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admin / June 23, 2018

There was a DJ in the Washington Nationals pregame clubhouse.

Not clubhouse DJ Gio Gonzalez, but like, a real DJ. With a turntable and speakers and lights and everything. Because that’s how Davey Martinez rolls.

At this point, I think in a lot of ways, we’ve proven ourselves, said first-year manager Gabe Kapler, whose club lost 7 of 8 to start the month but has since rebounded with three straight series wins against the Rockies, Brewers and Cardinals. We’re a pretty good ball club. We’ve gone toe-to-toe with some of the best teams in the league and done a pretty good job. At some point, it stops being that we’re trying to prove ourselves, and we’re just competing with really good teams, and I think that’s where we are.

They’re there far sooner than anyone thought they’d be. With a rookie skipper and a roster loaded with young talent — their average Opening Day age was 26.9, lowest in MLB — the Phillies came into the season trending in the right direction but weren’t expected to be serious contenders.

The 27-year-old Miller pitched a combined 19 1/3 innings in his rehab starts, two with Double-A Jackson and two with Single-A Visalia. He gave up 10 runs and 20 hits while striking out 28 and walking six.

A 15-game winner in 2013 with the St. Louis Cardinals and an All-Star in 2015 with the Atlanta Braves, Miller was injured in his fourth start last season. He has a 5-14 record and 5.78 ERA in 24 starts since the Diamondbacks acquired him from the Braves in a trade before the 2016 season.

I definitely have something to prove over here, Miller said.

Miller will take the rotation spot of rookie right-hander Matt Koch, who was optioned to Triple-A Reno. Koch was 5-4 with a 4.40 ERA in 13 games, including 12 stats.

Right-handed reliever Jake Barrett was recalled from Reno. He had one strikeout and gave up one hit in Thursday’s win.

Cubs: Yu Darvish could begin a rehab assignment next week. He threw 50 pitches in a simulated game without problem on Wednesday. Darvish has been sidelined since May 23 because of tendinitis in his right triceps.

admin / June 16, 2018

Breaking down new-look Seahawks: Russell Wilson needs Penny to shine right away More The Seahawks in 2017 were not a playoff team for the first time in six seasons. That failure led right into a 2018 offseason of change. Seattle’s offense has been reset at the skill positions, with running backs Thomas Rawls and Eddie Lacy, tight ends Jimmy Graham and Luke Willson and wide receiver Paul Richardson all gone. The line also has seen more shuffling as the team tries to settle on a better front five.

The defense is dealing with the departure of core players like cornerback Richard Sherman and defensive ends Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril. Defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson left as a free agent, and strong safety Kam Chancellor faces an uncertain NFL future.

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Sports gaming expert Daniel Wallach said he didn’t know of similar stipulations in either Las Vegas or any of the other states considering allowing sports betting now that the U.S. Supreme Court sided with New Jersey in its case.

In the second week of the preseason, the Lions will host the Giants from Aug. 14-16 for practices at the Lions’ practice facility in Allen Park, before the teams’ Aug. 17 tilt at Ford Field. 

Last year, the Lions held two practices with the Colts in Indianapolis. In 2016, the team traveled to Latrobe, Penn.. for a pair of practices with the Steelers. 

Lions coach Matt Patricia spoke about the value of joint practices at the league meetings in March. 

I think any of those situations that are advantageous to help you evaluate your team, especially in training camp or be able to maybe change the scenery of training camp is always a good idea, if it works out, he said.

admin / June 6, 2018

Did one play call derail a potential Seahawks dynasty?

It may have, according to former Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril, who says that the team began to doubt coach Pete Carroll and his staff after losing Super Bowl XLIX.

This offseason the Seahawks have parted ways with several older veterans, perhaps in the hopes that they can move on from the players who were no longer buying in to Carroll’s way of doing things.

Peterson had a strange 2017 season. He signed with the Saints but was largely unused, and with good reason: He wasn’t nearly as effective as the Saints’ other running backs, Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara. But when Peterson was traded to the Cardinals, he had a couple of huge games, gaining 134 yards on 26 carries in one win and 159 yards on 37 carries in another win. Of course, Peterson also had some terrible games, being held under 2.0 yards a carry on three separate occasions.

Now 33 years old, Peterson doesn’t have much time left in him. But he wants teams to know that he’s ready to go.

Late in practice, though, Darnold had perhaps his prettiest play as a pro. He zipped a deep pass down the sideline that dropped over the reach of safety Kacy Rodgers II and right into Chad Hansen’s hands. It was a terrific throw and a reminder of why so many labeled Darnold as special in the months leading up to the draft.

But such is the up-and-down life of a rookie quarterback that Darnold overthrew his final pass of practice on a deep toss to a wide-open Jordan Leggett. There’s no doubt Darnold would be spending part of his birthday night breaking that down in the film room.