NEW YORK — New York Yankees closer David Bednar, Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki and Seattle outfielder Randy Arozarena were among eight players who received $23.15 million qualifying offers from their teams Monday. Milwaukee first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers and Baltimore ...
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals left tackle Jayden Williams is among a slowly growing number of NFL players who have tried wearing a Guardian Cap — a soft, protective helmet cover that the league believes could help mitigate head injuries — during games. His reasoning is simple: ...
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Retired managers Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon and Lou Piniella are among eight men on the ballot for the Hall of Fame's contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires that meets on Dec. 6 at the winter meetings in San Diego. Former general managers Sandy Alderson and Brian Sabean also are on the ballot along with the late Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner and former player, broadcaster and National League President Bill White, the Hall announced Monday. The identities of the 16 voters will be announced closer to the meeting, and 75% ...
MILAN — In the words of tennis great Jannik Sinner: "Mamma mia Kimi!" Italy woke up on Monday rejoicing at the nation's first Formula 1 world champion in 73 years. Kimi Antonelli became the youngest champion in F1 history on Sunday, when the Mercedes driver finished third in the Mexico City Grand Prix to clinch the title with four races to spare. And it doesn't matter that the 20-year-old doesn't drive for Ferrari — the country's biggest racing brand, with its legions of passionate, red-clad "tifosi." Nearly all of Italy's newspapers had a photo of Antonelli on the front ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Infielder Teruaki Sato of the Central League's Hanshin Tigers and right-handers Kaima Taira of the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hiromi Itoh of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Pacific League are entering Major League Baseball's posting system and will be available to teams to sign as a free agent from Monday until Dec. 16. Infielder Si-Hwan Roh of South Korea's Hanwha Eagles is entering the posting system and can sign as a free agent from until Dec. 1. Sato, a left-handed-hitting 27-year-old third baseman and occasional outfielder, hit .306 with 39 homers and 106 ...
LONDON — Alexander Zverev finally rose to the No. 1 spot in the men's tennis rankings on Monday, a reward for a dominant season during which he became a two-time Grand Slam champion. Zverev beat Flavio Cobolli for the French Open title in June in his fourth major final, months before the 29-year-old German defeated Ben Shelton to lift the US Open trophy at Flushing Meadows in September. Those triumphs finally put to rest the underachiever tag pinned on his back for years, when he was widely regarded as "the greatest player never to win a Grand Slam." Zverev, who is guaranteed to ...
