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Detroit Tigers utilityman Zach McKinstry remains sore following his exit from Wednesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals, manager AJ Hinch said Thursday.McKinstry was removed from the game before the eighth inning of Wednesday's 2-1 win, after he got tripped by Royals base runner Jac Caglianone in what was the final out of the seventh inning. Earlier in the game, McKinstry had a collision in the field, and was a bit banged up on a head first slide into home.He was diagnosed with a bruised hip, and he was scheduled for an off day Thursday anyway, with Royals left-hander Kris Bubic scheduled to start."He's pretty banged up," Hinch said Thursday. "We're going to continue to get a look at him even further."He's not moving around great today."With McKinstry out, Wenceel Perez came into the game to play center field, Javier Bez moved to shortstop, and Kevin McGonigle moved to third base. Perez ended up hitting the winning homer in the eighth inning.McGonigle was in the starting lineup Thursday at third base, the rookie's 18th start in 19 games this year.On deck: Red Sox Series: Four games, Friday-Monday, Fenway Park, Boston First pitch: 7:15 Friday, 4:10 Saturday, 1:35 Sunday, 11:10 a.m. Monday TV/radio: Friday on Apple TV, Saturday-Monday on Detroit SportsNet; all four games on 97.1 Series probables: Friday RHP Casey Mize (1-1, 3.94) vs. LHP Ranger Suarez (1-1, 5.02); Saturday LHP Tarik Skubal (2-2, 2.22) vs. RHP Brayan Bello (1-1, 6.14); Sunday LHP Framber Valdez (1-1, 3.75) vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (2-2, 7.58); Monday RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.05) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (2-1, 4.43)FRIDAY'S SCOUTING REPORT Mize, Tigers: This is Mize's fourth start of the season. Two of the first three were impressive, including last time out, when he held the Miami Marlins to one run on six hits over 5.2 innings. He struck out five and walked only one. His only clunker this season was two starts against the Twins in Minneapolis, where it was frigid and he was struggling to get a good feel for his bread-and-butter strikeout pitch, the splitter. Suarez, Red Sox: It was a rude start to his Boston career for Suarez, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract this offseason. He didn't make it out of the fifth inning in either of his first two starts with the Red Sox. But he was back on point last time out, throwing six shutout innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out six.tpaul@detroitnews.com@tonypaul1984Want to comment on this story? Become a subscriber today. Click here.This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Zach McKinstry injury update: Detroit Tigers 3B still sore

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Bryson Tiller is leaving Kansas for bitter rival Missouri after a promising and productive freshman season with the Jayhawks.The 6-foot-11 forward arrived in Lawrence before the spring semester in 2025 and redshirted before playing last season, when Tiller was a regular in the starting lineup. He averaged 7.9 points and 6.1 rebounds, and one of his best games for Kansas came against the Tigers, when he had 13 points, five rebounds and five blocks in an 80-60 rout at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.Missouri has been active in the transfer portal, landing Tennessee forward Jaylen Carey and Providence forward Jamier Jones.Tiller visited the Tigers on Sunday and made the decision to join coach Dennis Gates over interest from Michigan, Georgia Tech, NC State, Arizona and others. He visited Miami but canceled a planned visit to Arizona.Kansas already lost another big man, Flory Bidunga, who decided to transfer to Louisville.___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Bryson Tiller is leaving Kansas for bitter rival Missouri after a promising and productive freshman season with the Jayhawks.The 6-foot-11 forward arrived in Lawrence before the spring semester in 2025 and redshirted before playing last season, when Tiller was a regular in the starting lineup. He averaged 7.9 points and 6.1 rebounds, and one of his best games for Kansas came against the Tigers, when he had 13 points, five rebounds and five blocks in an 80-60 rout at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.Missouri has been active in the transfer portal, landing Tennessee forward Jaylen Carey and Providence forward Jamier Jones.Tiller visited the Tigers on Sunday and made the decision to join coach Dennis Gates over interest from Michigan, Georgia Tech, NC State, Arizona and others. He visited Miami but canceled a planned visit to Arizona.Kansas already lost another big man, Flory Bidunga, who decided to transfer to Louisville.___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Chelsea star Levi Colwill is set to return for the Blues after a lengthy injury break, in a huge boost for Liam Rosenior's side.The 23-year-old Englishman suffered an ACL injury on his first day back in pre-season training in August and had to undergo surgery.He is set to feature for Chelsea's under-21s in a behind-closed-doors friendly tomorrow, having returned to first-team training last month.In what will be the defender's irst appearance of the season, Rosenior will be hoping the centre back can get some minutes under his belt to incorporate him for the conclusion of the campaign. TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayChelsea are still in the hunt for Champions League football, currently sitting sixth in the Premier League, four points off Liverpool in fifth.The Blues have endured a torrid run of form in the league as of late, losing their last three to Newcastle, Everton and Manchester City.Rosenior's side crashed out in the Champions League during the spell of games, conceding eight goals in the process to a rampant PSG.Chelsea only won once in their past six, beating second-bottom of League One Port Vale 7-0 in the FA Cup.LATEST SPORTS NEWSFormer Arsenal goalkeeper dies aged 48 after car hit by trainKing Charles' horse 'completely annihilates' rivals with sensational debutFormer England star says country is 'full of scumbags' after leaving for new life abroadThe Blues boss will be hoping the addition of Colwill will bolster his side's chances of creeping into the Champions League places, with Manchester United upcoming at home in their next fixture.Rosenior said: "Levi will play some minutes for the Under-21s tomorrow, which is fantastic for him."When you have a long-term injury, such as the extent of Levi's injury, you need a long rehab period."I want to make sure that he's 100 per cent right in terms of his match fitness before we consider him for selection for our first team."He continued: "It (the friendly) has not been set up especially for him, but it's something that we think is right for him in this moment, that's come about in this moment for him."Chelsea have struggled at times defensively, conceding 41 goals so far in the league this season, having let in 43 throughout the whole of their last campaign.Six goals have come from errors leading to a goal for the Blues this season, with criticism being laid on centre-halves Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana throughout periods of this year.Chelsea ranks third in the league this season for most centre-back partnerships, amid a clear lack of steadiness in the back line.Only Trevoh Chalobah has emerged as a consistent name in the Conference League holder's defence, starting 29 games.Chalobah is close to a return following a recent setback with injury, while club captain Reece James is not ready yet.Rosenior noted that his side are "running out of time" to get the points needed to qualify for the Champions League.He said: "As the season goes on, the less games you have left, the more important the games become. We have to take advantage of this moment."We're running out of time. We need to show that initiative on Saturday evening, and we need to play on the front foot, and we need to make up those points, which is still definitely possible."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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