Alex Smith, the AP Comeback Player of the Year, is cut in a cost-saving move after his return from leg injuries that required 17 surgeries.
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MLB notebook: Boone plans weekend return to Yankees after pacemaker surgery
Yankees Manager Aaron Boone says he is feeling better and would have returned to the team Friday if not for coronavirus protocols
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Red Sox notebook: Cora is ‘fine with what we have’ after Jackie Bradley Jr. signs with Brewers
Boston Manager Alex Cora understands that a roster will change over the years, and is more focused on what Boston has now and in the future.
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Thursday’s college roundup: No. 8 Maryland tops No. 12 Michigan to secure share of Big 10 title
Women’s basketball: The Terrapins can win the conference title outright with a victory against Penn State at home on Saturday.
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Jackie Bradley Jr. agrees to two-year, $24 million deal with Brewers
The longtime Red Sox center fielder ends a longer-than-expected ride in free agency and joins a Milwaukee team that already has plenty of outfield talent.
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MLB notebook: Inaugural Lou Gehrig Day to be held on June 2
MLB said the day will focus on finding cures and raising money for research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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NHL notebook: Ovechkin fined maximum of $5,000 for spearing Boston’s Trent Frederic
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was docked for his stick work in the third period of Washington’s shootout victory Wednesday night.
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NFL notebook: Roethlisberger restructures contract to stay with Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger reportedly agrees to a $5 million pay cut as part of new deal that saves Pittsburgh about $15 million against the 2021 salary cap.
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Kiké Hernandez ready to be an everyday player and leadoff hitter for Red Sox
Hernandez, after six seasons with the Dodgers as mostly a super-sub utility player, is embracing Manager Alex Cora’s challenge to be Boston’s leadoff hitter.
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Sports Digest: McIlroy tied for lead at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy and Corey Conners open with 6-under 66s, and Bryson DeChambeau is one shot back.