The Cubs agreed to a one-year contract with former New York Mets left-hander Génesis Cabrera on Thursday and designated right-hander Brooks Kriske for assignment.
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Manfred: Reinstating Rose, Jackson was ‘overdue’
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said his decision to reinstate Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and other deceased banned players was a matter of “baseball living up to the deal that they originally made” with Rose.
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Two-stop experiment doesn’t fix F1’s Monaco procession problem
F1 introduced a mandatory two-stop pit strategy to increase the jeopardy in Monaco. It didn’t work.
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Uzan withdrawing from draft to return to Houston
Houston guard Milos Uzan will withdraw his name from the 2025 NBA draft, agent Aman Dhesi told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
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SEC bumps field/court storming fines to $500K
The SEC is ratcheting up penalties on schools whose fans storm the field or rush the court, doing away with an escalating fine system and now charging $500,000 per incident.
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Astros’ Alvarez (hand) ‘really close’ to returning
Yordan Alvarez, who has missed nearly all of May with right hand inflammation, is “really close” to returning to the lineup, manager Joe Espada said.
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Braves put Smith-Shawver on IL with elbow injury
Starter AJ Smith-Shawver left the Braves’ 5-4 loss to the Phillies in Philadelphia on Thursday with an elbow injury and will return to Atlanta to undergo testing.
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French Open: Draper, Norrie, Fearnley all progress
Jack Draper became the third British man to book his spot in the third round of the French Open after defeating Gael Monfils on Thursday evening.
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Gatorade to sponsor Formula 1 sprint races
American sports drink Gatorade has become the official partner of Formula 1’s sprint races in a wide-ranging new deal with Pepsi Co.
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Pettiford returning to Auburn after testing draft
Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford will withdraw from the 2025 NBA draft and return to the Tigers for his sophomore season, saying he envisions improving his draft stock for 2026.