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Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno will be shut down for a couple of days after an MRI revealed right elbow inflammation, manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Saturday.
Lovullo added that the Diamondbacks anticipate Moreno to be ready for the start of the regular season.
“We felt we are in a really good spot. He’s gonna have a couple of days down, and we are just going to continue to treat him up and make sure that when we initiate the baseball activity, that he is pain-free and pushing forward to get ready for the season,” Lovullo said. “We want to give him the proper rest right now.”
Moreno was previously scratched from the D-backs’ lineup on Friday against the Kansas City Royals with right forearm tightness and underwent imaging that evening.
Moreno has missed time in each of his first three seasons with the Diamondbacks due to various injuries (shoulder, groin, thumb, wrist). Moreno’s latest ailment comes as backup catcher Adrian Del Castillo is out with a left calf issue.
Lovullo said Smith, who was scratched from Friday’s lineup with left forearm tightness, will be shut down for the next couple of days. Lovullo added that Smith will not undergo any imaging and expects him to be ready for Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
Corbin Carroll, who made his 2026 Cactus League debut Wednesday after hand surgery last month, was in the lineup as a designated hitter against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Lovullo said before Saturday’s game that Carroll will likely DH against the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
Special teamer and wide receiver Simi Fehoko re-signed with the Arizona Cardinals on a one-year deal Friday.
The sixth-year pro appeared in eight games for Arizona in 2025 before he was sent to the injured reserve with an arm injury.
Fehoko made light of his IR placement on social media when a fan asked if an apparent ankle tweak put him on the injury list. The receiver said he taped up his ankle and on the very next play broke his arm.
I taped this up and played with this, I’m on IR cause I broke my arm the next kickoff making a tackle lol
— Simi Fehoko (@Simi_Fehoko) November 13, 2025
Fehoko played 116 special teams snaps in 2025 and recorded seven tackles there, adding 37 snaps as a receiver. Twenty-one of the offensive snaps came in his last appearance of the season, a Week 8 loss against the Seattle Seahawks.
Fehoko spent 2021-22 with the Dallas Cowboys and 2023-24 with the Los Angeles Chargers before joining the Cardinals last season.
He returns to a room led by Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson and free-agent signee Kendrick Bourne.
It’s Friday. The National Basketball Association (NBA) has a total of eight games on the schedule, including a doubleheader streaming on Prime Video. The Cleveland Cavaliers travel to meet the Dallas Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. ET, while the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors battle at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Here are our top NBA DFS picks and advice for tonight’s slate.
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Cade Cunningham heads into this game averaging 50.7 fantasy points per game (fantasy points per game), which is nearly five points per contest more than any other option available on the board. While you’ll have to pay up for that difference, the price isn’t terribly steep.
Facing the Memphis Grizzlies, who have an opponent rank of 25, should ensure that Cunningham has a huge evening. He has posted 10+ assists in five of his past six games, while hitting the mark in nine of the past 11 outings.
Cunningham also has at least five rebounds in seven of those 11 games. He is averaging 20.0 points, 11.8 assists and 4.2 rebounds with 2.7 three-pointers per game in six March outings.
Also at the guard spot, Donovan Mitchell is a decent play, especially if you want to watch your player on TV. Mitchell has a very favorable matchup against the Mavericks, who have an opponent rank of 29th. He is averaging 45.3 fantasy points per game.
Mitchell recently missed about two weeks due to a groin injury, but he is averaging 24 points, 5.3 assists, five rebounds, 2.3 three-pointers and 1.3 steals per game in three games since returning from his injury. He is averaging 29 points, seven assists, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 steals and two three-pointers in his past four games against Western Conference teams.
Jalen Brunson isn’t quite S-tier, but he is a good alternative if you have a salary crunch, and if you can’t make the math work to afford Cade Cunningham at the top of your lineup. I was hoping to find a forward worthy of the top spot here, but nobody is worth paying a huge price for tonight.
Brunson has rolled up 24+ points in three consecutive outings, and he is working on a streak with at least seven assists. He is averaging a double-double in March, posting 22.1 points and 10 assists while hitting 2.6 three-pointers per game.
The forward with the best matchup on the evening is Kevin Durant. He has racked up 41.7 fantasy points per game, and he faces a New Orleans defense that ranks 19th in opponent rank. He should be able to go off, and he won’t break the bank in terms of DFS salary.
There are some better frontcourt alternatives, but they’re either questionable due to injuries, coming back from a recent ailment or facing a tougher matchup than Durant. In his two meetings with the Pelicans this season, Durant is averaging 25 points, 6.5 rebounds and five assists with five total three-pointers, four total blocks and a steal.
If you want to build a Cavaliers stack, Evan Mobley is an essential part of your DFS lineup. The Mavericks have an opponent rank of 26, while Mobley is good for 39.7 fantasy points per game. At a minimum, he should record a double-double.
Mobley went for 18 points and 13 rebounds in Orlando on Wednesday, while adding four assists and two blocks. That’s a good night. He is averaging 18.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 blocks in five games this month. Mobley has at least two blocks in three straight outings, too.
If you don’t want to pay close to five figures for the top backcourt options, Amen Thompson could be the answer to your pra… OK, we won’t make that stupid joke again. I bet he has never heard that one, either.
Thompson is averaging 21.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in six March contests, while hitting a rather efficient 63% from the field. He has really grown into quite the player, and he also uses his quick hands to rack up plenty of steals.
Thompson has 10 steals in six games this month, and at least one steal in 26 of his past 27 outings.
There are so many solid backcourt options at different tiers on Friday night, so choose wisely. Reed Sheppard has averaged 26.4 fantasy points per game, and he faces a Pelicans team with an opponent rank of 28. It’s a solid spot, and he comes with a mid-tier price.
After a 13-game run with double-digit point totals, including 30 against Golden State on March 5th, Sheppard is just 6-of-22 for eight points in his past two games.
Expect Sheppard to break out against a leaky New Orleans defense, but don’t expect a gigantic line. He is averaging 11 points, four assists and 3.5 rebounds in two matchups versus New Orleans this season, while also averaging three three-pointers per game.
Swingman Naji Marshall should be a tremendous play against the Cavaliers on Friday night. He missed a little bit of time to kick off March, but he is back in the starting lineup and is worth rostering against Cleveland.
Marshall has been a little shaky since making his way back, and that’s a big reason his cost has dropped. But, he showed during a six-game span from February 10-26 what he can do when he is 100%. During that span, he scored 15+ points in every game, including a pair of 30-point outings, while also chipping in with a smattering of assists and a steal or two.
Jaylon Tyson is a strong alternative in the frontcourt, and he won’t cost you a ton. Jarrett Allen (knee) is out for a fourth consecutive game, so Tyson and Thomas Bryant (see below) will be the beneficiaries of more playing time.
Tyson is facing a team with an opponent rank of 29. He has averaged 25.9 fantasy points per game, including a few bangers when he has played a full allotment of minutes. Roll the dice here.
Thomas Bryant is a low-cost option in the middle who should exceed DFS salary expectations, as he gets considerable time alongside Jaylon Tyson, with Jarrett Allen (knee) on the shelf.
Even if you punt the spot, allowing you to load up at other positions, Bryant will provide value.
Ryan Dunn is a tremendous option at a low cost, especially if things break right. Dillon Brooks (hand) is sidelined, and that’s for certain. But swingman Grayson Allen (knee) is also questionable.
Dunn could be in line for a ton of minutes. While facing Toronto isn’t a very favorable matchup, he could see a huge amount of minutes at a very low cost.
If you’re not quite feeling the logic on Ryan Dunn, or you are scared off if Grayson Allen is active for Phoenix, Keon Ellis is a good alternative. Or, you could potentially use both and really save a ton of cap space to use elsewhere.
Ellis went off for 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting in Orlando on Wednesday, while adding four boards, an assist, a block and a steal. He is averaging 19.5 points with 4.5 three-pointers per game in the past two games, too. Strike while the iron is hot.
Since Arizona State announced Bobby Hurley would not be back as its men’s basketball head coach, there’s been plenty of interest in the job opening, ASU athletic director Graham Rossini said Thursday on the Sun Devil Extra podcast.
For Rossini, it’s a good indication “that people see ASU as a destination job in basketball.”
The athletic director, however, has a big prerequisite regarding the opening.
“I want it to be a situation where somebody’s excited specifically about the chance to be the head men’s basketball coach at Arizona State University,” Rossini said. “Not the chance to be a Power 4 head coach. Not a chance to join the Big 12. How their style, how their background, how their lived experience is a fit for what we need at this exact moment in our program. … There are a lot of coaches that are ready to have success in the Big 12, that they’re ready for a move into this conference. … That’s only half the equation.
“It’s got to be somebody that understands what ASU is, understands what this opportunity could mean from a basketball standpoint, from a quality-of-life standpoint, from a leadership standpoint and understand how they fit in. Because we’re not for everybody, and that’s OK.”
Those qualities show on a list of potential candidates that Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro released upon the news of ASU moving on from Hurley, who spent 11 seasons leading the Sun Devils.
Among the names are Randy Bennett, the long-time Saint Mary’s head coach, who is from Mesa, Arizona.
Portland State head coach Jase Coburn is an ASU graduate who coached at Corona Del Sol High School and McClintock High School in Tempe, plus a stop at what was then called Phoenix Junior College.
“We’re not a situation where any coach can just plug and play,” Rossini said. “You’ve got to understand what you’re coming into. You got to understand the trajectory of this university, the amazing market that we live in, the access that you have to talent at a local level. … Now in the Big 12, we have a national brand, and we have a powerhouse conference behind us.
“That opens up the country, and for that matter, internationally,” he added. “That gives us all the opportunity to build a recruiting base, but more importantly, it’s (about having) a coach that’s understanding how to utilize ASU in their endeavor to build a successful basketball program.”
Drumming up that kind of interest provides the Sun Devils with more than enough avenues to go down as they scour for a new head coach.
The list of candidates could get long, which is why Rossini is once again turning to search firm Elevate, the same company that aided the university in bringing aboard women’s basketball head coach Molly Miller.
So far, that move has worked out for the Sun Devils, with ASU posting a 24-10 regular season record in Miller’s first season after going 10-22 the year prior. The program is considered on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament.
“It’s important to have people who have been through basketball searches before to help navigate and coming into the process now with great insights and experience that really helps guide us and just industry perspective and relationships with agents, relationships with people, that when we need to get feedback from a particular candidate,” Rossini said.
“Elevate will be a great tool for us to do that. That’s step one. Then it’s looking at the list we’ve been keeping. It’s understanding who’s reaching out with interest.”
Ketel Marte has crushed a home run off Arizona Diamondbacks teammate Eduardo Rodriguez, Nolan Arenado has made one defensive highlight after another and Michael Soroka will pitch against Team USA in a quarterfinal matchup at the World Baseball Classic on Friday.
WBC pool play wrapped up on Wednesday with eight teams left standing. The Diamondbacks’ players and prospects eliminated from the WBC have started heading back to spring training, while those alive in the tournament will take the field in win-or-go-home games starting this weekend.
Here is a list of Diamondbacks still competing in the WBC:
– Dominican Republic: SS Geraldo Perdomo, 2B Ketel Marte, 1B Carlos Santana
– Venezuela: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez
– Canada: RHP Michael Soroka, RHP Indigo Diaz
– Puerto Rico: 3B Nolan Arenado
Amazingly, none of these four teams play each other in the quarterfinals:
– Dominican Republic vs. Korea, Friday at 3:30 p.m. MST (FS2)
– Canada vs. United States, Friday 5 p.m. (FOX)
– Puerto Rico vs. Italy, Saturday at 12 p.m. (FS1)
– Venezuela vs. Japan, Saturday at 6 p.m. (FOX)
Marte has been Arizona’s hitting standout from the group of players remaining after a big performance against Venezuela on Wednesday. He roped a single and a home run off Rodriguez in a 7-5, pool-clinching win for the D.R.
Marte is 3-for-12 with six runs, three RBIs and four walks added as the No. 2 hitter in a lineup between Fernando Tatis Jr. and Juan Soto.
Perdomo is only 1-for-8 and missed a game with an illness, but he unsurprisingly has drawn four walks and scored four runs. Santana is 1-for-5, coming off the bench for a loaded D.R. roster.
Rodriguez will not start another game unless Venezuela upsets Japan and goes on a deep run, as he’d be on four days rest going into the semifinals or five days rest before the title game. Rodriguez allowed three runs in 2.2 innings with five strikeouts on Wednesday.
Soroka was solid in his pool play start, with three innings and one earned run against Colombia. He will take on a significantly scarier lineup from the U.S. on Friday, led by Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt Jr. and Kyle Schwarber.
“It’ll be a little more of a chess match,” Soroka told reporters on Thursday. “I’m looking forward to it. I feel really good.”
The U.S. nearly failed to advance after an embarrassing loss to Italy on Tuesday — with manager Mark DeRosa’s “our ticket’s punched” comments on MLB Network receiving more scrutiny than the game itself. But Italy defeated and eliminated Alek Thomas’ Team Mexico to push the U.S. through as the pool runner-up.
Finally, Arenado has not been an impactful bat thus far at 3-for-14, but he has been dazzling at third base with plays like this:
LA DEFENSA DE NOLAN ARENADO. 😤 Tremendo atrapadón del tercera base en el Panamá vs Puerto Rico. #WBCenFOX pic.twitter.com/RluvfL7ulI
— FOX Deportes (@FOXDeportes) March 8, 2026
And this:
Por algo tiene 10 Guantes de Oro en su carrera. ¡NOLAN ARENADO! pic.twitter.com/Q4GHnoRwkS
— MLB Español (@mlbespanol) March 10, 2026
Wins for the Dominican Republic and United States would set up a titanic matchup in the semifinals.
Japan, the defending champions, hosted its pool in Tokyo, so its bout with Venezuela will be the most visible game to date for the North American audience.
Italy has been the breakout squad of the tournament at 4-0 after crushing Mexico 9-1. It faces a Puerto Rican team trying to hold it together without local stars Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa or Javier Baez due to insurance issues.
Thomas headlines the group of players returning to or already back at D-backs camp, along with Druw Jones (Netherlands), Kristian Robinson (Great Britain), Yu-Min Lin (Taiwan) and Jaitoine Kelly (Netherlands).
