Shubman Gill, the India opening batsman who copped a blow in his left forearm while fielding at forward short-leg on the third evening, has been taken for a "precautionary scan", the BCCI confirmed on Tuesday, the fourth morning of the second Test in Chennai.

It was the last ball of the 18th over of the England second innings, bowled by R Ashwin, and Dan Lawrence stretched out to get to the pitch of the ball and swept with power. Gill tried to take evasive action at the close-in position but the ball still hit him in his hand.

Only one over was bowled on the day after that incident, and the BCCI said via a tweet on Tuesday: "Shubman Gill sustained a blow on his left forearm while fielding on Day 3 of the 2nd Test. He has been taken for a precautionary scan. The BCCI Medical Team is assessing him. He won't be fielding today."

UPDATE - Shubman Gill sustained a blow on his left forearm while fielding on Day 3 of the 2nd Test. He has been taken for a precautionary scan. The BCCI Medical Team is assessing him. He won't be fielding today.#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/ph0GJsqpFi

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2021

The fourth day started with England at 53 for 3 chasing 482 for victory, and a 2-0 lead.

Gill made his Test debut on the recent tour of Australia, and scored 45, 35*, 50, 31, 7 and 91 in his three Tests there as India won the series 2-1. He finished the series with an impressive average of 51.80, only behind Ravindra Jadeja's 85.00 and Rishabh Pant's 68.50 among Indians. Then, in the first Test against England, also in Chennai, Gill scored 29 and 50 even as India lost by 227 runs to fall 1-0 back in the four-Test series, and he had scores of 0 and 14 in the ongoing game.

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ATLANTA -- Two-time All-Star second baseman Jason Kipnis is one of 25 non-roster players who have been invited by the Atlanta Braves to spring training.

The team announced the list Monday. Kipnis agreed to a minor league contract with Atlanta after hitting .237 in 44 games with his hometown Chicago Cubs in 2020 following nine seasons with Cleveland.

Kipnis, 33, was an All-Star with Cleveland in 2013 and 2015. He has a career .260 batting average. In 2019, his last season with the Indians, he hit .245 with 17 homers and 65 RBIs.

The Braves previously reached minor league deals with veteran infielders Pablo Sandoval and Ehire Adrianza.

Adrianza, 31, would receive a $1.5 million, one-year contract if added to the Braves' 40-man roster. Sandoval would receive a $1 million, one-year deal if added to the 40-man roster.

Right-hander Carl Edwards Jr., another veteran, also has been invited to spring training as a non-roster player.

The Braves' first workout for pitchers and catchers is scheduled for Thursday as they begin their second full spring training at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Three-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has advanced to a potential semifinal showdown against Serena Williams at the Australian Open by overpowering Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2, 6-2.

Osaka will meet the winner of Tuesday night's quarterfinal match between Williams and No. 2-seeded Simona Halep. Williams is three wins away from a record-tying 24th major title.

Against Hsieh, Osaka hit seven aces, lost only two points on her first serve and was never broken.

Osaka has won 19 consecutive matches, a streak that includes a US Open title in September. The streak also includes Osaka's fourth-round win last week, when she saved two match points and swept the final four games to overtake Garbine Muguruza.

The New York Mets are in agreement with free-agent center fielder Kevin Pillar on a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

MLB Network first reported the news.

Pillar, 32, finished the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with the Colorado Rockies after a trade-deadline deal in August from the Boston Red Sox. He batted .308 with two home runs and 13 RBIs in 24 games with the Rockies.

He was originally selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 32nd round of the 2011 draft. He is a career .262 hitter and has five seasons with double-digit steals, including 25 in 2015.

Pillar is joining his fifth team. He was traded in April 2019 from the Blue Jays to the San Francisco Giants, and he signed a deal with Boston in February 2020.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

CONCORD, N.C. – The World of Outlaws Bash and Throwdown at Bristol Motor Speedway in April will be invite-only for drivers looking to compete in any of the four divisions.

The World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series and DIRTcar UMP Modifieds will make their debut at Bristol on April 8-10, while the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars Series will make its return to the track for the first time since 2001, joined by the Super DIRTcar Series, on April 22-24.

Invites will be sent out by each series director.

The Bash and Throwdown will hold practice sessions on Thursday night and then full race programs on Friday and Saturday.

–DIRTcar UMP Modifieds: $5,000-to-win on Friday/$10,000-to-win on Saturday
–Super DIRTcar Series: $10,000-to-win on Friday/$10,000-to-win on Saturday
–World of Outlaws Late Models: $10,000-to-win on Friday/$25,000-to-win on Saturday
–World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars: $10,000-to-win on Friday/$25,000-to-win on Saturday

DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars postponed their home game Monday night against the Nashville Predators after a request from city officials not to play because of the impact extreme winter weather had on the area.

With significant power outages in North Texas and throughout the state, the NHL said the decision to postpone the game was made by the teams, on-ice officials and the league upon the advice of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.

The NHL didn't announce the postponement until about a half-hour before the scheduled start of the game. There was power at the American Airlines Center at the time.

The game was set to be the fifth of the Stars' season-long, eight-game homestand. No makeup date was announced. The teams were already set to play at the American Airlines Center on Tuesday night, and it wasn't immediately clear if that game could also be impacted.

The NBA's Dallas Mavericks, who share the venue with the Stars, are scheduled to host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.

Texas was dealing with unusually snowy conditions and bitterly cold temperatures -- with wind chills below 0 degrees Fahrenheit -- as part of a widespread winter storm. The state's overwhelmed power grid began imposing blackouts that are typically only seen during 100-degree summer days.

As nightfall threatened to plummet temperatures again into single digits, officials warned that homes still without power would likely not have heat until at least Tuesday, as frustration mounted and the state's electric grid came under growing demand and criticism.

President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Texas in a statement Sunday night. The declaration is intended to add federal aid to state and local response efforts.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Duke freshman and projected lottery pick Jalen Johnson is opting out of the rest of the season and will declare for the NBA draft, according to the school.

Johnson, the No. 13 prospect in the ESPN 100 last season, has had an up-and-down season with the Blue Devils. He opened his career with 19 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists against Coppin State but suffered a foot injury a couple of weeks later and missed three games. After returning to the starting lineup, Johnson has come off the bench for the past three games. He played a combined 23 minutes the past two games, scoring just three points in eight minutes against NC State this past weekend.

"I appreciate everything about my time at Duke," Johnson said in a Duke news release Monday night. "Coach (Mike Krzyzewski), my teammates and the program have been nothing but supportive throughout this season, especially during the rehab of my foot injury. My family, coach and I have made the decision that I should not play the remainder of this season so I can be 100 percent healthy in preparation for the NBA Draft."

In 13 games, Johnson averaged 11.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

"This was not easy but we feel it's best for my future," Johnson said. "I have nothing but love for the brotherhood and thank my teammates and everyone associated with the program. Duke will always have a special place in my heart and will always be a part of me."

Johnson hasn't played a complete season since his junior year of high school. As a senior, he left IMG Academy without playing a game before suiting up for nine games at Nicolet High School (Wisconsin).

"While we are encouraged by what we are seeing medically, for Jalen's future, we believe this decision is in his best interest," Krzyzewski said in the release. "We are ultimately careful with every one of our players and will continue to support Jalen as he progresses toward his goal of playing professional basketball."

ESPN has Johnson ranked No. 6 in its NBA draft rankings, the No. 1 small forward in the class.

Myron Medcalf contributed to this report.

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid sat out of Monday night's game against the league-leading Utah Jazz with back tightness.

Embiid had been listed as questionable for Monday's game during the day, but coach Doc Rivers said he was unaware of any issues with his superstar big man during his pregame media session, telling reporters he expected Embiid to play.

But then, a short time before tip-off, Embiid was ruled out with back tightness. It's been an ongoing source of discomfort for him dating back for a month -- and especially since he took a hard fall against the Los Angeles Lakers in Philadelphia on Jan. 27 when he was fouled by LeBron James.

Embiid is in the middle of the best season of his career, putting himself in the middle of the MVP conversation thanks both to his play and that of the Sixers as a whole, who entered Monday with the best record in the Eastern Conference.

That said, Philadelphia has lost back-to-back games to the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns.

Philadelphia is 1-4 when Embiid doesn't play this season, with the lone win coming in Indiana on January 31 and requiring a crazy fourth-quarter comeback to get the Sixers the win.

The Sixers started Mike Scott in Embiid's place on Monday, with Ben Simmons assuming the role of the Sixers' center.

MILWAUKEE -- - The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired outfielder Derek Fisher from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash and a player to be named.

Both teams announced the trade Monday night.

Fisher, 27, batted .226 with one homer and seven RBIs in 16 games last season. He had a .359 on-base percentage and a .452 slugging percentage.

He has a career batting average of .194 with a .662 OPS, 17 homers and 52 RBI in 168 games. He began his major league career with the Houston Astros in 2017 and was sent to Toronto at the July 31 trade deadline in 2019.

Fisher is a right-handed thrower and left-handed hitter who has MLB experience at all three outfield positions. He has spent the majority of time in left field.

Fisher can become eligible for arbitration after this season, with 2 years, 61 days of service. He earned a prorated $214,667 of his $579,000 salary last season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Michael McDowell and Trevor Bayne became linked in the NASCAR community more than a decade ago by both a strong friendship and a deep Christian faith.

Early Monday morning, however, the pair became linked by another shared title: Daytona 500 winner.

McDowell drove to the victory in the 63rd edition of The Great American Race after a wild finish at Daytona Int’l Speedway, leading only the final lap for his first NASCAR Cup Series win in 358 starts.

In some ways, McDowell’s score stirred up memories of Bayne’s stunning triumph 10 years earlier.

Bayne, from Knoxville, Tenn., won the 2011 Daytona 500 in his second Cup Series start, driving for the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team in their iconic red-and-white No. 21 Ford.

It was Bayne’s first victory at NASCAR’s top level and thrust the then-20-year-old into the spotlight instantaneously.

McDowell, a product of Phoenix, Ariz., went winless for 357 Cup Series starts before his breakthrough victory on Sunday. He was wheeling the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports, a team owned by Tennessee businessman Bob Jenkins that still has hopes of becoming a NASCAR powerhouse.

The two moments, a decade apart, reflected what some might call opposite sides of the same coin.

Bayne’s Daytona 500 victory was looked at as the catalyst for his tenure in the NASCAR Cup Series, while McDowell’s victory came as a reward for his perseverance after years of trials and tribulations.

However, the common thread that connected both victories was clear: McDowell and Bayne were both underdog contenders who upset the established superstars and claimed Daytona 500 glory.

It was a realization that had McDowell both smiling and reflective when asked about his longtime friend by SPEED SPORT during the Daytona 500 winner’s press conference following the race.

“It’s crazy, isn’t it?” McDowell said. “Trevor is such a close friend of mine and such a talented guy. Even when you look at that, it’s like, how do I keep getting opportunities and a Daytona 500 champion, a guy that’s won races and has a résumé that’s a lot better than mine, is making coffee right now? It just goes to show that God has a plan for each of us and I just never felt like it was time for me to stop or that it was time for me to quit.

“I just always felt like there was a win on the horizon and I needed to keep grinding it out.”

Ironically, when Bayne won his Daytona 500, McDowell failed to qualify in a car owned by Phil Parsons.

When race day rolled around, the Front Row Motorsports No. 34 ended up third with David Gilliland behind Bayne and Carl Edwards. Ten years later, the various loose threads all came back together.

“I’ll never forget that Daytona 500, just like I’ll never forget this one,” McDowell admitted. “I’ve missed two of them in my career, and when you drive home before the race takes off … it’s gut-wrenching. Those moments that you have when you miss it by one or two spots, like we saw with Ty Dillon this week, I’ve been in that spot and I know what that feels like. I know what it feels like to go home, to make it, and now to win it. Those going-home moments are real character building.

“You don’t want to experience those moments, but they make you hungry not to be in that spot again and make you appreciate the successes when they do happen,” McDowell added. “Because of that, I do feel like this brings everything full circle … and Trevor and I have both been a part of that story.”

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