NEW YORK — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $500 million, 14-year contract that starts in 2026, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, a deal that removes what would have been the biggest star from next offseason's free-agent market. The person...
Dodgers LHP Blake Snell Expects to Be Out for 2 Weeks With Shoulder Inflammation
WASHINGTON — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell expects to be out for two weeks while he recovers from shoulder inflammation. Snell, who agreed to a $182 million, five-year contract with Los Angeles in November, said the shoulder issue has been lingering for three weeks. The two-time Cy Young Award...
Transparency Concerns Arise Again as Fresno Unified Superintendent Interviews Begin
Fresno Unified has become tight-lipped about its superintendent hiring process as finalist interviews begin Wednesday. The district's board of trustees met in a closed session last Thursday to choose the finalists to succeed retired Superintendent Bob Nelson. Board President Valarie Davis declined to comment on how many finalists were selected,...
Wood’s 2-Run Homer Helps Overcome Ohtani’s Big Night in Nationals’ Win Over Dodgers
WASHINGTON — James Wood hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning that helped the Washington Nationals hold off Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Monday night for their third straight victory. Ohtani homered, tripled, singled and walked, finishing 3 for 4 with two RBIs. MacKenzie Gore...
Greene Pitches the Reds to a Win Over the Giants, Ending Their 7-Game Win Streak
SAN FRANCISCO — Hunter Greene came within one out of a complete game, outlasting Logan Webb in an old-fashioned pitchers' duel between All-Star starters, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Monday night to stop their seven-game winning streak. Blake Dunn hit a two-run double off...
Walter Clayton Jr.’s Defensive Stop Gives Florida Its 3rd National Title With Win Over Houston
SAN ANTONIO — Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. came up with the perfect going-away present for that spirit-crushing Houston defense that bullied, battered and bedeviled him all night. It was a defensive gem of his own. Right before the buzzer. For the win and the national title. The Gators and Clayton...
Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Assassinate Justice Kavanaugh
A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge that he tried to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in June 2022, when he was arrested near the justice's home in Maryland with a pistol, a knife and other weapons. Nicholas J. Roske had told police he was upset about...
Krabby Patties, Anyone? Taste Iconic TV, Movie Dishes Tonight at River Park
The Blockbuster Bites Food Festival is coming to the River Park Farmers Market today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The one-night-only event, which was previously postponed due to weather, allows fans to taste dishes from their favorite movies and TV shows. "We're so excited to bring Blockbuster Bites to...
American Whiskey Braces for Another Trump Trade War
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ryan Bivens, a Kentucky grain farmer who sells corn to one of America's biggest bourbon and whiskey producers, operated at a loss last year as he faced higher production costs from persistent inflation. President Donald Trump's trade war is about to make that economic pain even worse....
Wall Street Bursts With Anger Over Tariff ‘Stupidity’
Wall Street billionaires are not used to being on the outside looking in. But that is where they find themselves after President Donald Trump ignored their appeals to call off his tariff plans which they fear could endanger the economy. With the backdrop of rapidly mounting stock market losses, corporate...