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New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson received a one-game suspension and undisclosed fine Monday for what Major League Baseball described as “inappropriate comments” made to Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson during Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium. “There is no dispute over what was said on the field,” Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations, said in a statement.

Get ready Jets fans. Phase three of Gang Green’s offseason has started with OTA’s kicking off this week. The Jets entered the offseason with a plethora of assets to infuse their roster with talent and they succeeded in acquiring players who can supercharge their rebuild after finishing 4-13 in 2021. The Jets have 10 OTA practices over the next three weeks, which are all voluntary.

The NHL is awfully quick to throw the book at Nazem Kadri. But where the heck are they when some idiot throws an elbow at him? Or a water bottle? Or something worse? David Perron, Blues forward by day and tactless goon by night, should be suspended. Now. If not for Game 5 of Avs-Blues on Wednesday night at Ball Arena, when Colorado likely finishes what it started, then for the rest of this series. “I don’t know if it was just about him,” Perron told reporters after the Avs’ 6-3 win Monday night when asked about Nazem Kadri, who notched three of those Colorado goals.

Russell Wilson plays football with evangelical zeal. In the Book of Russ, sloth is a deadly sin. The sinners might be forgiven. But they also will be left behind by a quarterback who earnestly treats the pursuit of a championship like a crusade. “You have to set the tone every day.

Q: Ira, at least Jimmy Butler shot the ball. Bam Adebayo just stood there like a mannequin. This is a playoff series, not one game. Robert Williams was back and Bam was gone. – Matty. A: But that also is part of the playoff rhythm, that you don’t allow the same player or same play call or same game plan beat you twice.

After a five-month wait, the Ravens are finally starting to get back to game speed. Rookies and veterans will report Tuesday to the team facility in Owings Mills for the first of 10 days of voluntary organized team activities. No “live” contact will be allowed at the pad-free practices, but the Ravens will graduate from a walk-through pace to seven-on-seven, nine-on-nine and 11-on-11 drills.