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Blue Jays activate two-time All-Star C Alejandro Kirk (thumb)

Apr 3, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) hits an RBI-double against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesApr 3, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) hits an RBI-double against the Chicago White Sox during the second inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk was activated from the 60-day injured list prior to Friday’s series opener against the visiting New York Yankees.

Kirk has been sidelined since fracturing his left thumb against the Chicago White Sox on April 3.

Kirk will be behind the plate and bat fourth against the Yankees.

Kirk, 27, was 3-for-20 (.150) in five games prior to going on the IL. He had one homer and two RBIs.

The two-time All-Star is a .267 career hitter with 52 homers and 265 RBIs in 569 games since reaching the majors with Toronto in 2020.

Toronto also placed outfielder Daulton Varsho (left wrist inflammation) on the 10-day list, retroactive to Wednesday; designated catcher Tyler Heineman for assignment; and recalled outfielder Davis Schneider from Triple-A Buffalo.

Varsho was batting .256 with five homers and 17 RBIs in 64 games this season. He is in his fourth season with the Blue Jays after spending his first three campaigns with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Heineman batted .154 with one homer and six RBIs in 31 games this season. Schneider hit .127 with one homer and eight RBIs in 38 games with Toronto earlier this season.

–Field Level Media

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Phillies place OF Adolis Garcia (shoulder) on 60-day injured list

Jun 9, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Adolis Garcia (53) tosses his glove in the air as he returns to the dug out against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn ImagesJun 9, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Adolis Garcia (53) tosses his glove in the air as he returns to the dug out against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Adolis Garcia on the 60-day injured list with a right latissimus dorsi tear on Friday.

In other moves, all involving outfielders, the Phillies recalled Gabriel Rincones Jr. from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, placed Steward Berroa on the paternity list and activated Derek Hill, who reported to team after being acquired from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.

Garcia injured his right shoulder in the seventh inning of the team’s 7-4 road win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. After catching a fly ball in right field and rushing a throw home in an attempt to retire George Springer, who was tagging up from third base, Garcia bent over in pain, grabbing at his right shoulder area.

The 33-year-old left the game after being examined by Philadelphia’s trainers, replaced by Berroa.

Garcia, who signed a one-year, $10 million contract with Philadelphia in the offseason, has struggled at the plate this season, hitting .195 with seven homers and 21 RBIs in 67 games.

He is a career .234 hitter with 148 home runs and 480 RBIs in 833 games with the St. Louis Cardinals (2018), Texas Rangers (2020-25) and Philadelphia.

Hill, 30, batted .213 (17-for-80) with four home runs and eight RBIs in 50 games this season for the White Sox, who sent him and $250,000 in international bonus pool money to Philadelphia for two minor leaguers, outfielder Dylan Campbell and infielder Jose Colmenares.

Rincones, 25, batted .239 in 12 games for Lehigh Valley and a combined .215 in 22 games for three minor league teams. He is the No. 6 prospect in the Phillies’ farm system, according to MLB Pipeline.

Berroa, 27, is 1-for-7 in six games this season, his first with the Phillies.

–Field Level Media

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Oklahoma AG asks Big 12 to suspend Brendan Sorsby

Brendan Sorsby runs with the ball during the Texas Tech football team's spring game, Friday, April 17, 2026, at Jones AT&T Stadium.Brendan Sorsby runs with the ball during the Texas Tech football team’s spring game, Friday, April 17, 2026, at Jones AT&T Stadium.

For the second time in as many days, a state attorney general has weighed in with their opinion on Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s court-mandated eligibility.

Oklahoma attorney general Gentner Drummond sent a letter to the Big 12 on Friday, strongly urging the conference to suspend Sorsby, who received a temporary injunction to be eligible for the 2026 season Monday after the NCAA originally ruled him ineligible.

The NCAA had reached that decision after court documents filed by Sorsby’s legal team showed the quarterback placed at least 40 bets on the Indiana football team while a member of the program in 2022 and 2023. In all, he wagered about $90,000 over a four-year period. He entered an addiction treatment program on April 27.

“(Texas Tech’s) actions in obtaining eligibility for Brendan Sorsby — an athlete the NCAA declared permanently ineligible for extensive wagering on college sports, including games involving his own team — have constituted a shameful chapter in the story of college football,” Drummond wrote. “Texas Tech has acted in a manner adverse to the Big 12 and the integrity of college football as a whole.

“(Texas Tech) has shirked responsibility by running with a bogus claim to a friendly court. Its leadership has prioritized winning over sport, over honor and over integrity. If Texas Tech will not do the right thing, the Big 12 should. Texas Tech should be sanctioned.”

The office of Texas AG Ken Paxton wrote a letter to the Big 12 on Thursday which warned legal action against the conference if it were to overrule the court’s decision and deem Sorsby ineligible.

Drummond is advocating on behalf of Oklahoma State, which is set to host the Red Raiders on Nov. 14 in Stillwater, Okla. But he’s not the only Big 12-affiliated person upset with the court decision.

The 15 Big 12 athletic directors excluding Texas Tech met Tuesday and unanimously expressed their opposition to Sorsby playing for the Red Raiders. The conference presidents met Thursday and a full board meeting is scheduled for Monday, with the Big 12 pondering how to proceed.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement Thursday in the wake of Paxton’s letter that “all options remain on the table” with regard to Sorsby’s eligibility.

The NCAA went to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas in Amarillo, Texas, earlier this week and asked for an “accelerated appeal” of the temporary injunction that restored Sorsby’s eligibility. As of now, the court date is scheduled for next February, shortly after the national championship game will be held.

Sorsby threw for 5,613 yards, 45 touchdowns and 12 interceptions over the past two seasons at Cincinnati. He also ran for 1,027 yards and 18 touchdowns in 24 games.

–Field Level Media

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BetBoom, 9z, FURIA, Spirit win again at IEM Cologne Stage 3

Nov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans do the wave between games of the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn ImagesNov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans do the wave between games of the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

BetBoom Team and 9z Team continued their torrid runs at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major, joined by FURIA and Team Spirit in winning their Round 2 High matches on Friday in Germany.

BetBoom — who’ve battled all the way from Stage 1 to make it this far — upset Team Falcons 2-0, and 9z Team, who entered the tournament in Stage 2, beat Team Vitality 2-1.

BetBoom’s next opponent will be FURIA, who outlasted MOUZ 2-1 on Friday, while 9z will take on Team Spirit, who rallied 2-1 over Aurora Gaming.

Sixteen teams are still standing at the Counter-Strike 2 tournament that began with 32 entrants, competing for their share of a $1.25 million prize pool with the grand final scheduled for June 21. The champion receives $500,000.

Stage 3 utilizes a Swiss System format and all matches are best-of-three. The top eight finishers will proceed to the playoffs next week.

On Friday, BetBoom scored the only 2-0 win of the High matches by gritting out a 13-11 victory on Nuke and a 13-10 result on Ancient to stymie the Falcons. Kirill “Magnojez” Rodnov paced the all-Russian BetBoom squad with 47 kills and a 1.80 match rating.

Meanwhile, 9z lost to Vitality 13-4 on Inferno before bouncing back 13-9 on Mirage and 13-11 on Dust II. Ignacio “meyern” Meyer of Argentina carried 9z with 46 kills and the team’s only positive kills-deaths differential (46-39).

FURIA sandwiched a 13-5 victory on Nuke and a 13-7 win on Overpass around MOUZ’s 13-5 result on Inferno. FURIA relied on a match-high 56 kills from Kazakhstan’s Danil “molodoy” Golubenko.

Spirit fell 13-9 to Aurora on Dust II before drubbing their opponents 13-4 on Anubis and 13-5 on Nuke. Russian Danil “donk” Kryshkovets (46 kills), Belarusian Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich (44) and Russian Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov (43) led a balanced Spirit attack.

The four winners of the Round 2 Low matches move into the Mid matches for Round 3, while the losers will have to play win-or-go-home Round 3 Low matches.

The MongolZ blanked B8 2-0, Natus Vincere did the same against Legacy, Monte charged back to beat PARIVISION 2-1 and G2 Esports defeated FUT Esports 2-1.

Stage 3 continues Saturday with eight matches:

Round 3 High matches

–Team Spirit vs. 9z Team

–BetBoom Team vs. FURIA

Round 3 Mid matches

–Natus Vincere vs. The MongolZ

–Team Falcons vs. Monte

–Aurora Gaming vs. G2 Esports

–Team Vitality vs. MOUZ

Round 3 Low matches

–B8 vs. FUT Esports

–PARIVISION vs. Legacy

Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major prize pool

1. $500,000

2. $170,000

3-4. $80,000

5-8. $45,000

9-11. $15,000

12-14. $15,000

15-16. $15,000

17-19. $10,000 — paiN Gaming, TYLOO, BIG

20-22. $10,000 — MIBR, M80, Astralis

23-24. $10,000 — GamerLegion, FlyQuest

25-27. $5,000 — Lynn Vision Gaming, NRG, Team Liquid

28-30. $5,000 — THUNDERdOWNUNDER, Sharks Esports, HEROIC

31-32. $5,000 — Gaimin Gladiators, SINNERS Esports

–Field Level Media

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