NEW YORK — Even with huge new contracts for Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Nolan Arenado, Major League Baseball’s average salary is on track to drop on opening day for an unprecedented second straight season, according to projections by The Associated Press. The 872 players on rosters and injured lists on Monday evening averaged $4.36 […]
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Price tabbed as No. 5 starter, may relieve opening day
MESA, Ariz. — David Price is set to be the No. 5 starter in the Boston Red Sox rotation, but the left-hander isn’t ruling out a relief appearance during the season’s opening weekend. Price pitched four innings Tuesday in Boston’s final exhibition game, a 16-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs, then said he’s interested in […]
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Patriots’ Kraft now wants jury trial on prostitution charge
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft now says he wants his misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution charge tried by a jury, not a judge. Kraft’s attorneys filed a court notice Tuesday also waiving his arraignment, which had been scheduled for Thursday. His lawyers also reiterated his not guilty plea, which […]
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On Basketball: Rest does help, but luck is essential
Jusuf Nurkic’s season-ending and gruesome leg injury, especially at this time of year, will strike fear into everyone in the NBA. In this age of “load management” being a fancy term for “night off” and even as the NBA frowns upon resting players anyway, the question will be asked: Should teams sit their stars down […]
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Pass interference now reviewable by officials
PHOENIX — Pass interference, whether flagged or not, can be challenged by coaches and reviewed by officials next season. NFL team owners voted Tuesday on a one-year trial basis to include those often-controversial penalties in the officiating replay review system. Coaches still will have two challenges per game, and in the final two minutes of […]
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Man picks perfect NCAA tourney bracket heading into Sweet 16
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has made history with a March Madness bracket that’s perfect through 48 games on the NCAA.com’s “Bracket Challenge,” according to the NCAA. Gregg Nigl of Columbus told The Columbus Dispatch he almost didn’t fill out his bracket last week, saying he was home sick just hours before the […]
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Red Sox to put World Series MVP Steve Pearce on injured list
MESA, Ariz. — Steve Pearce will start the season on the injured list for the Boston Red Sox. The 2018 World Series MVP exited an exhibition game last weekend due to discomfort in his left calf. Pearce, a right-handed batter, normally platoons with lefty-hitting Mitch Moreland at first base. But the Red Sox will begin […]
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Price, boosted by big October outings, aims for Bosox repeat
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It wasn’t an offseason weight-loss program, but pitcher David Price is entering the 2019 season much lighter. A tremendous burden has been lifted from his shoulders. The Boston Red Sox lefty has finally gotten rid of the postseason demons that had been haunting him for much of his 11-season career. “I […]
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Lightning rally past Bruins for 59th win
TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos scored twice and finished with four points, and the Tampa Bay Lightning became the fourth NHL team to win at least 59 games in a season, rallying from two goals down to beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 on Monday night. With five games remaining, Tampa Bay (59-14-4) has a chance […]
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Gronk’s brilliance on football field matched by his exuberance
As the New England Patriots were preparing in January for their seemingly annual trip to the Super Bowl, Rob Gronkowski burst into the media room at Gillette Stadium for his weekly press conference and smiled. Of course he did. Gronkowski, a three-time Super Bowl champion and the most unstoppable offensive option the Patriots have ever […]