The Detroit Tigers welcomed back their best pitcher and placed another starter on the injured list. Jack Flaherty, who left Friday’s start against the Guardians after three innings with lower leg soreness, was placed on the 15-day injured list just as the Tigers got back two-time defending Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. The Tigers listed Flaherty’s injury as left peroneal strain. Flaherty’s injury is the latest for the Tigers, who were without Skubal for more than a month after he had surgery on his left elbow. A new arthroscope was used in Skubal’s procedure, and the ace returned Saturday at Cleveland following a speedy recovery.
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Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time after certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning. Cy Young Award winners Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell let doctors use the instrument on their prized elbows. Connor Hellebuyck, the 2025 Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP, trusted it to address issues in his knee. Several NFL players have turned to it, too. It’s called the NanoNeedle scope 2.0, a miniaturized, flexible version of the traditional arthroscope. It’s very early — there is little research into the instrument — but it is accumulating an impressive list of proponents.
Offseason ankle surgery has kept receiver Alec Pierce out for all of the Indianapolis Colts' offseason workouts. It may limit his activity — or keep him off the field — for the start of training camp, too. Pierce says doctors expect it to take his left ankle four to six months to fully recover from a late May procedure, which was done shortly after he signed a four-year, $114 million contract to remain in Indy. If Pierce is out for the start of camp, the Colts could be without their new No. 1 receiver at the same time their starting quarterback, Daniel Jones, could be limited. Jones has been cleared for position group work and 7-on-7 drills as he continues recovering from a torn right Achilles tendon.
A report by Florida police has found that professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes last year. The findings formally close the investigation into his death. The Clearwater Police Department released a 72-page report on Friday summarizing an exhaustive review of statements, medical records, surveillance footage and a visual inspection of the body. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died last July at age 71. Family members told investigators that Hogan had been suffering from multiple heath issues in the weeks before his death, including leukemia, an irregular hearth rhythm, pneumonia and kidney failure. He had also undergone many hospitalizations and surgeries in the years before his death.
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene took another step in his rehab from elbow surgery Tuesday afternoon, when he threw 15 to 20 pitches during a side session at the club’s spring training facility in Arizona. Greene, who was the Reds’ Opening Day starter in 2023 and 2025, had bone chips removed on March 11. Cincinnati expected him to be sidelined 14 to 16 weeks.
Alexander Rossi hobbled into his Indianapolis 500 media day interview on crutches Thursday. He’s still planning to start Sunday’s big race. Three days after having surgery on his right ankle and the middle finger of his left hand, the Californian told reporters he’d been cleared to drive and then spent most of his interview session playfully poking fun at questions about his health and himself. The 2016 Indy winner still has one more hurdle to clear in the final practice session Friday — making sure he's comfortable in the car he drove to the No. 2 starting spot last week.
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Alexander Rossi was sore Tuesday morning after enduring one of the hardest crashes of his career. He’s still determined not to let an injured right ankle or bad left hand keep him out of IndyCar’s biggest race. So the Ed Carpenter Racing team and three other teams in the crash have spent two days prepping backup cars or fixing their primary cars so they're ready to race when Caitlin Clark gives the traditional starting command at Sunday's Indianapolis 500. Rossi had surgery Monday night on his injured right ankle and a finger on his left hand. But IndyCar medical director Dr. Julie Vazier is monitoring Rossi's recovery with the expectation being he'll be racing Sunday.
Alexander Rossi had surgery to repair minor injuries to his left hand Monday night following a crash earlier in the day during practice for the Indianapolis 500. Ed Carpenter Racing said Rossi, the 2016 race winner, hopes to drive in Friday’s final practice and again in Sunday’s race, even though his health status is still under evaluation. Rossi was taken from Indianapolis Motor Speedway to a hospital after his car spun going through the second turn on the track’s 2.5-mile oval and hit the outside wall. The crash also collected Pato O'Ward and Romain Grosjean.
Kentucky point guard Jaland Lowe will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season, head coach Mark Pope announced Monday night on his weekly radio show.
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The legendary performer said he will undergo surgery to remove a cancer caught early on his left lung.