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Dodgers' Tony Gonsolin, back from Tommy John surgery, faces Marlins
Feb 21, 2025; Mesa, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin (26) warms up during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Twenty months after he last pitched in a major league game, Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin essentially will pick up right where he left off.
Gonsolin will face the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series after completing a long recovery from Tommy John surgery. The former All-Star was pitching against the Marlins on Aug. 18, 2023, when he departed following a rough 3 1/3 innings. He was later diagnosed with an elbow injury that ultimately led to the operation.
While extending a four-game winning streak would seem to be the team’s goal Wednesday, the Dodgers merely are hoping Gonsolin can show he is healthy again and capable of building up to longer starts as soon as possible.
The Dodgers lead the majors in innings pitched by relievers, and they just took down the Marlins with a bullpen game, winning 15-2 on Tuesday. Left-hander Jack Dreyer contributed two innings at the outset, and Matt Sauer fired five innings of one-run ball to earn his first major league win after he was called up from the minors earlier in the day.
With starters Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Clayton Kershaw on the injured list, and the remaining rotation members turning in a few ineffective outings, the bullpen has dealt with a heavy workload.
“We thought our starters would be a position of strength for us from a workload standpoint, and unfortunately we lead all of baseball in innings for relievers,” Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said. “Sometimes that’s a good thing, but this early in the year, it’s probably not a good thing.”
Gonsolin has made two career starts against the Marlins, going 0-1 with a 10.38 ERA. He gave up 10 runs in 3 1/3 innings versus Miami in his final start of 2023.
The Marlins will counter with right-hander Cal Quantrill (2-2, 7.83 ERA), who has given up 11 combined runs in 9 1/3 innings over his past two starts. However, he earned a road win on Friday against the Seattle Mariners when he gave up four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Quantrill’s history against the Dodgers has been less than optimal: 1-6 with an 8.05 ERA in eight appearances (seven starts).
He doesn’t figure to get a break, as Los Angeles is finding some offensive consistency of late. Since getting shut out by Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, the Dodgers have scored at least seven runs in each contest during their four-game winning streak, amassing 39 runs in all.
The Marlins hope their offense will see a bounce-back effort from rookie catcher Agustin Ramirez. After going 9-for-19 (.474) with three home runs in the initial five games of his major league career last week, Ramirez has gone 0-for-8 in the first two games of the series against the Dodgers.
“You’re never sure how a young hitter is going to handle the first time being up here,” Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said of Ramirez, who has struck out just three times in 27 at-bats. “I’ve been as impressed with the quality of the contact as what he’s swinging at.”
–Field Level Media
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Tyler Reddick starts bid for 3rd straight NASCAR Cup win with pole run
Feb 22, 2026; Hampton, Georgia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick rounds the track at EchoPark Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mady Mertens-Imagn Images AUSTIN, Texas — One of the few things that wasn’t startling about Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Circuit of the Americas was Tyler Reddick’s run for the pole position.
Negotiating the 2.4-mile road course in 97.760 seconds (88.380 mph) in the second qualifying group, Reddick claimed his third Busch Light Pole Award in six attempts at the track. He will lead the field to green in Sunday’s DuraMAX Grand Prix Powered by Reladyne (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Of course, there’s more at stake for Reddick than simply a victory at COTA. In winning at EchoPark Speedway near Atlanta last Sunday, the driver of the No. 45 Toyota became the sixth Cup competitor to start a season with two consecutive wins. No driver has ever won three straight to open a season.
The 23XI Racing driver acknowledged that the pole position, the 12th of his career, is a positive first step toward that goal.
“It helps the chances, certainly,” said Reddick, whose series-best average finish of 4.6 at COTA includes a victory in 2023. “I think starting up front is huge.”
Michael McDowell led the first qualifying group of 19 drivers with a lap at 88.031 mph but fell to sixth soon after the second group took to the track. Ultimately, Ross Chastain posted the second-fastest lap at 88.256 mph (97.897 seconds) and will start on the front row beside Reddick.
The shocker was not that Chastain, the 2022 COTA winner, fashioned an excellent lap. What was surprising was that his two Trackhouse Racing teammates, Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch — both vaunted road course racers — failed to crack the top 10 in qualifying.
Van Gisbergen was 13th fastest on his third lap. Zilisch could do no better than 25th. Van Gisbergen is seeking his sixth straight road course victory in the Cup Series, a mark that would tie NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon for most consecutive road course wins.
Chase Briscoe (88.242 mph) will start third, followed by Ryan Blaney (88.179 mph) and Chase Elliott (88.161 mph). Elliott leads active drivers with seven road course victories.
Behind McDowell in sixth, AJ Allmendinger qualified seventh, followed by defending race winner Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs and William Byron.
“We’ll see how it gets going,” Reddick said. “Certainly, Ross, Shane, Ryan Blaney-there’s a number of good drivers who were really strong in practice today. We’ll try to understand what that all looks like and make our best decisions on the car and everything.”
–Field Level Media
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Warriors F Gui Santos signs multi-year extension
Feb 25, 2026; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Gui Santos (15) passes the ball as Memphis Grizzlies guard Javon Small (10) defends during the third quarter at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Golden State Warriors forward Gui Santos signed a multi-year contract extension on Saturday.
Specific terms were not disclosed by the Warriors. However, ESPN reported it was a three-year, $15 million contract extension with a player option in 2028-29. Santos was in line to become a restricted free agent prior to this extension.
Santos, 23, is posting career-best averages in points (6.6), rebounds (3.2) and assists (1.7) in 48 games (13 starts) this season.
He is contributing 4.9 points, 3.0 boards and 1.4 assists in 127 career games (15 starts) since being selected by the Warriors in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft.
–Field Level Media
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Isaiah Evans, No. 1 Duke overwhelm No. 11 Virginia
Feb 28, 2026; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Isaiah Evans (3) grabs a pass as he moves around a pick center Patrick Ngongba II (21) as Virginia Cavaliers guard Sam Lewis (5) defends during the first half at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images Isaiah Evans used a hot start on the way to 19 points and top-ranked Duke’s defense contained No. 11 Virginia for much of Saturday afternoon’s showdown in a 77-51 victory at Durham, N.C.
The Blue Devils, with two games remaining, secured at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship and locked up the top seed for the upcoming ACC tournament.
Cameron Boozer racked up most of his 18 points on free throws for Duke (27-2, 15-1 ACC), which built its lead to 28 points in the second half. Boozer also had a team-high nine rebounds, while Patrick Ngongba II added 11 points.
Thijs De Ridder had 16 points for Virginia (25-4, 13-3), which was bidding to pull even atop the ACC standings. Instead, the Cavaliers’ nine-game winning streak was halted as they were held to a season-low point total.
Virginia went 29.1% from the field, including 7-for-35 on 3s, so the Cavaliers’ 12-for-13 shooting at the foul line couldn’t save them. Virginia collected nine offensive rebounds despite its volume of missed shots.
Evans shot 5-for-9 on 3-pointers and was 7-for-11 overall from the floor, accounting for nearly half of Duke’s 12 baskets from 3-point range.
Boozer had 11 first-half points on 11-for-12 free-throw shooting, but didn’t make a field goal until a 3-pointer early in the second half. He ended up 3-for-9 from the field in 33 minutes in Duke’s second-to-last home game of the season.
Aside from De Ridder, Virginia’s starters shot a combined 4-for-22 from the field.
An 11-0 run in the second half stretched Duke’s advantage to 70-43.
Duke built an 18-9 lead across the first 11 minutes, with Evans providing 14 of those points. The Blue Devils carried a 41-26 lead into halftime.
Virginia shot 4-for-17 on first-half 3s, while going 4-for-8 on 2-point range attempts.
By game’s end, Boozer attempted 12 of Duke’s 14 free throws.
–Field Level Media
Tyler Reddick starts bid for 3rd straight NASCAR Cup win with pole run
Warriors F Gui Santos signs multi-year extension
