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No restrictions on Luka Doncic as Lakers return to action
Lakers head coach JJ Redick said there won't be any minutes restriction placed on newly acquired superstar Luka Doncic as Los Angeles returns to action one day early. ,Doncic missed 6 1/2 weeks with a left calf strain -- nearly all of that with the Dallas Mavericks -- and played just 47 total minute...
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga 'an honor' to start Tokyo opener
Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo. ,Imanaga is expected to oppose countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers in the first of a two-game set labeled the Tokyo Series.,"It's a great honor," Imanaga said...
Dynamo sign MF Nico Lodeiro to 1-year deal plus option
The Houston Dynamo signed two-time MLS champion Nico Lodeiro to a one-year contract with a club option for 2026 on Wednesday.,The move comes one day after Orlando City and the 35-year-old Lodeiro mutually agreed to terminate his contract for this season.,"Nico is one of the great competitors in the ...
Rockies sign LHP Scott Alexander to 1-year deal
The Colorado Rockies signed left-hander Scott Alexander to a one-year deal on Wednesday. ,Financial terms were not released by the club but MLB.com reported it's a $2 million deal. ,To make room on their 40-man roster, the Rockies designated utility infielder Aaron Schunk for assignment. ,Alexander,...
Eagles promote Kevin Patullo to OC
The Philadelphia Eagles promoted passing game coordinator Kevin Patullo to offensive coordinator on Wednesday. ,Patullo, 43, joined the Eagles as passing game coordinator in 2021 and added the title of associate head coach in 2023. ,He replaces Kellen Moore, who was named head coach of the New Orlea...
Cardinals' muscled-up Willson Contreras swinging for fences
Willson Contreras is casting a broader shadow in St. Louis Cardinals' camp this spring, physical modifications resulting from a weight-room regimen he adopted to bulk up for a move to first base. ,And he has huge shoes to fill for the second time.,He approved a move to first base, where the Cardinal...
Bruins D Charlie McAvoy has 'significant' shoulder injury, still in hospital
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is being treated for an infection and a "significant injury" to his right shoulder and remained in a Boston hospital Wednesday morning.,McAvoy suffered the injury in Team USA's first game in the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland last Thursday and initially wa...
NFL salary cap rising to at least $277.5M
The 2025 salary cap will surge to an estimated $277.5 million per team and could climb as high as $281.5 million, up at least $22 million from last season.,The new cap marks an increase of more than $53 million over the past two years.,The NFL sent a memo to teams on Wednesday outlining the new rang...
Sixers hoping to have big guns in lineup vs. Celtics
The Boston Celtics cruised into the All-Star break, while the Philadelphia 76ers limped to the first-half finish line.,The Celtics have won seven of their past eight games and the Sixers have dropped seven of eight heading into Thursday's meeting in Philadelphia.,Included in Boston's strong finish t...
MLB: Rays' Steinbrenner Field costs to be in $50M-plus range
The cost to turn George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., into a major league facility will exceed $50 million, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said.,The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 regular-season schedule at the complex -- the training and spring facility of the New York Yankees -- after b...
Strike zone challenges debut in over half of '25 spring training games
A tap of the cap or helmet has new meaning in 2025 spring training games. ,In more than 55 percent of spring training games over the next six weeks, Major League Baseball is employing the Automated Ball-Strike System, granting each team two challenges of called balls or strikes in real time. ,Review...
Lions' Jameson Williams escapes NFL discipline for gun incident
Detroit Lions wideout Jameson Williams will not face discipline from the NFL for carrying an unlicensed gun, with a league spokesman telling the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday that the matter is "closed.",Williams, 23, also avoided criminal charges for the gun, discovered by police during a traffic...
Report: Nets waiving veteran F Bojan Bogdanovic
The Brooklyn Nets are planning to waive injured forward Bojan Bogdanovic, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,An earlier report said the 35-year-old veteran needed a second surgical procedure on his left foot and would not play this season.,He had the initial surgery last April after sustaining the injury d...
7 charged in thefts of items from athletes' homes
Seven men have been charged with federal crimes in connection with robberies pulled off at the homes of professional athletes.,According to a criminal complaint filed in the Middle District of Florida, the men entered the homes of NFL and NBA players and stole items with a total worth of more than $...
Daytona 500 draws mixed ratings amid rain delays
The Daytona 500 carried the sports calendar over the busy Presidents' Day weekend, but the "Great American Race" still suffered a ratings hit.,After waiting out a nearly four-hour rain delay, the 41-car field resumed under the lights on Sunday, putting it up against the NBA All-Star Game. Despite th...
Nationals OF Dylan Crews runs own race with spotlight on '23 draft class
Three weeks into the 2025 regular season, Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews will head to Pittsburgh to face former college teammate Paul Skenes, the much more familiar face of LSU baseball. ,Skenes, the power pitcher selected No. 1 ahead of Crews in a mildly debated pick in the 2023 draft,...
Report: Nets F Bojan Bogdanovic needs another foot surgery
Brooklyn Nets forward Bojan Bogdanovic is headed toward another season-ending foot surgery, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The 35-year-old veteran has not played since injuring his left foot last April during the New York Knicks' first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. That injury re...
WTA ejects Dubai fan 'fixated' on Emma Raducanu
The WTA confirmed on Wednesday that a male fan who showed "fixated behavior" toward British tennis star Emma Raducanu was ejected from the Dubai Championships.,The incident occurred during the former U.S. Open champion's 7-6 (6), 6-4 loss to 14th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Tues...
Astros trial 2B Jose Altuve in left field, add another INF
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was willing to move to left field if it meant bringing back longtime teammate Alex Bregman, but those days are done in Houston.,Without Bregman, the Astros are moving forward with a spring training trial of Altuve in left field. He's taking fly balls with outfielder...
Widow: Hall of Famer Bobby Hull had stage 2 CTE
Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hockey Hall of Fame member Bobby Hull has been posthumously diagnosed with CTE, the brain disorder linked to repetitive head trauma in contact sports.,Hull's widow, Deborah Hull, and Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE center, confirmed that he had stag...