Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda has not been able to attend the Los Angeles Dodgers?recent playoff games as he recovers in a hospital from back and shoulder issues.The former Dodgers manager, who is a now a special adviser to the team, missed Games 3 and 4 of the division series against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers executive vice president Lon Rosen told the Orange County Register that the 89-year-old Lasorda remained hospitalized for the first game of the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs, but he was feeling better.Rosen said he called Lasorda from the clubhouse after the Dodgers beat the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS. Players Yasiel Puig, Joc Pederson and Justin Turner were given the phone and spoke to Lasorda.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has been texting Lasorda during the postseason, according to the newspaper. Lasorda has also asked about tickets for NLCS games at Dodger Stadium, according to Rosen.Lasorda was hospitalized in August after a fall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and required 12 stitches.Lasorda managed the Dodgers for 21 seasons, leading them to World Series titles in 1981 and 1988. Lasorda ranks 20th all time among managers in wins with 1,599. He pitched 26 games in the majors from 1954 to 1956 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Kansas City Athletics.He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.Information from ESPNs Buster Olney was used in this report. Phoenix Suns Store . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Gail Goodrich Jersey .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. https://www.cheapsunsonline.com/459z-joe-johnson-jersey-suns.html . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Suns Jerseys 2021 . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. Shaquille ONeal Jersey . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era.RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes say they expect captain Eric Staal to be ready to start next season after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during an international tournament. The team said Staal underwent an MRI on his right knee Saturday and it revealed a third-degree sprain of his medial collateral ligament. The team says Staal wont need surgery and he should need only three months oof rehab.dddddddddddd Staals injury Thursday during the world hockey quarterfinals in Stockholm certainly could have been a lot worse. The captain of Canadas team collapsed to the ice in obvious pain following a knee-to-knee collision with Swedens Alex Edler. The durable Staal, 28, has missed only 14 games during nine NHL seasons. He led the Hurricanes with 35 assists and 53 points. ' ' '