NEW YORK — The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder were thinking big. Darius Acuff Jr. and Mikel Brown Jr. might be a matchup to watch among smalls. And the one-and-done era is far from done. Those were some of the things that stood out from the two-day NBA draft in Brooklyn, ...
Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team's salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation, fleshing out details of a salary cap plan likely to spark a confrontation with the players' association. MLB's plan would eliminate deals such as Juan Soto's $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets. The league said just seven players this year exceed the proposed maximum and 98% of free agent contracts would not have been impacted. "There's no question that we're very far apart," union head Bruce Meyer said during an ...
Today American Legion baseball Ironwood at Post 44 Blues (doubleheader), 5 p.m. Post 44 Reds at Sault Ste. Marie Junior Invitational, times & opponents TBA Saturday American Legion baseball Post 44 Reds at Sault Ste. Marie Junior Invitational, times & opponents TBA Sunday American Legion baseball Post 44 Reds at Sault Ste. Marie Junior Invitational, times & opponents TBA Monday American Legion baseball Post 44 Reds at Norway (doubleheader), 5 p.m. EDT
DETROIT — Paul Goldschmidt had two home runs and Jasson Domínguez hit a go-ahead, two-run shot in the sixth inning off Tarik Skubal, lifting the New York Yankees to a 4-2 series-winning victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Skubal (3-4) tied a career high by giving up three ...
CINCINNATI — William Contreras and Jake Bauers hit back-to-back homers in the third inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Milwaukee improved to a season-high 20 games over .500 at 49-29. The Brewers have won 18 of ...
DETROIT — NFL player Terrion Arnold of the Detroit Lions was charged Thursday in Florida with leading a plot to detain and pistol-whip three people whom he believed had stolen luxury goods and $100,000 in cash from him. It turned out that the three, including Arnold's personal driver, had ...
