Yankees slugger Stanton injured

Oft-injured New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton probably will miss opening day because of a strained right calf. Manager Aaron Boone said Stanton was injured near the end of defensive drills n Tuesday. An MRI found a Grade 1 strain . ... New York Mets minor league outfielder Tim Tebow will play for the Philippines next month in the World Baseball Classic. Tebow was born in the Philippines in 1987 when his parents were serving as missionaries in the country . ... Japan’s professional baseball league said it will play its 72 remaining preseason games in empty stadiums because of the threat of the spreading coronavirus.

The New York Giants released linebackers Alec Ogletree ($8.25 million) and Kareem Martin ($4.8 million), clearing significant salary-cap space with the departure of their two most expensive defensive players.

Manchester City filed an expected appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Geneva against a two-year ban from European soccer competition. The club met its late-Monday deadline to challenge UEFA, CAS said. UEFA found City guilty of “serious breaches” of financial monitoring rules and failing to cooperate with an investigation opened almost one year ago.

Charlotte Hornets guard Malik Monk was suspended indefinitely without pay for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program.

Idaho moved closer to banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports despite warnings that such a law is unconstitutional.