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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star pitcher Mitch Keller agreed to a five-year contract worth $77 million, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Thursday. The deal is pending a physical, the person said on condition of anonymity because the agreement was not yet final. The contract, the largest the Pirates have given …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu has agreed to return to his former South Korean baseball club, becoming the most expensive player in the Korea Baseball Organization. The 36-year-old Ryu signed an eight-year, 17 billion won ($12.8 million) contract to rejoin the Hanwha Eagles club, the Eagles said in a statement Thursday. “Hanwha Eagles …

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. Pennsylvania Quakers (9-15, 1-8 Ivy League) at Dartmouth Big Green (5-17, 1-8 Ivy League) Hanover, New Hampshire; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pennsylvania plays the Dartmouth Big …

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — El jefe de Red Bull Christian Horner dijo el jueves que espera que la investigación sobre su supuesta mala conducta laboral se resolverá “lo antes posible” cuando la nueva temporada de la F1 está por comenzar. La empresa matriz de la escudería Red Bull indicó el 5 de febrero que inició una investigación por las acusaciones …

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. Oregon Ducks (17-8, 9-5 Pac-12) at Stanford Cardinal (12-13, 7-8 Pac-12) Stanford, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinal -1; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: Oregon …

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. men’s coach Gregg Berhalter earned $2,291,136 in 2022, including $900,000 in bonuses for the Americans’ qualifying for the World Cup and reaching the second round. Berhalter had a base salary of $1,391,136, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s tax filing for 2022 that it posted online Wednesday. Berhalter’s contract expired at the end of 2022, and …

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. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Honor Huff scored 29 points and made five 3-pointers to help Chattanooga defeat Wofford 81-65 on Wednesday night. Huff had five assists for the …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is replacing longtime football radio announcer Eli Gold. The school announced Wednesday that Chris Stewart will replace Gold, 70, starting with the spring football game. Gold has been the voice of Alabama football for 35 years, calling seven national championship games, 11 Southeastern Conference championships and 35 bowl games. “Eli has been an invaluable member …

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. Belmont Bruins (16-11, 9-7 MVC) at Drake Bulldogs (22-5, 13-3 MVC) Des Moines, Iowa; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -9.5; over/under is 157 BOTTOM LINE: …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Pelech found himself in an unusual position: on the ice in overtime, with plenty of room to work. The New York Islanders defenseman didn’t let it go to waste, beating Alex Nedeljkovic with a wrist shot from the slot 57 seconds into the extra period to give New York a 5-4 win over the skidding Pittsburgh …