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PGA Tour contemplates announcing fines as part of study into slow play
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The PGA Tour is taking a hard look at whether to allow rangefinders and publicize violations as part of a comprehensive study on pace of play and other enhancements to the game that have come out of a survey of 50,000 golf fans. Tour officials were...
MLB Free Agent Signings List
NEW YORK (AP) — The 72 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries...
Cubs finalize trade with Astros for reliever Ryan Pressly
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired right-hander Ryan Pressly and cash from the Houston Astros on Tuesday for minor league pitcher Juan Bello. Pressly likely slides into the closer's role with Chicago, which is looking to go back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020....
Ryan Pressly waives no-trade clause to join the Chicago Cubs, AP source says
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a trade for Ryan Pressly, adding the right-hander to the back end of their bullpen in their second major offseason deal with the Houston Astros. Pressly has agreed to waive his no-trade clause, according to a person familiar with the...
Mookie Betts has advice for Shohei Ohtani: Get some sleep now before the 'baby comes'
TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka are expecting their first child. Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Mookie Betts has some advice. “He should get his sleep now,” Betts said, speaking Tuesday in Tokyo. “Because when the baby comes he won't get any.”...
Jeff Torborg, former big league catcher and manager, dies at 83
Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83. The White Sox said on social media that Torborg — who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010 — died in his...
Hoyer says Cubs are focused on improving bullpen and bench
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are focused on improving their bullpen and bench at this point in the offseason, according to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. Speaking on the first day of the team's annual fan convention, Hoyer also said Chicago's opening day third...
Sammy Sosa gets warm reception for his reconciliation with the Chicago Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa jogged onto the stage, carrying an American flag. The crowd cheered wildly. It was just like old times — only Sosa was dressed in a suit, and the scene occurred in a downtown hotel ballroom instead of Wrigley Field. Sosa and the Chicago...
Tommy Brown, youngest player to homer and last living member of historic 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, has died. He was 97. Brown died Wednesday at a rehabilitation center in Altamonte...
Dominican infielder Kendry Martinez agrees to $2.5 million deal with Seattle Mariners
NEW YORK (AP) — Dominican infielder Kendry Martinez was among 17 additional players agreeing to seven-figure bonuses, a $2.5 million deal with the Seattle Mariners. Thirty-two players have agreed to bonuses of $1 million or more through two days of the international signing period,...
