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The Phillies acquired infielder Brad miller from the Yankees on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations, MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki reports. Miller will join the Phillies for the start of their series against the Braves in Atlanta on Friday. Miller, 29, is now with his fourth organization this year. He signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers in late February. He opted out near the end of spring training, then signed a one-year deal with the Indians days later. Though he hit well with the Indians, he was designated for assignment in mid-April, which shortly thereafter allowed the Yankees to ink him to a minor league deal. […]

The Indianapolis Colts will gladly play it safe with Andrew Luck. They’d rather he be healthy for training camp anyway. Just minutes after coach Frank Reich announced Tuesday that his starting quarterback would sit out this week’s three-day minicamp — the final portion of Indy’s offseason workouts — Luck promised he would return to practice when the Colts report to camp in late July. “It’s OK, it’s not good enough to practice this week, which I’m bummed about,” Luck said, describing the injury. “But I think we’re on a very, very good page and I’ll be ready for training camp.” […]

In a late-Friday-in-June news dump, Brian Gaine was fired as the Texans’ general manager because, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, he simply wasn’t good enough. It took Houston until this point in the offseason to make this determination, insisting that no one moment led to this change. Just like the Jets’ firing of Mike Maccagnan after the draft and a free agency spending spree, it’s all about the person who can walk into the owner’s office and say ‘I alone can fix this.’ It’s how most of our businesses and day jobs work—and it’s how your favorite NFL team works. If the […]

Jimmy Nelson serves as another example for those who advocate for a universal designated hitter rule. The Milwaukee Brewers right-hander injured his pitching shoulder while running the bases during a game against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 8, 2017. Nelson slid into a base at Wrigley Field and sustained an injury to his labrum. The severity required Nelson to undergo surgery, miss the 2018 season and the first two months of 2019. For Nelson, the long gap between major league appearances ends Wednesday night on his 30th birthday. He starts the middle game of the Brewers’ three-game home series against the Miami Marlins. “Pitching on […]

The Golden State Warriors relied on a champion’s heart to overcome their weary bodies. Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Warriors ran off the first 18 points of the second half on the way to a 109-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night that tied the NBA Finals at one game apiece. With Kevin Durant already out and Thompson eventually joining him in the fourth quarter, the Warriors don’t feel great — but they would’ve felt a whole lot worse flying home in a 2-0 hole. “I […]