Busy Yankees retain LeMahieu
The retooling New York Yankees finalized a $90million, six-year contract to retain American League batting champion DJ LeMahieu and completed an $11-million deal to add right-hander Corey Kluber.
The Yankees also reached a $2.5-million, oneyear deal with submarining right-handed reliever Darren
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The New York Mets added left-handed reliever Aaron Loup, a person familiar with the negotiations told the AP . ... Jurickson Profar, who played five positions for San Diego last season, signed a $21-million, three-year contract to remain with the Padres .... Left-handed starter Jon Lester and the Washington Nationals finalized a $5-million, one-year contract, giving the team a fourth member of a rotation led by Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin.
Northwestern and coach Pat Fitzgerald, 46, agreed to a new contract through the 2030 football season . ... Former Central Florida football coach Josh Heupel was introduced as Tennessee’s 27th head coach.
This week’s Montana-Montana State men’s basketball games were canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test within the Montana program, the university announced . ... Connecticut said it postponed its next two men’s basketball games, including Thursday’s scheduled contest with No. 3 Villanova after learning that an official who worked its Tuesday night win over Butler tested positive for the coronavirus . ... The Patriot League men’s and women’s basketball games between Boston University and Holy Cross set for this weekend were postponed because of a rise in positive COVID-19 tests with the return of students for spring semester.
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, a Hockey Hall of Fame selection who helped lead the team to a pair of Stanley Cup titles, resigned abruptly . ... The Ducks acquired defenseman Trevor Carrick from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for left wing Jack Kopacka.
The Vancouver Whitecaps signed defender-midfielder and former UCLA standout Andy Rose to a one-year extension.
Andy Murray entered a lower-tier challenger tournament in Italy next month after withdrawing from the Australian Open with the coronavirus. Murray is listed to play an indoor tournament in Biella starting Feb. 15, the Italian Tennis Federation said.