Red Sox’s Pedroia has setback in rehab
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia had what the team called a “significant setback” while rehabbing his left knee, the latest blow to the four-time All-Star’s attempt to return to the field.
Boston spokesman Kevin Gregg confirmed the development Tuesday, which left Pedroia’s status for spring training uncertain.
The 2008 American League MVP, Pedroia, 36, has struggling since Baltimore’s Manny Machado slid into his surgically repaired knee April 21, 2017.
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The Atlanta Braves and free agent outfielder Marcell Ozuna, who hit .241 with 29 home runs and 89 RBIs last season for the St. Louis Cardinals, reached an agreement on a $18 million, one-year deal.
College football
Former Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead, who spent two years at Penn State, is Oregon’s new offensive coordinator, replacing Marcus Arroyo, the new head coach at UNLV.
Soccer
Riverhounds SC signed defender Jordan Dover to a one-year contract with a club option for 2021, his third with the club and fourth at USL Championship level. He has started 54 games for the Riverhounds, posting three goals and two assists.
• After failing to reach an agreement on a new contract with midfielder Julian Gressel, Atlanta
United traded him to D.C. United for allocation money in 2020 and 2021. Gressel, 26, scored 15 goals and added a franchise-high 35 assists the past three seasons for Atlanta.
Boxing
The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League will be have weigh-ins for the 2020 Golden Gloves season from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Gloria’s Gym at Monroeville Mall. For information, call or text 412-576-9285.
Tennis
Top-ranked doubles player Robert Farah was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation pending a disciplinary hearing into his positive doping test. Farah, who denies the charges, won the past two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open with Juan Sebastian Cabal.
Horse racing
Empire Maker, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes to spoil Funny Cide’s Triple Crown bid and went on to become a prolific stallion, died at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Ky., of a rare disease that compromised his immune system. He was 20 years old.
• Four thoroughbred racehorses were euthanized after competing at New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course in a 10-day span, prompting renewed criticism of the sport and calls to regulate widespread “doping” in the industry. Santa Anita, in Arcadia, Calif., has had five horse deaths since Dec. 26, and 37 last year.