Tom Mayenknecht: NBA, NHL, women's sports had good weeks

Opinion: Major League Baseball celebrated opening day, but still has work to do from a business perspective.
Today
Tue, Apr 1
- MLB
Veteran right-hander Max Scherzer receives cortisone shot to troublesome right thumb
Max Scherzer lasted all of three innings in his debut before going on the 15-day IL (right thumb).
Players: - MLB
Venezuelan U23 baseball team players inquire about requesting asylum in Spain
Members of an under-23 men's baseball team from Venezuela have inquired about requesting asylum in Spain, police said Tuesday.
- MLB
Costa Rica authorities make new discovery in shocking death of ex-Yankees star's son
Costa Rican authorities announced that they believe that Miller Gardner may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation.
Players: - MLB
Crochet agrees to $170-million, 6-year deal with Red Sox: AP source
Garrett Crochet agreed to a $170-million, six-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
Players: - MLB
Blue Jays 5, Nationals 2: Bowden Francis is back and Andres Gimenez keeps cleaning up in Toronto win
Blue Jays 5, Nationals 2: Bowden Francis is back and Andres Gimenez keeps cleaning up in Toronto win.
- NCAA Football
Shower slip knocks Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman out of lineup after hurting surgically repaired ankle
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is out of the lineup against his former team, the Atlanta Braves, after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle.