As they geared up to host the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Kings carried confidence from their recent games but were decidedly less certain as to which players might be available to them in Saturday’s showdown. Their four-game points streak was interrupted by Thursday’s 4-2 loss to Vancouver, a match that both teams described as offering playoff intensity in early November. In … [Read more...] about Kings face Columbus at home Saturday, but lineup is uncertain
Chargers list Khalil Mack as questionable versus Titans
EL SEGUNDO — Khalil Mack doesn’t often join his Chargers teammates for practice on Wednesdays. Officially, his status is listed as NIR – Rest. As in, he wasn’t nursing an injury, but he was given an extra day to rest and recover from last week’s game and to prepare for this week’s game. It’s nothing new for the 11-year NFL veteran. It was a schedule developed in conjunction … [Read more...] about Chargers list Khalil Mack as questionable versus Titans
Angels SS Zach Neto undergoes right shoulder surgery
Angels shortstop Zach Neto underwent surgery this week on his right shoulder, which may cause him to miss the start of the season. General manager Perry Minasian said Friday that Neto tried to rehab the injury for the first month of the offseason but was still feeling some discomfort, leading to surgery. Minasian would not elaborate on how much of the season that Neto might … [Read more...] about Angels SS Zach Neto undergoes right shoulder surgery
Kings fall to Canucks at home for the first time this season
LOS ANGELES –– The momentum from a soaring road trip only carried the Kings so far as they fell to earth against the Vancouver Canucks, 4-2, at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night. The Kings had won convincingly in back-to-back away games in Nashville Monday and Minnesota Tuesday but lost a home match in regulation for the first time this season to Vancouver, which has now won … [Read more...] about Kings fall to Canucks at home for the first time this season
Clippers relying on Norman Powell for scoring, defensive leadership
Norman Powell insists nothing has changed, yet there’s something amiss with the Clippers guard this season, something more than his role with the Clippers. He continues to train three times a day, five, maybe six days a week. He still plays hard, consults with his team of trainers before every game and races to the locker room after warmups, stopping just short of the door with … [Read more...] about Clippers relying on Norman Powell for scoring, defensive leadership