MIAMI -- Nearly 5? months into a six-month regular season,
Andre Ethier was finally added to the active roster Saturday by the Los
Angeles Dodgers.
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.The veteran outfielder, who broke his right tibia when he fouled a
ball off his leg during spring training, was not in the lineup Saturday
against the Miami Marlins,?but he is expected to start in left field
Sunday.Coming off a 2015 season when he batted .294 with a .366 on-base
percentage in 142 games, Ethier was expected to be a steadying influence
on the Dodgers. Instead, he was one of 10 players to open the season on
the disabled list and one of a record-tying 27 players the Dodgers have
put on the disabled list this year.He played in 11 games for Single-A
Rancho Cucamonga on a rehab stint in recent days, two of which were
playoff games, before joining the Dodgers on Friday in Miami.It was a
long summer, and these guys did a good job, Ethier said of his Dodgers
teammates, who hold a four-game lead in the National League West heading
into play Saturday. Im glad to be back and ready to contribute.The
Dodgers sound as if they will take things slow with Ethier at the
outset. While he will play the outfield Sunday, manager Dave Roberts
said Ethier could be used as a designated hitter during the upcoming
three-game series at Yankee Stadium.I talked to (Roberts) yesterday and
there are no promises this time of the year, Ether said. Its one where
you just figure out a way to come back, contribute and not get in the
way of the good baseball these guys are playing. Whether its a pinch hit
off the bench, a double-switch late in the game, or its a start here or
there, I told him I am ready and can do whatever it is to help
out.Ethiers return date has been a moving target all season. He was
supposed to miss 10-14 weeks at the outset, but wasnt even back to
baseball activity at that time. By the All-Star break, there was talk
that Ethiers season could be finished, but he made progress in August
and made it back with three weeks to go, even if he might not be at full
strength.Its good to have (Ethier) back, certainly, and I talked to him
about it, Roberts said. Its great to see that he is open to whatever
role that we have for him. He will come off the bench tonight and then
will be in left field. Its good.
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Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third
period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on
Saturday night.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Josh Jackson has been huddling with the
Kansas coaching staff since the start of the season, and the message has
been the same: If you quit fouling so much, you would say on the floor
more.The sensational freshman must have finally listened.Jackson poured
in 22 points, many of them on highlight-worthy dunks, while backcourt
mates Frank Mason III and Devonte Graham helped carry the load as
fifth-ranked Kansas routed Alabama-Birmingham 83-63 on Monday night in
the semifinals of the CBE Classic.Me committing silly fouls take me out
of the game, and dont allow me to play as much as Id like, said Jackson,
who also had seven rebounds and three assists. It worked out
today.Mason finished with 20 points and Graham had 16 for the Jayhawks
(3-1), who advanced to play Georgia for the title on Tuesday night. The
Bulldogs beat George Washington 81-73 in the other semifinal.Kansas
raced to a big early lead, weathered several runs by UAB, then relied on
their backcourt of Jackson, Mason and Graham to pull away from the
Blazers down the stretch.Theyre very good. Theyre obviously one of the
best teams in the country, UAB coach Robert Ehsan said. When they shoot
it like that, theyre very hard to beat.Dirk Williams led the Blazers
(2-2) with 13 points. Tyler Madison had 12.The Blazers got off to what
looked like it would be a catastrophic start, turning the ball over
seven times and missing their first 11 field-goal attempts. Their only
points over the first 10 minutes came on foul shots, and by the time
they finally hit the Jayhawks led 23-3.They started off really shooting
it bad, and we defended pretty well, Kansas coach Bill Self said, but I
didnt think our defense was very good the last 30 minutes. I thought it
was average at best.The Blazers took advantage with a run of their
own.They ripped off a 17-2 run over the next 6 minutes as the Jayhawks
missed seven straight shots of their own, and they quieted a partisan
crowd by getting within 27-20 late in the half.If that didnt make Self
irate, the way Kansas ended it did. Graham hit a 3-pointer with 5
seconds to go, but UAB went coast-to-coast for a buzzer-beating basket
to deflate the Jayhawks.
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.We were exciting going into halftime, Ehsan said. I thought if we
could make a run in the second half, we would have a shot. But theyre
Kansas for a reason.The teams resumed trading runs early in the second
half before the Jayhawks began pulling, and four 3-pointers by Svi
Mykhailiuk -- who finished with 15 points -- helped put the game out of
reach.We played really well. I think everybodys mind was right, Graham
said. We came in focused, just trying to do the little things weve been
watching on film that we hadnt been doing well.Jackson added an
exclamation mark with just over four minutes left, taking a pass in the
open floor and throwing down a windmill dunk while getting fouled for a
three-point play.Hes an extremely talented player. His versatility is
what Ive been surprised with, how many things he can do on the floor,
Ehsan said. Hes a tremendous player.CHARITY STRIPESelf was plenty
unhappy with the foul line at both ends of the floor. Kansas sent UAB
there 26 times while going just 9 of 19 at its own end. We have to
figure out a way to get to the free-throw line, he said, and when we do,
itd be nice when we made some every now and then. Were putting people
on the line too much and giving people too many free points.BIG
PICTUREUAB showed some moxie in rallying from its big early hole, even
the Jayhawks never led by fewer than five the rest of the way. It had to
be encouraging for first-year coach Robert Ehsan, who is trying to get
the Blazers back into the NCAA Tournament this year.Kansas looked tired
at times from a brutal start to the season. The Jayhawks played Indiana
in Hawaii, Duke in New York and Siena at home on Friday night. The grind
continues with the CBE Classic title game before another home game
against UNC-Asheville on Friday night.UP NEXTUAB plays in the
consolation game Tuesday night.Kansas plays the Bulldogs for the
tournament
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