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MLB shift limits raising batter spirits and averages so far
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — When Yankees switch-hitter Aaron Hicks batted from the left side last season, he was almost always greeted by an infield shift — a wall of defenders camped in shallow right [Read More…]

Ex-Raider Derek Carr agrees to 4-year contract with Saints
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek Carr has proved repeatedly that he can produce as a passer. What the former Raiders quarterback hasn’t done is win in the playoffs, something he aims to change in New [Read More…]

Seahawks, QB Geno Smith reach agreement on 3-year deal
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks agreed to terms with quarterback Geno Smith on a three-year contract Monday that keeps the AP comeback player of the year in the Pacific Northwest. The deal will [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/6/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Yankees 9, Pittsburgh 2 Kansas City 10, Arizona 1 Colorado 4, Texas 1 Chi Cubs 6, Seattle 2 [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/5/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 2 Houston 6, Washington 2 Boston 4, Miami 1 NY Yankees 10, Atlanta 6 Toronto 16, Philadelphia 4 Kansas [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/2/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Boston 15, Philadelphia 3 NY Yankees 9, Pittsburgh 1 Houston 6, St. Louis o Pittsburgh 2, Toronto [Read More…]

Soccer team changes uniforms to help players feel comfortable on their periods
In a post made to the Orlando Pride Instagram account, players Ally Watt and Haley McCutcheon pose in the team’s new dark shorts. — @orlpride/Instagram (ORLANDO, Fla.) — This season, players for the Orlando Pride, [Read More…]

Top NFL prospect Jalen Carter surrenders to police for charges in deadly crash
Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ATHENS, Ga.) — University of Georgia football player Jalen Carter, a projected top pick in the NFL draft, has surrendered to police on charges of reckless driving and racing tied to [Read More…]

Rodgers says decision on future will come ‘soon enough’
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers says he will make a decision on his future “soon enough” as the four-time MVP quarterback ponders whether to play next season and if his future remains with [Read More…]

Baseball’s new rules to speed up games get mixed reception
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It took 2 hours, 19 minutes for the Miami Marlins to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in a spring training game Monday — a game so fast that Ryan [Read More…]

MLB sets up local media group, could broadcast 17 teams
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally [Read More…]

Sixteen-year-old snowboarder lands history-making trick at world championships
Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Mia Brookes making history at the Snowboarding Freestyle World Championships! The 16-year-old freestyle snowboarder became the youngest ever snowboarding world champion [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/1/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 4, Minnesota 4 (Tie) Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 7 Tampa Bay 3, Atlanta 3 (Tie) NY Yankees [Read More…]

Police issue arrest warrant for Georgia player Jalen Carter, top NFL prospect, in deadly crash
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (ATHENS, Ga.) — University of Georgia football player Jalen Carter, a projected top pick in the NFL draft, is wanted for reckless driving and racing tied to a crash that killed a [Read More…]

Vanessa Bryant settles claims with LA County for nearly $29 million in helicopter crash lawsuit
Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Vanessa Bryant settled her remaining claims with Los Angeles County on Tuesday for $28,850,000 over photos that members of the sheriff’s department shared after the [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 2/28/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Pittsburgh 7, Baltimore 4 Philadelphia 7, Toronto 2 Minnesota 10, Atlanta 7 Houston 8, NY Mets 4 [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 2/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Atlanta 7, Toronto 0 Miami 4, Houston 3 Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 4 Cleveland 12, Chi Cubs [Read More…]

This all-Black college swim team just made history
Courtesy of Jasmine Payne (NEW YORK) — An all-Black collegiate swimming and diving team won its first conference championship over the weekend, making history during Black History Month. Howard University’s swimming and diving team took [Read More…]

MLB catchers wary of looming robo umps amid rules changes
Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais spent parts of 11 seasons and nearly 800 games behind home plate as a catcher with four franchises, mostly in the 1990s. During that era — one dominated by Hall [Read More…]

Blazers’ Lillard has 71 pts and 13 3s, then gets drug tested
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The celebration surrounding Damian Lillard’s record-breaking performance was short-lived. Lillard set franchise and career marks with 71 points — tied for the most in the NBA this season — and 13 [Read More…]