrop of protests against the club’s ownership.
The New York Islanders signed defensemen Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov to three-year contracts and forward Kieffer Bellows to a one-year deal.
Indiana State freshmen football players Christian Eubanks and Caleb VanHooser were among three students who were killed in a weekend single-vehicle car crash, officials said.
Two other football team members who were injured in the crash were out of intensive care but remained hospitalized in serious condition, the university said.
Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73.