Dodgers’ deal for Betts clears hurdle

Two days before the start of spring training, the Red Sox again agreed to send 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price to the Dodgers in a reworked deal, according to reports Sunday.

The Red Sox will receive Dodgers OF Alex Verdugo and prospects Jeter Downs and Connor Wong. The Red Sox will send cash to the Dodgers to offset Price’s salary, reportedly half of the $96 million still owed to the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner.

A three-team deal that would have sent Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda to the Twins for pitcher Brusdar Graterol and then flipped Graterol to the Red Sox fell apart last week when the Red Sox balked at Graterol’s medical records. The Dodgers and Twins completed a separate deal.

Also, another Dodgers deal that would’ve sent OF Joc Pederson to the Angels is off, ESPN reported.

Golf: South Korea’s Hee Young Park beat countrywomen Hye-Jin Choi and So Yeon Ryu on the fourth hole of a playoff to win the LPGA Tour’s Vic Open in Barwon Heads, Australia. It was 32-year-old Park’s third career title. In the men’s European Tour event, also at the 13th Beach Golf Links, Aussie Min Woo Lee held on for a one-stroke victory. It was the first professional title for the 21-year-old Lee . ... The LPGA Tour canceled the Honda LPGA Thailand, scheduled for Feb. 20-23, and the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore, the next week, due to the coronavirus, after previously postponing the Blue Bay LPGA in China.

Soccer: The U.S. beat Canada 3-0 in the finals of the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament in Carson, Calif. Both teams already had earned spots in the Tokyo Games with semifinal wins.

Tennis: Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands teamed up for a 6-4, 6-0 doubles victory over Jelena Ostapekno and Anastasija Sevastova to give the U.S. a 3-2 win over Latvia in a Fed Cup qualifying match in Everett, Washington. The finals are in April in Hungary. The U.S. held a 2-0 lead entering the second day of singles matches. But Ostapenko beat Kenin in three sets, and Sevastova followed with a three-set victory over Serena Williams. It was Williams’ first loss in 15 career Fed Cup singles matches..