• The Canadian Press

    Leg issue keeps IF Jake Cronenworth out of Padres' starting lineup

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — San Diego Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth was out of the lineup Tuesday after a leg issue caused him to leave a game a night earlier. Cronenworth was replaced in the ninth inning of the Padres’ 7-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. “We’re still in the process of figuring it out,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said before Tuesday’s game. “It’s in a unique spot because it’s not necessarily the calf, it kind of leaks into the hamstring. The good news is he walked out

  • The Canadian Press

    Browns QB Deshaun Watson throwing full speed after shoulder surgery. Timetable for return unknown

    BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson is pleased with the velocity on his passes. At least there's one aspect of his recovery from shoulder surgery with some speed. The Browns quarterback said Tuesday that he's following a conservative rehab plan set up by his doctor and the team's training staff as he recovers from major surgery in November that ended his second season in Cleveland after just six games. Watson, who suffered a fracture to the glenoid bone in his throwing shoulder, said his rehab has

  • The Canadian Press

    Kawhi Leonard's status for Clippers' playoff opener against Mavericks remains murky

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard’s status for the Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks remains murky. Leonard missed the final eight games of the regular season with right knee inflammation. The Clippers were 4-4 in that stretch, having clinched their first Pacific Division title in 10 years. They earned the fourth seed in the West. Coach Tyronn Lue said Tuesday that Leonard was participating in “a quarter” of practice. “Just bring him along slowly,” Lue

  • The Canadian Press

    Right man, wrong time: Rajakovic's positivity carries Raptors through adversity

    TORONTO — Most fans would describe the Toronto Raptors' 2023-24 season as tumultuous, even chaotic, with a series of trades significantly remaking the roster and then a raft of injuries and other issues directly contributing to a 15-game losing skid. But head coach Darko Rajakovic's lasting memory of this lost season will be how through it all, the team stuck together. "We were dealt some really tough cards this season and it was easy to point fingers and say it’s his fault, my fault, his fault,