Sports Roundup: MLB cracks down on Chase Utley for takeout slide

Dodgers infielder Chase Utley is appealing a two-game suspension. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

By Chris Greenberg

October 12, 2015

1 minute to read

Major League Baseball will try to keep Chase Utley off the field for two games after a violent takeout slide, Greg Hardy isn’t quite as quotable after the Patriots’ win and the Bruins may already be looking to shake things up.

Chase Utley appealing two-game suspension: “Dodgers infielder Chase Utley was suspended for Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-five National League Division Series by MLB chief baseball officer Joe Torre for his takeout slide that broke the leg of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in Game 2 Saturday night.’’ [MLB.com]

Cowboys’ Greg Hardy wouldn’t revisit Brady comments: “While he did finish with two sacks of Brady to go along with five tackles, he didn’t want to comment on what he said earlier in the week after the game.’’ [WEEI.com]

Bruins already looking at trades? “According to separate hockey sources, there has been some level of recent trade discussion about veterans Zdeno Chara and Brad Marchand with other teams around the league, just to name a few B’s players.’’ [CSNNE.com]

Signs of insider edge in daily fantasy industry: “ Yet both companies have acknowledged that they recruited many of their employees from the pool of devoted daily fantasy sports enthusiasts and allowed them to play the games, in the kind of potential conflict of interest generally avoided in other industries that handle sensitive information.’’ [New York Times]

USC football coach on indefinite leave: “Less than two weeks before USC’s season started, Sarkisian’s behavior drew scrutiny at the annual ‘Salute to Troy’ event. When Sarkisian spoke to the gathered Trojans faithful on Aug. 22, he slurred his words, insulted several opposing teams and shouted an expletive before the rallying phrase ‘Fight On!’’’ [LA Times]