#player-availability

#player-availability

A ton of stuff during this win streak has been about stacking plays, stacking for our team, just positives of complementary football and finding a way to win by any means necessary every single game. And that's credit to players. That's what they've done. And J.J.'s been a huge part of that, really looking at starts seven, eight, nine, and would love to get him another one. But obviously, only if he's medically cleared and can 100% do his job.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Chicago Bears continue to deal with an illness that has impacted at least eight players ahead of their Sunday night meeting with the San Francisco 49ers. The Bears added wide receivers DJ Moore and Olamide Zaccheaus to the injury report Sunday morning with an illness and designated both as questionable. The team already ruled out Rome Odunze (foot) for a fourth straight game.

As Lakers coach JJ Redick talked after practice Monday about the long list of his players who would be listed as day-to-day for Tuesday night's game at Phoenix, he at least knew that center Deandre Ayton will be back after missing the previous two games with left elbow soreness. Redick said Luka Doncic (left leg contusion), Austin Reaves (mild left calf strain) and Rui Hachimura (right groin soreness) are day-to-day.

Unai Emery wins 55 per cent of his games with Villa; Ruben Amorim wins 39 per cent of his with United. You can see the gulf between them in the way each has handled his club's brightest young thing. While Emery has made a maestro out of Morgan Rogers, Amorim tends to see Kobbie Mainoo as someone to be spurned or scorned.

Hughes has been injured a lot but it seems to be the same injuries, mainly upper-body and shoulder injuries. As a hockey player, being unable to use his stick is a major issue. With these injuries, Hughes has yet to play a full 82 games going into this seventh NHL season. Most of his injuries have been NHL related, but he has had some odd injuries, including his latest one that saw him slice his hand at a team function. Hughes has played 385 out of a possible 574 games. While he has missed a lot of time he has been productive when he has played, accumulating 151 goals and 220 assists for 371 points.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Buster Posey described the World Baseball Classic as "one of my favorite events outside of Major League Baseball that I've ever played in my whole life." He played in the tournament once, helping Team USA capture gold for the first - and only - time. He fondly remembers Marcus Stroman dotting pitches and talking smack. As the Giants' president of baseball operations, Posey views the event in a slightly different light.

Larsson, one of the Heat's most important reserves, left Tuesday's game in the second quarter after incidentally stepping on Andrew Wiggins' ankle. The injury occurred after a made basket from Wendell Carter Jr., where Larsson was helped off the court by his teammates. He was unable to put weight on his ankle. Thankfully, for Larsson and the Heat, they will be getting plenty of rest over the next two weeks.

Munster senior coach Mike Prendergast is optimistic that Jack Crowley, Jean Kleyn and Michael Milne will be available for Saturday's historic Champions Cup clash with Gloucester at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Cincinnati Bengals suspended Jermaine Burton for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills in the latest development for the beleaguered wide receiver. The team made the announcement roughly 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff at Highmark Stadium, a day after they had ruled him out for the game for non-injury reasons. He did not make the trip to Buffalo with the rest of the team. By suspending Burton, he will not receive a game check for the contest.

Luka Doncic was removed from the team's status report entering Sunday's game at Philadelphia after the Lakers superstar and his fiancee announced the birth of their second child Saturday. Doncic missed the last two games, but before Friday's game against Boston, coach JJ Redick was open to the possibility of him rejoining the team in time for Sunday's road trip finale.

Herbert, who underwent surgery on his fractured left (non-throwing) hand Monday after sustaining the break last week against Las Vegas, was listed as questionable against Philadelphia after being limited across three days of practice. The Chargers quarterback was being handed the ball as he aligned under center during practice, with a cast and wrap over his left hand. Herbert appeared to comfortably catch the ball on shotgun snaps during throwing drills Saturday.

* LB Malik Verdon (shoulder) OUT * LG Matthew Bergeron (ankle) * WR KhaDarel Hodge (shoulder) * RG Chris Lindstrom (foot) QUESTIONABLE * EDGE Leonard Floyd (rest) * LT Jake Matthews (rest) * WR Drake London (knee) OUT * DL David Onyemata (rest) * TE Charlie Woerner (rest) * LB Josh Woods (hamstring) OUT * OL Joe Tippmann (personal) * DL Harrison Phillips (foot) QUESTIONABLE * CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (hip) QUESTIONABLE The Falcons

Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo is reportedly set to miss Saturday's La Liga clash with Alaves for Hansi Flick's side. The Uruguay international was sent off in midweek against Chelsea in the Champions League defeat and has not been in full training for the last two days, according to AS. There's no word yet on why Araujo has not been training with the train. AS note that Araujo is also "still very upset" about his red card at Stamford Bridge and claim a break may do him good.

He comes bearing mixed tidings for Liverpool fans ahead of their match against Nottingham Forest at Anfield tomorrow. A quick summary: Alisson has fully recovered from his hamstring injury, but Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong will be out for at least three weeks. Florian Wirtz is also unavailable, while Joe Gomez missed training yesterday but should be OK for today.

Ahead of the game at Borussia Mönchengladbach (Saturday, 15:30 CEST), head coach Vincent Kompany will share his thoughts on the game in his pre-match press conference from 10:00 CEST on Friday.

The former ninth overall pick, Murray-Boyles, missed the team's last preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets with the same injury, with head coach Darko Rajakovic calling the issue day-to-day. Murray Boyles averaged 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists over three preseason games. Yet his impact has jumped off the screen far more than the numbers indicated, particularly on the defensive end.

Washington is coming off a 25-24 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 6. To begin the year, the Commanders have had injuries offensively. Quarterback Jayden Daniels missed two consecutive games due to a knee injury but returned in Week 5. Commanders Pro Bowl WR Terry McLaurin is dealing with a quadricep injury. He's missed three consecutive games for Washington. Despite returning to practice this week, head coach Dan Quinn ruled out Terry McLaurin for Sunday's matchup vs. the Cowboys.

CeeDee Lamb (ankle) was back at practice on Wednesday and was seen participating in team activities, earning a limited designation. Guard Tyler Booker (ankle) was ramping up and was a limited participant. Return specialist KaVontae Turpin (foot) was back at practice also as a limited participant and is looking on track to return versus Washington. Plus, Marshawn Kneeland (ankle), you guessed it, was limited on Wednesday. Donovan Wilson (elbow/knee) and Jack Sanborn (concussion) were both... limited.

"Although these circumstances were unfortunate, it is critical for availability reports to be accurate," a Big Ten spokesperson said. "Consequently, the conference is imposing a $5,000 fine and admonishes all institutions to use the "out" designation only if there are no circumstances under which a student-athlete could participate in a game. The conference considers the matter closed and will have no further comment."

McVay said the Rams were encouraged by the scan results. "Whether that means he's able to play like the guy we're accustomed to seeing on Sunday will be a weekly process for us," McVay said during a videoconference with reporters, adding, "There is nothing on the scan that looks like it's going to be long term. The uncertainty of this week is a real thing."

Brewer was expected to be available after coach Mike McDaniel said Friday he was "hopeful" despite Brewer being limited in the week's three practices. On Saturday, Miami did not sign another offensive lineman to the active roster or elevate one from the practice squad, meaning the unit will roll with its eight blockers already on the 53-man roster against the Chargers.

"Definitely looking at which direction it goes, preparing for either scenario, opponent, travel, stay here," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "I wouldn't say difficult. It's certainly nice to get a couple days to reset and prepare. "We're kind of doing our due diligence and having one-off team meetings until locking in after this game tonight."

CINCINNATI -- New Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco will have one of the NFL's best receivers as a target for his debut with the club. All-Pro wideout Ja'Marr Chase is expected to play on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Chase was officially listed as questionable for this weekend's road contest after he suffered an illness on Thursday. He participated in the team's walkthrough on Friday morning before being sent home for the team's practice, coach Zac Taylor said.