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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2019, file photo, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez throws to a Baltimore Orioles batter during the second inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. Longtime Mariners ace Hernandez reached a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, that includes an invite to big league spring training.

Felix Hernandez agrees to minor-league deal with Braves

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2019, file photo, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez throws to a Baltimore Orioles batter during the second inning of a baseball game in Baltimore. Longtime Mariners ace Hernandez reached a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, that includes an invite to big league spring training.

January 20, 2020, 3:33pm Latest News

Longtime Seattle Mariners ace Félix Hernández reached a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on Monday that includes an invite to big league spring training. Read story

San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert, right, celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo during the second half of the NFL NFC Championship football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Santa Clara, Calif.

Chiefs, 49ers roll to Super Bowl berths

San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert, right, celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo during the second half of the NFL NFC Championship football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Santa Clara, Calif.

January 19, 2020, 8:34pm Latest News

Big game is Feb. 2 in Miami Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, new New York Mets manager, Carlos Beltran, center, poses for a picture with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, left, and Mets COO Jeff Wilpon during a baseball news conference at Citi Field in New York. Beltran is out as manager of the Mets. The team announced the move Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020.

Sign of times: Beltran out as Mets manager

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, new New York Mets manager, Carlos Beltran, center, poses for a picture with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, left, and Mets COO Jeff Wilpon during a baseball news conference at Citi Field in New York. Beltran is out as manager of the Mets. The team announced the move Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020.

January 16, 2020, 4:38pm National Sports

Carlos Beltrán, called out on a curveball again. Read story

Tennessee Titans quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (8), with fellow QB Ryan Tannehill (17), was benched in mid-October, but he remains valuable to the team mimicking Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson and now Patrick Mahomes in practice for the AFC championship. He's also popped up in three straight games, completing a pass in two and going out for a pass in the last.

Mariota helping Titans on, off field

Tennessee Titans quarterbacks Marcus Mariota (8), with fellow QB Ryan Tannehill (17), was benched in mid-October, but he remains valuable to the team mimicking Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson and now Patrick Mahomes in practice for the AFC championship. He's also popped up in three straight games, completing a pass in two and going out for a pass in the last.

January 16, 2020, 2:41pm National Sports

The Tennessee Titans benched Marcus Mariota for Ryan Tannehill in mid-October after a 2-4 start. Finding the No. 2 pick overall from the 2015 draft isn’t that hard during their amazing playoff run. Read story

Rocky Johnson

Wrestler Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson’s father, dies

Rocky Johnson

January 15, 2020, 7:21pm National Sports

Rocky “Soulman” Johnson, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who became better known as the father of actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, has died. He was 75. Read story

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his fifth attempt. Tagliabue and former New York Giants general manager George Young made it as contributors. Ex-Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris and former Cleveland receiver Mac Speedie completed the centennial class announced Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. The class of 10 senior candidates, three contributors and two coaches are part of the hall's celebration of the NFL's 100th season. (AP Photo/D.J.

Tagliabue, NFL Films’ Sabol headed to Hall of Fame

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his fifth attempt. Tagliabue and former New York Giants general manager George Young made it as contributors. Ex-Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris and former Cleveland receiver Mac Speedie completed the centennial class announced Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. The class of 10 senior candidates, three contributors and two coaches are part of the hall's celebration of the NFL's 100th season. (AP Photo/D.J.

January 15, 2020, 3:50pm National Sports

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his fifth attempt. Read story

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who was fired on Tuesday, was named 11 times in the commissioner&#039;s report.

Red Sox’s Cora fired in sign stealing scandal

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who was fired on Tuesday, was named 11 times in the commissioner&#039;s report.

January 14, 2020, 6:09pm National Sports

The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Tuesday, a day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred implicated him in the sport’s sign-stealing scandal. Read story

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow passes against Clemson during the second half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans.

Burrow, LSU cap Heisman season, beat Clemson 42-25 for title

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow passes against Clemson during the second half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans.

January 13, 2020, 9:50pm Latest News

Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night to win the national championship. Read story

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) runs against Baltimore Ravens free safety Earl Thomas (29) during the first half an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Baltimore.

Titans stun Ravens, head to AFC title game

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) runs against Baltimore Ravens free safety Earl Thomas (29) during the first half an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, in Baltimore.

January 11, 2020, 9:01pm National Sports

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry gained 195 yards rushing and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass in a 28-12 victory over the AFC top seed Baltimore Ravens. Read story

Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Cowher, an analyst for CBS, was surprised by the announcement made live on air in studio before the Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens AFC divisional round playoff game Saturday night, Jan. 11, 2020.

Former Steelers coach Cowher elected to Pro Football HOF

Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Cowher, an analyst for CBS, was surprised by the announcement made live on air in studio before the Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens AFC divisional round playoff game Saturday night, Jan. 11, 2020.

January 11, 2020, 7:20pm National Sports

Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a surprise announcement Saturday night before the Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens AFC divisional round playoff game. Read story