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SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — First baseman/outfielder Ryan O’Hearn and the Baltimore Orioles avoided a salary arbitration hearing when they agreed Wednesday to a $3.5 million, one-year contract. The agreement was at the midpoint of the $3.8 million O’Hearn asked for and the $3.2 million the Orioles offered when the sides exchanged proposed arbitration salaries last month. The deal includes a …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. HOUSTON (AP) — DJ Richards scored 16 points, Christian Shumate had a double-double and McNeese thumped Houston Christian 105-54 on Monday night. Richards also had four steals for …

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets got a win after a call referees said was wrong. Aaron Holiday had 18 points, capped by two free throws after the disputed foul call by Jalen Brunson behind the 3-point line, to lift the Rockets to a 105-103 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night. Houston had a four-point lead with …

KANSAS CITY, Misuri, EE.UU. (AP) — Los Reales de Kansas City contemplan construir su nuevo estadio en el centro a unas cuadras del T-Mobile Center y The Power & Light District, descartando dos conceptos en otros sitios de la ciudad para una ubicación que acerque al estadio hacia áreas existentes de entretenimiento. El martes, en el estadio Kauffman, los Reales …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo was honored before appearing in his 1,000th NHL game Monday night. Pietrangelo skated onto the ice with sons at his side. He joined his wife, Jayne, as she stood with their daughters, his parents and Vegas general manager Kelly McCrimmon. Jay Bouwmeester, David Backes and Carlo Coliacovo were just a …

MARANELLO, Italy (AP) — Lewis Hamilton’s arrival will present “a huge opportunity” for Ferrari next year but signing the seven-time Formula One champion involved some uncomfortable phone calls, team principal Fred Vasseur said Tuesday. Hamilton is joining Ferrari for next season after driving for Mercedes since 2013. He will team up with Charles Leclerc at the Italian team after Carlos …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. VMI Keydets (4-21, 1-11 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (13-12, 7-5 SoCon) Greenville, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VMI comes into the matchup with Furman as …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is giving the rest of his staff about a week off after their Super Bowl victory parade through downtown Kansas City on Wednesday, then he expects everyone to be back in the building to begin working on next season. So much for down time. The Chiefs have a three-peat to think …

PARÍS (AP) — El técnico del Paris Saint-Germain Luis Enrique se mostró esquivo al expresarse sobre Kylian Mbappé de cara al partido contra la Real Sociedad por los octavos de final de la Liga de Campeones, marcado por las conjeturas sobre el futuro del astro en el club francés. Mbappé arrastra una molestia en el tobillo izquierdo y se quedó …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Southern Illinois Salukis (16-9, 8-6 MVC) at Belmont Bruins (14-11, 7-7 MVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Belmont hosts the Southern Illinois Salukis after Malik …