Category: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Yankees ace Luis Severino helped the Yankees to a 5-3 win over the Astros by striking out 11 batters in seven innings.

Severino, who improved to 8-1 with a 2.31 ERA this season with the win, allowed just two runs off four hits. He now has double-digit strikeouts in three of his last six starts.

Pirates at Cardinals 7:15 p.m. ET — The surprising Pirates will send breakout candidate Trevor Williams (5-3, 3.43 ERA) to the mound to face off against Jack Flaherty (2-1, 2.15 ERA) and the Cardinals. The NL Central has been one of the deepest, most hotly-contested divisions in baseball so far, and the Cardinals are just starting to get healthy.

Davis told reporters Thursday he was disappointed in Palmer’s comments. Obviously, it bothers me, Davis said, per The Baltimore Sun. It’s disappointing that when things are obviously not going the way that I want for that to be called into question by two guys that I have a lot of trust, have a lot of faith in, that I’ve had a good relationship [with] for a number of years. (Davis and Coolbaugh were together in the Rangers’ system before reuniting in Baltimore.)

Coolbaugh told reporters his offseason one-on-one work with Davis was limited. I saw Chris three times, and I threw to him, and that was it, Coolbaugh said, per The Sun.

Palmer expanded on his comments Thursday during MASN’s O’s broadcast, and he didn’t back off at all.

He needs to make adjustments, and I’ll tell you what — Scott Coolbaugh, he had him in the minor leagues and said he was the last guy to leave the ballpark at night. I think he has to get back, Palmer said, per The Sun.

It just doesn’t happen at this level. It doesn’t matter how much money you’re making. It’s not about how much money, how long your contract is (Davis has four years remaining on a seven-year, $161 million pact). Are you doing the work to get better? I think that needs to improve. I stand by that. I think he does it and I hope he has success, because he’s a better player than he’s showed.

One look at Teddy Bridgewater’s knee told the story. His life had irrevocably changed. 

It was August 30, 2016 and Bridgewater, the starting quarterback for the Vikings, had crumpled to the ground at the start of practice without being touched. Around him, teammates were recoiling and screaming in horror at what they’d seen. Bridgewater remembers feeling scared. But he also remembers feeling something else entirely. 

As gruesome as it may have seemed, I feel like I did a great job of remaining poised, Bridgewater said Tuesday before the Jets’ first minicamp practice. There were guys throwing helmets, guys on knees, and I didn’t cry, I didn’t worry, I just knew that it was in God’s hands. So I think I was impressed with the way I kept my faith.

I can’t even imagine, Bowles said. Having not been injured like that, I can’t even relate to someone having [been] injured like that. But just knowing Teddy’s personality and the drive he has, [his comeback] doesn’t surprise me.

We wish Adonis the very best as he determines the next steps he wishes to pursue, Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuentes said in a statement.

According to multiple reports, Alexander’s next step is expected to be applying for the supplemental draft this summer. If he’s selected, the team picking him will surrender their pick in the same round in the 2019 draft. The last player selected in a supplemental draft was offensive lineman Isaiah Battle, who was selected by the Rams in the fifth round in 2015.

Alexander has 125 tackles and seven interceptions over the last three seasons. His size — Alexander is 6’3″ — will likely be appealing to some teams, although previous suspensions at school and his dismissal will be weighed against any potential upside they may see in the former Hokie.

Department of Justice, he’s also likely to refuse to comply with a subpoena from a district court stemming from Kaepernick’s arbitration case.

Complicating matters further? Even if Trump was attracted to lock horns more directly with Kaepernick, doing so in a deposition could potentially expose the president legally if it is found he somehow bore responsibility for NFL owners refusing to offer Kaepernick a job.

Rookie wide receiver Christian Kirk spoke to reporters for the first time since reports surfaced of his Feb. 3 arrest outside the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament on charges of destruction of property and disorderly conduct. He and a friend had been accused of throwing rocks at cars. Police said Kirk appeared intoxicated at the time.

The charges were later dropped.

Obviously there was a negative response to it, Kirk, a second-round draft pick out of Texas A&M, said of the publicity surrounding the incident. But you’ve just got to block those things out and hold true to who you are and move on.

Kirk was a top high school prospect born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Cardinals said they knew of the arrest when they drafted him but said they were confident it was not indicative of a larger problem.

Notes: Left tackle Taylor Lewan and wide receiver Corey Davis were not at Tuesday’s session. Vrabel said he had heard from the players not in attendance. … Linebacker Kevin Dodd, the No. 33 pick overall in 2016, has been missing in action during the three organized team activity sessions open to reporters. Vrabel said Tuesday he could end the mystery because Dodd wasn’t around. The upcoming minicamp is mandatory.

It was awesome, Adam Thielen said of the time that he and Stefon Diggs spent working out with Cousins in Atlanta, via Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. I think the biggest part of that was to get to know him on a personal level and just try to get that first initiation of how he likes guys to run routes and what he feels comfortable doing, and then just try to get on the same page. I think it was a really good start for Diggs and I to get a jump start on that.

Part of the transition entails getting to know how Cousins does things, especially when the Vikings receivers have had in little more than two calendar years to work with Teddy Bridgewater, Shaun Hill, Sam Bradford, and Case Keenum.