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4-time All-Star Brionna Jones injures meniscus playing overseas
Sep 14, 2025; College Park, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Dream forward Brionna Jones (24) reacts to a call against the Indiana Fever in the third quarter during game one of round one for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs at Gateway Center Arena at College Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Four-time WNBA All-Star forward Brionna Jones sustained a torn meniscus last week while playing overseas but her agent told ESPN she is expected to return in time for the WNBA season.
Agent Boris Lelchitski also told the network that Jones will undergo surgery this weekend in the United States and miss the remainder of the season with the Czech-based club USK Praha.
Jones, 30, averaged 12.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in 44 games (all starts) last season with the Atlanta Dream. She is a free agent this offseason.
Jones spent her previous eight seasons with the Connecticut Sun, earning Most Improved Player and Sixth Player of the Year honors in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
She has averaged 10.5 points and 5.1 boards in 263 career games (157 starts) with the Sun and Dream since being selected by Connecticut with the eighth overall pick of the 2017 WNBA Draft.
–Field Level Media
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Team Vitality sweep Natus Vincere, win BLAST Open Spring
A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.
Jordan Woodruff
Team Vitality recorded a 3-0 victory over Natus Vincere on Sunday in the best-of-five grand final of the BLAST Open Spring at Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Vitality posted a 13-7 win on Inferno and 13-10 triumphs on both Anubis and Dust II to pocket the first-place prize of $150,000 and three BLAST Frequent Flyer tokens.
Robin ‘ropz’ Kool of Estonia had 65 kills for Team Vitality, while Drin ‘makazze’ Shaqiri of Kosovo led Natus Vincere with 48.
We came, we saw, we conquered without dropping a single map.
Your BLAST Rotterdam Champions ?? pic.twitter.com/xAOdztlp7S
— Team Vitality CS (@TeamVitalityCS) March 29, 2026
The 16 teams in the $400,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event were split into two groups of eight that contested double-elimination brackets in Copenhagen, Denmark. The top three finishers in each bracket advanced to the six-team playoffs in Rotterdam.
BLAST Open Spring prize pool (cash prize, BLAST Frequent Flyer tokens)
1. $150,000, 3 — Team Vitality
2. $60,000, 1 — Natus Vincere
3-4. $40,000, 1 — PARIVISION, Aurora Gaming
5-6. $20,000, 1 — Team Falcons, The MongolZ
7-8. $10,000 — FURIA, Team Spirit
9-12. $7,500 — TYLOO, NRG, 9z Team, Team Liquid
13-16. $5,000 — FaZe Clan, B8, MOUZ, Ninjas in Pyjamas
–Field Level Media
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Angels select contract of RHP Shaun Anderson
May 21, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shaun Anderson (64) delivers a pitch against the Athletics in the fifth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of right-hander Shaun Anderson from Triple-A Salt Lake in advance of Sunday’s series finale against the Houston Astros.
To make room on the active roster, the Angels optioned right-hander Walbert Urena, while right-hander Victor Mederos was designated for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster.
Anderson, 31, was 1-0 with a 10.32 ERA in seven appearances with the Angels last season and had a 5.27 ERA over nine spring training appearances with the club. In parts of six major league seasons with eight different clubs, he is 4-7 with a 6.39 ERA in 76 appearances (18 starts).
Urena, 22, made his major league debut Thursday then gave up six unearned runs over one inning Saturday against the Astros.
Mederos, 24, had 12 appearances (three starts) for the Angels since 2023 and went 0-3 with an 8.53 ERA.
The Angels also traded left-hander Jayvien Sandridge to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday for cash considerations. Sandridge, a 27-year-old who was born in Maryland, has one major league appearance and it came with the New York Yankees last season.
Sandridge was designated for assignment by the Angels in advance of Opening Day.
–Field Level Media
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Rangers RHP Jacob deGrom to make season debut this week
Sep 24, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) throws the ball during the third inning against the Minnesota Twins at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom is expected to make his season debut either Tuesday or Wednesday after skipping his scheduled start Saturday with neck stiffness.
After he was physically limited Saturday, deGrom threw from120 feet Sunday. The Rangers switched to left-hander Jacob Latz against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday and ended up with a 5-4 victory in 10 innings.
The Rangers are set to start a three-game series on the road against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Texas manager Skip Schumaker said deGrom is expected to pitch in the latter part of the series.
deGrom played catch and threw up to a distance of 120 feet on Sunday.
“We’ll see how it goes (Monday),” deGrom told reporters. “It’s definitely a big improvement from yesterday.”
The 37-year-old deGrom is coming off a season when he made 30 starts for the first time since 2019. He was named the American League Comeback Player of the Year for his efforts.
After missing most of the 2023 and 2024 seasons after Tommy John surgery, the two-time Cy Young Award winner returned to make three brief starts for Texas in September 2024. He went 12-8 with a 2.97 ERA last year while earning his fifth career All-Star selection.
–Field Level Media
Team Vitality sweep Natus Vincere, win BLAST Open Spring
Angels select contract of RHP Shaun Anderson
