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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer The Toronto Blue Jays strengthened their rotation by agreeing to a $63 million, three-year deal with Chris Bassitt. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the move to the AP on condition of anonymity because it was pending a physical. The 33-year-old Bassitt became a free agent when he

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Forward Gyasi Zardes and Major League Soccer’s Austin team agreed to a three-year contract. Zardes, 31, has 97 goals in 267 regular-season games for the LA Galaxy, Columbus and Colorado, including nine in 26 games after the Rapids acquired him from the Crew in April. Zardes has 14 goals in 68

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Four Native American tribes in Michigan have agreed with the state and federal governments on a revised fishing policy for parts of the Great Lakes. The tentative deal covers sections of Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Superior included in an 1836 treaty that

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have acquired catcher Sean Murphy from the Oakland Athletics as part of a three-team deal that also sent All-Star catcher William Contreras to the Milwaukee Brewers. Oakland got catcher Manny Piña and pitching prospects Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas from Atlanta

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham will be among the new members of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic board of directors beginning in 2023. Cunningham will start on the board as Duke’s former athletic director Kevin White leaves — keeping a major-college presence on a governing board that is trying

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Williams says the Washington Nationals plan to use him in their rotation next season. Williams agreed to a $13 million, two-year contract with the Nationals last week. The right-hander was a free agent after being used in a swing role with the New York Mets

By The Associated Press American Daryl Dike scored his first goal for West Bromwich Albion, breaking a tie in the 82nd minute during a 2-1 win at Sunderland in the second tier English League Championship. As West Brom resumed play following a break for the World Cup group stage, Dike entered in the 64th minute

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan is continuing to assail the NFL for fining him and his team after concluding that he faked an injury during a game at Tampa Bay. Jordan was fined $50,000 for a delay that resulted from him signaling he was hurt. He said Monday that

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State’s director of football operations and on-campus recruiting has been charged with aggravated assault and vandalism in an encounter involving a football player. Court documents show 22-year-old Ariel Escobar was arrested Dec. 3 after a TSU football player called police to complain about a former “fling” waiting for him in

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The last time Stanford’s football program was searching for a coach to get it out of a rut, tapping the FCS ranks proved to be the right path. Sixteen years after Jim Harbaugh arrived and helped build the Cardinal from a one-win team into a

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have joined the 2004 team that went to the Super Bowl as the only ones in franchise history with 12-1 starts. The Eagles have the best record in the NFL. They potentially could lock up the No. 1 seed in the NFC by

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the games more than 50 years after banning him for his low-key racial injustice protest at the Munich Olympics. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee was copied in on a letter from the IOC,

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have signed free agent receiver T.Y. Hilton, adding the former longtime Indianapolis Colts player after their much-publicized courting of Odell Beckham Jr. Hilton had gone unsigned all season after his 10-year run with the Colts ended following the 2021 season. The 33-year-old played 10 games for the Colts

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will have defensive backs Kyler Gordon and Jaquan Brisker back in the starting lineup for the first time since Nov. 20 following concussions as they try to break a six-game losing streak when they face the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bears will need

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights say leading scorer Jack Eichel was placed on injured reserve because of a lower-body injury. The designation means Eichel must miss at least seven days dating back to when he couldn’t physically play. Eichel has missed three of the past four

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Three-time Sun Belt Conference player of the year Grayson McCall will leave Coastal Carolina and enter the NCAA transfer portal. The record-setter McCall announced his decision on social media Monday. He said he’ll play in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 27 when the Chanticleers face East Carolina “to finish what I

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State has hired Robert Anae as offensive coordinator after the departure of Tim Beck to become head coach at Coastal Carolina. The school announced the arrival of Anae on Monday along with the hiring of Garett Tujague as offensive line coach. The 25th-ranked Wolfpack will face Maryland in the

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams $20,000 for punching the ball into the stands during a game against the Golden State Warriors. Williams was assessed a technical foul and ejected for the incident. It happened with 1:52 remaining in the game Saturday night after play was stopped for

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American midfielder Gio Reyna almost was sent home from the World Cup because of a lack of hustle in training, for which he later apologized. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter revealed the team’s concerns about a player when he spoke last week at the HOW Institute

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Fisk University women’s gymnastics program will debut at the Super 16 invitational on Jan. 6 in Las Vegas. Fisk is the first Historically Black College and University to offer women’s gymnastics at the NCAA level. The school, which is based in Nashville, launched its program in November 2022 and hired