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BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have claimed outfielder Daz Cameron off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Cameron hit .219 with a homer and eight RBIs in 21 games with Detroit last season. He also appeared in 98 games with Triple-A Toledo, batting .240 with 10 homers and 50 RBIs. The waiver claim gives Baltimore

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star closer Edwin Díaz and the New York Mets have finalized their $102 million, five-year contract — the largest for a reliever in baseball history. Díaz can opt out after three seasons, and the deal includes a team option for 2028. The 28-year-old right-hander became

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson is bemused by the latest barb from Pete Carroll after the Seattle Seahawks coach threw more shade at him while praising his successor, Geno Smith. Carroll was talking about the Seahawks’ surprising success in 2022 when he mentioned that a big difference

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Ream, Haji Wright, Joe Scally and Sean Johnson made the United States’ World Cup roster, while goalkeeper Zack Steffen, winger Paul Arriola and forwards Jordan Pefok and Ricardo Pepi were among those cut. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter made the long-awaited announcement of the 26-man

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over. “My hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed well-traveled kicker Matthew Wright on Wednesday with starter Chris Boswell dealing with a nagging groin injury. Boswell sustained the injury just before Pittsburgh’s loss to Philadelphia on Oct. 30. Nick Sciba made all three of his kicks — two field goals and an extra point — in

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Moussa Diaby scored again as Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat Cologne 2-1 in their Rhine derby. It gives under-pressure coach Xabi Alonso his second successive Bundesliga win. Diaby scored in the 71st minute on a counterattack. It’s the first time this season Leverkusen has

By The Associated Press Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, who was bullied by NHL prospect Mitchell Miller in middle school, says he hasn’t seen any proof that Miller has changed his ways. In a statement released by the Hockey Diversity Alliance, Meyer-Crothers says Miller reached out by text to apologize and to say he was doing community work

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Now that spread offenses are commonplace in the Southeastern Conference, one might think that running the football isn’t as important as it used to be to the league’s coaches. Think again. Sure, the formations look different, fullbacks get fewer snaps and the type of

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods is returning to competition next month in the Bahamas. He announced his decision on Twitter and it was not a big surprise. Woods is tournament host of the Hero World Challenge. He’ll be part of a 20-man field that features 18 of the top 21 players in

ROME (AP) — Roma striker and World Cup hopeful Tammy Abraham scored his first Serie A goal since September in a 1-1 draw at Sassuolo. Abraham leaped amid three defenders to head in a cross from Gianluca Mancini in the 80th minute but Sassuolo equalized on a swift counterattack five minutes later. It was another

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Wales head coach Robert Page has dismissed concerns about Gareth Bale’s fitness after including the former Real Madrid forward in his World Cup squad. Bale will captain his country in Qatar which is the first time it has qualified for the tournament since 1958. Bale

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of exuberant fans in the Mexico City paddock two weeks ago has teams and drivers asking Formula One to set some guidelines on access. And with F1 headed this weekend to Brazil, the fan adoration there is expected to be equally passionate

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A subsidiary of French construction company Vinci was handed preliminary charges Wednesday of forced labor and other alleged violations of the rights of migrant workers hired to build infrastructure in Qatar around the World Cup. The company denies the charges and is appealing them, and accused magistrates

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The American Athletic Conference will not use divisions and play an eight-game league football schedule when it expands to 14 teams next season. As it does now, the AAC will match the top two teams from the regular-season standings in its championship game. The scheduling model was approved for use the