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BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Julio Teheran and INF Kolten Wong on minor league contracts. NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed INF Jahmai Jones off waivers from Milwaukee. Designated INF Jordan Groshans for assignment. National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Claimed OF Sam Hilliard off waivers from Baltimore. Placed RHP Antonio Senzatela on …

Jet-lagged following a trans-Atlantic flight after spending a weeklong stretch with Finland’s national women’s hockey team, Susanna Tapani was in the back of a cab headed to her adopted new home in the Twin Cities upon learning she had been traded to Boston. “I’m pretty sure I was kind of like laughing, and I was like in a shock,” Tapani …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has received a contract extension less than a week after earning his fourth Super Bowl ring. The Chiefs announced Spagnuolo’s extension on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday before the parade celebrating their latest Super Bowl title. The announcement didn’t reveal the terms of the deal. Spagnuolo, …

SALERNO, Italy (AP) — Struggling Serie A club Salernitana is hoping for another “sporting miracle” after firing coach Filippo Inzaghi and replacing him with Fabio Liverani in the hopes of staving off relegation again. It is the third coaching change of a troubled season for Salernitana, which is bottom of Serie A and five points from safety. Even Salernitana general …

NEW YORK (AP) — The scoring and passing were impressive, though not what won over the fans in Dennis Schroder’s Brooklyn Nets debut. It was his fiery response to getting hit in the face by Victor Wembanyama that had the crowd chanting his name. Schroder had 15 points and 12 assists, Cam Thomas scored 25 points and Brooklyn beat the …

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings filled two coaching staff vacancies Friday by hiring former Denver Broncos defensive line coach Marcus Dixon and adding outside linebackers coach to Mike Pettine’s role. The openings were created last year when outside linebackers coach Mike Smith took a leave of absence prior to the regular season and defensive line coach Chris Rumph …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — New Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith added to his staff on Friday, hiring Tom Arth as quarterbacks coach, Zach Azzanni as wide receivers coach and Mateo Kambui as offensive assistant. Arth replaces Mike Sullivan, who held the job each of the last three seasons and spent the final weeks of 2023 calling the plays after the …

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. LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — First-year McNeese State coach Will Wade, who resumed coaching this season for the first time since being fired by LSU in 2022 because …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins are hiring former Tennessee Titans outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow for the same position in Miami, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the hiring. Crow has spent his entire six-year coaching …

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Dan Quinn landed in the Washington area on Sunday night with wife Stacey and was greeted on the tarmac by general manager Adam Peters and his wife Jennifer. Peters hugged his new coach and congratulated him. “I’m so pumped,” Quinn replied. Before even getting on the ground, the Commanders’ new football decision makers were already well …