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Mariners agree to 8-year contract with prospect Emerson

SEATTLE (AP) — Top prospect Colt Emerson and the Seattle Mariners agreed Tuesday to a $95 million, eight-year contract, the largest amount for a player yet to make his major league debut. The contract starts this season and includes a team option for 2034. It surpassed outfielder ...

UConn’s Mullins joins March Madness lore

WASHINGTON (AP) — A couple of days ago, Braylon Mullins was a UConn freshman whose name carried weight mostly among the true diehards — college basketball junkies and Indiana high school hoops enthusiasts. Now he's a part of NCAA Tournament lore. That's what can happen at this time of ...

Tiger Woods says he’ll seek treatment

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods said he'll step away and seek treatment on Tuesday, days after his vehicle crashed in Florida and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. "This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting ...

NBA heads into its stretch run

The NBA stretch run has arrived. The postseason (not playoff) teams are set: Milwaukee, Chicago, Washington, Brooklyn and Indiana have all been eliminated from the Eastern Conference race while Memphis, New Orleans, Dallas, Utah and Sacramento are out of the Western Conference ...

Pioneering female NFL official sues league over her treatment and firing

NEW YORK (AP) — In a new lawsuit, one of the first three women to officiate an NFL game describes her three years at the pinnacle of her profession as a descent into the grip of a sexist institution unable to treat a woman as an equal. Robin DeLorenzo cited gender-based scrutiny, ...

NFL approves 1-year rule allowing replay center to correct mistakes

PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL's competition committee approved a one-year rule for the upcoming season that would allow the replay center in New York to correct "clear and obvious mistakes made by on-field officials that impact the game" in case of a work stoppage involving the NFL Referees ...