April 2026

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2 Michigan basketball players transfer, stay in Big Ten

A pair of former Michigan basketball players are on the move to another Big Ten team.

Shooting guard Winters Grady and center Malick Kordel have both transferred to Minnesota, according to reports. Grady shared the news on social media, one day after he took a visit to Minneapolis and posted photos in Golden Gophers gear at Williams Arena.

The 6-foot-6, 210-pound shooting guard appeared in just nine games in 2025-26, with only one coming in 2026 as he dealt with a foot issue that has lingered since he broke his fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot in high school.

SCHEDULE UPDATE: Michigan basketball adds Marquette to 2026-27 calendar

A knockdown shooter, Grady was buried on Michigan’s depth chart this past season by proven veterans in Nimari Burnett, Roddy Gayle Jr. and L.J. Cason, as well as freshman Trey McKenney this past year. When he did play, Grady averaged 2.9 points and 1.1 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per game while shooting 35% from the floor, 31.6% on 3-pointers and 85.7% on free throws.

While Burnett and Gayle are on the way out, the two-guard spot remains a bit crowded in Ann Arbor with McKenney announcing his return and five-star combo guard Brandon McCoy Jr. set to join the program.

Kordel, meanwhile, needed just eight days after he entered the transfer portal on April 9 to make his decision. The 7-2, 275-pound German freshman came to Ann Arbor as a raw prospect; he had a handball background and had only picked up basketball the past few years, but ultimately decided it was best to continue his growth elsewhere.

Kordel, 22, averaged 11.3 points and 7.9 rebounds in 24.2 minutes per game with the Skyliners Juniors in Frankfurt, Germany, before joining the Wolverines last summer. Kordel appeared in 14 games in 2025-26, almost exclusively in blowouts in the closing minutes. He averaged 1.2 points and 1.5 rebounds in 4.1 minutes a night and shot 57.1% from the floor but made just one of five free throws.

Minnesota (15-18, 8-12 Big Ten) finished just below .500 in the first season under new coach Niko Medved, but often played teams tight − nine of their final 12 losses on the season came by 10 points or fewer. That included a 77-67 loss in Ann Arbor to Michigan on Feb. 24.

The Wolverines aren’t expecting any other players to enter the transfer portal and are now looking to make a few more additions to next year’s roster as they await final decisions from Morez Johnson Jr. and Aday Mara, both debating whether or not to enter the NBA draft or return for another season of college ball.

U-M has made one addition in the portal, getting big man J.P. Estrella (Tennessee), who averaged 10.0 points and 5.4 boards for the Volunteers last year.

Tony Garcia is the Michigan beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Winters Grady, Malick Kordel transferring to another Big Ten program

On eve of playoffs, Canes defenseman goes 1-on-1 with ABC11

The Carolina Hurricanes battled through the regular season to claim the Eastern Conference’s top seed for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Yet the coming weeks will determine whether this season is considered a success, starting with a best-of-7 series against the Ottawa Senators.

“You can do all these great things during the regular season, but I almost think of regular season and postseason as two different, two completely different games, almost even,” defenseman K’Andre Miller told ABC11. “Yeah, we had success with a long regular season, yeah, we were able to put up a good amount of points and come in first or whatever, but honestly, all that stuff drops. I think talent can only get you so far, obviously. I think what’s going to matter most is kind of bringing it each night.”

This is the eighth consecutive playoff appearance for the Hurricanes, whose active postseason streak is surpassed only by Colorado and Tampa Bay at nine years. So regular-season success isn’t new. Nor is postseason success with 10 series wins in this run.

But they’ve hit a familiar ceiling, falling in the Eastern Conference final in two of the past three years and thrice in the current playoff streak. Now they’ll try again to play their way back to that position, then take that final step.

“They’ve all worked for 10 months to get to this point to have this opportunity,” coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “We just want to put our best foot forward.”

The first-round tussle, with Game 1 set for 3 p.m. on Saturday, pairs teams with very different recent histories.

Going back to the 2020-21 season, Carolina is second among all NHL teams behind Colorado in points (632) and regulation wins (238). Meanwhile, the Senators ranked 20th with 484 points and 173 regulation wins in that span. They’re back for a second straight postseason, with last year’s team losing a six-game first-round series to Toronto. Before that, Ottawa had languished through a seven-year postseason drought following a seven-game loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2017 Eastern Conference final.

But the Senators won five of six to secure a wild-card spot, a run that began with a 6-3 home win against the Hurricanes. They clinched their trip with a 3-0 win against the New York Islanders on April 11, followed by Detroit’s regulation home loss to New Jersey later that day.

“Last year, we were playing good hockey at this time of the year, too,” Ottawa center Claude Giroux said. “We’re not shooting ourselves in the foot. We just have confidence in how we’re playing and that we’re going to give ourselves a chance to win.”

Carolina finished second in the NHL by averaging 3.55 goals, with its 291 goals marking the most for the franchise since relocating to North Carolina before the 1997-98 season. The Hurricanes are the league’s only team with seven players having scored 20-plus goals.

“Nothing’s going to be handed to us,” Miller said. “We’ve got to work for it.”

Brind’Amour hasn’t named a Game 1 starter between veteran Frederik Andersen (16-14-5, 3.05 goals-against average) and Brandon Bussi (31-6-2, 2.47), who went from waiver pickup to earning a three-year extension through the 2028-29 season in February.

Andersen, with 32 starts in the past three postseasons, improved after the Olympic break (9-4-0, 2.70). Bussi cooled from a 23-3-0 start that saw him have a 2.16 GAA, posting a 3.16 GAA after the break.

One positive for Bussi: he finished strong, posting a 1.44 GAA and .943 save percentage in season-closing games at Philadelphia and the New York Islanders.

Carolina hosts the first two games, with Game 2 set for Monday. The series shifts north to Canada’s capital city with Game 3 next Thursday and Game 4 on April 25.

– The Associated Press contributed.

Cubs expect Cade Horton to miss up to 16 months after elbow surgery and place Daniel Palencia on IL

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs expect right-hander Cade Horton to miss 15 to 16 months following season-ending surgery on his pitching elbow, manager Craig Counsell said on Friday.

They will also have to get by without reliever Daniel Palencia for the next few weeks after placing him on the 15-day injured list because of a strained left oblique.

The 24-year-old Horton underwent an ulnar collateral ligament revision on Thursday, his second reconstructive surgery on the elbow. He had Tommy John surgery as a freshman at Oklahoma in 2021.

“Cade talked about just kind of worrying about today and make today the best you can and just keep doing that, and that’s how you somehow speed this process along a little bit,” Counsell said. “But if you get too far ahead of yourself, it’s certainly a long recovery and that doesn’t help.”

Horton walked off the mound in Cleveland on April 3 after just 17 pitches. His velocity had dropped from 96 mph in the first inning to 93.8 mph on his final pitch before he waved toward the dugout. He beat Washington a week earlier in his season debut, holding the Nationals to two runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Horton finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting last year. He was 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA in 118 innings last season.

Palencia is 1-0 with a save and has not allowed a run in five appearances. He had 22 saves last season.

Cubs expect Cade Horton to miss up to 16 months after elbow surgery and place Daniel Palencia on IL

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs expect right-hander Cade Horton to miss 15 to 16 months following season-ending surgery on his pitching elbow, manager Craig Counsell said on Friday.

They will also have to get by without reliever Daniel Palencia for the next few weeks after placing him on the 15-day injured list because of a strained left oblique.

The 24-year-old Horton underwent an ulnar collateral ligament revision on Thursday, his second reconstructive surgery on the elbow. He had Tommy John surgery as a freshman at Oklahoma in 2021.

“Cade talked about just kind of worrying about today and make today the best you can and just keep doing that, and that’s how you somehow speed this process along a little bit,” Counsell said. “But if you get too far ahead of yourself, it’s certainly a long recovery and that doesn’t help.”

Horton walked off the mound in Cleveland on April 3 after just 17 pitches. His velocity had dropped from 96 mph in the first inning to 93.8 mph on his final pitch before he waved toward the dugout. He beat Washington a week earlier in his season debut, holding the Nationals to two runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Horton finished second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting last year. He was 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA in 118 innings last season.

Palencia is 1-0 with a save and has not allowed a run in five appearances. He had 22 saves last season.

Dodgers on Deck: Saturday, April 18 at Rockies

DENVER, CO – AUGUST 19: Emmet Sheehan #80 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pithes in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 19, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The Dodgers continue their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night in Denver, with Emmet Sheehan coming off his best start of the season.

Sheehan struck out six in six innings against the Texas Rangers last Saturday at home, allowing three runs. The right-hander has started three times at Coors Field and won all three games, with a 4.76 ERA in 17 innings, with 22 strikeouts against only two walks.

Right-hander Ryan Feltner starts for the Rockies. He’s allowed 10 runs in 12 1/3 innings in his three starts this season, with nine strikeouts and six walks.

Saturday game info
  • Teams: Dodgers at Rockies
  • Ballpark: Coors Field, Denver
  • Time: 5:10 p.m. PT
  • TV: SportsNet LA
  • Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Game 20 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

Aug 3, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: John Froschauer-Imagn Images | John Froschauer-Imagn Images

Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

Friday, April 17, 2026, 8:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network)

T-Mobile Park

RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Logan Gilbert

Today’s Lineups

RANGERS MARINERS
Brandon Nimmo – RF Brendan Donovan – 3B
Corey Seager – SS Cal Raleigh – C
Wyatt Langford – LF Julio Rodriguez – CF
Jake Burger – 1B Josh Naylor – 1B
Evan Carter – CF Randy Arozarena – LF
Joc Pederson – DH Luke Raley – RF
Josh Jung – 3B J.P. Crawford – SS
Josh Smith – 2B Dominic Canzone – DH
Danny Jansen – C Cole Young – 2B
Jacob deGrom – RHP Logan Gilbert – RHP

Go Rangers!

Game # 20, Athletics vs. White Sox Game Thread

Athletics pitcher Aaron Civale will get the start tonight at home against the Chicago White Sox. | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

The Athletics are back at it this evening at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento as they begin a three-game series against the American League Central rivals, the Chicago White Sox. The 6-13 White Sox are currently sitting in last place in the AL Central while the A’s are 10-9 and are tied for first place with the Texas Rangers

Aaron Civale, the 30-year-old righty will get the start for the A’s tonight. He’s currently 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA in his first season with the Athletics. He’ll go up against 29-year-old righty Davis Martin for the White Sox.  Martin is 2-1 with a 2.50 ERA in three starts for Chicago, while tossing 15 strikeouts in 18 innings of work.

Martin will go up against this lineup for the homestanding Athletics:

Civale will look to remain undefeated against this batting order for rookie manager Will Venable and his club:

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Yankees’ Gerrit Cole throws 4.1 innings for Double‑A Somerset in first rehab start since Tommy John surgery

Gerrit Cole completed his first rehab start in Friday’s Double-A game between the Yankees‘ Somerset Patriots and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Reading Fightin Phils.

New York’s ace RHP threw 44 pitches (36 strikes), allowed three runs on as many hits (one home run) while striking out three and walking one in 4.1 IP.

Still working with an overhead windup, Cole (Tommy John surgery recovery) delivered a perfect first inning with a strikeout sandwiched between two groundouts.

The Patriots’ five-run first inning gave Cole a lead to pitch with in the second.

The inning, however, saw Cole work into trouble after Raylin Heredia‘s one-out walk and, two batters later, Dylan Campbell‘s two-out double.

Bryson Ware‘s two-run homer followed before Cole struck out Cade Fergus to end the frame.

Cole rebounded in the third inning with a perfect frame, throwing four pitches and getting three groundouts.

The fourth saw Cole allow a one-out single to Heredia before Alex Binelas‘ 3-6-3 double play to end the inning.

After Campbell’s leadoff groundout, RHP Andrew Landry replaced Cole with one out in the fifth inning.

Game 19: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Angels

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 15: Freddy Fermin #42 of the San Diego Padres walks to the dugout before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Petco Park on April 15, 2026 in San Diego, California. All players are wearing the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images) | Getty Images

San Diego Padres (13-6) at Los Angeles Angels (10-10), April 17, 2026, 6:38 p.m. PST

Watch: Padres.TV

Location: Angel Stadium – Anaheim, Calif.

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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Dodgers vs. Rockies game I chat

Apr 4, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) throws to the Washington Nationals during the second inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images | Brad Mills-Imagn Images

The Dodgers (14-4) open a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies (7-12) starting Friday night at in Denver.

Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 4.00 ERA, 0.94 WHIP) makes his first career start at Coors Field in the series opener. Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano (1-0, 2.16 ERA, 0.78 WHIP) will counter for Colorado.

Lineups

Friday game info
  • Teams: Dodgers at Rockies
  • Ballpark: Coors Field, Denver
  • Time: 5:40 p.m. PT
  • TV: SportsNet LA
  • Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)