Yankees put Sabathia on 15-day DL
The New York Yankees placed left-hander CC Sabathia on the 15-day disabled list Monday with right knee inflammation.
Sabathia exited Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Indians with two outs in the top of the third with a sore knee. In July, he had it drained to cope with fluid in the surgically repaired knee and after his last start Sabathia had a cortisone shot.
Sabathia felt the soreness while warming up and it seemed to impact his velocity and control as he tied a season-high with four walks. He gave up a two-run homer to first baseman Carlos Santana with two outs in the first on a pitch clocked at 88 mph.
Sabathia, who is making $23 million and under contract for $25 million next year, is 4-9 with a 5.27 ERA this season.
The Yankees also announced that left-hander Chris Capuano elected free agency and then signed a new 2015 major league uniform player contract with the team.
Suns to induct Nash into Ring of Honor
The Phoenix Suns will induct two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash into the team’s Ring of Honor this season.
Nash will be honored on Friday, Oct. 30 at halftime of the Suns-Portland Trail Blazers game at Talking Stick Resort Arena, the team announced Monday.
Nash led the Suns to their best record in franchise history in 2004-05, and earned back-to-back MVP awards in 2005 and 2006.
Packers confirm Nelson out for season
The Green Bay Packers confirmed Monday that No. 1 wide receiver Jordy Nelson will miss the season with an injured right knee.
The Packers said only that it is a “significant” injury. Reports from major NFL news outlets have indicated it is a torn ACL.
Nelson suffered the injury Sunday in a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went up to catch a pass in the first quarter and went down to the turf immediately. He was not touched by a defender. Nelson got up and limped off the field.
Nelson had the best season of his career in 2014, when he was named to the Pro Bowl after catching 98 passes for 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Giants replace two injured defenders
The New York Giants waived injured defenders Justin Currie and Tony Johnson on Monday and replaced them with Ashlee Palmer and C.J. Conway.
Currie, a rookie safety, has an ankle injury. Johnson, a linebacker, has a knee injury. Both were hurt in the Giants’ 22-12 preseason victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night.
Palmer, a seven-year veteran linebacker, has played in 94 games (24 starts) with the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. He has 107 tackles, 2.5 sacks and four forced fumbles in his career. Conway, a rookie defensive back out of Montclair State, intercepted eight passes last season.
Athletics fire third-base coach
The Oakland Athletics fired third-base coach Mike Gallego and replacing him with former Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington.
Washington was on the A’s coaching staff from 1996 to 2006 before being hired by the Rangers. He was re-hired by the A’s in May and was the team’s infield coach until Monday’s change.
Bills set ticket milestone
The Buffalo Bills have sold more than 60,000 season tickets for the first time in franchise history.
The Bills announced that 60,102 season tickets have been purchased for the 2015 season.
Rockets re-sign Terry
The Houston Rockets have re-signed guard Jason Terry.
Terry, 37, played in 77 games for the Rockets last season, averaging 7.0 points, 1.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game.