#exceptional

#exceptional

Gavin Stone had an exceptional 2022 season.The then 23-year-old hit three different stops in the Dodger farm system (High-A, Double-A, and Triple-A), and the 6'1 righty dominated all the way through.He led all qualified minor leaguers at Low-A and higher in both ERA and FIP (1.48 and 2.44, respectively), while racking up 168 Ks and just 44 BBs in 121.2 IP.

The Dodgers got just what the doctor ordered out of rookie sensation Bobby Miller who battled to deliver 6 scoreless innings against the Phillies in Philadelphia.J.D. Martinez and David Peralta hit homers and Messrs Betts and Freeman drove in runs to help LA earn win number 37 on the season.Andre Jackson took down the final 3 innings to earn the save.

Today, the Braves will get Stone'd when the Dodgers rookie takes on the mound for the 4:20 LA start time in Atlanta.Ok... sorry about that.Rookie right-hander Gavin Stone makes his second career start for the Dodgers today and will face a tough test with the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves.In order to get Stone on the active roster, the team had to make a roster move.

The Dodgers are turning to their number one pitching prospect, Bobby Miller, to help fill out a beleaguered starting rotation that lost Dustin May and Julio Urias within a few days of one another.Dave Roberts and the team isn't ready to confirm the move but others including beat writer Fabian Ardaya did.

As the Toronto Raptors get prepared to finally make a decision on who they should select in the 2023 NBA Draft, it is worth remembering that this organization has had a history of (largely) drafting well and developing their own talent.With their lone draft choice last year, No. 33 overall, the Raptors took Arizona center Christian Koloko.

The following is part of Raptors Republic's series of pieces reviewing the season for the Toronto Raptors.You can find all the pieces in the series here.Told in forward and reverse chronology, with colour scale alone distinguishing which timeline is moving ahead and which backwards, Memento is one of Hollywood's most twisting and enjoyable tales.

The Toronto Raptors might break from their usual philosophy of internal development and go outside the organization to hire their next head coach.Their list of targets to replace Nick Nurse did include assistants like Adrian Griffin, but also mentioned top coaches currently plying their trade elsewhere like Kenny Atkinson and Becky Hammon.

The Toronto Raptors would have been over the moon to have a chance at signing Memphis Grizzlies wing Dillon Brooks in free agency just a few months ago.A Mississauga-born, experienced wing who is a threat on the defensive end every single night, Brooks has sabotaged his own free agency in the last few weeks.

The year was 2010, the last vestige of time in which, when the beat dropped in the club, there would be thousands of hands in the air simultaneously cutting through the laser lights instead of holding up little glowing bars to film it.Swedish House Mafia, the superstar DJ trio comprising Steve Angello, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso, had taken over the world with their euphoric Eurodance bangers, and those who'd managed to get into their residency night at Pacha, the superclub in Ibiza's Mediterranean Old Town, knew that they were at the centre of the island's best party.

Mikel Arteta lamented the defensive shortcomings of recent weeks as he tried to come to terms with the disappointment of a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest that confirmed Manchester City would win the title.A blunt Arsenal became the first side in 16 games to fail to score against Forest, but a league they led for a record 248 days was not lost on Saturday.

Every week, Don Walker buys a lottery ticket.It's a matter of ritual.The piano-playing hurricane force behind one of the most successful Australian bands of all time, Cold Chisel the man who gave us Khe Sanh and Flame Trees and too many more to mention says he's buying his continuing right to dream.

Pep Guardiola has brushed off the suggestion that he has ambitions to rival Sir Alex Ferguson's record 13 Premier League titles, with the Manchester City manager insisting that he is not motivated by leaving such a legacy.Guardiola, whose side visit Fulham on Sunday, has led City to four Premier League crowns in six seasons and will add a fifth if Arsenal's two-point lead is overhauled in their final seven matches, but is clear that he has set no target on the number he can win.