Quick Hitters
Nets’ Irving out Monday for personal reasons
Kyrie irving will miss Brooklyn’s game in Minnesota on Monday night, leaving the nets without two of their three all-Stars.
The nets said Sunday that irving was out for personal reasons/ family matter. The point guard has missed eight games this season for personal reasons, including a three-game road trip last month.
irving was ejected from the nets’ 126-101 home loss to the lakers on Saturday after verbally taunting dennis Schroder.
The nets are already without James Harden because of a right hamstring injury. laMarcus aldridge will also miss the game with a non-CoVid-19 illness.
Tigers put Miguel Cabrera on IL with biceps strain
Miguel Cabrera’s sweet, powerful swing hasn’t been the same this season. now it’s clear why.
Cabrera has been dealing with soreness in his left biceps, and the detroit Tigers decided to put the all-Star slugger on the 10-day disabled list Sunday to undergo testing and find out exactly what’s wrong with one of baseball’s best hitters.
Cabrera, who is closing in on 500 career home runs and other milestones, played first base in Saturday’s 11-3 loss to the indians. He went 0 for 3 at the plate, and manager a.J. Hinch said Cabrera felt his biceps “grab” during an at-bat in the seventh inning.
Lingard’s double leads West Ham to win over Leicester
Jesse lingard took his goal tally to eight in nine appearances since joining West Ham on loan from Manchester United by netting twice in a 3-2 victory over leicester on Sunday.
The win allowed West Ham to dislodge Chelsea and move back into fourth place in the premier league in pursuit of Champions league qualification for the first time.
david Moyes’ side held off a late leicester fightback and is now just a point behind third-place leicester.
Blue Jackets trade Foligno to Maple Leafs in deal
nick Foligno’s time in Columbus is over, with the Blue Jackets trading their longtime captain to the Toronto Maple leafs to chase the Stanley Cup.
Columbus received a 2021 first- and 2022 fourth-round pick from Toronto as part of the threeteam trade completed Sunday, which also involved the San Jose Sharks. That was a worthwhile return for the Blue Jackets to part with Foligno, who was one of the faces of the franchise for almost a decade.