Plouffe underwent an impact test for a concussion Thursday with encouraging results, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. “Everything came out good,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “Actually (he) feels really good. Tough day yesterday. Said he felt a little woozy. Today he feels really good. We’ll see how he feels over the next couple days. The test came out good.”
Ackley's job is safe for now as the Mariners don't plan any more immediate moves following the demotion of Jesus Montero on Thursday, the Seattle Times reports.
In addition toi his offseason weight-training programn, Kaepernick spent two weeks in May training with track athletes, including all-American Monica Hargrove, in an effort to increase his speed, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Chalmers (shoulder) participated in morning shootaround and is expected to play in Friday's Game 2 against the Pacers, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
47-year old South African Kingston nailed down a first round six-under 66 at the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship. Play had to be suspended due to darkness after a prolonged weather problem.
Black will transfer from Memphis to Kansas, the AP reports. He averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in his junior. The power forward will be eligible to play in 2013-14.
Jean Segura has been a top-5 offensive player this season after not even being a top-15 shortstop at the draft table. How do we evaluate his start? Derek VanRiper fills in for Chris Liss this week, and we talk about needle-breakers in this episode.
