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FORT MYERS, Fla, (AP) — Left-hander Jake Diekman is guaranteed $8 million in his two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. Diekman gets $3.5 million in each of the next two seasons. Boston has a $4 million option for 2024 with a $1 million buyout. The 35-year-old reliever was 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA with
Continue Reading By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson is suing the Mavericks, alleging that team owner Mark Cuban fired him in retaliation for reporting sexual misconduct by a team executive. Nelson said his relationship with Cuban soured after he called for action against a team executive who is
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets cornerback D.J. Reed was a bit offended when the Seahawks came to him with their offer to keep him in Seattle. He says Thursday the offer was disrespectful to the player he is and says his worth should’ve been more.
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — It was just a few weeks ago when Iowa wasn’t sure it was going to be a host school for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. Since then, the Hawkeyes rallied to win two championships and get a chance to open the tournament
Continue Reading EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have released veteran safety Logan Ryan and re-signed backup offensive lineman Korey Cunningham. The Giants announced the moves Thursday while also confirming the free agent signings of quarterback Tyrod Taylor and offensive linemen Mark Glowinski and Jon Feliciano. Ryan started 30 of 31 games after signing
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NL West was already a good division and it should be even tougher in 2022. The Los Angeles Dodgers added Freddie Freeman and the Colorado Rockies secured Kris Bryant in free agency, giving the five-team division a few more big bats. It’s a group
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NL West was already a good division and it should be even tougher in 2022. The Los Angeles Dodgers added Freddie Freeman and the Colorado Rockies secured Kris Bryant in free agency, giving the five-team division a few more big bats. It’s a group
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points and Tennessee pounded Longwood 88-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, showing exactly why it felt it deserved better than a No. 3 seed. The Volunteers shot 60% from the field and had four players score in double figures.
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian resistance.
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian resistance. Russia’s
Continue Reading By JASON P. SKODA Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Hendricks hopes to return to the form that made him one of the Chicago Cubs’ most reliable pitchers in recent years. The team is counting on the veteran right-hander to do just that. The 32-year-old right-hander won 14 games last season to match his
Continue Reading By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people. NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday the truck’s left front tire,
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels fans have seen very little return on owner Arte Moreno’s investment in third baseman Anthony Rendon. They’ve seen very little of Rendon at all. They weren’t allowed in Angel Stadium during his debut season in 2020, and he played only 30 home
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels fans have seen very little return on owner Arte Moreno’s investment in third baseman Anthony Rendon. They’ve seen very little of Rendon at all. They weren’t allowed in Angel Stadium during his debut season in 2020, and he played only 30 home
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) – La Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua canceló este jueves la personería jurídica de 25 organizaciones no gubernamentales, entre ellas la histórica Asociación de Periodistas Pedro Joaquín Chamorro, así como organismos de observación electoral, defensores de derechos humanos y un centro ambientalista. La medida legislativa fue aprobada con el voto favorable de
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett walked out of a Chicago jail after serving six days and walked into months, if not years, of uncertainty — from what’s next for his career to whether he’ll eventually be back behind bars. The former “Empire” star was sentenced last week
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Dos preguntas siguen acaparando la atención de todo el mundo en este momento, a un año del inicio de los primeros combates. ¿Cuándo será el fin de la guerra en Ucrania y cómo se dará la conclusión del conflicto bélico más grande que ha visto Europa desde la Segunda Guerra
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Constitucional de Perú dio lugar a un recurso de habeas corpus a favor del expresidente Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) presentado por el abogado Gregorio Parco Alarcón, tras lo cual el exmandatario abandonaría la cárcel. La decisión restableció los efectos del indulto humanitario otorgado en 2017 y que luego fue anulado
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Verlander is one of the greatest pitchers of his generation with eight All-Star appearances, two Cy Young Awards, one MVP, one Rookie of the Year and a World Series title. Now baseball fans are about to see how much the 39-year-old has left in
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Verlander is one of the greatest pitchers of his generation with eight All-Star appearances, two Cy Young Awards, one MVP, one Rookie of the Year and a World Series title. Now baseball fans are about to see how much the 39-year-old has left in
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