Bauer finalizing 1-year deal to pitch in Japan

Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer, 32, is finalizing a one-year contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball, following a long suspension and release from the Dodgers, according to ESPN.

Bauer last pitched in June 2021, when a San Diego-area woman accused him of sexually assaulting her. He was placed on administrative leave for the remainder of the season and eventually suspended for 324 games by Major League Baseball. An arbitrator in December 2022 reduced the suspension to 194 games and reinstated Bauer, and the Dodgers released the pitcher in January, eating the final $22.5 million of his three-year, $102 million contract.

„ Joe Pepitone, an All-Star and Gold Glove first baseman on the 1960s Yankees who gained renown for his flamboyant personality, hairpieces and penchant for nightlife, has died of a suspected heart attack at age 82.

College basketball: Longtime NBA guard Damon Stoudamire has been hired as Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball coach. The 49-year-old Stoudamire comes to the school from the NBA’s Celtics, where he had served as an assistant coach since 2021. ... Temple coach Aaron McKie is out after four years and no NCAA Tournament appearances and will become a special advisor to the athletic department.

NFL: The NFL’s competition committee will consider making roughingthe-passer penalties and personal-foul penalties subject to video review. The Rams proposed the change that would allow teams to challenge roughing-the-passer calls.

Soccer: Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as the U.S. men’s national team coach after a report by a law firm determined he did not improperly withhold information about a 1992 domestic violence allegation involving the woman who later became his wife.