PHILADELPHIA -- The Chicago Cubs have activated outfielder Ryan Sweeney from the disabled list and placed Emilio Bonifacio on it. Royals Jerseys 2019 . Sweeney started in centre field and batted second against the Phillies on Friday night. He was on the DL since May 3 because of a right hamstring strain. Sweeney was batting .200 with six RBIs coming into the game. Bonifacio has right rib cage inflammation. Hes batting .266 with 13 stolen bases this season. Stitched Royals Jerseys . The CFL club is making the move after holding its camp and regular-season practices at the University of Toronto campus in Mississauga, Ont. Royals Jerseys 2020 . -- Dee Ford prefers to keep things simple: Play hard and fast, and let others worry about his NFL draft stock. https://www.cheaproyals.com/ . Patrick Sharp scored twice and Patrick Kane, Bryan Bickell and Nick Leddy also connected to lead Chicago to a 5-2 win over the Devils on Monday night.(SportsNetwork.com) - Josh Smith will make his return to The Palace of Auburn Hills Saturday night when his new team, the Houston Rockets, take on his old team, the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons shocked the NBA when they released the forward on Dec. 22. Smith had two years and almost $26 million left on his contract when the Pistons let him walk. After Smiths release, the Pistons won seven in a row to creep back in the conversation in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Since that streak, Detroit crashed back to Earth a bit with a 5-7 mark, which includes a four- game losing streak. Smith played his first game with the Rockets on Dec. 26 and the team is 12-7 since his acquisition. Im excited, Smith said. Its another opportunity to come out and get another win, especially against an old team. Theyre just friends. I dont have anything to prove. I think Ive proven everything in a body of work of me being in this league. This is my 11th year so I dont really have anything to prove. His old team isnt sure what to expect. I dont know Joshs mindset, said Stan Van Gundy, the head coach and president of basketball operations for the Pistons. Im sure hell want to come back and play well. I think almost everybody does when they come back and play against their old teams. Smiths current team is in much better shape than his old one. The Rockets won their fourth straight Friday night in a 93-87 road victory over the Boston Celtics. In the absence of Dwight Howard, Donatas Motiejunas had a career night to keep the Rockets winning streak alive. Kansas City Royals Shirts. . Motiejunas scored a career-high 26 points with 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets. Howard missed his third straight game with a knee injury. The team revealed earlier in the week that Howard is suffering from edema in the knee caused by fluid build-up in body tissues. Smith deposited 15 points and James Harden added 14 with seven assists and six rebounds for Houston. Detroits postseason chances were hurt when point guard Brandon Jennings went down for the season with a torn Achilles tendon. During this slide, the Pistons lost three of four on the road. On Wednesday, the Pistons fell to the Philadelphia 76ers, 89-69, which represented a season-low in points by 10. The 79-point display came on opening night. Holding a 6-4 lead, the Sixers went on a 22-4 run to take control. The Pistons missed 12 straight shots during the stretch that resulted in a 28-8 margin. Obviously, it was very difficult. We werent ready to play. I dont think Ive ever coached a game where one teams effort was that much better than my teams effort, Van Gundy said of his teams start. Greg Monroe ended with 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons. Jodie Meeks had 19 points on 4-of-16 shooting against his former team, while Jonas Jerebko was the only other Detroit player in double figures with 10. The Rockets have won seven in a row against the Pistons and three straight in Motown. ' ' '