Coach Jason Kidd praised Cooper Flagg's performance as the starting point guard in the Mavs' final two preseason games but stopped short of committing to opening the season with the 18-year-old rookie in that role.
The Blue Jays, after losing the first two games of the ALCS at home, tattooed baseballs all over T-Mobile Park in Game 3, smashing five home runs and four doubles in a 13-4 rout of the Mariners to avoid facing an elimination game Thursday.