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In Baltimore, the Orioles are dealing with a rotation headache — Chris Bassitt is heading to the fifteen-day injured list with low back discomfort, the move backdated to Friday. Trey Gibson gets the call up from Triple-A Norfolk and steps into the rotation Monday night against Seattle. Big shoes to fill on short notice.
Shifting to the ice, the Los Angeles Kings have their man — Peter Laviolette is coming in as the new head coach, per sources who spoke to ESPN today. Laviolette brings a championship pedigree and a track record of turning franchises around. LA is clearly done rebuilding quietly and ready to make some noise in the Western Conference.
And across the Atlantic, the Jurrien Timber situation just got heavier — the Arsenal defender is out of the World Cup with a groin injury. Timber had already missed weeks of action before coming on in Arsenal's Champions League final loss to PSG, and now the Netherlands will look to Sunderland's Lutsharel Geertruida to fill that void. Brutal timing for a young player at the peak of the game's biggest stage.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
