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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Gold Glove-winning outfielder Harrison Bader and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $10.4 million, two-year contract and avoided salary arbitration. Bader gets a $1 million signing bonus as part of the deal announced and salaries of $4.7 million in each of the next two seasons. Bader’s 2023 salary can increase

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is wearing Nike apparel this week as always. Except his shoes. He showed up for practice rounds Sunday and Monday wearing FootJoy shoes. Woods hasn’t explained the change yet. He scheduled to address reporters Tuesday. It would make sense if the change was

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Commanders are denying a report that alleged they withheld ticket revenue from visiting teams. A team spokeswoman said in a statement there was absolutely no withholding of ticket revenue at any time. She added that anyone who testified to Congress suggesting that committed perjury.

FLORHAM PARK, NJ. (AP) — The New York Jets released tight end Ryan Griffin, who became expendable when the team signed free agents C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin last month. Griffin had 70 catches for 667 yards and seven touchdowns in three seasons with the Jets. New York saves $3 million on the salary cap

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Collin Morikawa will try to compete at Augusta on his terms as the world’s third-ranked player begins his third Masters. The 25-year-old finished 44th in 2020 and tied for 18th in 2021 trying to fit his game to Augusta National. Morikawa says this time he

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Brian Daboll looked a little uncomfortable when he was introduced as the New York Giants coach in late January. It had nothing to do with either his ability as a coach or how he handled his first news conference as head coach. The former

MADRID (AP) — Alexander Isak has converted a penalty kick six minutes into stoppage time as Real Sociedad secured a 1-0 win over Espanyol in the Spanish league. Isak’s low shot from the spot gave Sociedad its fourth win in the last six matches and left the Basque Country club closer to securing a European

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace dominated from the start to beat Arsenal 3-0 in the Premier League on Monday as Patrick Vieira’s side dealt his former team a big blow in the fight for a top-four finish. Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan Ayew put the Eagles in control after 24 minutes and Wilfried Zaha’s second-half penalty

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan missed the chance to pull three points clear at the top of Serie A as it was held to a 0-0 draw by Bologna. The result leaves Milan just one point clear of second-placed Napoli with seven matches remaining. Defending champion Inter Milan is

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz says his confidence hasn’t wavered even during an offseason in which Oklahoma transfer Caleb Williams’ name got mentioned as his potential replacement. Mertz is now working with a new receiving corps and new offensive coordinator as he attempts to gain consistency

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Philadelphia Eagles have traded two first-round picks in this month’s draft to the New Orleans in a major swap of assets.  The Eagles sent picks Nos. 16 and 19 and a sixth-rounder (No. 194) to the Saints for the 18th overall pick, a third-rounder (No. 101), a

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns filled a major need, signing free agent punter Corey Bojorquez to a two-year contract. Bojorquez spent last season with Green Bay. He averaged 46.5 yards on 53 punts, including a season-best 82 yarder. The 25-year-old also spent three years with Buffalo, so he’s used to the windy conditions he’ll

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Miami is on its longest winning streak in coach Gino DiMare’s four seasons and playing its best baseball since Jim Morris’ 2016 team reached the College World Series. The Hurricanes are coming off a weekend sweep of Duke that extended their streak to eight games and vaulted them into

NEW YORK (AP) — All major league players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 in Dodger blue for the first time on April 15, the 75th anniversary of his breaking the major league color barrier. Major League Baseball retired Robinson’s number in 1997 and all uniformed personnel have worn 42 on

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward Keion Brooks Jr. will enter the NBA draft but does not plan on hiring an agent. That leaves open the possibility of returning to school. Brooks averaged career bests in several categories as a junior, including 10.8 points per contest on 49% shooting. His best performance was 27 points